FIRST READING
Sir 3,19-21.30-31
From the Book of Sirach
Son, fulfill thy works in meekness, and you will be loved more than one man generoso.Quanto greater you are, the more humble facts, and find grace before the Signore.Molti men are proud and arrogant, but the meek God reveals his segreti.Perché great is the power of the Lord, and he is the humble glorificato.Per the miserable condition of the proud there is no remedy, because it is rooted in the sole of male.Il ponders the wisdom of heart parables, an attentive ear is the wise as it wanted.
PSALM RESPONSORIAL
from Ps 67
You have prepared, O God, a house for the poor
The righteous shall rejoice, rejoice in front of gioia.Cantate Dioe sing to God, sing praises to his name: Lord is his nome.Padre of orphans and protector of God in his holy vedoveè dimora.A the lonely, God makes a home to live happily exits prigionieri.Pioggia have poured abundant, O God, your heritage you exhausted consolidatoe have it in your people lived in what, in your goodness, you made it safe for the poor, or God
SECOND READING
Eb 12,18-29.22-24
From Hebrews
Brothers, you're not any closer to something tangible or a burning fire or in darkness, darkness and storm, nor clarion call and sound of words, while those who heard begged God not to pay more at the word. But ye are come to Mount Zion, the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and thousands of angels, festal gathering, and the assembly of the firstborn whose names are written in heaven, to God the Judge of all the spirits of just men made perfect, to Jesus, mediator of the New Covenant.
SINGING THE GOSPEL
Mt 11.29
Alleluia, alleluia.Prendete my yoke upon you, saith the Lord, and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of cuore.Alleluia.
GOSPEL
Lk 14,1-7-14
From the Gospel according to Luke
happened that one Saturday Jesus went to the house of a Pharisee to eat and they were watching him. He said to the guests a parable, noting that picked the places, "When you're invited to a wedding from someone, do not put yourself first, because there is another more worthy of you asked, and one who invited him to come to you and say: "cedilla place." Then you take the lowest place in shame. Instead, when you're invited, go 'to get last place, because when the person who invited you to tell you, "Friend, come up higher." Then you shall have honor in front of all diners. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. "Then he said to the man who had invited him:" When you give a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, in turn why not also invite you and you repaid. Conversely, when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed because non hanno da ricambiarti. Riceverai infatti la tua ricompensa alla risurrezione dei giusti».
Sir 3,19-21.30-31
From the Book of Sirach
Son, fulfill thy works in meekness, and you will be loved more than one man generoso.Quanto greater you are, the more humble facts, and find grace before the Signore.Molti men are proud and arrogant, but the meek God reveals his segreti.Perché great is the power of the Lord, and he is the humble glorificato.Per the miserable condition of the proud there is no remedy, because it is rooted in the sole of male.Il ponders the wisdom of heart parables, an attentive ear is the wise as it wanted.
PSALM RESPONSORIAL
from Ps 67
You have prepared, O God, a house for the poor
The righteous shall rejoice, rejoice in front of gioia.Cantate Dioe sing to God, sing praises to his name: Lord is his nome.Padre of orphans and protector of God in his holy vedoveè dimora.A the lonely, God makes a home to live happily exits prigionieri.Pioggia have poured abundant, O God, your heritage you exhausted consolidatoe have it in your people lived in what, in your goodness, you made it safe for the poor, or God
SECOND READING
Eb 12,18-29.22-24
From Hebrews
Brothers, you're not any closer to something tangible or a burning fire or in darkness, darkness and storm, nor clarion call and sound of words, while those who heard begged God not to pay more at the word. But ye are come to Mount Zion, the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and thousands of angels, festal gathering, and the assembly of the firstborn whose names are written in heaven, to God the Judge of all the spirits of just men made perfect, to Jesus, mediator of the New Covenant.
SINGING THE GOSPEL
Mt 11.29
Alleluia, alleluia.Prendete my yoke upon you, saith the Lord, and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of cuore.Alleluia.
GOSPEL
Lk 14,1-7-14
From the Gospel according to Luke
happened that one Saturday Jesus went to the house of a Pharisee to eat and they were watching him. He said to the guests a parable, noting that picked the places, "When you're invited to a wedding from someone, do not put yourself first, because there is another more worthy of you asked, and one who invited him to come to you and say: "cedilla place." Then you take the lowest place in shame. Instead, when you're invited, go 'to get last place, because when the person who invited you to tell you, "Friend, come up higher." Then you shall have honor in front of all diners. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. "Then he said to the man who had invited him:" When you give a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, in turn why not also invite you and you repaid. Conversely, when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed because non hanno da ricambiarti. Riceverai infatti la tua ricompensa alla risurrezione dei giusti».
OMELIA
COMMENTO ALLE LETTURE
Una lettura un po’ superficiale dei brani scritturistici offerti oggi alla nostra riflessione e alla nostra intenzione di scoprire in essi una prospettiva di vita, può lasciarci perplessi perchè ci sembra di ritrovarci di fronte ad una proposta dettata da un tipo di spiritualità ormai superata sia negli ambienti laici sia in quelli più strettamente religiosi, una spiritualità, cioè, basata su esortazioni che riguardavano l’acquisizione delle “virtù” da praticare and among these especially humility aims to provide an 'etiquette of politeness ...
In the first reading (Sir) we find this basic plot: a recommendation-fatherly instruction: the reader is invited to take an attitude of care and openness, the attitude of a disciple, in the face of one who speaks for his father. Not only will recognize him as the rich man of experience, but will have confidence in his advice dictated by paternal care. Meekness leads to being loved (v. 17), humility opens man to the gifts of God (v. 18), placing it before God, before the greatness of His power (v. 20) because the allocates to the rightful place and makes it a witness of God and His grace.
Turning directly to the Gospel of Luke, we note first that the passage of this Sunday is part of a literary unit (Lk. 14, 1-25), which was entitled "Such friendly" and include: the story of a recovery during the meal of the Sabbath (vv. 1-6), on those two meals (our passage) and the parable of the great dinner (vv. 15-24).
Jesus uses the festive meal in the house of a Pharisee which is the subject of a thorough analysis of the Pharisees by looking critically at his actions. But, in turn, Jesus himself points out the way they behave, which is to go and take the top. This finding provides an opportunity to teach a lesson (it's the same process that we find in Luke. 21.1-4 / / Mc. 12.41 to 44 where Jesus notes how "the rich cast into the treasury of their abundance. .."), through a parable that sets out a rule of prudence is not prudent to take the lead when it comes to lunch because you risk being subject to humiliation in front of all the guests after they acted out of ambition. Apparently, then, that Jesus was a wise decision to call the book of Proverbs: "Do not give airs before the guilty do not get to the place of the great, because it is better to be told:" Come up here, "rather than be humiliated in front of a more important "(25.6-7 Pr).
Jesus in the Gospel, where he refers explicitly to TA, it does so with the 'intention to complete the Old Testament thought with "new". And that is what will emerge in seguito.L 'other track of the passage today (Lk. 14, 12-14), connected with that now under consideration, makes us take a further thought: "When you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame , the blind .. "so" put in last place, "really means to share the situation of those invited to get close to them voluntarily. E 'at this point that we heard the call: “amico vieni più su”.
Ci sono due brani nel NT che possono illuminare tale “parabola”:* Fil. 2,3-11 in cui la frase centrale è l’invito ad “avere gli stessi sentimenti di Cristo Gesù... il quale… umiliò se stesso facendosi obbediente fino alla morte e a una morte di croce... Per questo Dio lo esaltò...”.La verità della parola di Gesù sull’umiliazione appare nel fatto che egli stesso ha vissuto questa parola nella sua stessa persona a convalida della sua missione e della sua predicazione: abbandonare il primo posto per prendere l’ultimo è appunto il senso della sua incarnazione.* L’altro brano è, nel Vangelo di Luca, il Magnificat ( Lc. 1:46-55) "God has looked (it is to look at) the humiliation of his servant ..."; the last two terms give the sign of the insignificance, of being poor thing, do not count. The extraordinary and unique mission entrusted by God to Mary had its origin in his humility lived with simplicity and joy, open and available to God's humility, therefore, given by the Gospel, enlightened by these New Testament references, we looks like:
The focal point is fixed gaze of God, where He can establish a deep relationship and so called "friend".
The vantage point from which you can, with more chiarezza, giudicare-valutare le persone e la realtà che ci circonda.
Il punto di partenza per il cammino di resurrezione percorso con gli stessi sentimenti di Gesù, un cammino lungo il Suo itinerario orientato verso la Pasqua.
E’ la possibilità di identificarsi con Maria che, come umile serva, ha offerto a Dio la capacità di accogliere la Parola, di conservarla e di offrirla a tutta l’umanità.
E’ la possibilità di identificarsi con lo stesso Signore Gesù (che, dalla sua condizione di Figlio di Dio, si è abbassato e umiliato fino ad assumere la nostra condizione umana) per potere con Lui e in Lui giungere alla gloria della resurrezione.
E’ la possibilità di accostarci every day at the heavenly banquet with a heart completely free and available to accommodate us in the living God.
This last consideration allows us to discover a link with the second reading (Heb. 12: 18-19. 22-24). In this Epistle to the Hebrews, the author presents the Christian life as a "communion of saints" that Christians, who have the extraordinary privilege of being accepted from now in the city of God, must become aware of this reality that gives fullness to their lives. Here then, to note the importance of this condition, the contrast with the experience of the Old Testament where the approach God on Mount Sinai meant being involved in a terrible upheaval of nature, in an oppressive, that the very words of revelation did not distinguish from the material aspects of the theophany, the possibility of a relationship with God was virtually impossible because your words are incomprehensible to most. And 'this is a negative phase of the necessary purification and preparation as well (thought to fall within the theme in the Gospel) a situation of humiliation: the beginning, that is a journey.
"But ye are combined ..."( v. 22). In the Bible the word" approach "implies a religious nuance: priests to serve you draw near to God, draw near to God deals ... Our text wanted highlight the contrast with the situation in the Old Testament, does draw our attention to the plight of Christians durable: they are permanent relationship with the spiritual world and the divine. "... Thousands of angels, festal gathering ..."( v. 22). For Christians, being closely associated with the angels of God, is to participate in an intense spiritual life, in praise, adoration and contemplation of the Most High.
The approach then the banquet of the Eucharist, is the privilege granted to those in the poverty of the human condition, bringing the weight of their illness when they are still firmly in last place, feel with surprise invitation: "Friend, come up higher"; matched to the banquet table to share the feast of the saints and angels to renew the pact with the glorious Christ the new covenant.
Una lettura un po’ superficiale dei brani scritturistici offerti oggi alla nostra riflessione e alla nostra intenzione di scoprire in essi una prospettiva di vita, può lasciarci perplessi perchè ci sembra di ritrovarci di fronte ad una proposta dettata da un tipo di spiritualità ormai superata sia negli ambienti laici sia in quelli più strettamente religiosi, una spiritualità, cioè, basata su esortazioni che riguardavano l’acquisizione delle “virtù” da praticare and among these especially humility aims to provide an 'etiquette of politeness ...
In the first reading (Sir) we find this basic plot: a recommendation-fatherly instruction: the reader is invited to take an attitude of care and openness, the attitude of a disciple, in the face of one who speaks for his father. Not only will recognize him as the rich man of experience, but will have confidence in his advice dictated by paternal care. Meekness leads to being loved (v. 17), humility opens man to the gifts of God (v. 18), placing it before God, before the greatness of His power (v. 20) because the allocates to the rightful place and makes it a witness of God and His grace.
Turning directly to the Gospel of Luke, we note first that the passage of this Sunday is part of a literary unit (Lk. 14, 1-25), which was entitled "Such friendly" and include: the story of a recovery during the meal of the Sabbath (vv. 1-6), on those two meals (our passage) and the parable of the great dinner (vv. 15-24).
Jesus uses the festive meal in the house of a Pharisee which is the subject of a thorough analysis of the Pharisees by looking critically at his actions. But, in turn, Jesus himself points out the way they behave, which is to go and take the top. This finding provides an opportunity to teach a lesson (it's the same process that we find in Luke. 21.1-4 / / Mc. 12.41 to 44 where Jesus notes how "the rich cast into the treasury of their abundance. .."), through a parable that sets out a rule of prudence is not prudent to take the lead when it comes to lunch because you risk being subject to humiliation in front of all the guests after they acted out of ambition. Apparently, then, that Jesus was a wise decision to call the book of Proverbs: "Do not give airs before the guilty do not get to the place of the great, because it is better to be told:" Come up here, "rather than be humiliated in front of a more important "(25.6-7 Pr).
Jesus in the Gospel, where he refers explicitly to TA, it does so with the 'intention to complete the Old Testament thought with "new". And that is what will emerge in seguito.L 'other track of the passage today (Lk. 14, 12-14), connected with that now under consideration, makes us take a further thought: "When you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame , the blind .. "so" put in last place, "really means to share the situation of those invited to get close to them voluntarily. E 'at this point that we heard the call: “amico vieni più su”.
Ci sono due brani nel NT che possono illuminare tale “parabola”:* Fil. 2,3-11 in cui la frase centrale è l’invito ad “avere gli stessi sentimenti di Cristo Gesù... il quale… umiliò se stesso facendosi obbediente fino alla morte e a una morte di croce... Per questo Dio lo esaltò...”.La verità della parola di Gesù sull’umiliazione appare nel fatto che egli stesso ha vissuto questa parola nella sua stessa persona a convalida della sua missione e della sua predicazione: abbandonare il primo posto per prendere l’ultimo è appunto il senso della sua incarnazione.* L’altro brano è, nel Vangelo di Luca, il Magnificat ( Lc. 1:46-55) "God has looked (it is to look at) the humiliation of his servant ..."; the last two terms give the sign of the insignificance, of being poor thing, do not count. The extraordinary and unique mission entrusted by God to Mary had its origin in his humility lived with simplicity and joy, open and available to God's humility, therefore, given by the Gospel, enlightened by these New Testament references, we looks like:
The focal point is fixed gaze of God, where He can establish a deep relationship and so called "friend".
The vantage point from which you can, with more chiarezza, giudicare-valutare le persone e la realtà che ci circonda.
Il punto di partenza per il cammino di resurrezione percorso con gli stessi sentimenti di Gesù, un cammino lungo il Suo itinerario orientato verso la Pasqua.
E’ la possibilità di identificarsi con Maria che, come umile serva, ha offerto a Dio la capacità di accogliere la Parola, di conservarla e di offrirla a tutta l’umanità.
E’ la possibilità di identificarsi con lo stesso Signore Gesù (che, dalla sua condizione di Figlio di Dio, si è abbassato e umiliato fino ad assumere la nostra condizione umana) per potere con Lui e in Lui giungere alla gloria della resurrezione.
E’ la possibilità di accostarci every day at the heavenly banquet with a heart completely free and available to accommodate us in the living God.
This last consideration allows us to discover a link with the second reading (Heb. 12: 18-19. 22-24). In this Epistle to the Hebrews, the author presents the Christian life as a "communion of saints" that Christians, who have the extraordinary privilege of being accepted from now in the city of God, must become aware of this reality that gives fullness to their lives. Here then, to note the importance of this condition, the contrast with the experience of the Old Testament where the approach God on Mount Sinai meant being involved in a terrible upheaval of nature, in an oppressive, that the very words of revelation did not distinguish from the material aspects of the theophany, the possibility of a relationship with God was virtually impossible because your words are incomprehensible to most. And 'this is a negative phase of the necessary purification and preparation as well (thought to fall within the theme in the Gospel) a situation of humiliation: the beginning, that is a journey.
"But ye are combined ..."( v. 22). In the Bible the word" approach "implies a religious nuance: priests to serve you draw near to God, draw near to God deals ... Our text wanted highlight the contrast with the situation in the Old Testament, does draw our attention to the plight of Christians durable: they are permanent relationship with the spiritual world and the divine. "... Thousands of angels, festal gathering ..."( v. 22). For Christians, being closely associated with the angels of God, is to participate in an intense spiritual life, in praise, adoration and contemplation of the Most High.
The approach then the banquet of the Eucharist, is the privilege granted to those in the poverty of the human condition, bringing the weight of their illness when they are still firmly in last place, feel with surprise invitation: "Friend, come up higher"; matched to the banquet table to share the feast of the saints and angels to renew the pact with the glorious Christ the new covenant.
LITURGY
penitential rite
* Lord, who have given us your only-begotten Son as a model for our earthly journey, have mercy on us. *
Christ, you were humbled by assuming our human condition, have mercy on us.
* Lord, who calls the humble to approach the Eucharistic banquet, have mercy on us.
INTERCESSIONS
speak to the Father, His Son who gave us an example of humility and obedience, our prayers of intercession:
* Pray for the Holy Father and for the whole Church: the Holy Spirit continues to lavish with its abundance gifts of all because the way we Christians always follow the path outlined by the Lord Jesus
* For the suffering, the marginalized, the elderly and children, because in their particular situation of humiliation, they can experience the attentive love of the Father.
* For this assembly, gathered today to celebrate Easter Sunday, because, full of grace received, we can return one of our brothers are willing to share our "wealth" with the poor and the forgotten.
* For our brothers who live their faith in the situation of marginalization and persecution, the Lord gives them strength to deal firmly with all the difficulties and thus be witnesses of hope in your salvation and your love.
Accept, O Father, these our prayers, because we can be ourselves, with your Son, mediators of salvation for our brothers and for the whole world.
FOR MEDITATION
After communion, the merciful Father
you gave your servant Moses the opportunity to approach your holy mountain to hear your voice, ti preghiamo che anche noi, che oggi ci siamo accostati al tuo banchetto nutrendoci della carne e del sangue del tuo unico Figlio, possiamo rimanere sempre in ascolto della tua parola di vita. Amen.
penitential rite
* Lord, who have given us your only-begotten Son as a model for our earthly journey, have mercy on us. *
Christ, you were humbled by assuming our human condition, have mercy on us.
* Lord, who calls the humble to approach the Eucharistic banquet, have mercy on us.
INTERCESSIONS
speak to the Father, His Son who gave us an example of humility and obedience, our prayers of intercession:
* Pray for the Holy Father and for the whole Church: the Holy Spirit continues to lavish with its abundance gifts of all because the way we Christians always follow the path outlined by the Lord Jesus
* For the suffering, the marginalized, the elderly and children, because in their particular situation of humiliation, they can experience the attentive love of the Father.
* For this assembly, gathered today to celebrate Easter Sunday, because, full of grace received, we can return one of our brothers are willing to share our "wealth" with the poor and the forgotten.
* For our brothers who live their faith in the situation of marginalization and persecution, the Lord gives them strength to deal firmly with all the difficulties and thus be witnesses of hope in your salvation and your love.
Accept, O Father, these our prayers, because we can be ourselves, with your Son, mediators of salvation for our brothers and for the whole world.
FOR MEDITATION
After communion, the merciful Father
you gave your servant Moses the opportunity to approach your holy mountain to hear your voice, ti preghiamo che anche noi, che oggi ci siamo accostati al tuo banchetto nutrendoci della carne e del sangue del tuo unico Figlio, possiamo rimanere sempre in ascolto della tua parola di vita. Amen.
