Young ... Sunday, October 17, 2010
^ XXIX Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year C ) ; ^ 1 Week Psalter
Liturgical Color: Green
Saint of the Day: SANT 'Ignatius of Antioch , Bishop and Martyr
m. About 107
was the third bishop of Antioch in Syria, the third metropolis of the ancient world after Rome and Alexandria in Egypt and of which Saint Peter was the first bishop. It was not a Roman citizen, and apparently had not been born Christian, converted in old age no longer young. While he was bishop of Antioch, the Emperor Trajan began the persecution of her. Arrested and convicted, Ignatius was led in chains, from Antioch to Rome, where he is prepared feasts in honor of the Emperor and the Christians were to serve as a spectacle, circus, torn to pieces by wild beasts. During the journey from Antioch to Rome, Ignatius wrote seven letters, in which it recommended to escape the sin of seeing the errors of the Gnostics, to maintain the unity of the Church. Of then something else is recommended, especially to the Christians in Rome not to intervene in his favor and not save him from martyrdom. In the year 107, then, was torn to pieces by wild animals towards which showed great tenderness. "Caress" wrote "to my grave, and are not Facciani remain nothing of my body and my funeral are not against anybody." (Future)
Etymology: = Ignatius of fire, fiery, Latin
Emblem: pastoral staff, Palma
Martyrology: memory of St. Ignatius, bishop and martyr, who, a disciple of St. John the Apostle, ruled for a second after St. Peter's Church of Antioch. Pay the fair under the Emperor Trajan, he was taken to Rome where he is crowned with a glorious martyrdom during the journey as you experience the ferocity of the guards, similar to that of leopards, wrote seven letters to different Churches, in which he exhorted the brothers to serve God in communion with the bishops and not to prevent that he was sacrificed as a victim for Christ.
LITURGY OF THE DAY
First reading
Responsorial Psalm
My help comes from the Lord.
Second reading
Gospel
Lk 18:1-8
God will do justice to his elect who cry to him.
+ From the Gospel according to Luke
At that time, Jesus told his disciples a parable about the need to pray always and not lose heart: "In a city there was a judge who neither feared God nor had respect for anyone. In that city there was a widow who kept coming to him and said: "Grant me justice against my adversary."
for a while 'time he would not, but then he said to himself: "Even if I do not fear God and I have no respect for anyone, because this widow gives me so much trouble, I'll make justice because it is constantly bother me "."
And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge says. And maybe God will do justice to his elect, which cry day and night to him? He will probably wait a long time? I tell you I will do them justice speedily. But the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth? ".
Word of the Lord
REFLECTION (Don Giovanni Berti)
Today I propose a reflection on the Gospel that I was very impressed enclosing the cartoon that accompanied this comment on the site of a dazzling priest of the Diocese of Verona ( www.gioba.it ) who delights to transpose very beautiful and funny cartoons in the sense of the piece under examination. I wanted to make room for this beautiful reflection that I will share with you ... good meditation! ;)
The first thing that came to my mind, listening to this example of Jesus on the court slow to do justice to this widow, forced to beg for a sentence that is due, the situation is justice in our country. Ironically, it seems that Jesus Take for example the current Italian situation, where the timing of the judiciary are really infuriating, and the first to lose out are precisely the most vulnerable of the population (well represented by the widow of the Gospel).
often hear through the media, people who say they "believe in justice," then they are confident that justice will be done, if they have been wronged, or that their innocence will be recognized, if they accused. Who says so, despite the many injustices and delays, have faith that justice will triumph. They then a good dose of patience, perseverance and hope.
The Evangelist Luke reports that Jesus' parable of framing the issue of prayer. Jesus wants to teach the right attitude of prayer, where the question is not so much the "how" they pray, but "who" pray and especially if "we" in prayer.
The widow is so convinced that that will be answered, even if the judge is dishonest, insists all the time.
believe that sooner or later, justice will be done by this court also lazy and unfair.
's really strange, once again, as God is compared with a group of people not exactly positive. A few Sundays ago, he spoke the parable of a master to his servants demanding.
Today, God is identified in this court that seems to never listen those who turn to him x have justice.
may seem really think so little respect for God, but the dish is perhaps more appropriate to say that it is also our experience of prayer.
If we are honest with ourselves, we can not but admit that more than once we thought that God really is an unjust judge and especially slow in listening to what you ask for.
seems at times that God does not want to listen and does things contrary to what we want. And maybe we should think that maybe God exists, but is not so good and just as we have learned!
In the parable of Jesus, however, we must recognize that the hardness of the court can see the tenacity of the woman, who never lets go, even when there seems no sign of justice received.
is precisely the tenacity and confidence the two characteristics that keep the prayer, making it grow and become more mature. These Jesus wants to teach us with his strange parable.
Confidence is the inner characteristic that makes us understand that he never abandoned and that God is not deaf to what you ask for.
In other words, if I did not know at the end of the mountain path is the refuge that will welcome my effort of the journey, certainly I never put it on the road. The goal when climbing a mountain is not always visible, because the path is tortuous. But the confidence that ultimately the goal is still waiting for us and makes us "hold on".
At this point it's clear the link with the parable of the strong demand of Jesus "at the end of the song and that is so direct we can not" pull out ". Prayer is thus an act of faith, faith.
E 'belief that even if it sometimes seems that God is an unjust judge, in the end what we ask him, welcomed him, and God will show his face to the Father. There
really trust God? Above all, we know that we pray to God this really? This is the basic problem!
Here is another feature of our prayer: the knowledge of God
If you do not know if we do not know what is said about him in the Bible and especially in the Gospel, perhaps that is why the Our prayer is not answered. We have a clear idea of \u200b\u200bwhat to ask but not so clear about "who" pray. And so faith is lacking.
Prayer is first of all believe that He is ever present in what we do. E 'trust that God will not fail to listen, although maybe not to us at this moment it seems to happen.
If we do not have faith in God, prayer is likely to die in a series of "monologues" that put man at the center and never God and listening to him
faith but makes us see that "actors" of prayer are always two, man and God, both made clear communication of speech and hearing.
Prayer, therefore, as Jewish tradition teaches that always starts with "Hear, O Israel ...", is first of all listen to God, learn to know him.
If we know, we may better understand his way to fulfill our demands, and perhaps we'll also make it less and thank more for what it is already doing, but that we, too focused on ourselves, we do not understand.
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