Today we are reminded that God continues to care for all human beings, including those who wander far away in their moral life. Some of the signs of His caring love are the prophets that He sends to His people to remind them of their duties and to make them understand the great harm they cause to others and themselves through their misbehavior.
Jesus himself experienced the bitter taste of rejection and warned his disciples that they, too, would be treated in the same way. Far from discouraging us, this should bring us to do our best to be faithful to our prophetic mission in the Church and in society, following the example of Jesus himself.
In this Eucharist, let us ask for the grace to do just this, no matter what the cost.