So let's talk about today's readings 9/23/09

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Reading 1
Ez 9:5-9

At the time of the evening sacrifice, I, Ezra, rose in my wretchedness,
and with cloak and mantle torn I fell on my knees,
stretching out my hands to the LORD, my God. I said: “My God, I am too ashamed and confounded to raise my face to you,
O my God, for our wicked deeds are heaped up above our heads
and our guilt reaches up to heaven.
From the time of our fathers even to this day
great has been our guilt,
and for our wicked deeds we have been delivered up,
we and our kings and our priests,
to the will of the kings of foreign lands,
to the sword, to captivity, to pillage, and to disgrace,
as is the case today.
“And now, but a short time ago, mercy came to us from the LORD, our God,
who left us a remnant and gave us a stake in his holy place;
thus our God has brightened our eyes
and given us relief in our servitude.
For slaves we are, but in our servitude our God has not abandoned us;
rather, he has turned the good will
of the kings of Persia toward us.
Thus he has given us new life
to raise again the house of our God and restore its ruins,
and has granted us a fence in Judah and Jerusalem.”

Responsorial Psalm
Tobit 13:2, 3-4a, 4befghn, 7-8

R. (1b) Blessed be God, who lives for ever.
He scourges and then has mercy;
he casts down to the depths of the nether world,
and he brings up from the great abyss.
No one can escape his hand.
R. Blessed be God, who lives for ever.
Praise him, you children of Israel, before the Gentiles,
for though he has scattered you among them,
he has shown you his greatness even there.
R. Blessed be God, who lives for ever.
So now consider what he has done for you,
and praise him with full voice.
Bless the Lord of righteousness,
and exalt the King of ages.
R. Blessed be God, who lives for ever.
In the land of my exile I praise him
and show his power and majesty to a sinful nation.
R. Blessed be God, who lives for ever.
Bless the Lord, all you his chosen ones,
and may all of you praise his majesty.
Celebrate days of gladness, and give him praise.
R. Blessed be God, who lives for ever.
Gospel
Lk 9:1-6

Jesus summoned the Twelve and gave them power and authority
over all demons and to cure diseases,
and he sent them to proclaim the Kingdom of God
and to heal the sick.
He said to them, “Take nothing for the journey,
neither walking stick, nor sack, nor food, nor money,
and let no one take a second tunic.
Whatever house you enter, stay there and leave from there.
And as for those who do not welcome you,
when you leave that town,
shake the dust from your feet in testimony against them.”
Then they set out and went from village to village
proclaiming the good news and curing diseases everywhere.
 
“for our wicked deeds we have been delivered up…
to the will of the kings of foreign lands”
–Wonder why the Israelites thought this sometimes, but other times, they
just complained? How come they never said, “We have been delivered up to
thirst in this desert because of our wicked deeds”? or “We have been delivered
up to Pharoah’s army because of our wicked deeds”? Note how Joseph,
favorite son of Jacob(Israel) NEVER said, “I have been delivered up to the willl
of my brothers because of my wicked deeds” or “I have been delivered up to
suffering in this prison because of my wicked deeds”.
More importantly, how are we to discern which suffering we have been delivered
up to because of our sins, and which is like that of Joseph, innocent suffering?

“No one can escape his hand”
– Some people escape His hand by not believing in Him, but this is only an
illusion.
“So now consider what he has done for you”
– This is good to do every day.

“Jesus summoned the Twelve and gave them power and authority
over all demons and to cure diseases”
– It says all demons but it doesn’t say all diseases. Maybe because only those
with faith were cured of diseases? Do you think they had hospitals back then?
If so, then why wouldn’t the apostles just go there?

So what struck you about today’s readings? :bible1::twocents:
 
I attended Mass this morning and what Father said about the Gospel made me laugh out loud and give me food for thought. Jesus sent His Apostles out and told them to take nothing with them, so they must trust in God. What Father said was “if you are a collector of things what is going to happen to that stuff when you die. There is not a U-haul attached to your coffin” Ha Ha. Made me think of all the stuff I have, I’m cleaning out closets for St. Vincent de Paul! Praise be Jesus Christ, Now and Forever!
 
There is not a U-haul attached to your coffin" Ha Ha. Made me think of all the stuff I have, I’m cleaning out closets for St. Vincent de Paul! Praise be Jesus Christ, Now and Forever!
Bless your heart for your kindness to the poor, and storing up true treasure for yourself
in heaven!

I second your motion: Praise be Jesus Christ, Now and Forever!!
 
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