During his homily at the Holy Mass this past Thursday, Pope Francis commented on the first reading for the day, coming from the Book of Wisdom (7:22-8:1). He said that holiness is a manner of “coming under the influence and movement of God’s Spirit and of this wisdom.” Referencing the day’s Gospel, Luke (17:20-17:25), he said that we are also confronted with the spirit of curiosity, which “is not a good spirit; it is the spirit of dissipation, of drawing away from God, of talking too much.” He advises the crowd not to look for novelties or strange things, instead reminding them that “Jesus says that the kingdom of God does not come in a way that attracts attention”; rather, it comes by wisdom. The kingdom of God is in your midst.”