The following is a homily delivered by Fr. Justin Rose, the pastor of St. George Melkite Greek-Catholic Church in Birmingham, Alabama. The parish is marking its 100th anniversary this year. He delivered this homily on the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost on the Gregorian Calendar, which coincided with the first official celebration of Juneteenth as a national holiday in the United States. The Gospel was from Matthew 8:5-13, about the faith of a centurion, whose love of Christ healed his servant...