Sunday, October 31, 2010 AFTER THE DEDICATION Alerts:
Tuesday, November 2 in the chapel LIUC (13.00) we will celebrate Holy Mass for the dead
In the bottom of the text will find information about a range of socio-political training sessions for young people. It seems to me worthy of attention.
The need of the gospel
Reading of the Gospel according to Matthew 22, 1-14
at that time. The Lord Jesus began to speak to them in parables, saying: "The kingdom of heaven is like a king who gave a wedding feast for his son. He sent his servants to call those invited to the wedding, but they would not come. He sent other servants of the new order: "Tell those invited: Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and animals fattened cattle have been killed and everything is ready, and come to the wedding. " But those not interested: one went off to his farm, another to his business, while the rest seized his servants, maltreated them and killed them. The king was angry: he sent his troops had killed those murderers and burned their city. Then he said to his servants: "The wedding is ready, but those invited were not worthy, go to the main crossroads and everyone you find to the wedding." Once out on the streets, those servants gathered everyone they found, both bad and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests. The king came to see the guests, and there he saw a man who was not wearing the wedding dress. He said, "Dude, how did you get here without a wedding garment?". That was speechless. Then the king said to the servants, 'Bind him hand and foot and cast him into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. " For many are called but few chosen. "
The absolute necessity of the gospel
In the previous discussion we have left aside the issue of the need of the Gospel to the lives of men. This need comes directly from Jesus' command to baptize and make disciples of all nations.
Today's Gospel proposes this need "out into the streets, those servants gathered everyone they found, both bad and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests."
The king of the parable is not to be discouraged by the rejection of the first invited to his banquet and lets all sorts of people. Each was given the wedding dress in homage of the owner (of course then the serious lack of those who have not worn).
Then, according to the Gospel, we must enter the party with the wedding dress. In other words the Gospel must be preached and to be in the life of each.
As a child
The missionaries were regarded with deep admiration, because they committed and often sacrificed their lives to do what we all wanted to do: to know the face of Christ to the people who ignore it.
Today, missionaries are popular because they open schools, hospitals, are taught to cultivate the land, dig wells for water.
The missionaries have always done the two things together.
We changed us. We are interested in little that men may know Christ. If all goes well we are still sensitive to charity.
John Paul II
In his encyclical (Redemptoris Missio) said that over the past 50 years the Church has lost its missionary zeal.
Among the many causes of this phenomenon, the Pope cited the idea that we must respect the conscience of others and the idea that everyone has his religion and does not make sense proporgliene another.
Perhaps the real cause of the loss of missionary zeal is the inner secularization has weakened our faith.
The two cases above are two excuses for a poor way of living the faith, the individualist.
faith as a medicine for our need for spirituality originates a way of life, Christianity private, without missionary zeal and community.
This is why there are still many believers, but the Church has little strength to proclaim the Gospel.
We dismantle misconceptions
Number 1. Do you think that consciousness might be afraid of the truth? I think the word of Christ, with its beauty and depth, could harm the search for truth that all men of good will you do? I hope you say NO.
So how can we think that the freedom to propose the person of Jesus, may be a wound to the conscience of men?
Number 2. Worldwide, there are many religions. They are part of the mystery of God, who never leaves men without a minimum of light. But the fact that men have a little 'light should not prevent its being illuminated by Christ: "Word was the true light that enlightens every
man" (Jn 1:9). Religions are the effort of man to God is a rough path that comes close to the truth of God, but among the many elements of uncertainty. In Christianity it is God who came and meet us. His truth, his love, his friendship give beauty, meaning, strength to our lives.
For me to live is Christ
said this S. Paul. And since there were words he lived all his life to Christian missionary.
We then discovered the necessity of preaching the Gospel. There is full identification between Christ and the proclamation of the Gospel.
who truly knows Christ and falls in love with the flight that includes the greatest gift you can do to other men and they also lead to knowledge of the Lord.
If you have filled the stomach of a small African, you were right. But to give you hope you will let him know Christ.
Today as in the time of the parable, people go about their business. It seems that we can live without the Gospel. To force if morissimo because we are unbelievers there would be freedom of belief.
But is not the same with Jesus or without Him Who is the love of Christ knows and burns the desire to be a missionary.
been burned?
Roman Rite
Gospel: Lk 19:1-10
At that time, Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. And here is a man named Zacchaeus, chief tax collector and rich, trying to see who Jesus was, but he could not because of the crowd, because was small in stature. So he ran ahead and see him, he climbed a sycamore, was to pass beyond. When he reached the place, Jesus looked up and said, "Zacchaeus, come down quickly, for today I must stay at your house." He hurried down and welcomed him with joy. Seeing this, they all murmured: "He went to stay at a sinner." But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord: "Behold, Lord, I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, restore it fourfold." Jesus said, "Today salvation has come to this house, because he too is a son of Abraham, the Son of Man has come to seek and to save what was lost. "
COMMENT ON FIRST READING
by Daniele Salera
"He went to stay at a sinner." So the inhabitants of Jericho ruled about the fact that Jesus has finally entered the home-life of Zacchaeus. "How much hypocrisy, that hardened heart!" we would say today by outside observers. Yet in those blind men, because "auto-saved" we ... we think of so much criticism and gossip that fills the mouth when we "do X-rays" of those who in different ways and maybe we are next are also brothers and sisters in faith!
So beautiful story ... indeed beautiful, because it is the story of a miracle, a resurrection (marking the transition from a life in the flesh to the Spirit, from the works of death to those who come from the saved), and also gives us the opportunity to establish good ideas on two specific points: 1
. Consider how God's times are very different from human time, especially when it comes to convert and redeem us.
2. It helps us to clarify a question that often is not answered us, because it depends on what God and man about the sanctity of our lives, our desire to do His will?
1: This first consideration is developed from the text of Wisdom from 11.22 to 12.2 which begins the Liturgy of the Word. Through this song we are reminded that ours is a God who "waits for our repentance and compassion [...] gradually corrects and admonishes," therefore the time that relate to his compassion with our conversion are "long time" are the times of waiting and patience. Usually combine this virtue with the endurance of those who hurt or molest us, almost never related to passing time and changing the human heart. Yes, we have a patient God, waiting, and this is the wavelength of his love: it is given, there is, respects our human nature While wanting to deify-and-so happens.
For Zacchaeus and his contemporaries was so, how many times met and consistent believers will say "but never changes!" How many times have tried and finally classified as "lost." But their sudden opinion did not change things, but to stay the action of God, yes!
So when we pray the Our Father and ask to be forgiven our debts, remember this "slowness" of God's justice on us and then decide to relive a similar expectation of the conversion of his brother shortly after when we say "as we forgive our debtors. " Waiting for God would be so even our expectation, of us who would immediately change the other, what are we to take from anxiety, nervousness and anxiety when the relationship difficult and heavy support or when it seems that nothing changes what's wrong.
2: think what happens in the story: Zacchaeus had heard of Jesus, knows he is going over there, wants to see it, but there is an impediment objective that is in him, but somehow does not depend on him (the His stature is low) and then he does? Give up? No, use your intuition and imagination gets on sycamore. In addition there is an impediment subjective: it is a sinner from all known as such, is one that not only is in a state of sin but is also hated by all because a servant of the occupying power and dishonest at the expense of ordinary people. That Jesus was a man of God, a man of God may have something to do with who is in sin? About this second impediment is not intuition or imagination to draw: there is sin, Zacchaeus knows, and it coincides with his life, almost, is her life and weaves it affects his relationships and his livelihood. Here, only God can "play around" ... and it happens. Jesus "does strike" across the board, as only he can do. Zacchaeus, after this meeting is no longer the same: his life, his links with the past and his dishonesty no longer have vanished into thin air. But what is up to him and what God because you arrive at this outcome? Zacchaeus wanted to meet Jesus and climbed the sycamore tree: can you awaken your longing for the infinite, life beautiful, deep and personal meeting with Christ and find your sycamore or even remember not to separate yourself from that which you are already on Sycamore rose perhaps for other reasons (that friend faithful that God put beside thee, that group that helps you to be with the Lord, that when you read His Word t'illumina, then go to church alone to contemplate before you go to work or class, that conversation with Don for so long that you're referring, etc.). the rest is done by him, trust him because will do well, your time and your streets are not your (thank God)!
COMMENT ON SECOND READING
by Rocco Pezzimenti
1. emblematic characters and modern, Zacchaeus "sought to see who Jesus was, but could not." Low stature, meaning that, by itself, could not get to see, like so many today and always. Like a few, however, is largely driven by a desire to see, hear, almost touching the Master. Zacchaeus "was a chief tax collector and rich" points out the Gospel, as if to signify its distance from grace, as published, and his "inability" to be rich that he could not see the Savior. There seems to be a defining moment in his life, a turning point, and climbs a tree, moved by a sincere desire to see.
2. The Lord passes right under it, looks up to show that such a curiosity was, in some way rewarded because in this case, shows a search, a principle of faith. Zacchaeus was awarded because of his boldness. Jesus invites him to come down. The text emphasizes the "fast" because it has to stop with him. Expresses concern that the Lord! For its part, the rich publican does not waste time: "He went down quickly and received him with joy." As always happens in many other Gospel episodes, there are the whispers: "It's gone to stay the home of a sinner. "As usual, instead of rejoicing, some creeps, those who sin of presumption.
3. We would be happy to - Ambrose said - for all, because if you can save the chief tax collector, who can despair of salvation? But no, envy leads to ignore the extent of the event and even to criticize the sovereign goodness of Jesus with his mercy opens the heart of the sinner to another well. Zacchaeus in fact, is surprised and opens to charity, "Lord, give to the poor half of my possessions stolen and if I have someone give back four times." I murmured, the envious, cling to their miserable circumstances, often sinful, As Jesus declared: "Today salvation has come to this house."
4. was rich, but selfish first, then generous. The problem is not wealth, but its use. Zacchaeus has become generous because it deviates from the crowd, that is the common way of thinking. Becomes aware, to understand who Christ is and, once understood, knows he can not be the same. We should pray for this, because, as he recalls the letter of St. Paul, the Lord gives success to every good resolve and work of your faith. "
5. To understand this we must preserve, through prayer, a peace of mind truly Christian so much so that even St. Paul reminds us "not to leave you shaking in your mind and easily frightened by oracles or speeches" of various kinds. Reviews fatuous and fallacious that today, even more than ever, tend to make us consider useless the Gospel message, with the sole purpose of deceiving us about the true meaning of life.
Growing with Good Policy
PRESENTATION OF THE COURSE The purpose of this course is twofold: to provide the conceptual tools to
a serious and deep
political education and train people interested in participating in the first person
political agony.
The first meetings are of a historical overview
with depth in the lives of the major parties
mass that led to Italy. Through
history of DC, the PSI, the PCI and the Right,
its values \u200b\u200band its key players, the course aims to better understand
political parties
today and their dynamics.
The second part explores some important issues and current
of our society: the
security, federalism, the world of work and
principles of solidarity.
The course will feature prominent speakers and guests
the political and intellectual.
The course is aimed
secondary school students, university students
eai young people up to 35 years.
Free participation.
Compulsory attendance.
Certificate of Attendance to the course.
Registration: by November 5.
Where and when:
Calendar of meetings:
November 11 (Thursday) Political participation:
form the party is still relevant today? Father Bartolomeo Sorge
November 26 political parties in 2010
ANDREA BIEN
December 10 History of Political Parties: The PSI and the PCI
TENCONI PAUL, PAUL PILLITTERI, LUIGI CORBANA
January 14 History of Political Parties: The DC
PAUL TENCONI , Piero Bassetti
January 28 The Right and the transformation of the '90s. Marco Rizzo
February 11 safety policy
Achille Serra
February 25 Federalism and autonomy
Giancarlo Pagliarini, PAUL SABBIONI
March 11 businesses, workers and public companies
Giulio Sapelli, Elio Borgonovi
March 25 policies for the welfare and the principles of solidarity in
"Caritas in Veritate"
Bishop Giampaolo Crepaldi, SAVINO Pezzotti
April 8 election data analysis and organization of a media campaign
ANTONIO VALENTE, Antongiulio BUA
biweekly, every Friday. Opening hours 18:00
courses with aperitif and
meeting beginning at 19:30
Humane Society
Street Davenport, 7
Milan
Marcora Henry, an adviser reg. Lombardia
Sancin Alexander, director prov. Collegio San Carlo Milano
Institute and Leo XIII.
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