KERK en GELOOF/CHURCH and FAITH

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. 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 image of Joseph as a pre-image of Jesus is not that far-fetched and has been repeated again and again since the Church Fathers. Joseph is his father’s beloved son. He is sent to his brothers but is hated by them and sold for silver. Afterwards, he saves them from death. The parable of the gospel is also not misunderstood. The beloved son is put to death by the vineyard workers (Israel) outside the vineyard (city gate). The listening Jews pronounce the verdict on that conduct themselves, and Jesus agrees with their judgement. We shudder at this terrible tragedy, but it befits us to join Paul in feeling the suffering of the Jewish people.

FIRST READING               Gen 37, 3-4.12-13a. 17b-28
Behold, there comes the dreamer; let us kill him.

From the Book of Genesis

Israel loved Joseph more than all his other sons,
because he had still got him in his old age.
He had had a beautiful robe made for him.
The brothers noticed that their father loved Joseph more
than of them,
and they began to hate him so much
that they had no good word to say to him.
Once his brothers were at Shechem
to pasture their father’s flocks,
when Israel said to Joseph :
‘You know that your brothers are grazing the flock at Shechem.
Wouldn’t you like to go to them?’
Joseph thereupon went after his brothers
and indeed found them at Dotan.
They had already seen him approaching in the distance,
and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him.
They said to each other :
‘Here he comes, the great dreamer!
‘Now we have the chance.

‘We kill him and throw him in a pit.
‘We can say that a wild beast devoured him.
‘Then we’ll see what becomes of his dreams !’
When Judah heard this,
he tried to rescue Joseph from their hands and said :
‘We must not kill him.’
Reuben said to them :
‘Surely do not shed blood!
‘Yonder in the steppe is a well ;
Throw him into it, but do not kill him.’
After all, he wanted to rescue him from their hands
and return him to his father.
As soon as Joseph came to his brothers,
they pulled off the robe from him,
the beautiful robe he was wearing,
grabbed him and threw him into the well.
The well was empty and there was no water in it.
While they were eating,
they suddenly saw a caravan of Ishmaelites,
coming from Gilead.
The camels were laden with gum, balsam and resin ;
they were on their way to Egypt
to deliver the merchandise there.
Now Judah said to his brothers :
‘What good does it do us to kill that brother of ours
and covering his blood !
Let us rather sell him to the Ishmaelites
and not lay hands on him ;
after all, he is a brother of ours, our own flesh.’
His brothers agreed.
When Midianite merchants passed by,
the brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit
and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites.
The merchants carried Joseph to Egypt.

INTERLUDIUM                  Ps. 105(104), 16-17, 18-19, 20-21

Never forget the miracles the Lord did.
The Lord sent a famine over the land
and made the breadsticks break.
He sent a single man before them
when Joseph was sold as a slave.
His feet were shackled with shackles,
his neck in a band of iron ;
until what he had foretold happened,
the word of the Lord set him free.
The king had him released from the dungeon,
the ruler of nations gave him freedom.
He appointed him lord of his house,
keeper of all his possessions.

VERS FOR THE GOSPEL                    Ez. 18, 31

Cast away from you all the transgressions which ye have committed,
saith the Lord,
And renew thy heart and mind.

GOSPEL                      Mt 21:33-43,45-46
That is the heir ; let us kill him.

From the holy gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to
Matthew

In those days Jesus spoke
to the high priests and the elders of the people :
‘Listen to another parable :
Once there was a landowner who planted a vineyard ;
he put a fence around it,
cut out a wine press in it
and built a watchtower.
‘Thereupon he leased it to winegrowers
and left for the stranger.
‘When the time of harvest had come
he sent his servants to the wine-growers
to receive the proceeds.
‘But the vintners seized his servants.
‘They mistreated one ,
killed another and stoned a third.
‘Thereupon he sent other servants,
‘Finally, he sent his son to them,
thinking
that they would spare his son.
‘But when the wine-growers saw the son ,
they said among themselves :
That is the heir ;
Come on, let’s kill him
and usurp his inheritance.
‘They seized him ,
threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.
Now when the owner of the vineyard comes ,
what will he do to those vine-growers?’
They answered Him :
‘He will make those wretches die a miserable death
and his vineyard he will lease to other vine-growers ,
who will pay him the proceeds at set times.’
Then Jesus spoke to them :
‘Have ye never read in the Scriptures :
The stone which the builders rejected
has just become the cornerstone.
By the Lord’s command this has happened
and it is wonderful in our eyes.
‘Therefore I say to you :
The kingdom of God shall be taken away from you
and given to a people
who do bring forth the fruits thereof.’
When the high priests and Pharisees
had heard His parables
they understood that He was speaking about them.
So they were sunning themselves for a means of taking possession of Him,
but they were afraid of the people
because they mistook Him for a prophet.
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Encyclica of

POPE FRANCISCUS

On brotherhood and social friendship

224. Kindness is a liberation from the cruelty that sometimes invades
human relationships, from the anxiety that keeps us from
think of others, from the urgency that distracts and ignores the fact that others too
have the right to be happy. Today, rarely are the time and
energy available to treat others well, to say ‘please’
‘sorry’, “thank you”. And yet the miracle of a
kind person who puts aside his worries and needs to pay attention
to give, to offer a smile, to say a word that encourages,
to offer space to listen in the midst of so much indifference.
This daily lived effort is capable of creating a healthy
coexistence that overcomes misunderstanding and avoids conflict.
Practising kindness is not a minor detail, nor a superficial
civil attitude. Because it presupposes esteem and respect, it changes
it, when it becomes culture, in a society thoroughly changes the lifestyle
the social relations, the way of debating and comparing
of ideas. It facilitates the search for consensus and opens avenues
where bitterness destroys all bridges.

To be continued
Every day at 1 am

 

The Bible text in this issue is taken from The New Bible Translation,
©Dutch Bible Society 2004/2007.
Considerations from Liturgical suggestions for weekdays and Sundays
Fratelli tutti Official English translation

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Invitación

¿Puedo pedirle que preste atención a
la lectura del Evangelio todos los días?

Esta invitación es para compartir la alegría
del Evangelio con usted. Todos, sin excepción,
pueden experimentar esa alegría abriendo su corazón
al poder sanador de la palabra de Dios.

Todos los días a su disposición

Consideratión

En Lucas leemos la parábola del hombre rico y Lázaro. Es una parábola que encaja bien con el evento del ayuno. ¿Prestamos suficiente atención, no solo a la brecha entre ricos y pobres, sino también a los pobres que viven justo al lado? Sin embargo, es una parábola con doble sentido. Hay más. ¿Quiénes son estos hermanos que no escuchan a Moisés y a los profetas? ¿Quién no escuchará ni siquiera a alguien que resucita de entre los muertos? ¿No se trata acaso de Jesús mismo y de aquellos que se mantienen obstinadamente en la incredulidad incluso después de la resurrección?

PRIMERA LECTURA:                  Jer. 17:5-10
Maldito el que confía en los hombres, bendito el que confía en el Señor.

Del profeta Jeremías

Esto dice el Señor Dios:
«Maldito el que confía en los hombres,
que se apoya en una criatura y se aparta del Señor.
«Es un arbusto calvo en la estepa,
que nunca recibe lluvia.
«Está en una tierra reseca y desértica,
en una zona estéril y desolada.
«Bienaventurado el que confía en el Señor,
y sabe que está a salvo con Él.
«Es un árbol junto a un río,
sus raíces se hunden en el agua.
«No le molesta el calor,
sus hojas permanecen verdes.
«El tiempo de sequía no le afecta,
siempre sigue dando fruto.
«Nada es tan poco fiable como el corazón,
es incorregible, ¿quién puede comprenderlo?
«Yo, Dios el Señor, comprendo el corazón y los riñones,
recompenso a cada uno según su comportamiento,
según el fruto de su trabajo».

INTERLUDIO                    Salmo 1:1-2, 3, 4, 6

Bienaventurado el hombre
que confía en el Señor (Salmo 40:5a)
Bienaventurado el hombre que se niega a hacer
lo que sugieren los malvados;
que no sigue el camino de los pecadores,
que no se sienta entre los burladores.
Es como un árbol plantado junto al agua,
que da su fruto en su tiempo;
sus hojas no se marchitan,
y todo lo que hace prospera.
Los malvados, en cambio, no son así:
el viento los lleva como paja.
Porque el Señor vela por el camino de los justos,
pero el camino de los malvados lleva a la muerte.

VERSÍCULO PARA EL EVANGELIO              Sal. 130(129), 5 y 7

Pongo mi esperanza en el Señor,
confío en su palabra;
porque el Señor es siempre misericordioso,
su gracia ilimitada.

EVANGELIO              Lc. 16, 19-31
Tú recibiste tu parte de bienes, y Lázaro la suya de males.
Ahora él está aquí consolado, y tú atormentado.

Del Santo Evangelio de Nuestro Señor Jesucristo según San Lucas

En aquel tiempo, Jesús dijo a los fariseos:
«Había un hombre rico
que se vestía de púrpura y de lino fino
y todos los días celebraba con exuberancia,
mientras un pobre llamado Lázaro
yacía cubierto de llagas fuera de la puerta.
«Ansiaba saciar su hambre
con lo que caía de la mesa del rico.
«Pero solo los perros venían a lamer sus llagas.
«Ahora bien, sucedió que el pobre murió
y fue llevado por los ángeles a los brazos de Abraham.
«El rico también murió y recibió un entierro honorable.
«En el inframundo, presa de muchos dolores
levantó los ojos y vio a lo lejos a Abraham
y a Lázaro en sus brazos.
«Entonces gritó:
Padre Abraham, ten piedad de míy ordena a Lázaro que moje la punta de su dedo en agua
y refresque mi lengua con ella,
porque estoy angustiado aquí, atormentado por las llamas.
Pero Abraham respondió:
Hijo mío, recuerda que durante tu vida
disfrutaste de tu parte de cosas buenas
y del mismo modo Lázaro sufrió el mal;
por lo que ahora está siendo consolado
pero tú estás en agonía.
|Además, un gran abismo se ha establecido entre nosotros y tú
de modo que no hay paso
—aunque uno lo deseara—
ni para ti en este lado ni para nosotros en el otro.
«El hombre rico dijo:
Entonces te pido, padre Abraham,
que lo envíes a la casa de mi padre,
porque tengo cinco hermanos;
que él los advierta
para que no
terminen también en este lugar de tormento.
Pero Abraham respondió:
Tienen a Moisés y a los profetas; que los escuchen.
Pero él dijo: ¡Oh, no, padre Abraham!
Pero si alguien resucitara de entre los muertos y fuera a ellos,
se arrepentirían.
«Pero él le dijo:
Si no escuchan a Moisés y a los profetas,
no se convencerán aunque resucite alguien de entre los muertos».

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Encíclica del

PAPA FRANCISCO

Sobre la fraternidad y la amistad social

223. San Pablo describió uno de los frutos del Espíritu Santo con la
palabra griega chrestotes (Gálatas 5:22), que expresa una disposición de la mente
que no es amarga, dura o rígida, sino más bien benevolente, gentil, solidaria
y reconfortante. Una persona que posee esta cualidad ayuda a los demás de tal manera que
existencia más llevadera, especialmente cuando soportan la carga de sus problemas,
necesidades y temores. Es una forma de tratar a los demás que
se manifiesta de diferentes formas: como amabilidad en la
interacción, como atención para evitar herir con palabras o gestos, como
un intento de aligerar la carga de los demás. Significa «decir palabras de
aliento que fortalecen, que dan poder, que reconfortan, que
estimulan» en lugar de «palabras que humillan, que entristecen,
que irritan, que desprecian».

Continuará
Todos los días a las 2 am

 

El texto bíblico de esta edición está tomado de De Nieuwe Bijbelvertaling,
©Nederlands Bijbelgenootschap 2004/2007.
Consideraciones de Sugerencias litúrgicas para los días de semana y los domingos
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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. Everyone, no one excepted,
can experience that joy by opening their hearts
to the healing power of God’s word.

Available every day

Consideration

We read from Luke the parable about the rich miser and Lazarus. It is a parable that frames well in Lent. Are we paying enough attention, not only to the gap between rich and poor, but to the poor right on our doorstep? Yet it is a parable with a double bottom line. There is more to it. Who are these brothers who will not listen to Moses and the prophets? Who will not even listen to anyone who rises from the dead? Isn’t this about Jesus himself and those who stuck in stubborn unbelief even after the resurrection?

FIRST READING  Jer. 17, 5-10
Cursed is he who trusts in men ; blessed is he who trusts in the Lord.

From the Prophet Jeremiah

This is what God the Lord says :
‘Cursed is he who trusts in men ,
who relies on a creature and turns away from the Lord.
‘He is a barren bush in the steppe,
never does he get rain.
‘He stands on barren desert ground,
in a barren, desolate land.
‘Blessed is he who trusts in the Lord,
and knows himself to be safe with Him.
‘He is a tree by a river,
its roots reaching down to the water.
‘He does not suffer from the heat,
his leaves remain green.
‘A time of drought does not bother Him,
he always continues to bear fruit.
‘Nothing is so unreliable as the heart,
incorrigible is it, who can gauge it ?
‘I, God the Lord, fathom heart and kidneys,
I repay each according to his conduct,
according to the fruit of his labours.’

INTERLUDIUM             Ps. 1, 1-2, 3, 4, 6

Happy is the man,
who puts his hope in the Lord (Ps. 40 (39), 5a)
Happy is the man who refuses to do
what wicked men advise him ;
Who does not go the ways of sinners,
does not sit in the midst of mockers.
he is like a tree, planted by water,
which bears fruit in its time;
In summer his leaves do not wither,
but everything it does brings it prosperity.
The wicked do not fare so :
the wind blows them away like chaff.
For the Lord watches the way of the dishes,
the way of sinners is a dead end.

VERS FOR THE GOSPEL              Ps. 130(129), 5 and 7

In the Lord I put my hope,
in his word I trust;
For the Lord is ever merciful,
his mercy unlimited.

GOSPEL               Lk. 16, 19-31
Thou hast received thy portion of good, and Lazarus fell to evil.
Now he experiences consolation and thou art tortured.

From the holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke

At that time, Jesus said to the Pharisees :
‘Once there was a rich man
who was dressed in purple and fine linen
and celebrated lavishly every day ,
while a poor man, whose name was Lazarus,
lay with sores covered at the gate.
‘He longed to satisfy his hunger
with what fell from the rich man’s table.
‘But only dogs came and licked his sores.
‘Now it happened that the poor man died
and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s lap.
‘The rich also died and was given an honourable burial.
‘In the underworld, prey to many pains
he lifted up his eyes and saw from afar Abraham
and Lazarus in his womb.
‘Then he cried out :
Father Abraham, have mercy on me
and instruct Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water
and come and refresh my tongue with it,
for I am being tortured by the flames here.
‘But Abraham answered :
My son, remember how during your lifetime you
received your share of good
and how in like manner to Lazarus fell the evil part ;
therefore he is now experiencing consolation here
but you are being tortured.
Moreover, between us and you there is forever a wide gulf,
so that there is no possibility,
– even if one wanted to –
from here to you nor from there to us.
‘The rich one said :
Then I ask thee, father Abraham,
that thou wilt send him to my father’s house ,
for I have five more brothers ;
let him warn them
lest they also
end up in this place of torment.
‘But Abraham spoke :
They have Moses and the prophets ; let them listen to them.
‘But he said : Oh no, father Abraham !
But if one goes to them from the dead ,
they will repent.
‘He, however, spoke to him :
If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets ,
neither will they be persuaded
if someone rises from the dead.’

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Encyclical of

POPE FRANCISCUS

On brotherhood and social friendship

223. Saint Paul mentioned a fruit of the Holy Spirit with the
Greek word chrestotes (Gal. 5, 22), which expresses a state of mind
which is not bitter, abusive or harsh, but is benevolent and mild, supporting
and comforts. A person who possesses this quality helps others so that their
existence becomes more bearable, especially when they carry the burden of their problems
needs and fears. It is a way of treating the other that
manifests itself in different forms: as kindness in the
dealings, as attentiveness not to hurt in words or gestures, as an
attempt to ease the other person’s burden. It involves ‘speaking words of
encouragement to speak that strengthen, that give strength, that comfort, that
encourage’ rather than ’words that humiliate, that sadden,
that irritate, that despise’.

To be continued
Every day at 1 am

 

The Bible text in this issue is taken from The New Bible Translation,
©Dutch Bible Society 2004/2007.
Considerations from Liturgical suggestions for weekdays and Sundays
Fratelli tutti Official English translation

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San José, al igual que su santa esposa María, era de la
linaje de David y, por lo tanto, de sangre real.

Invitacion

¿Puedo pedirles su atención para
la lectura diaria del Evangelio?

Esta invitación es para compartir con ustedes la alegría
del Evangelio. Todos, sin excepción,
pueden experimentar esa alegría abriendo su corazón
al poder sanador de la palabra de Dios.

Todos los días a tu disposición.

Consideración

La imagen que tenemos de San José se ha distorsionado un poco con el tiempo. Pensamos en él como alguien que se mantuvo un poco a la sombra de María. Muchos piensan que solo tuvo un «papel secundario». Pero, ¿no es eso una injusticia para esta hermosa figura? El papel de José en la historia de la salvación es excepcional. Su papel paternal en la vida de Jesús no debe subestimarse. Dejar que Dios obre en tu vida de manera discreta, incluso si eso causa dificultades, es una actitud que todo creyente debe tener. Dejar que Dios entre en tus actividades diarias: ¿hay una mejor manera de alcanzar la salvación? Permanecer en un segundo plano y, sin embargo, ser grande en la fe. ¿No es eso lo que intentan hacer muchos de los de corazón sencillo? Cuidar de aquellos que te han sido confiados y ver en ello una misión divina: eso sí que honra a José.

PRIMERA LECTURA             II Sam. 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16
Dios el Señor le dará el trono de su padre David (Lc. 1:32).

Del segundo libro de Samuel

En aquellos días
la palabra del Señor fue dirigida al profeta Natán:
«Di a mi siervo David:
Así dice el Señor:
Cuando tus días hayan terminado
y descanses con tus padres,
levantaré después de ti a uno de tu linaje
y será confirmado como rey.
Él edificará un templo en mi honor
y yo afirmaré para siempre el trono de su reino.
Yo seré para él un padre y él será para mí un hijo.
Así tu casa y tu reino
quedarán firmes para siempre;
tu trono será estable eternamente.

INTERLUDIO             Salmo 89 (88), 2-3, 4-5, 27 y 29

Sus descendientes perdurarán para siempre.
Cantaré tu favor, Señor,
proclamando tu fidelidad a través de cada generación.
Has dicho: «Mi favor durará para siempre,
los cielos son el fundamento de mi fidelidad.
He hecho un pacto con David,
he jurado a mi siervo elegido:
estableceré tu descendencia para siempre,
su trono nunca tendrá fin.
Él dirá de mí: Tú eres mi Padre,
mi Dios, la roca de mi salvación.
Para siempre tendrá en cuenta mi bondad,
porque mi pacto con él permanecerá firme para siempre.

SEGUNDA LECTURA:                 Rom. 4:13, 16-18, 22

Contra toda esperanza, él esperó.

De la carta de San Pablo Apóstol a los cristianos de Roma

Hermanos y hermanas:
La promesa de que
Abraham y sus descendientes heredarían el mundo
no depende de la ley
sino de la justicia de la fe.
Por lo tanto, depende de la fe
y así de la gracia
y la promesa está garantizada para todos los descendientes,
no solo para aquellos que han recibido la ley
sino para todos los que siguen la fe
de nuestro padre Abraham.
Después de todo, está escrito de él:
«Te he hecho padre de muchas naciones».
Él es esto en presencia de Dios,
en quien él creyó,
quien resucita a los muertos
y da vida a lo que no existe.
Contra toda esperanza, él esperó
y creyó que se convertiría en el padre de muchas naciones,
como se le había dicho:
«Tan numerosos serán tus descendientes».
Por lo tanto, se le atribuyó como justicia.

VERSÍCULO PARA EL EVANGELIO               Sal. 84(83), 5

Aleluya.
Bienaventurados los que moran en tu casa, Señor,
que siempre te alaben allí.
Aleluya.

EVANGELIO            Mt. 1, 16.18-21.24a
José hizo lo que el ángel del Señor le había mandado.

Del santo evangelio de nuestro Señor Jesucristo según
Mateo

Jacob fue el padre de José, el esposo de María,
y ella dio a luz a Jesús, que es llamado Cristo.
El nacimiento de Jesucristo tuvo lugar de esta manera:
Cuando su madre María estaba comprometida con José
se descubrió que estaba embarazada por obra del Espíritu Santo antes de que se casaran
Como José, su esposo, era justo
y no quería avergonzarla,
pensó en divorciarse de ella en silencio.
Mientras lo consideraba,
un ángel del Señor se le apareció en un sueño
y le habló:
«José, hijo de David,
no temas recibir a María, tu esposa;
el niño que lleva en su seno es del Espíritu Santo.
«Ella dará a luz un hijo, y le pondrás por nombre Jesús,
porque él salvará a su pueblo de sus pecados».
Al despertar
José hizo lo que el ángel del Señor le había mandado.

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PAPA FRANCISCO

Sobre la fraternidad y la amistad social

Recuperar la bondad

222. El individualismo consumista causa grandes injusticias.
Los demás se convierten en meros obstáculos para nuestra cómoda serenidad. Como resultado,
a menudo se les trata con irritación y agresividad. Esta tendencia
aumenta y alcanza niveles alarmantes en tiempos de crisis, en
situaciones catastróficas, en momentos difíciles, cuando el espíritu de «sálvese quien pueda»
asoma la cabeza. Sin embargo, todavía es posible
elegir ser amable. Hay personas que lo hacen y que
se convierten en estrellas en medio de la oscuridad.

Continuará
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El texto bíblico de esta edición está tomado de De Nieuwe Bijbelvertaling,
©Nederlands Bijbelgenootschap 2004/2007.
Consideraciones de sugerencias litúrgicas para días laborables y domingos
Fratelli tutti Traducción oficial al español

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St Joseph, like his holy bride Mary, was of David’s
tribe and therefore also of royal blood.

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. Everyone, no one excepted,
can experience that joy by opening their hearts
to the healing power of God’s word.

Available every day

Considerations

The image we have of St Joseph became somewhat distorted over time. We think of him as the one who stood somewhat in Mary’s shadow. He had only ‘a supporting role’ many think. In doing so, are we not doing this beautiful figure an injustice? Joseph’s role in salvation history is exceptional. His father role in the life of Jesus should not be underestimated. Letting God work discreetly in your life, even when it causes difficulties, is a basic attitude that should be every believer’s own. Letting God into your daily doings: Is there a better way to salvation? Staying in the background and yet being great in faith. Isn’t that what many simple-minded people try to do? Caring for those entrusted to you and seeing in them a divine mission: It graces Joseph.

FIRST READING                    II Sam. 7, 4-5a.12-14a.16
God the Lord will grant him the throne of his father David (Lk 1:32).

From the second Book of Samuel

In those days
the word of the Lord was addressed to the prophet Natan :
‘Say to my servant David :
Thus speaks the Lord :
When thy days are ended
and thou rest with thy fathers,
will I exalt the descendant whom thou begot,
exalt high and uphold his royal power.
‘He shall build a house in honour of My name
and I will keep his royal throne
uphold forever.
‘I will be his father and he will be my son.
‘So your house and your royal power will
stand forever ;
your throne will stand firm forever.’

INTERLUDIUM                           Ps 89(88), 2-3, 4-5, 27 and 29

His posterity will remain forever.
Your favours, Lord, I want to sing,
proclaim Your faithfulness to every generation.
You have said, My favour endures forever,
heaven is the foundation of my faithfulness.
I have made a covenant with David,
promised my chosen servant with an oath :
I will uphold thy posterity forever,
in all ages thy throne shall endure.
He shall call upon me : Thou art my Father,
my God, the rock of my salvation.
Forever he can count on my mercy,
forever my covenant with him remains in force.

SECOND READING              Rom. 4, 13.16-18.22
Against all hope, he hoped.

From the letter of the holy apostle Paul to the Christians of Rome

Brothers and sisters,
The promise made to Abraham and his descendants
That they would inherit the world,
rests not on the law
but on the righteousness of faith.
Therefore, it depends on faith
and therefore on grace
and the promise is assured for all posterity,
not only for those who have received the law
but for all who follow the faith
of all our father Abraham.
After all, of him it is written :
‘I have made thee father of many nations’.
He is this before the face of God,
in whom he has believed,
who makes the dead alive
and resurrects what does not exist.
Against all hope, he has hoped
and believed that he would become the father of many nations,
as it was said to him :
‘So numerous shall thy posterity be.’
Therefore, it was imputed to him as righteousness.

VERS FOR THE GOSPEL             Ps. 84(83), 5

Alleluia.
Happy those who dwell in Your house, O Lord,
who may praise You there always.
Alleluia.

GOSPEL                  Mt 1:16,18-21,24a
Joseph did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him.

From the holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to
Matthew

Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary,
and of her was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
The birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way :
When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph
she appeared, before they went to live together,
pregnant with the Holy Spirit.
Because Joseph, her husband, was righteous
and did not want to compromise her,
he considered
quietly divorcing her.
While he was contemplating this,
an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream
who spoke to him :
‘Joseph, son of David,
do not be afraid to take Mary, your wife, to yourself ;
the child in her womb is of the Holy Spirit.
‘She will give birth to a son whom you must name Jesus ,
for He will save His people from their sins.’
Awakened from sleep
Joseph did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him.

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POPE FRANCISCUS

On brotherhood and social friendship

Reclaiming kindness

222. Consumerist individualism causes much injustice.
Others become pure obstacles to one’s own cosiness. Eventually
one thus treats them as inconvenient and aggressiveness increases. This increases
further increases and reaches exasperating levels in periods of crisis, in catastrophic
situations, in difficult moments, when the spirit of ‘save who
can save himself’ emerges. Nevertheless, it is still possible
to choose to be kind. There are those who do this and who
become stars in the midst of darkness.

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Invitación

¿Puedo pedirles su atención para
la lectura diaria del Evangelio?

Esta invitación es para compartir la alegría
del Evangelio con ustedes. Todos, sin excepción,
pueden experimentar esa alegría abriendo su corazón
al poder sanador de la palabra de Dios.

Disponible todos los días

Consideración

El Evangelio tiene dos partes. Cómo no debería ser y cómo debería ser. Cómo debería ser: en comunidad, juntos como hermanos. Pero, ¿es este un concepto anarquista? ¿Una comunidad sin autoridad? ¿Una resistencia a cualquier forma de jerarquía? ¿Y entonces ya no se nos debería permitir decir «padre» aquí en la tierra? Es, por supuesto, una forma oriental de expresarlo. Todo el honor debido a aquellos en posiciones de responsabilidad aquí en la tierra (civil o eclesiástica) se basa en la paternidad única de Dios, que soporta todas las cosas. Y toda doctrina debe basarse en el único Cristo y no en formas demasiado humanas de conocimiento, popularidad o talento humano.

PRIMERA LECTURA                Isaías 1:10, 16-20
Aprended a hacer el bien y a defender la justicia.

Del profeta Isaías

¡Escuchad! ¡Palabra del Señor!
«Id y lavad, id y purificaos;
apartaos de mi vista, malhechores.
«Dejad de hacer el mal, aprended a hacer el bien,
defended la justicia, socorred al oprimido,
defended al huérfano, abogad por la viuda.
«Venid —dice el Señor—, estemos de acuerdo:
Aunque vuestros pecados sean como la grana,
quedarán blancos como la nieve;
aunque sean rojos como el carmesí,
quedarán como lana.
Si queréis y obedecéis,
comeréis lo mejor de la tierra;
pero si no queréis y os rebeláis
la espada os destruirá».
El que sigue mis caminos
encontrará la vida verdadera.

INTERLUDIO           Salmo 50 (49), 8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23

Quien camina en mis caminos encuentra la salvación.
No te reprocho tus sacrificios,
tus ofrendas siempre he visto.
Ya no quiero un toro de tu casa
Y carneros de tu aprisco. No te lo pido.
¿Qué dices siempre de mis mandamientos?
¿Y siempre tienes en los labios mi alianza?
Tú, que tienes aversión a la disciplina
Y nunca prestas atención a mis palabras.
¿Me quedaría callado si haces tal cosa?
¿O acaso piensas que soy como tú?
Yo te denuncio, te expongo todo.
Quien trae ofrendas de alabanza me honra de verdad,
quien sigue el camino recto encuentra la salvación de Dios.

VERSÍCULO PARA EL EVANGELIO             Ezequiel 18:31

Deseche de sí todas las transgresiones que ha cometido,
dice el Señor,
y renueve su corazón y su mente.

EVANGELIO               Mateo 23:1-12
Ellos mismos no practican lo que predican.

Del Santo Evangelio de nuestro Señor Jesucristo según
Mateo

En aquel tiempo, Jesús se dirigió a la multitud y a sus discípulos:
«Los escribas y los fariseos
se han sentado en la cátedra de Moisés.
«Por tanto, haced y observad todo lo que os digan,
pero no actuéis según sus obras;
pues ellos mismos no actúan según sus palabras.
«Atejan
cargas pesadas y casi insoportables
y las ponen sobre los hombros de la gente,
pero ellos mismos no levantan un dedo para ayudar a llevar esas cargas.
«Todo lo que hacen
es para ser vistos por los demás;
porque les encanta ensanchar sus cinturones de oración
y hacer grandes sus borlas,
están ansiosos por el lugar de honor a la hora de las comidas
y los mejores asientos en las sinagogas,
les gusta ser saludados en el mercado
y quieren que la gente los llame rabino.
Pero no debes dejar que te llamen rabino.
No tenéis más que un Maestro
y todos sois hermanos.
«Y no llaméis a nadie padre vuestro en la tierra;
porque uno solo es vuestro Padre, el del cielo.
«Ni tampoco os dejéis llamar maestros;
porque uno solo es vuestro Maestro, el Cristo.
«El mayor entre vosotros
será vuestro servidor.
«El que se ensalce, será humillado;
y el que se humille, será ensalzado».

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Sobre la fraternidad y la amistad social

221. Este pacto también exige la voluntad de hacer
por el bien común. Nadie puede poseer toda la verdad
ni satisfacer completamente sus propios deseos,
porque esa pretensión conduciría a la destrucción de los demás
por la negación de sus derechos. La búsqueda de una falsa tolerancia debe
dar paso a un diálogo realista entre personas que creen que
deben ser fieles a sus propios principios, pero también reconocer que
el otro tiene derecho a tratar de ser fiel a los suyos. Es
el verdadero reconocimiento del otro lo que hace posible el amor y
significa que hay que ponerse en el lugar del otro para descubrir lo que
es auténtico o al menos comprensible en sus motivaciones e intereses.

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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. 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 gospel contains two parts. How not to do it and how to do it. How to do it: In community, together as brothers. But is this an anarchic view? A community without authority? A resistance to any form of hierarchy? And are we then no longer allowed to say ‘father’ here on earth? It is, of course, an Eastern mode of expression. All honour that can accrue to those in charge here on earth (civil or ecclesiastical) is founded on the one fatherhood of God, who bears all things. And all teaching must be founded on the one Christ and not on all too human forms of knowledge, popularity or human talent.

FIRST READING            Isa 1:10. 16-20
Learn to do good and maintain justice.

From the Prophet Isaiah

Listen ! the word of the Lord !
‘Go and wash yourselves, go and cleanse yourselves ;
out of my sight with your evil deeds !
‘Cease to do evil, learn to do good,
maintain justice, help the oppressed,
defend the orphan, plead for the widow.
‘Come then – says the Lord – let’s talk it out :
Though your sins be red as scarlet ,
they shall become white as snow;
though they are as purple as red,
they shall become white as wool.
‘If you will be willing and listen
thou shalt enjoy the good things of the earth,
but if you continue to refuse and resist
the sword will destroy you.’

INTERLUDIUM                   Ps 50(49), 8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23

He who walks straight paths finds the salvation of God.
I do not reproach you about sacrifices,
your sacrificial animals I see burning all the time.
I will have no more bull from your houses
And rams from your sheepfold I will not ask.
How often do you speak of my commandments
and have my covenant always on your tongue?
You who dislike discipline
And never heed my words.
Would I then keep silent if thou didst do such a thing?
Or do you think I am equal to you?
I accuse thee, I put all things before thee.
He who offers sacrifices of praise, honours Me truly,
he who goes straight paths finds the salvation of God.

VERS FOR THE GOSPEL            Ez. 18, 31

Cast away all transgressions which ye have committed ,
from thee, saith the Lord,
and renew your hearts and your minds.

GOSPEL              Mt 23, 1-12
They themselves do not act according to their words.

From the holy gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to
Matthew

At that time, Jesus spoke to the people and to his disciples :
‘In the chair of Moses
The scribes and Pharisees took their seats.
‘Therefore do and keep all that they say to you ,
but do not act according to their works ;
For they themselves do not act according to their words.
‘They make bundles of heavy ,
almost unbearable burdens
and lay them upon men’s shoulders,
but themselves will not lift a finger at them.
‘Everything they do
they do to get noticed by people ;
for they make their prayer belts wide
and their tassels large,
they lust for the place of honour at meals
and the principal seats in the synagogues,
they like to be greeted in the marketplace
and want to be called rabbi by the people.
But thou must not let thyself be called a rabbi.
‘Ye have but one Master
and ye are all brethren.
‘And call none of you on earth ‘father’;
ye have but one Father, the heavenly one.
‘Nor let any of you be called ‘teacher’ ;
ye have but one teacher, the Christ.
‘Whoever is the greatest among you
must be thy servant.
‘All who exalt themselves shall be humbled
and he who humbles himself will be exalted.’

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On brotherhood and social friendship

221. This pact also requires acceptance of the possibility of giving up something
for the common good. No one will be able to possess all the truth
to possess, nor satisfy the totality of one’s own desires,
because this pretence would lead to wanting to destroy the other person
by ignoring his rights. The search for a false tolerance must
give way to the realism of dialogue from those who believe that
they should be true to their own principles, but who recognise that also
the other has the right to try to be true to theirs. It is
the true recognition of the other that alone makes love possible and which
means putting yourself in the other person’s shoes to discover what is
authentic or at least understandable in their motivations and interests.

To be continued
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©Dutch Bible Society 2004/2007.
Considerations from Liturgical suggestions for weekdays and Sundays
Fratelli tutti Official English translation

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Invitación

¿Puedo llamar su atención sobre
la lectura diaria del Evangelio?

Esta invitación trata sobre la alegría
del Evangelio. Todos, sin excepción,
pueden experimentar esa alegría abriendo sus corazones
al poder sanador de la palabra de Dios.

Disponible todos los días

Consideración

La palabra «misericordioso» conecta la primera lectura, el salmo responsorial y el evangelio. Esto debió de ser especialmente reconfortante para los penitentes de la Iglesia primitiva. Vieron sus vidas reflejadas en la historia del antiguo Israel. Incluso después de su exilio, les espera un regreso al seno de la Iglesia. Todo creyente puede rezar este salmo con profunda convicción.

PRIMERA LECTURA         Dan. 9:4b-10
Hemos pecado y hecho el mal.

Del profeta Daniel

Oh Señor, Dios grande y temible, que guarda el pacto y muestra misericordia
a los que te aman y guardan tus mandamientos:
Hemos pecado y hecho el mal,
hemos actuado perversamente y nos hemos rebelado,
nos hemos apartado de tus mandamientos y leyes;
no hemos escuchado a tus siervos los profetas,
que hablaron en tu nombre a nuestros reyes,
dignatarios, jefes de familia
y a todos los habitantes de la tierra.
Señor, tienes razón,
pero tenemos motivos para avergonzarnos
y nosotros también nos avergonzamos ahora,
nosotros, los hombres de Judá,
los habitantes de Jerusalén y todo Israel,
tanto los que viven cerca como los que viven lejos
en los países a los que los has arrojado,
porque te han sido infieles.
Señor, debemos avergonzarnos, nosotros, nuestros reyes,
nuestros dignatarios y nuestros jefes de familia,
porque hemos pecado contra ti.
Que el Señor nuestro Dios sea clemente y misericordioso con nosotros,
porque nos hemos rebelado contra él
y no hemos obedecido al Señor nuestro Dios
ni hemos vivido según los mandamientos que nos dio
a través de sus siervos los profetas.

INTERLUDIO              Sal. 79(78), 8, 9, 11, 13

Señor, no nos trates como merecemos,
y perdónanos nuestras deudas. (Sal. 103 (102), 10a

No nos castigues por los pecados del pasado,
sino que nos recibas con tu misericordia,
porque no somos más que seres humanos débiles.

Ayúdanos, Dios de nuestra salvación, por el bien de tu Nombre,
líbranos, perdona nuestros pecados;
que nadie diga: ¿Dónde está ahora su Dios?

A ti se elevan los gemidos de los encarcelados,
Pero nosotros somos tu pueblo, Señor, tu rebaño;
te alabaremos para siempre,
cantando tus alabanzas de generación en generación.

VERSO ANTES DEL EVANGELIO              2 Cor. 6:2b

Ahora es el momento aceptable;
hoy es el día de la salvación.

EVANGELIO              Lc. 6:36-38
Habla con franqueza y serás absuelto.

Del Santo Evangelio de nuestro Señor Jesucristo según
San Lucas

En aquel tiempo, Jesús dijo a sus discípulos:
Sed misericordiosos, como vuestro Padre es misericordioso.
No juzguéis,
y no seréis juzgados.
No condenéis,
y no seréis condenados.
Habla con franqueza
Y serás absuelto.
Da
y se te dará:
Una buena medida, apretada, sacudida y rebosando,
se verterá en tu regazo.
La medida que des
será la medida que recibas.

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Sobre la fraternidad y la amistad social

220. Los pueblos indígenas, por ejemplo, no se oponen al progreso,
aunque tengan una idea diferente del progreso, mucho más humanista
que la de la cultura moderna de los pueblos desarrollados. No es una
cultura que favorezca a los que tienen el poder, a los que
deben crear una especie de paraíso en la tierra.
La intolerancia y el desprecio por la cultura de los pueblos indígenas
es una forma real de violencia, que es
específica de los «llamados éticos» sin bondad que viven
de juzgar a los demás. Pero ningún cambio auténtico, profundo
y estable es posible si no se logra
empezando por las diferentes culturas, especialmente las pobres.
Un pacto cultural presupone renunciar a la comprensión de la identidad de un lugar
concepto monolítico y requiere el respeto a la diversidad mediante
ofreciendo oportunidades de desarrollo e integración social.

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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. 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 word ‘merciful’ links first reading, response psalm and gospel. This must have been particularly comforting for penitents in the ancient Church. They see their lives reflected in the history of ancient Israel. Even after their exile, return to the bosom of the Church awaits. Every believer can pray the answering psalm with deep conviction.

FIRST READING              Dan. 9, 4b-10
We have sinned and done evil.

From the Prophet Daniel

O Lord, great and formidable God, who keeps the covenant and is full of mercy
For those who love You and fulfil Your commandments :
We have sinned and done evil ,
we have acted wickedly and been rebellious,
we have departed from thy commandments and laws ;
we have not listened to your servants, the prophets,
who spoke in your name to our kings,
dignitaries, heads of families
and to all the seated people of the land.
Lord, thou art in thy right,
but we have reason to be ashamed
and we too are now ashamed,
we, the men of Judah,
the inhabitants of Jerusalem and all Israel,
both those who dwell near and far
in the lands whither thou hast cast them out,
because they have become unfaithful to Thee.
Lord, we should be ashamed, we, our kings,
our dignitaries and our heads of families,
because we have sinned against Thee.
May the Lord our God be merciful and forgiving,
for we have been rebellious against Him
and we have not listened to the Lord our God
and have not lived by the commandments He has given us
through his servants, the prophets.

INTERLUDIUM             Ps. 79(78), 8, 9, 11, 13

Lord, do not deal with us as we deserve,
forgive us not our trespasses. (Ps. 103(102), 10a)

Let us not atone for past sins,
meet us with your mercy,
for we are but weak people.

Ah help us, God of our salvation, for your Name’s sake,
deliver us, forgive our sins ;
let no one say: Where is their God now?

To Thee rise the groans of the handcuffed,
deliver with Your power those who are devoted to death.
But we are Your people, Lord, Your own flock,
we will praise Thee for ever,
singing your praise from generation to generation.

VERS FOR THE GOSPEL              2 Cor. 6, 2b

Now is the auspicious time,
today is the day of salvation.

GOSPEL                 Lk. 6, 36-38
Speak freely and you will be acquitted.

From the holy gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to
Luke

At that time, Jesus said to his disciples :
‘Be merciful as your Father is merciful.
‘Judge not,
then you will not be judged.
‘Judge not,
then you will not be judged.
‘Speak freely
And you will be acquitted.
‘Give
and ye shall be given :
A good, pounded, shaken and overflowing measure
shall be poured into thy lap.
‘The measure that ye use
shall also be used for thee.’

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Encyclical of

POPE FRANCISCUS

On brotherhood and socio-political friendship

220. The indigenous peoples, for example, are not against progress,
even though they have a different idea of progress that is much more humanistic
than that of the modern culture of the developed peoples. It is not a
culture aimed at benefiting those who have power, those who
need to create some kind of paradise on earth.
Intolerance and contempt for indigenous peoples’ cultures is a genuine form
of violence, peculiar to the ‘so-called ethicists’ without goodness who live
of judging others. But no authentic, profound
and stable change is possible if it is not achieved
starting from the different cultures, especially the poor.
A cultural pact presupposes refraining from understanding the identity of a place
monolithic understanding and requires respecting diversity by
providing it with opportunities for development and social integration.

To be continued
Every day at 1 am

 

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
Fratelli tutti Official English translation

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