Homily for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A) 5 July 2026 Readings: Zechariah 9:9-10; Psalm 145:1-2, 8-9, 10-11, 13-14; Romans 8:9, 11-13; Matthew 11:25-30 Introduction My dear friend, May I ask you a very personal question? How heavy is the load you are carrying today? Perhaps it is not visible to anyone else. It may be the weight of financial pressure. The burden of caring for an ageing parent. The disappointment of a broken relationship. The grief of losing someone you love. The loneliness of feeling misunderstood. Or perhaps it is the exhausting burden of trying to be perfect, trying to please everyone, trying to hold everything together. Many people are physically alive but spiritually exhausted. They wake up tired, work tired, pray tired, and go to bed tired. Today's Gospel is one of the most comforting invitations ever spoken by Jesus: "Come to me, all you who labour and are burdened, and I will give you rest." Notice that Jesus does not first deman...