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July 11, 2010
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
July 11 Mass Readings / Commentary (The Commandments are not inaccessible to man / Thro Jesus, all is reconciled to God / Love your neighbor as yourself) ***
Reading 1
Dt 30:10-14
Moses said to the people:
"If only you would heed the voice of the LORD, your God,
and keep his commandments and statutes
that are written in this book of the law,
when you return to the LORD, your God,
with all your heart and all your soul.
"For this command that I enjoin on you today
is not too mysterious and remote for you.
It is not up in the sky, that you should say,
'Who will go up in the sky to get it for us
and tell us of it, that we may carry it out?’
Nor is it across the sea, that you should say,
‘Who will cross the sea to get it for us
and tell us of it, that we may carry it out?’
No, it is something very near to you,
already in your mouths and in your hearts;
you have only to carry it out."
Responsorial Psalm Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11
R. (9a) Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.
The law of the LORD is perfect,
refreshing the soul;
the decree of the LORD is trustworthy,
giving wisdom to the simple.
R. Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.
The precepts of the LORD are right,
rejoicing the heart;
the command of the LORD is clear,
enlightening the eye.
R. Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.
The fear of the LORD is pure,
enduring forever;
the ordinances of the LORD are true,
all of them just.
R. Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.
They are more precious than gold,
than a heap of purest gold;
sweeter also than syrup
or honey from the comb.
R. Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.
Col1:15-20
Reading 2
Christ Jesus is the image of the invisible God,
the firstborn of all creation.
For in him were created all things in Heaven and on Earth,
the visible and the invisible,
whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers;
all things were created through him and for him.
He is before all things,
and in him all things hold together.
He is the head of the body, the church.
He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead,
that in all things he himself might be preeminent.
For in him all the fullness was pleased to dwell,
and through him to reconcile all things for him,
making peace by the blood of his cross
through him, whether those on Earth or those in Heaven.
Lk 10:25-37
Gospel
There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test him and said,
***“Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” ***
Jesus said to him, “What is written in the law?
How do you read it?”
He said in reply,
***You shall love the Lord, your God,
with all your heart,
with all your being,
with all your strength,
and with all your mind,
and your neighbor as yourself." ***
He replied to him, “You have answered correctly;
do this and you will live.”
But because he wished to justify himself, he said to Jesus,
***“And who is my neighbor?” ***
Jesus replied,
"A man fell victim to robbers
as he went down from Jerusalem to Jericho.
They stripped and beat him and went off leaving him half-dead.
A priest happened to be going down that road,
but when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side.
Likewise a Levite came to the place,
and when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side.
***But a Samaritan traveler who came upon him
was moved with compassion at the sight. ***
***He approached the victim,
poured oil and wine over his wounds and bandaged them. ***
Then he lifted him up on his own animal,
took him to an inn, and cared for him.
The next day he took out two silver coins
and gave them to the innkeeper with the instruction,
‘Take care of him.
If you spend more than what I have given you,
I shall repay you on my way back.’
Which of these three, in your opinion,
was neighbor to the robbers’ victim?"
He answered, “The one who treated him with mercy.”
Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."
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In the 1st psg we are told that the Commandments are not inaccessible… not far up in the sky where no one can reach them. We all know what is right or wrong in our hearts, but as Moses says, we have to DO what we know to do. Even Satan KNOWS what is right & wrong… yet he obviously doesn’t do it… and it seems most humans don’t either…
Love your neighbor as yourself… well, we buy ourselves nice things, but do we buy nice things for the needy among us? No, we usually give them our worthless stuff … old worn out clothes, etc… and that’s if we give them anything at all… easier to throw it in the trash…
We say horrible things to our neighbors, things we would not want someone to say to us… we ignore the thing about doing unto others as you would have them do unto you… and so we wonder why there is misery in the world… war and abortion and hatred in general. the Christians seem about as worldly as the worldlings…
We usually don’t bandage up people’s wounds… Sometimes we even pour salt into them…
just cuz we have a lot of anger or frustration inside & feel the need to get it out somehow… can’t stand up to the boss, might lose that job… but this down-and-out person over here… well, he’s just a nobody… I’ll take my anger out on him…
hmm…
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
July 11 Mass Readings / Commentary (The Commandments are not inaccessible to man / Thro Jesus, all is reconciled to God / Love your neighbor as yourself) ***
Reading 1
Dt 30:10-14
Moses said to the people:
"If only you would heed the voice of the LORD, your God,
and keep his commandments and statutes
that are written in this book of the law,
when you return to the LORD, your God,
with all your heart and all your soul.
"For this command that I enjoin on you today
is not too mysterious and remote for you.
It is not up in the sky, that you should say,
'Who will go up in the sky to get it for us
and tell us of it, that we may carry it out?’
Nor is it across the sea, that you should say,
‘Who will cross the sea to get it for us
and tell us of it, that we may carry it out?’
No, it is something very near to you,
already in your mouths and in your hearts;
you have only to carry it out."
Responsorial Psalm Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11
R. (9a) Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.
The law of the LORD is perfect,
refreshing the soul;
the decree of the LORD is trustworthy,
giving wisdom to the simple.
R. Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.
The precepts of the LORD are right,
rejoicing the heart;
the command of the LORD is clear,
enlightening the eye.
R. Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.
The fear of the LORD is pure,
enduring forever;
the ordinances of the LORD are true,
all of them just.
R. Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.
They are more precious than gold,
than a heap of purest gold;
sweeter also than syrup
or honey from the comb.
R. Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.
Col1:15-20
Reading 2
Christ Jesus is the image of the invisible God,
the firstborn of all creation.
For in him were created all things in Heaven and on Earth,
the visible and the invisible,
whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers;
all things were created through him and for him.
He is before all things,
and in him all things hold together.
He is the head of the body, the church.
He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead,
that in all things he himself might be preeminent.
For in him all the fullness was pleased to dwell,
and through him to reconcile all things for him,
making peace by the blood of his cross
through him, whether those on Earth or those in Heaven.
Lk 10:25-37
Gospel
There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test him and said,
***“Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” ***
Jesus said to him, “What is written in the law?
How do you read it?”
He said in reply,
***You shall love the Lord, your God,
with all your heart,
with all your being,
with all your strength,
and with all your mind,
and your neighbor as yourself." ***
He replied to him, “You have answered correctly;
do this and you will live.”
But because he wished to justify himself, he said to Jesus,
***“And who is my neighbor?” ***
Jesus replied,
"A man fell victim to robbers
as he went down from Jerusalem to Jericho.
They stripped and beat him and went off leaving him half-dead.
A priest happened to be going down that road,
but when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side.
Likewise a Levite came to the place,
and when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side.
***But a Samaritan traveler who came upon him
was moved with compassion at the sight. ***
***He approached the victim,
poured oil and wine over his wounds and bandaged them. ***
Then he lifted him up on his own animal,
took him to an inn, and cared for him.
The next day he took out two silver coins
and gave them to the innkeeper with the instruction,
‘Take care of him.
If you spend more than what I have given you,
I shall repay you on my way back.’
Which of these three, in your opinion,
was neighbor to the robbers’ victim?"
He answered, “The one who treated him with mercy.”
Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."
.
.
In the 1st psg we are told that the Commandments are not inaccessible… not far up in the sky where no one can reach them. We all know what is right or wrong in our hearts, but as Moses says, we have to DO what we know to do. Even Satan KNOWS what is right & wrong… yet he obviously doesn’t do it… and it seems most humans don’t either…
Love your neighbor as yourself… well, we buy ourselves nice things, but do we buy nice things for the needy among us? No, we usually give them our worthless stuff … old worn out clothes, etc… and that’s if we give them anything at all… easier to throw it in the trash…
We say horrible things to our neighbors, things we would not want someone to say to us… we ignore the thing about doing unto others as you would have them do unto you… and so we wonder why there is misery in the world… war and abortion and hatred in general. the Christians seem about as worldly as the worldlings…
We usually don’t bandage up people’s wounds… Sometimes we even pour salt into them…
just cuz we have a lot of anger or frustration inside & feel the need to get it out somehow… can’t stand up to the boss, might lose that job… but this down-and-out person over here… well, he’s just a nobody… I’ll take my anger out on him…hmm…