THE ENEMY OF MY ENEMY IS MY FRIEND 

The Pharisees considered Jesus their enemy; they were always looking for ways to trap him. The Herodians considered Jesus their enemy, too. The Pharisees and the Herodians did not see eye to eye on many issues such as the issue of paying taxes to the Romans. But they befriended each other for the common objective of entrapping Jesus. This is a perfect illustration of the maxim "The enemy of my enemy is my friend".
This homily delivered on the third day of Novena in preparation for the Feast of the Divine Master in Cebu City develops the theme "Serving God in Righteousness" within the framework of the Gospel mandate to "Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God".