DAILY GOSPEL Thursday, 14 November 2013 Thursday of the Thirty-second week in Ordinary Time Saint(s) of the day : St. Lawrence OToole, Archbishop of Dublin (c. 1125-1180) See commentary below Vatican Council II: The kingdom of God is among you Book of Wisdom 7:22-30.8:1. In Wisdom is a spirit intelligent, holy, unique, Manifold, subtle, agile, clear, unstained, certain, Not baneful, loving the good, keen, unhampered, beneficent, kindly, Firm, secure, tranquil, all-powerful, all-seeing, And pervading all spirits, though they be intelligent, pure and very subtle. For Wisdom is mobile beyond all motion, and she penetrates and pervades all things by reason of her purity. For she is an aura of the might of God and a pure effusion of the glory of the Almighty; therefore nought that is sullied enters into her. For she is the refulgence of eternal light, the spotless mirror of the power of God, the image of his goodness. And she, who is one, can do all things, and renews everything while herself perduring; And passing into holy souls from age to age, she produces friends of God and prophets. For there is nought God loves, be it not one who dwells with Wisdom. For she is fairer than the sun and surpasses every constellation of the stars. Compared to light, she takes precedence; for that, indeed, night supplants, but wickedness prevails not over Wisdom. Indeed, she reaches from end to end mightily and governs all things well. Psalms 119(118):89.90.91.130.135.175. Your word, O LORD, endures forever; It is firm as the heavens. Through all generations your truth endures; you have established the earth, and it stands firm. According to your ordinances they still stand firm: all things serve you. The revelation of your words sheds light, giving understanding to the simple. Let your countenance shine upon your servant, and teach me your statutes. Let my soul live to praise you, and may your ordinances help me. Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 17:20-25. Asked by the Pharisees when the Kingdom of God would come, Jesus said in reply, “The coming of the Kingdom of God cannot be observed, and no one will announce, Look, here it is, or, There it is. For behold, the kingdom of God is among you. Then he said to his disciples, The days will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it. There will be those who will say to you, Look, there he is, (or) Look, here he is. Do not go off, do not run in pursuit. For just as lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be (in his day). But first he must suffer greatly and be rejected by this generation. Copyright © Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, USCCB Commentary of the day : Vatican Council II Constitution on the Church in the modern world « Gaudium et spes », (©Libreria Vaticana editrice), § 38 The kingdom of God is among you Gods Word, through Whom all things were made, was Himself made flesh and dwelt on the earth of men. Thus He entered the worlds history as a perfect man, taking that history up into Himself and summarizing it. He Himself revealed to us that God is love (1Jn 4,8) and at the same time taught us that the new command of love was the basic law of human perfection and hence of the worlds transformation... Undergoing death itself for all of us sinners, He taught us by example that we too must shoulder that cross which the world and the flesh inflict upon those who search after peace and justice. Appointed Lord by His resurrection and given plenary power in heaven and on earth (Acts 2,36; Mt 28,18), Christ is now at work in the hearts of men through the energy of His Holy Spirit, arousing not only a desire for the age to come, but by that very fact animating, purifying and strengthening those noble longings too by which the human family makes its life more human and strives to render the whole earth submissive to this goal. Now, the gifts of the Spirit are diverse: while He calls some to give clear witness to the desire for a heavenly home and to keep that desire green among the human family, He summons others to dedicate themselves to the earthly service of men and to make ready the material of the celestial realm by this ministry of theirs. Yet He frees all of them so that by putting aside love of self and bringing all earthly resources into the service of human life they can devote themselves to that future when humanity itself will become an offering accepted by God (Rm 15,16) * * * “May these mysteries, O Lord, in which we have participated, profit us, we pray: for even now, as we walk amid passing things, you teach us by them to love the things of heaven and hold fast to what endures.” (Roman Missal : Postcommunion, 1st Sunday of Advent)
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