This is the homy of the 31 Sunday in ordinary time year a the ly of this Sunday invite us to a serious reflection on the seriousness truth and coherence of our commitment to God and to his kingdom in a special way this Sunday’s readings question the leaders of the
Christian communities about the truth of their testimony the purity of their motives their real commitment to the buildings of communities committed to the values of the Gospel the gospel text of today present us with the group of phes Jesus violently criticizes their claim of exclusive possession of the truth their incoherence their immodesty
Their insensitivity to love and mercy more than historical information it is an invitation to Believers not to let similar attitudes enter the Christian family and Destroy fraternity which which is the foundation of the community in office Reading of today a messenger of God questions the priest of Israel
These priest called by God to be messengers of the lord of the universe to teach the law of the Lord to lead the people towards God they allowed themselves to be dominated by selfish interest neglecting their Duty destroying the law of the Lord they are therefore largely responsible for the
Divorce between God and Israel God announces that he cannot tolerate this behavior and that he will discredit and am mask this priest the second reading present Us in contrast to the first reading with the example of St Paul Silas and Timothy the evangelizers to the Christian Community in thessalonica
In fact from their missionary effort made with love with humility with Simplicity with gratitude a living and fervent Christian Community was born this community welcomed the gospel as a gift from God and was committed to it and testify to it with truth behind the accusations that today’s first reading
Present to us there is a community settled in discouragement skepticism and laziness these negative feelings will lead to carelessness indifference and disrespect for commitments if this continues for a long time the community will inevitably fall into concrete attitudes of lack of respect and hatred towards God and His word injustice and
Violence towards brothers and sisters in the community the truth is none of our Christian or religious communities are Exempted from this disease and can guarantee that they will not follow a similar path only a community that accepts being in a continuous process of conversion can avoid a process of this
Type by rediscovering at every moment the foundation of their Faith and Hope and by realizing their commitment to God and to the Covenant therefore we must always be people of love and Proclaim that love in the world as we were told in our readings of last Sunday and also
In our second reading of today in fact the second reading tells us that those who announce the gospel cannot be simple employees called and distant who carry out the task entrusted to them punctually and officially but they have to be like a mother full of love who loves her children tenderly who shares
Everything with them who happily sacrifices herself for them and who totally gives her own life so that her children have more life in abundance we understand therefore that the proclamation of the Gospel must be first and foremost a service of of Love is this how we act in our Christian Life is
Our work done with love and total dedication do those who contact us find in us living and enthusiastic Witnesses of God’s love this Sunday’s gospel places us once again in Jerusalem in the last days before Jesus’s passion and death it is in this days that the final confrontation between Jesus and the
Leaders of Judaism takes place the Jewish leaders protected by their certainties conviction and prejudices continue to refuse the kingdom of God and prepare a case against Jesus the gospel of this Sunday reveals one of the most profound disagreement between Jesus’s proposal and contemporary culture the values that govern our world
Today assures us that man’s full fulfillment and happiness depend on the position that he or she holds but Jesus assures us that man’s fulfillment depends on his or her ability to love and serve at stake are two antagonistic vision of the purpose of our life and
The paths that each person must take to achieve his or her full Fulfillment St Matthew by denouncing the tendency of the Pharisees to impose unbearable burden on others is warning us against the temptation to invent demands and obligations Commandments and laws that create slavery that oppress consciouses that threaten that hinder the children
Of God to live free and happy does this happen in our Christian or religious communities or in our families fundamentally the Christian Community must be a true Brotherhood the church is not made up of superiors and subjects Masters and disciples fathers and Son doctors and students but of equal
Brothers and sisters who have a common goal and who follow the same Christ the same Lord therefore in the Church of Jesus Christ there cannot be anyone who wants to command artist or who considers himself ourself more important more worthy more honorable more prepared than others our Christian communities must
Prophetically announce the kingdom of God where Believers in equal in dignity our brothers and sisters among themselves they must love one another and become Servants of one another as we celebrate this Sunday’s liturgy let us pray to the Lord to grant us The Graces that we need to be the true Disciples of
Our Lord Jesus Christ by proclaiming the kingdom of God the kingdom of love the kingdom of humility the kingdom of service to all I wish you a blessed and fruitful Sunday
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