Contemplating todays Gospel Liturgical Day: Wednesday XXIII Ordinary Time Gospel text (Lk 6,20-26): At that time, Jesus lifted up his eyes on his disciples, saying: Blessed are you poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh. Blessed are you when men hate you, when they exclude and insult you, and denounce your name as evil, for the Son of man. Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, your reward is great in heaven. For thus did their fathers to the prophets. But woe to you who are rich !, for ye have received your consolation.Woe unto you that are full now, for you shall hunger !,.Woe to you who laugh now, for you shall !, mourn and weep.Ay when all men speak well of you !, because that is what their fathers to the false prophets. Word of the Lord. Glory to You, Lord Jesus. comment: Blessed are the poor. (...) Woe to you who are rich! Today, Jesus says where true happiness. In Lukes version, the Beatitudes are accompanied by a wailing that mourn for those who do not accept the message of salvation, but are locked into a self-sufficient and self-life. With the blessings and lamentations, Jesus makes an application of the doctrine of the two ways: the way of life and the way of death. There is a neutral third possibility: who does not come to life is heading towards death; who does not follow the light lives in darkness. Blessed are the poor, for yours is the kingdom of God (Luke 6:20). This bliss is the foundation of all others, he who is poor will be able to receive the Kingdom of God as a gift. Who is poor will realize what things must hunger and thirst: not of material goods, but the Word of God; not of power but of justice and love. Who is poor will mourn at the suffering of the world. Who is poor know that all their wealth is God and, therefore, will be misunderstood and persecuted by the world. But woe to you who are rich !, for ye have received your consolation (Luke 6:24). This lamentation is also the foundation for all that followed, he who is rich and self-sufficient, who can not put their wealth to the service of others, is locked in his selfishness and he works his misfortune. God save us from the pursuit of wealth, going behind the promises the world and set our hearts on material goods; God forbid we see satisfied by the praise and adulation human, because that would have put the heart on the glory of the world and not on Christ. It will be helpful to remember what St. Basil says: He who loves his neighbor as himself does not accumulate unnecessary things that may be essential for others.
Posted on: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 22:55:34 +0000
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