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December 3, 2010
Memorial of Saint Francis Xavier, priest
12-3 Mass Readings / comments (House of the Lord / trusting God)
Reading 1
Is 29:17-24
Thus says the Lord GOD:
But a very little while,
and Lebanon shall be changed into an orchard,
and the orchard be regarded as a forest!
On that day the deaf shall hear
the words of a book;
And out of gloom and darkness,
the eyes of the blind shall see.
The lowly will ever find joy in the LORD,
and the poor rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
For the tyrant will be no more
and the arrogant will have gone;
All who are alert to do evil will be cut off,
those whose mere word condemns a man,
Who ensnare his defender at the gate,
and leave the just man with an empty claim.
Therefore thus says the LORD,
the God of the house of Jacob,
who redeemed Abraham:
Now Jacob shall have nothing to be ashamed of,
nor shall his face grow pale.
When his children see
the work of my hands in his midst,
They shall keep my name holy;
they shall reverence the Holy One of Jacob,
and be in awe of the God of Israel.
Those who err in spirit shall acquire understanding,
and those who find fault shall receive instruction.
**Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14Responsorial PsalmR. (1a) **
The Lord is my light and my salvation.
The LORD is my light and my salvation;
whom should I fear?
The LORD is my life’s refuge;
of whom should I be afraid?
R. The Lord is my light and my salvation.
One thing I ask of the LORD;
this I seek:
To dwell in the house of the LORD
all the days of my life,
That I may gaze on the loveliness of the LORD
and contemplate his temple.
R. The Lord is my light and my salvation.
I believe that I shall see the bounty of the LORD
in the land of the living.
Wait for the LORD with courage;
be stouthearted, and wait for the LORD.
R. The Lord is my light and my salvation.
Mt 9:27-31Gospel
***As Jesus passed by, two blind men followed him, crying out,
“Son of David, have pity on us!” ***
When he entered the house,
the blind men approached him and Jesus said to them,
***“Do you believe that I can do this?” ***
“Yes, Lord,” they said to him.
***Then he touched their eyes and said,
“Let it be done for you according to your faith.” ***And their eyes were opened.
Jesus warned them sternly,
“See that no one knows about this.”
But they went out and spread word of him through all that land.
Let it be done according to your faith!! Wow… I kinda passed this up the last time i read the Word… funny how we humans miss things with the 1st and even 2nd reading… depending on what mood we are in, how many distractions we have to deal w ith, what’s going on in our lives, etc…
So if you pray that God will save you from some evil, he won’t answer you until you have enough faith…
I’m being somewhat facetious but apparently, that’s true… Hmmm…
One thing I ask of the LORD;
this I seek:
To dwell in the house of the LORD
all the days of my life
I love this passage because it reminds me of the Real PResence that i experience in the House of the Lord - His Church (RCC). When i am There, i feel that i am with a great Psychologist (which, of course, i am)… and boy do i need one of those!!! :whacky::hypno:
uch::banghead:
no, wait… He’s a Psychiatrist, not just a psychologist…
wonder where He got His PhD??
Oh, that’s right… in the School of Hard Knocks… (being human in an inhuman world)
Hmm…
of course he is also divine, and it is His divine “self” that is found in the Real Presence…
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Memorial of Saint Francis Xavier, priest
12-3 Mass Readings / comments (House of the Lord / trusting God)
Reading 1
Is 29:17-24
Thus says the Lord GOD:
But a very little while,
and Lebanon shall be changed into an orchard,
and the orchard be regarded as a forest!
On that day the deaf shall hear
the words of a book;
And out of gloom and darkness,
the eyes of the blind shall see.
The lowly will ever find joy in the LORD,
and the poor rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
For the tyrant will be no more
and the arrogant will have gone;
All who are alert to do evil will be cut off,
those whose mere word condemns a man,
Who ensnare his defender at the gate,
and leave the just man with an empty claim.
Therefore thus says the LORD,
the God of the house of Jacob,
who redeemed Abraham:
Now Jacob shall have nothing to be ashamed of,
nor shall his face grow pale.
When his children see
the work of my hands in his midst,
They shall keep my name holy;
they shall reverence the Holy One of Jacob,
and be in awe of the God of Israel.
Those who err in spirit shall acquire understanding,
and those who find fault shall receive instruction.
**Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14Responsorial PsalmR. (1a) **
The Lord is my light and my salvation.
The LORD is my light and my salvation;
whom should I fear?
The LORD is my life’s refuge;
of whom should I be afraid?
R. The Lord is my light and my salvation.
One thing I ask of the LORD;
this I seek:
To dwell in the house of the LORD
all the days of my life,
That I may gaze on the loveliness of the LORD
and contemplate his temple.
R. The Lord is my light and my salvation.
I believe that I shall see the bounty of the LORD
in the land of the living.
Wait for the LORD with courage;
be stouthearted, and wait for the LORD.
R. The Lord is my light and my salvation.
Mt 9:27-31Gospel
***As Jesus passed by, two blind men followed him, crying out,
“Son of David, have pity on us!” ***
When he entered the house,
the blind men approached him and Jesus said to them,
***“Do you believe that I can do this?” ***
“Yes, Lord,” they said to him.
***Then he touched their eyes and said,
“Let it be done for you according to your faith.” ***And their eyes were opened.
Jesus warned them sternly,
“See that no one knows about this.”
But they went out and spread word of him through all that land.
Let it be done according to your faith!! Wow… I kinda passed this up the last time i read the Word… funny how we humans miss things with the 1st and even 2nd reading… depending on what mood we are in, how many distractions we have to deal w ith, what’s going on in our lives, etc…
So if you pray that God will save you from some evil, he won’t answer you until you have enough faith…
I’m being somewhat facetious but apparently, that’s true… Hmmm…One thing I ask of the LORD;
this I seek:
To dwell in the house of the LORD
all the days of my life
I love this passage because it reminds me of the Real PResence that i experience in the House of the Lord - His Church (RCC). When i am There, i feel that i am with a great Psychologist (which, of course, i am)… and boy do i need one of those!!! :whacky::hypno:
uch::banghead:no, wait… He’s a Psychiatrist, not just a psychologist…
wonder where He got His PhD??
Oh, that’s right… in the School of Hard Knocks… (being human in an inhuman world)
Hmm…
of course he is also divine, and it is His divine “self” that is found in the Real Presence…
*