Readings, Homily and Liturgy of Sunday, February 13
FIRST READING
Sir
15.16 to 21
From the Book of Sirach
If you want to keep His commandments, they guard you,
if you trust him, you will.
He has placed before you fire and water:
where you tend your hand.
Before man are life and death, good and evil:
everyone will be given what he pleases.
Great indeed is the wisdom of the Lord;
strong and powerful, he sees everything.
His eyes are on those who fear him, and he knows every
work of men.
No one has commanded to be ungodly
and nobody has given permission to sin.
PSALM
RESPONSORIAL
Ps 118
Blessed are those who walk in the law of the Lord.
Blessed is he who is healthy in its way
and walk in the law of the Lord.
Blessed is he who keeps his teachings
and seek him with all my heart. You
promulgated
because your precepts to be observed in full.
are stable in my ways
keep your commandments.
Be kind to your servant and I live,
will keep your word.
Open my eyes because I consider
the wonders of your law.
Teach me, Lord, the way of your decrees
and will keep it until the end.
Give me understanding, that I watch over your law and observe
with all my heart.
SECOND READING 1 Corinthians 2.6 to 10
from the first letter of Paul to the Corinthians
Brothers, among those who are perfect we are talking about, yes, of wisdom, but a wisdom is not of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, which are reduced to nothing. Let's talk about the wisdom of God, who is the mystery that has remained hidden and that God has set before the ages for our glory.
None the rulers of this world has known, if they had known, would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
But, as it is written
"What eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor the
heart of man,
God has prepared for them that love him.
But God has revealed to us through the Spirit, because the Spirit knows everything, even the depths of God
SINGING THE GOSPEL
Mt 11.25
Alleluia, alleluia .
thank you, Father,
Lord of heaven and earth, because the small
hai rivelato
i misteri del Regno.
Alleluia.
VANGELO
Mt 5,17-37
Dal vangelo secondo Matteo
In quel tempo, Gesù disse ai suoi discepoli:
«Non crediate che io sia venuto ad abolire la Legge o i Profeti; non sono venuto ad abolire, ma a dare pieno compimento. In verità io vi dico: finché non siano passati il cielo e la terra, non passerà un solo iota o un solo trattino della Legge, senza che tutto sia avvenuto. Chi dunque trasgredirà uno solo di questi minimi precetti e insegnerà agli altri a fare altrettanto, will be called least in the kingdom of heaven. Who does them and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
I tell you, in fact, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
You have heard that the ancients were told, "Do not kill, and whoever kills shall be submitted to the court." But I say to every one who is angry with his brother will be subject to legal proceedings. And whoever says to his brother: "Stupid", will be answerable to the Sanhedrin, and whoever says, "Crazy," will go to hell fire.
So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar, it should 'first be reconciled to your brother and then come back and offer your gift.
will soon agree with your opponent while you are traveling with him, because the adversary deliver thee to the judge and the judge to the guard, and you will be thrown in jail. Verily I say unto you will never get out until you have paid the last penny!
You have heard that it was said: "Thou shalt not commit adultery." But I say to everyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
If your right eye causes you di scandalo, cavalo e gettalo via da te: ti conviene infatti perdere una delle tue membra, piuttosto che tutto il tuo corpo venga gettato nella Geènna. E se la tua mano destra ti è motivo di scandalo, tagliala e gettala via da te: ti conviene infatti perdere una delle tue membra, piuttosto che tutto il tuo corpo vada a finire nella Geènna.
Fu pure detto: “Chi ripudia la propria moglie, le dia l’atto del ripudio”. Ma io vi dico: chiunque ripudia la propria moglie, eccetto il caso di unione illegittima, la espone all’adulterio, e chiunque sposa una ripudiata, commette adulterio.
Avete anche inteso che fu detto agli antichi: “Non giurerai il falso, ma adempirai verso il Signore i tuoi giuramenti”. But I say: Do not swear at all, neither by heaven, for it is God's throne, nor by the earth, because it is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King Do not swear your head, because you do not have the power to make one hair white or black. Let what you say, "yes, yes," "no, no" more than this comes from evil. "
Homily
COMMENT ON READING
FREE ... What a responsibility!
Introduction: ... eating or praying?
We are free to eat?
The answer is no. We are forced
.
God made us in such a way that if we do not eat, we die.
Simple, right?
Every day we put on the table three times the we must do to stay alive.
There is no escape. We have to stop and suspend our activities.
Hunger compels us to stop and look for food. We can not say: "I do not have time to eat ...."
God could also apply the same relationship to prayer che lega gli uomini al cibo.
Avrebbe potuto crearci in modo tale che, se non ci fermassimo tre volte al giorno per pregare, moriremmo.
Vi immaginate che folle oceaniche di adoratori ci sarebbero?
Le sue lodi risuonerebbero lungo le nostre strade, ovunque. Nei locali pubblici, sugli autobus, nelle scuole. Il mondo sarebbe pieno di gente che prega, le chiese sarebbero tutte strapiene.
I giovani pregherebbero tutti tre volte a giorno, sospendendo qualsiasi altra attività…
Vivremmo in una società super-religiosa…
Ma perché Dio, pur potendolo fare, non ha voluto questo?
Why God created us as people of prayer need to survive?
gives us the answer today's liturgy, because God created us free .
free to pray, to seek, to obey him.
He could have made visible to our eyes, so as to take away our freedom to doubt its existence, could have put in us a hunger for prayer that forces us to look for it, and instead it was hidden from our eyes and leaves us free to seek, to doubt, to pray, to sin. Free to spend a lifetime without thinking about him.
Today the center of the Liturgy of the Word, are an important element, which is the root of human freedom: the decision .
Isaiah Berlin says: "The essence of freedom is always consisted in the ability to choose how you want to choose him, so you decide, without coercion or intimidation, without a huge swallow us, and the right to resist, to be unpopular, to stand up for your beliefs just because it is yours. True freedom is this, and without it there is never freedom of any kind, nor even the illusion of it. " The theme of
decision to be free , viene affrontato oggi su tre piani differenti della Parola di Dio:
- la libertà delle azioni
- la libertà delle intenzioni
- la super-libertà nello Spirito Santo
1) Liberi di agire
Il libro del Siracide ci ricorda che siamo liberi di agire come decidiamo.
Utilizzando una metafora molto viva e concreta, l’autore ci ricorda: “Dio ti ha posto davanti il fuoco e l’acqua; là dove tu decidi, stenderai la tua mano”.
Davanti agli uomini stanno la vita e la morte: sta a loro decidere.
Questo testo reminds us, among many others, two important things: the first is that if we decide for the good life, and if we decide for the evil we have death.
The second is that "He knows every deed of man" in an objective sense, that sees everything we do and judge us according to our deeds. The bond acts
good-life-death and evil acts is frequent in the Bible.
Unfortunately man often wrong: looking for instant gratification, she decided to pursue the path wide and easy that leads to death, rather than the narrow and difficult that leads to life.
It's like those fish that enters the via larga segnata dalle reti, una via all’inizio larga vari kilometri, ma che si restringe sempre più, fino a giungere inesorabilmente alla camera della morte: all’inizio tutti hanno l’impressione di una grande libertà e larghezza, ma più si va avanti, più ci si rende conto che il percorso si stringe e ci si avvia a perdere la libertà, cioè alla morte.
Quando Gesù ci dice “Entrate per la porta stretta, perché larga è la porta e spaziosa la via che conduce alla perdizione, e molti sono quelli che entrano per essa” (Mt 7, 13) non si riferisce al paradiso e all’inferno, ma al mondo d’oggi, così com’è. Basta guardarci intorno: le people, including Christians, as a school of fish, all rushed instinctively to what is larger, without sacrifice to educate themselves first (self-control, instincts, impulses of their education) at the beginning is very "tight", but the more you carry, the more spacious living for themselves and for others.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church (no. 1470) speaks of God's justice in our actions: In the sacrament of penance, the sinner, placing the trial merciful God, anticipates in a certain way in which the proceedings will be submitted at the end of this earthly existence. It is now, in this life, there is offered the choice between life and death , and it is only through the road of conversion that we can enter the kingdom of God, from whom the grave sin excludes. Converting to Christ through repentance and faith, the sinner passes from death to life "and does not come into court" (Jn 5:24)
We observe that the first reading plenty stresses the positive side, in the decision to act well, putting into action the commandments of God: this is a blessing, bliss (Salmo).
There comes a good message: "Look, it is desirable to keep the commandments."
2) Liberi di desiderare
Ma l’uomo non è soltanto le sue azioni.
L’uomo non è solo mani. È anche cuore.
Il Vangelo, pertanto, ci parla di una libertà più profonda: la libertà delle intenzioni.
Non basta non compiere azioni malvagie per essere beati.
Uno potrebbe non commettere atti contro la legge di Dio, ma avere nel cuore intenzioni negative, che Gesù considera alla stregua di azioni cattive.
Non basta non commettere l’azione di uccidere. C’è un omicidio interiore, nelle intenzioni: è costituito dall’adirarsi, from offending the brother, the Judge.
not enough not to commit the act of betraying your spouse, there is an intention of adultery, committed with the eyes and wishes ("Whoever looks at a woman lustfully" ...). There is, as opposed to the action of adultery, an adultery of the heart, nourished by evil intentions.
The invitation of Jesus, compared to the Old Testament, is more demanding and radical: we must go to the root of our decisions: the exhortation to extricate the eye and throw it away from us, as well as to cut off his hand and throw it away, it is clear expression the new direction proposed by Christ. We can not limit ourselves only to abstain from sinful actions, but we must begin the hard work, education intentions.
"I have sinned in thought, word, deed ...."
3) Free Spirit
The synthesis of the two previous freedom is found in First Corinthians, chapter 2.
Here we talk about "perfect", which have a Wisdom "divine." "Mysterious", "God has ordained before the ages for our glory."
The subject abruptly jumps from man to God: "What eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man conceived, what God has prepared for those who love him."
The protagonist becomes, now, God himself.
"God has revealed to us through the Holy Spirit."
We see here a third level, the highest perfection : Life in the Spirit.
It is as if St. Paul exhorts us to "leave the reins to the Spirit of God."
"Walk in the Spirit and you will not be taken to satisfy the desires of the flesh" (Gal 5:16).
Freedom, the highest level, consists in letting guided by the Spirit, which enlightens the hearts, the depths of our spirit, inspiring good intentions, manifested in practical and spiritual benefits.
This is true in everyday life, in our actions, our intentions, but also in our prayer, which is the source and root from which everything else takes energy.
The hero becomes the Spirit: "The Spirit himself will pray for us with inexpressible groanings" (Rom 8:26).
You can then sense the paradoxical expression of a master of the Spirit, in reference to prayer and work of the Spirit in us: "When someone has recognized the Holy Spirit, prayer ceases, substituted for the Spirit, praying in his life, making her whole life prayer "(Michael Plekon).
would be useless to try from the third level (the one that everyone wants to reach) to the first.
The inexorable path of humility and providential calls us from the supervision of our actions, and then make the daily grind-and the challenges that life offers us more and more clear-reaching intentions and, perhaps, one day, to a life guided Spirit, a life - in essence - for true love.
"It's too big, so you can achieve it alone. This love should be poured into you by the Holy Spirit of Jesus The fruit of the Spirit is love, "(De George Prize" OK LORD, TAKE OVER! ").
Only this freedom can lead us to suffer for love, to accommodate the lack of understanding with a serene heart and obstacles, to unmask the false freedom that this world offers us with abundance.
conclude with a brief prayer, called "true freedom", written by one who knows what he says
Lord Jesus Christ,
you nailed on the cross,
accepting the terrible cruelty of this pain,
the destruction of your body and your dignity. You nailed
,
have suffered without leakage and without compromise.
Help us not to flee from what we are called to do.
Help us to remain faithful to you.
Help us to unmask the false freedom
it takes away from you.
Help us to take your freedom "bound"
and in close liaison with you to find true freedom.
( Joseph Ratzinger )
penitential rite
* Lord, the new man and a model of true freedom, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy!
* Christ, a man of sorrows and master of true love, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy!
* Lord who calls us to live a new life in your Spirit, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy!
PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL
brothers and sisters,
invoke God with love of life and liberty, because we live in a manner to give worthy of the calling we have received and to grow as a people of God in the perfection of carità.Preghiamo together and say: Hear us, Lord!
* For the Church, may declare always without ceasing, that only in Christ can man find true freedom and peace, we pray.
* For peace in the world, because God enlighten the hearts of all men of good will and can achieve a dialogue between peoples based on freedom and mutual respect, please.
* For those who struggle for freedom, for those who are persecuted because of their faith and their views, perché possano trovare nella testimonianza dei cristiani forza e appoggio nel loro cammino, preghiamo.
* Per i malati, i sofferenti, i carcerati e tutti coloro che soffrono a causa della limitazione della libertà personale, perché grazie alla nostra collaborazione e solidarietà possano essere consolati e aiutati, preghiamo.
* Per i giovani, spesso ingannati da proposte false di libertà, perché il Signore susciti in mezzo al suo popolo evangelizzatori coraggiosi, che abbiano il coraggio di testimoniare la libertà del Vangelo di Cristo, preghiamo.
Accogli, Padre Santo, le nostre preghiere, le nostre azioni e le nostre intenzioni: poniamo our life on this altar, and you offer it, along with the Body and Blood of your Son, who lives and reigns forever and ever.
AMEN.
FOR MEDITATION
After communion
This is what the Christian life is short. We can choose to serve or not to serve God.
We can choose to serve or not serve God When we choose to serve God, Our decision is not made out of fear.
When we choose to serve God, our decision is not made of fear. God will never point a gun at Our heads to force us to obey HIM. God there never will point a gun at our heads, forcing us to obey him. Neither will he blackmail us with Perverted things like giving us burdens thorns in the flesh to show us His grace sufficient working if we refuse to obey HIM.
We do not need God Because We Are threatened.Noi not serve God because we are threatened. We serve God Because We are smart.
We serve God because we are intelligent. When we are serving God, We Put Ourselves in position to receive all the Prosperity he has for us.
When we are in the service of God, we put ourselves in position to receive all the blessings he has for us in Serbia. So, If You Want To Live Long Life, Have good health, a lot of money and prosper in Every area in your life, put yourself in position to receive Them.
Heretics like theologians and the doctrine worshipers May ask, "How can you serve God for Prosperity?" My answer, "Because I want to.Gli heretics, as the theologians and the faithful may ask," How can you serve God? ". My answer is: because I want to. The Lord has set me free from chains so that i can decide what I want.
The Lord has freed you from the chains so that you can decide what you want. I cherish my freedom and choose to exercise it.
I choose to love my freedom and to pursue it. I will never allow Those heretics from robbing me of what God has given to me.
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