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Tuesday (3-10)
***Isaiah 1:10, 16-20: ***
Hear the word of the Lord, Princes of Sodom! Listen to the instruction of our God, people of Gomorrah! Wash yourselves clean! Put away your misdeeds from before my eyes; cease doing evil; learn to do good. make justice your aim: redress the wronged, hear the orphans plea, defend the widow. Come now, let us set things right, says the Lord: Though your sins be like scarlet, they may become white as snow; though they be crimson red, they may become white as wool. If you are willing, and obey, you shall eat the good things of the land; but if you refuse and resist, the sword shall consume you: for the mouth of the Lord has spoken!
Ps 50:
To the upright I will show the saving power of God…
St. Mt 23:1-12:
Jesus spoke to the crowds and to this disciples, saying, “the scribes and the Pharisees have taken their seat on the chair of Moses. Therefore, do and observe all things whatsoever they tell you, but do not follow their example. For they preach but they do not practice. They tie up heavy burdens hard to carry and place them on people’s shoulders, but they will not lift a finger to move them. All their works are performed to be seen. They widen their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels. They love places of honor at banquets, seats of honor in synagogues, greetings in marketplaces, and the salutation of ‘Rabbi.’ As for you, do not be called ‘rabbi’. You have but one teacher, and you are all brothers. Call no one on Earth your father [meaning: do not follow a man unquestioningly]; you have but one Father in Heaven. Do not be called ‘Master’; you have but one master, the Christ. The greatest among you must be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; but whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
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This last passage seems to tell us not to call priests “father”… as Protestants always point out. Yet that would mean we couldn’t call our earthly father “father” either…
The real point of the psg is that we should not make anyone a “guru”… .following his every word just because he is in a position of authority. I think a lot of (especially young, naive people) these days trust authority way too much… I know i used to when i was very young… and i paid for it.
Most authority these days seems to be corrupt… ** but i guess that goes without sying since the whole human race is corrupt… sinful…
***Isaiah 1:10, 16-20: ***
Hear the word of the Lord, Princes of Sodom! Listen to the instruction of our God, people of Gomorrah! Wash yourselves clean! Put away your misdeeds from before my eyes; cease doing evil; learn to do good. make justice your aim: redress the wronged, hear the orphans plea, defend the widow. Come now, let us set things right, says the Lord: Though your sins be like scarlet, they may become white as snow; though they be crimson red, they may become white as wool. If you are willing, and obey, you shall eat the good things of the land; but if you refuse and resist, the sword shall consume you: for the mouth of the Lord has spoken!
Ps 50:
To the upright I will show the saving power of God…
St. Mt 23:1-12:
Jesus spoke to the crowds and to this disciples, saying, “the scribes and the Pharisees have taken their seat on the chair of Moses. Therefore, do and observe all things whatsoever they tell you, but do not follow their example. For they preach but they do not practice. They tie up heavy burdens hard to carry and place them on people’s shoulders, but they will not lift a finger to move them. All their works are performed to be seen. They widen their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels. They love places of honor at banquets, seats of honor in synagogues, greetings in marketplaces, and the salutation of ‘Rabbi.’ As for you, do not be called ‘rabbi’. You have but one teacher, and you are all brothers. Call no one on Earth your father [meaning: do not follow a man unquestioningly]; you have but one Father in Heaven. Do not be called ‘Master’; you have but one master, the Christ. The greatest among you must be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; but whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
**
This last passage seems to tell us not to call priests “father”… as Protestants always point out. Yet that would mean we couldn’t call our earthly father “father” either…
The real point of the psg is that we should not make anyone a “guru”… .following his every word just because he is in a position of authority. I think a lot of (especially young, naive people) these days trust authority way too much… I know i used to when i was very young… and i paid for it.
Most authority these days seems to be corrupt… ** but i guess that goes without sying since the whole human race is corrupt… sinful…