I after the Dedication - The missionary mandate
Reading of the Gospel according to Matthew 28, 16-20
At that time. The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain that the Lord Jesus had shown them. When they saw him, fell. But they doubted. Jesus came and said to them: "I was given all authority in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, until the end of the world. "
of next Sunday's Gospel contains many themes while being short.
First, the question of the disciples, which remains even in the face in the presence of the Risen One.
Secondly, the universal power of Christ, the foundation of the missionary work of the Church
order to preach the gospel and to baptize all nations.
Finally, the promise of Christ to be always close to the disciples.
is to be confused!
I choose this time to the third point: the command of Christ to proclaim the Gospel to all nations.
This command can be seen at least two respects: a) the Gospel is necessary for the life of every man. Remain without the gospel is to remain without the light, the meaning of life, true love, the hope that conquers death.
b) the second Profile is what you manifest God's project and that project becomes man's vocation. It is here that we stop.
The command of Jesus was born to the vocation of man.
Have you ever thought that Peter and other apostles have changed their lives in maturity?
This happened because Jesus with his friendship, his word, his example has upset the hierarchy of values \u200b\u200band habits that had been unsettled in their lives.
After the encounter with Christ, the apostles believe that with Him we can also give life (and everyone will be doing after Pentecost).
from Christ no longer want to be separated. Anything that does not lead to him is rubbish says s. Paul.
The conviction of these simple characters of the people jew is elementary, but crucial: Christ is the true treasure of life. What you do is tell the true good for your life. At the wedding of Cana, Mary said: "Do whatever he tells you."
After the resurrection, Jesus sends them to the world and they will do what He says.
you go into the logic of a religious vocation when they believe that life will be spent not good when we make our plans drawn up for ourselves and for our reputation, but when you do what God asks us to do.
Where God put me, there I feel good.
This belief is at odds with the contemporary fashion of the self, seen as an affirmation of themselves in terms of power, money and visibility. This is so clear that it is useless to insist.
religious vocations are falling for this reason: I do not trust the place that God give to me and I try not even to a possible call, and are concentrated in the conquest of my position.
The disappearance of marriage as a vocation
The most worrying fact of our times is not the decline in religious vocations, but the trend disappearance of vocation to marriage.
And of course.
If you stop listening because you're afraid to love God according to his perspective, you cease to love. Point.
The man and woman cease to be together? Of course not (at least in general). But stop being together as designed, the gift of mutual love and total. Since you can not stand alone, you are together in some way, often without enthusiasm, without hope, without joy.
The loss or the conquest of youth
Two years ago a dear friend Don flew to Haiti the most wretched country in the world. Not surprising given that the missionaries are still there. The fact is that this was a popular pastor of one of our country in the Varese and the ripe old age of 67 years and decides to go on a mission right there.
When I was young I had a lot of gifts and friendship with his testimony, but this was the biggest gift that I did.
It made me realize that the call is made once, even if the youth choices are made more decisive, but it remains an event that accompanies the person's life.
A living man always wonders what love has to answer. If it does so it is always young. And it is still capable of surprises.
Who's next to him and says yes he discovered the secret of life that never dies.
Roman Rite
Luke 18:9-14
At that time, 9 Jesus said again this
parable to some who had the intimate
presumption of being righteous, and despised
others:
10 "Two men went to the temple to
pray, one a Pharisee and the other a publican.
11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus
himself: "O God, I thank you because are not
like other men, thieves, unjust, adulterers,
or even like this tax collector. 12
fast twice a week and I pay
tithes of all that I possess. "
13 the publican, standing far off,
not even lift up his eyes to heaven,
but beat his breast, saying, " O God, Have
mercy on me a sinner. "
14 I tell you, this rather than the other,
returned to his house justified, because
whoever exalts himself will be humbled, whereas others
humbles himself will be exalted. "
Luke 18:9-14
The intimate presumed to be fair, despising others, for Jesus comes up
to prayer, which should be the place of truth for each of us, in
as we find ourselves face to face with the Lord. Prayer is the place
privileged in the memory of that which contradicts the meaning of life is
place before the Lord to get a response from him.
With this parable Jesus wants to help us understand that no one can be considered
better than others. Even Paul, who we saw in the second reading be convinced
the goodness of life, so he writes to the Philippians: " each of you,
with humility consider others better than himself " (2.3).
feeds The Pharisee's presumption in keeping the commandments and
religious rituals. He can build on its fidelity to the law to judge the
others, instead of thanking the Lord for what he received for free from him.
why he finds himself in a situation of untruth, because it can not recognize the
reality of their lives, which is not on his own, as the original gift is
the Lord and he will have only paid fairly. He is not the source of his
good life, but the Lord.
the public is aware of his sinfulness, and calls on the
Lord have mercy on him. He finds himself in the truth of their lives and
for this will be fulfilled.
Jesus concludes with a saying on the exaltation and humility. The latter condition
necessary and sufficient for salvation: necessary because without humility,
that the awareness of its fragile condition, we find ourselves
a lie, because he who is humble enough to accept the sa salvation that comes
from God, who loves the humble (' The Lord loves his people, he crowns the humble
victory "Ps 149.4).
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