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October 26, 2010
October 27th Holy Spirit Novena
Scripture selection is Day 6 Period II.The Novena Rosary Mysteries
for October 27th are Sorrowful.
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October 26, 2010
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time
Wisdom 11: 22—12: 2
The whole world, for you, can no more than tip a balance, like a drop of morning dew falling on the ground. Yet you are merciful to all, because you are almighty, you overlook people's sins, so that they can repent. Yes, you love everything that exists, and nothing that you have made disgusts you, since, if you had hated something, you would not have made it. And how could a thing subsist, had you not willed it? Or how be preserved, if not called forth by you? No, you spare all, since all is yours, Lord, lover of life!
For your imperishable spirit is in everything! And thus, gradually, you correct those who offend; you admonish and remind them of how they have sinned, so that they may abstain from evil and trust in you, Lord.
Psalm 145: 1-2, 8-11, 13-14
Hymn of Praise Of David
Aleph
Bet
Day after day I shall bless you,
I shall praise your name for ever and ever.
Het
Yahweh is tenderness and pity,
slow to anger, full of faithful love.
Tet
Yahweh is generous to all,
his tenderness embraces all his creatures.
Yod
All your creatures shall thank you, Yahweh,
and your faithful shall bless you.
Kaph
They shall speak of the glory of your kingship
and tell of your might,
Mem
Your kingship is a kingship for ever,
your reign lasts from age to age.
(Nun)
Yahweh is trustworthy in all his words,
and upright in all his deeds.
Samek
Yahweh supports all who stumble,
lifts up those who are bowed down.
2 Thessalonians 1: 11—2:2
In view of this we also pray continually that our God will make you worthy of his call, and by his power fulfil all your desires for goodness, and complete all that you have been doing through faith; so that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you and you in him, by the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
About the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, brothers, and our being gathered to him: please do not be too easily thrown into confusion or alarmed by any manifestation of the Spirit or any statement or any letter claiming to come from us, suggesting that the Day of the Lord has already arrived.
Luke 19: 1-10
He entered Jericho and was going through the town and suddenly a man whose name was Zacchaeus made his appearance; he was one of the senior tax collectors and a wealthy man. He kept trying to see which Jesus was, but he was too short and could not see him for the crowd; so he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to catch a glimpse of Jesus who was to pass that way. When Jesus reached the spot he looked up and spoke to him, ‘Zacchaeus, come down. Hurry, because I am to stay at your house today.’ And he hurried down and welcomed him joyfully. They all complained when they saw what was happening. ‘He has gone to stay at a sinner’s house,’ they said. But Zacchaeus stood his ground and said to the Lord, ‘Look, sir, I am going to give half my property to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody I will pay him back four times the amount.’ And Jesus said to him, ‘Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham; for the Son of man has come to seek out and save what was lost.’
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time
November 4, 2007
INTRODUCTION: Our first reading begins with the line: “Before the Lord, the whole universe is as a grain from a balance or a drop of morning dew.” The balance the author is speaking of is a balancing scale where a grain would be a tiny weight that weighed something like gold or silver. The author could have had no idea how vast the universe is, but he is true in telling us God is greater. After this statement, the author of our reading goes into a long prayer of praise of God’s greatness and love.
HOMILY: To help you see the humor and the drama in today’s gospel, I would like you to imagine that the pope is making a visit to Washington D.C. Most of Washington’s politicians and lawyers, lobbyists and ordinary people show up to welcome him. Dick Cheney, our vice president who also wanted to see the pope, was out hunting and he showed up late. The crowd was too big for him to get through and, since he is a little shorter than average, he wasn’t able to see over the heads of people in the crowd. To see the pope’s motorcade, Dick Cheney climbs up one of the cherry trees so he can see better. A few in the crowd may have enjoyed watching Dick Cheney climb a tree. But then the pope saw him there and said “Dick, hurry and get down. I’m going to stay with you this evening.” Watching him “hurry down” might have drawn a few more chuckles. The pope might have even laughed, but then things got less funny. People started grumbling. The pope is playing partisan politics. The pope should be concerned about the poor and here he is catering to the rich. Then there would be those who believe that Dick Cheney is not a totally honest and virtuous person and they wonder why the pope is hanging out with people like that. Right away Dick Cheney declares that he’s giving half of his oil stock to Catholic Charities and he is going to make right any mistakes that he was responsible for in the Bush administration!
Now you have a feel for the humor and the drama that one might have felt on that particular day when Jesus passed through Jericho. I want to clarify one thing: I used Dick Cheney as an example only because he is well known and because he probably wouldn’t look very dignified climbing up or down a cherry tree. Zaccheus would have been well known. He was the chief tax collector in the area whose wealth most likely came from gouging the poor people he collected taxes from. The people would have viewed him as a traitor and a first rate crook. So lets reflect on what happened when Jesus asked Zaccheus to hurry down from the tree. Jesus had already seen the potential goodness in this man. With just a simple word from Jesus, new life filled Zaccheus. Jesus asked only for a meal and a place to stay for the night, but the heart of Zaccheus opened up completely. He announced he would make amends if he had defrauded anyone (as he surely had, for fourfold restitution was traditional in cases of flagrant theft). Furthermore, he committed himself to giving half of his money to the poor. The gospels never tell us of Jesus smiling, but surely on this occasion he must have been grinning from ear to ear.
The first reading tells us in prayer: God, “you love all things that are and loathe nothing that you have made.” Although God’s love was there before Zaccheus was even born, Zaccheus had to do something to open himself to that love. And he did. He climbed a tree and before he knew it, Jesus was a guest in his home. Not only was Jesus his guest, but something else wonderful happened to Zaccheus. Zaccheus discovered that genuine happiness was not in material wealth but in God’s love and in loving others. The gospel describes Zaccheus as small, but his encounter with Jesus allowed him to grow - not in stature but in maturity and love and joy.
What is the tree that we have to climb to see Jesus? In what way do we have to go out of our way to allow God to take possession of us? Do we need to spend more time in prayer? Do we need to be more generous with our money? Do we need to rise above our fears and mistrust and allow God to have more control in our lives? Do we need to come to Mass more often, perhaps even when we are not obligated to come? Do we need to forgive or to be forgiven? Do we need to control our impatience and trust more? The tree that we need to climb in order to see Jesus better may take many forms. Do we want to see Jesus badly enough to climb it?
No matter how small we may think we are, no matter how bad we may have been, no matter how insignificant we may feel, God loves us and he offers us his friendship and his life — forever. Today at Mass he is inviting himself into our lives. As Jesus states in the Book of Revelation: “Behold I stand at the door and knock.” How far will we open the door of our hearts to let him in?
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