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**July 8, 2010
Thursday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time
Thursday Mass readings / commentary (God is angry @ sin… doesn’t give vent to all his anger / Jesus tells his disciples to shake the dust off their feet if rejected))**
Reading 1
Hos 11:1-4, 8c-9
Thus says the LORD:
When Israel was a child I loved him,
out of Egypt I called my son.
The more I called them,
the farther they went from me,
Sacrificing to the Baals
and burning incense to idols.
Yet it was I who taught Ephraim to walk,
who took them in my arms;
I drew them with human cords,
with bands of love;
I fostered them like one
who raises an infant to his cheeks;
Yet, though I stooped to feed my child,
they did not know that I was their healer.
My heart is overwhelmed,
my pity is stirred.
I will not give vent to my blazing anger,
I will not destroy Ephraim again;
For I am God and not man,
the Holy One present among you;
I will not let the flames consume you.
**
Ps 80:2ac and 3b, 15-16
Responsorial Psalm**
R. (4b) Let us see your face, Lord, and we shall be saved.
O shepherd of Israel, hearken.
From your throne upon the cherubim, shine forth.
Rouse your power.
R. Let us see your face, Lord, and we shall be saved.
Once again, O LORD of hosts,
look down from heaven, and see:
Take care of this vine,
and protect what your right hand has planted,
the son of man whom you yourself made strong.
R. Let us see your face, Lord, and we shall be saved.
Mt 10:7-15
Gospel
Jesus said to his Apostles:
"As you go, make this proclamation:
‘The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.’
Cure the sick, raise the dead,
cleanse the lepers, drive out demons.
Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give.
Do not take gold or silver or copper for your belts;
no sack for the journey, or a second tunic,
or sandals, or walking stick.
The laborer deserves his keep.
Whatever town or village you enter, look for a worthy person in it,
and stay there until you leave.
As you enter a house, wish it peace.
If the house is worthy,
let your peace come upon it;
if not, let your peace return to you.
Whoever will not receive you or listen to your words
go outside that house or town and shake the dust from your feet.
Amen, I say to you, it will be more tolerable
for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment
than for that town."
.
.
God seems to be wondering why the Israelites keep messing up… worshipping other gods that don’t give a rip about them… rejecting Him, the one who really cares & helps them… He gets very angry (both here & elsewhere in the OT… The psych doctors might call it Chronic Anger Issues
… But It’s like God finally says, “Ok… I’m bigger than this…” 
He says He won’t give full vent to his anger…
good thing He doesn’t… or we’d all be in big trouble…
Jesus says that if a town doesn’t accept and listen to the Message, to shake the dust from their feet… and cuss them out… Just kidding… Sorry, must be low blood sugar from not eating again…
anyhow… he says that it will be better for Sodom than for those towns…
gee… didn’t think things could get much worse than Sodom…
:coffeeread:
Thursday of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time
Thursday Mass readings / commentary (God is angry @ sin… doesn’t give vent to all his anger / Jesus tells his disciples to shake the dust off their feet if rejected))**
Reading 1
Hos 11:1-4, 8c-9
Thus says the LORD:
When Israel was a child I loved him,
out of Egypt I called my son.
The more I called them,
the farther they went from me,
Sacrificing to the Baals
and burning incense to idols.
Yet it was I who taught Ephraim to walk,
who took them in my arms;
I drew them with human cords,
with bands of love;
I fostered them like one
who raises an infant to his cheeks;
Yet, though I stooped to feed my child,
they did not know that I was their healer.
My heart is overwhelmed,
my pity is stirred.
I will not give vent to my blazing anger,
I will not destroy Ephraim again;
For I am God and not man,
the Holy One present among you;
I will not let the flames consume you.
**
Ps 80:2ac and 3b, 15-16
Responsorial Psalm**
R. (4b) Let us see your face, Lord, and we shall be saved.
O shepherd of Israel, hearken.
From your throne upon the cherubim, shine forth.
Rouse your power.
R. Let us see your face, Lord, and we shall be saved.
Once again, O LORD of hosts,
look down from heaven, and see:
Take care of this vine,
and protect what your right hand has planted,
the son of man whom you yourself made strong.
R. Let us see your face, Lord, and we shall be saved.
Mt 10:7-15
Gospel
Jesus said to his Apostles:
"As you go, make this proclamation:
‘The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.’
Cure the sick, raise the dead,
cleanse the lepers, drive out demons.
Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give.
Do not take gold or silver or copper for your belts;
no sack for the journey, or a second tunic,
or sandals, or walking stick.
The laborer deserves his keep.
Whatever town or village you enter, look for a worthy person in it,
and stay there until you leave.
As you enter a house, wish it peace.
If the house is worthy,
let your peace come upon it;
if not, let your peace return to you.
Whoever will not receive you or listen to your words
go outside that house or town and shake the dust from your feet.
Amen, I say to you, it will be more tolerable
for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment
than for that town."
.
.
God seems to be wondering why the Israelites keep messing up… worshipping other gods that don’t give a rip about them… rejecting Him, the one who really cares & helps them… He gets very angry (both here & elsewhere in the OT… The psych doctors might call it Chronic Anger Issues
… But It’s like God finally says, “Ok… I’m bigger than this…” He says He won’t give full vent to his anger…good thing He doesn’t… or we’d all be in big trouble…
Jesus says that if a town doesn’t accept and listen to the Message, to shake the dust from their feet… and cuss them out… Just kidding…
Sorry, must be low blood sugar from not eating again… anyhow… he says that it will be better for Sodom than for those towns…
gee… didn’t think things could get much worse than Sodom…
:coffeeread: