September 22, 2015
Tuesday
of the Twenty-fifth week in Ordinary Time
Readings
Let
the governor and the elders of the Jews continue the work on that house of God;
they are to rebuild it on its former site. I also issue this decree concerning
your dealing with these elders of the Jews in the rebuilding of that house of
God: From the royal revenue, the taxes of West-of-Euphrates, let these men be
repaid for their expenses, in full and without delay. I, Darius, have issued
this decree; let it be carefully executed."
The
elders of the Jews continued to make progress in the building, supported by the
message of the prophets, Haggai and Zechariah, son of Iddo. They finished the
building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus
and Darius (and of Artaxerxes, king of Persia). They completed this house on
the third day of the month Adar, in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.
The Israelites - priests, Levites, and the other returned exiles - celebrated
the dedication of this house of God with joy. For the dedication of this house
of God, they offered one hundred bulls, two hundred rams, and four hundred
lambs, together with twelve he-goats as a sin-offering for all Israel, in
keeping with the number of the tribes of Israel.
Finally, they set up the
priests in their classes and the Levites in their divisions for the service of
God in Jerusalem, as is prescribed in the book of Moses. The exiles kept the
Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.
The Levites, every one of
whom had purified himself for the occasion, sacrificed the Passover for the
rest of the exiles, for their brethren the priests, and for themselves.
I
rejoiced when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD.” And now
our feet are standing within your gates, Jerusalem.
Jerusalem,
built as a city, walled round about. There the tribes go up, the tribes of the
LORD.
As
it was decreed for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD. There are
the thrones of justice, the thrones of the house of David.
Then
His mother and His brothers came to Him but were unable to join Him because of the
crowd. He was told, "Your mother and Your brothers are standing outside
and they wish to see You." He said to them in reply, "My mother and
my brothers are those who hear the word of God and act on it."
For accurate comprehension of
the word mother that connotes the
Blessed Perpetual Virginity and the word brother
according to the ancient culture, please see Catechism of the Catholic
Church CCC500.
Reference: The New American Bible
Reference: The New American Bible
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I personally encourage everyone to emulate JESUS' values on LOVE, FAITH, HOPE
and CHARITY, as the humanity has been a failure; which resulted to the more than two (2) years of pandemic and its after-effects on economy, not only here in the Philippines but worldwide.
And the saddest part of it, is that, it affected the POOREST of the POOR to even extremely be more poorer, in exchange of the affluent to be more richer.
Thank you and may GOD bless you and the whole family to have an enjoyed life's journey at home, Church, schools/universities, corporate commitments, public and places of interest.