Wednesday, November 13, 2019
FRIDAY, 32nd Week in Ordinary Time / St. Albert the Great
Bishop and Doctor of the Church
Green.
Wis 13: 1 – 9 / Lk 17: 26 – 37
A German Dominican, St. Albert the Great (1206 – 1280) taught St. Thomas Aquinas (1225 – 1274) in Paris and was Bishop of Regensburg for a few years.. He was a prolific writer on Sacred Scripture, theology, philosophy and the natural sciences. He wrote more than anyone else in his day on the Blessed Virgin Mary.
FROM THE 1ST READING: Wis 13: 3 – 5
If, charmed by such beauty, they took them for gods, let them know how far superior is their sovereign. And if they were impressed by their power and activity, let them understand from this how much mightier is he who formed them. For the grandeur and beauty of creatures lead us to ponder on their Author, greater and more magnificent.
FROM THE GOSPEL READING: Lk 17: 26 – 33
Jesus said, "As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be on the day the Son of Man comes. Then people ate and drank; they took husbands and wives. But on the day Noah entered the ark, the flood came and destroyed them all. Just as it was in the days of Lot: people ate and drank, they bought and sold, planted and built. But on the day Lot left Sodom, God made fire and sulfur rain down from heaven which destroyed them all. So will it be on the day the Son of Man is revealed.
"On that day, if you are on the rooftop,, don't go down into the house to get your belongings, and if you happen to be in the fields, do not turn back. Remember Lot's wife. Whoever tries to save his life will lose himself, but whoever gives his life will be born again."
REFLECTION
In the first reading we are encouraged to see the grandeur and power of God as Creator of the universe.
In the Gospel reading Jesus speaks of his coming at the end of time. Jesus urges us to be vigilant and ready, because his coming will occur when we least expect it. Waiting plays a big part in our lives, and so it is important to learn how to wait. As human beings we always wait because our lives are never complete in themselves.. There is always more to come.
Today's Gospel instructs us how to recognize our Lord's coming even in everyday things, in the duties we perform, in the events that occur around us, or in the people that we meet. It is not only at the time of death or at the end of the world that we will meet the Lord. We meet him when we least expect it, while we are waiting in a doctor's office for an appointment, in a cashier's line at the supermarket, or even at a bus stop.
Let us learn to see Christ in everyone, in everything and in every situation. Doing so, our waiting will not be one of endless frustration, but rather become one of constructive readiness and anticipation.
FINALLY, we pray for one another, for those who have asked our prayers and for those who need our prayers the most.
Have a good day!
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THURSDAY, 32ND Week in Ordinary Time
November 14, 2019 – THURSDAY, 32ND Week in Ordinary Time
St. Joseph Pignatelli, Priest
Memorial. White.
Wis 7: 22b – 8: 1 / Lk 17: 20 – 25
Born in Saragossa in Spain, St. Joseph Pignatelli (1737 – 1811) worked tirelessly for the restoration of the Society of Jesus which had been suppressed by Pope Clement XIV in 1773 (Dominus ac Redemptor). He was Jesuit Provincial of Italy from 1803 until his death. The Society of Jesus was restored worldwide in 1814, three years after his death.
FROM THE 1ST READING: Wis 7: 22b – 24
In her is a spirit that is intelligent, saintly, unique, manifold, subtle, active, concise, pure and lucid. It cannot corrupt, loves what is good and nothing can restrain it; it is beneficent, loving humankind, steadfast, dependable, calm though almighty. It sees everything and penetrates all spirits, however intelligent, subtle and pure they may be. Wisdom, in fact, surpasses in mobility all that moves, and being so pure pervades and permeates all things.
GOSPEL READING: Lk 17: 20 – 25
The Pharisees asked Jesus when the kingdom of God was to come. He answered, "The kingdom of God is not like something you can observe and say of it: 'Look, here it is!' See, the kingdom of God is among you."
And Jesus said to his disciples, "The time is at hand when you will long to see one of the glorious days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it. Then people will tell you: 'Look there! Look here!' Do not go, do not follow them. As lightning flashes from one end of the sky to the other, so will it be with the Son of Man. But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this people."
REFLECTION
In the first reading Wisdom as a gift from God is praised.
In the Gospel reading Jesus teaches us about the kingdom of God.
The Kingdom of God is already within us.. It is in every person who believes in the Lord, in his Church and its sacraments and in the world. God reveals himself to us in countless ways. The Kingdom is where God and his values are. The Kingdom of God is in all the good people in the world.
To bring about the Kingdom of God the Son of God came into the world as man, suffered and died for all. Through God's call and grace, his followers are tasked to continue his mission of bringing God's love and mercy to the world.
At the same time we all await the coming and fulfillment of the Kingdom of the world when Our Lord appears at his second coming at the end of time.
Let us seek the Kingdom of God, making it grow within us and throughout the world until its final realization at the end of time.
FINALLY, we pray for one another, for those who have asked our prayers and for those who need our prayers the most.
Have a good day!
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