THIRTIETH-SECOND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME READY FOR THE LORD Introduction The author of Wisdom accuses non-Jews of being blind. They see the beauty of creation, but they fail to recognize the creator behind them, so much so, that they begin to adore created things. Jesus reprimands those who fail to see the […]
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THIRTIETH-SECOND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME GOD’S KINGDOM IS AMONG US Introduction The author of the book of Wisdom gives high praise to wisdom. She is personified, she is like a spirit that moves. She is like the breath of God that orders all things well. To the Pharisees and perhaps to the […]
THIRTIETH-SECOND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME GRATITUDE Introduction The Jewish kings were God’s representatives to the people by virtue of their anointing. Now comes the author of the book of Wisdom and says that also pagan rulers have received their authority from God. They must exercise it wisely for doing good, in accordance with […]
DEDICATION OF ST. JOHN OF LATERAN You, the Temple of God, Are Sacred Greeting Know that this place is holy because the Lord is here among us. Know that we ourselves are called to be holy for we are God’s temple. May the Lord Jesus always stay with you. R/ And also with you. […]
THIRTIETH-SECOND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME FORGIVE! Introduction The First Reading in Year I will be taken for a whole week from the Book of Wisdom. It was written in Greek in Alexandria, the century before the Christian era. Although he hopes non-Jews to read it too, the author advises mainly his co-religionists to […]
Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time In the Hands of God The Poor Know How to Share Greeting (see Responsorial Psalm) Give praise to the Lord who gives bread to the hungry and raises up those who are bowed down. It is he who protects the stranger and upholds the widow and orphan. May […]
THIRTIETH-FIRST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME POSSESSIONS AND THE GOSPEL Introduction Paul concludes his letter to the Romans with various greetings and a hymn of praise to God. After the Lord’s parable on the unjust steward, Luke adds several statements from various sources, some allegorical reflections of the early Christian communities, some his own comments, […]
THIRTIETH-FIRST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME GOOD STEWARDS Introduction Paul excuses himself for interfering in the affairs of the Church of Rome, for it was not founded by him. But he will rely on the Romans for his missionary journeys to the West. He has two basic reasons for dealing with them: collegiality – […]
THIRTIETH-FIRST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME LOST AND FOUND Introduction The heart of the Gospel and of Christianity, of the Christian community, of the Church – and therefore of the life of every Christian – lies in living for one another and somehow belonging to others: to God and to our neighbor, in love, mercy, mutual help, forming […]
THIRTIETH-FIRST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME KNOW YOUR COMMITMENT Introduction St. Augustine said: “Love and do what you want,” not to declare that in the name of love anything goes, but that if we truly love, then, we are ready to give our all to God and our neighbor. We will know what is […]