Born in 1193. Bishop of Regensburg in 1259.
Died in 1280. Ordained church teacher in 1931.
Invitation
May I hereby draw your attention to
the daily reading of the Gospel?
This invitation wants to share with you the joy of the Gospel.
of the Gospel. Everyone, no one excepted,
can experience that joy by opening their hearts
to the healing power of God’s word.
Available every day.
Consideration
The rulers of the earth must not forget that their rule is God-given. They manage a piece of what God entrusted to the earth at creation. The greater their power, the greater the responsibility. Misuse of power will therefore be severely punished. Power is service. This message will be explicitly restated by Jesus in the gospel. It also applies to us today. The response psalm makes concrete what it means to use power as service.
FIRST READING Wis. 6, 1-11
Listen, ye who rule over many.
From the book of Wisdom
Hear, kings, and listen,
ye who rule all the earth, give heed.
Listen, ye who rule over many,
who goeth great upon the multitudes that serve thee.
Thy power hast thou received from the Lord,
thy dominion from the Most High:
He will check thy deeds
and examine thy plans.
For though ye yourselves be His servants
and He your king,
yet ye have not judged with justice,
not kept the law,
not walked according to God’s will!
To your great dismay He will soon act against you,
for strict judgement awaits those in high places.
After all, the subordinate experiences pity,
but the one in high rank is severely punished.
The Lord of all needs to spare no one
and He is afraid of no power:
For He is the creator of great and small,
and cares equally for all.
Yes, the mighty one awaits a severe examination!
To you therefore, princes, I address my words,
that you may become wise
and not fall down.
Whoever treats the holy, will be sanctified:
And those who learn from me can give account.
Listen therefore eagerly to my words,
hear them longingly and be taught.
INTERLUDIUM Ps. 82(81), 3-4, 6-7
Appear, God, to administer justice on earth.
Stand up for the weak, defend the orphan,
does justice to the needy and the poor.
Frees the oppressed and helps the wronged,
deliver him from the heartless hand.
I have made you deities,
made sons of the Most High.
But die ye shall as every man,
thou wilt fall as kings fall.
ALLELUIA II Cor. 5, 19
Alleluia.
It was God
who in Christ reconciled the world to Himself :
And to us He gave the message of reconciliation.
Alleluia.
GOSPEL Lk. 17, 11-19
Has no one returned
to bring honour to God than only this stranger?
From the holy gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to
Luke
On his journey to Jerusalem
Jesus passed through the border region of Samaria and Galilee.
As He entered a village
ten lepers approached Him;
they stopped at a great distance and cried out loudly:
“Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.”
He saw them and spoke:
“Go and show yourselves to the priests.”
And on the way they were cleansed.
One of them returned when he saw that he was healed,
and he glorified God with a loud voice.
Full of gratitude, he threw himself down at Jesus’ feet,
and this man was a Samaritan.
At this, Jesus asked:
“Are not all ten cleansed?
Then where are the nine others?
Has no one returned to bring honour to God
than only this stranger?”
And He spoke to him:
“Get up and go; your faith has saved you.”
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Laudato Si
Encyclic by
POPE FRANCIS
On caring for the common home
107. Therefore, we can say that underlying the many difficulties of the present world is above all the tendency, not always conscious, to shape the methodology and purposes of technical science according to a paradigm of understanding that conditions the lives of individuals and the functioning of society. One observes the effects of applying this paradigm to the whole, human and social reality in the decay of the environment, but this is only a sign of the reductionism that affects human life and society in all their dimensions. One has to recognise that the products of technology are not neutral, as they form a framework that ultimately conditions lifestyles, steering social possibilities towards the interests of certain power groups. Some choices that seem purely instrumental are in reality choices that relate to a type of social life one wants to develop.
To be continued
The Bible text in this issue is taken from The New Translation of the Bible,
©Dutch Bible Society 2004/2007.
Considerations from Liturgical suggestions for weekdays and Sundays
Laudato Si Official English translation
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