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flatlanderjenn
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DH & I practice NFP. 
Whenever a Christian (either Catholic or non-Catholic) are in favor of contraception and/or abortion by stating it’s “the right choice” or “the Church needs to keep it’s nose out of our bedroom”, I always think of this passage in the Bible. Whenever any person believes our world is overpopulated w/ people and are in favor of population control for the sake of our planet and it’s resources, I think of this verse.
Luke 23:28-31…A large crowd of people followed Jesus, including many women who ourned and lamented him. Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep instead for yourselves and for your children, for indeed, the days are coming when people will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed.’ At that time people will say to the mountains, ‘Fall upon us!’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us!’ for if these things are done when the wood is green what will happen when it is dry?”
Does the Catholic Church have an official interpretation of this passage?
What is your thought on this passage?
I found at catholic.com/thisrock/1996/9603fea4.asp this:
*All along the Via Dolorosa, Jesus had been knowingly living out Hosea’s prophetic words. Swimming into his vision is a group of women who stand out because they are not gloating over his agony. Rather, these women wail and beat their breasts in anguish for him. His response is to stop and quote from Hosea, adding a last, vivid, prophetic pronouncement:
“Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but for yourselves and for your children. For behold, the days are coming when they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never gave suck!’ Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us’; and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’ For if they do this when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?” (Luke 23:28-31).
Rejection and rebellion has come to this-God’s chosen Bride has betrayed him.
“Ah,” says Jesus (to paraphrase), “this is not the worst of it. This generation’s rebellion against God is like a fire in the green wood; it is slow burning, without much heat. The time will come when the wood will be dry. You women, who so revere God’s creative and nurturing power in your bodies, will not believe those times. Then women like you will rebel against their very meaning. Fruitfulness will be spurned. In those days women will be happier to have abortions than to bear children; they will feel blessed to use contraception and deny birth. These will be the days of dry wood! Beware the fire of those days.”*
The author describes the passage much more eloquently than I ever could. Is this the official interpretation of the passage? I’d like to think so. Jesus’ words seem incredibly prophetic!
Whenever a Christian (either Catholic or non-Catholic) are in favor of contraception and/or abortion by stating it’s “the right choice” or “the Church needs to keep it’s nose out of our bedroom”, I always think of this passage in the Bible. Whenever any person believes our world is overpopulated w/ people and are in favor of population control for the sake of our planet and it’s resources, I think of this verse.
Luke 23:28-31…A large crowd of people followed Jesus, including many women who ourned and lamented him. Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep instead for yourselves and for your children, for indeed, the days are coming when people will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed.’ At that time people will say to the mountains, ‘Fall upon us!’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us!’ for if these things are done when the wood is green what will happen when it is dry?”
Does the Catholic Church have an official interpretation of this passage?
What is your thought on this passage?
I found at catholic.com/thisrock/1996/9603fea4.asp this:
*All along the Via Dolorosa, Jesus had been knowingly living out Hosea’s prophetic words. Swimming into his vision is a group of women who stand out because they are not gloating over his agony. Rather, these women wail and beat their breasts in anguish for him. His response is to stop and quote from Hosea, adding a last, vivid, prophetic pronouncement:
“Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but for yourselves and for your children. For behold, the days are coming when they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never gave suck!’ Then they will begin to say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us’; and to the hills, ‘Cover us.’ For if they do this when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?” (Luke 23:28-31).
Rejection and rebellion has come to this-God’s chosen Bride has betrayed him.
“Ah,” says Jesus (to paraphrase), “this is not the worst of it. This generation’s rebellion against God is like a fire in the green wood; it is slow burning, without much heat. The time will come when the wood will be dry. You women, who so revere God’s creative and nurturing power in your bodies, will not believe those times. Then women like you will rebel against their very meaning. Fruitfulness will be spurned. In those days women will be happier to have abortions than to bear children; they will feel blessed to use contraception and deny birth. These will be the days of dry wood! Beware the fire of those days.”*
The author describes the passage much more eloquently than I ever could. Is this the official interpretation of the passage? I’d like to think so. Jesus’ words seem incredibly prophetic!