October 11, 2015
Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year B
Saint of the day : Saint Francis Borgia, Priest (1510-1572), Saint Damien de Veuster, Saint Tacharus and his Companions, Martyrs (304)
Readings
Readings
7Therefore I prayed, and prudence was
given me; I pleaded and the spirit of Wisdom came to me. 8I preferred her to scepter and
throne, And deemed riches nothing in comparison with her, 9nor did I liken any priceless gem to
her; Because all gold, in view of her, is a little sand, and before her, silver
is to be accounted mire.
10Beyond health and comeliness I loved
her, And I chose to have her rather than the light, because the splendor of her
never yields to sleep. 11Yet all good things together came to
me in her company, and countless riches at her hands;
12Teach us to count our days aright,
that we may gain wisdom of heart. 13Relent, O LORD! How long? Have pity
on your servants!
14Fill us at daybreak with your mercy,h
that all our days we may sing for joy.
15Make us glad as many days as you
humbled us, for as many years as we have seen trouble.i
16Show your deeds to your servants,
your glory to their children.
17May the favor of the Lord our God be
ours.j Prosper the work of our hands!
Prosper the work of our hands!
12Indeed, the word of God is living and
effective, sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating even between soul and
spirit, joints and marrow, and able to discern reflections and thoughts of the
heart.
13No creature is concealed from Him,
but everything is naked and exposed to the eyes of Him to whom we must render
an account.
17As He was setting out on a journey, a
man ran up, knelt down before Him, and asked Him, "Good teacher, what must
I do to inherit eternal life?"
18Jesus answered him, "Why do you
call me good? No one is good but God alone.
19You know the commandments: "You shall
not kill; you shall not commit adultery; you shall not steal; you shall not
bear false witness; you shall not defraud; honor your father and your
mother."
20He replied and said to him,
"Teacher, all of these I have observed from my youth."
21Jesus, looking at him, loved him and
said to him, "You are lacking in one thing. Go, sell what you have, and give
to (the) poor and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me."
22At that statement his face fell, and
he went away sad, for he had many possessions.
23Jesus looked around and said to His
disciples, "How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom
of God!"
24The disciples were amazed at His
words. So Jesus again said to them in reply, "Children, how hard it is to
enter the kingdom of God! 25It is easier for a camel to pass
through (the) eye of (a) needle than for one who is rich to enter the kingdom
of God."
26They were exceedingly astonished and
said among themselves, "Then who can be saved?" 27Jesus looked at them and said,
"For human beings it is impossible, but not for God. All things are
possible for God."
28Peter began to say to Him, "We
have given up everything and followed you."
29Jesus said, "Amen, I say to you,
there is no one who has given up house or brothers or sisters or mother or
father or children or lands for my sake and for the sake of the gospel 30who will not receive a hundred times
more now in this present age: houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and
children and lands, with persecutions, and eternal life in the age to come.
Notes
on Readings:
A). Book of Wisdom 7:1 - First man formed on earth:
Adam. The author excludes throughout the book the proper characters’ proper
names in sacred history of whom he verbalizes; see especially Wisdom 10.
B). Book of Wisdom 7:2 - In a
ten-months' period: hence the ancients were used to calculate the period of
pregnancy.
C).
Mark 10:18 - Why
do you call me good?: Jesus disclaims the term "good" for Himself
and directs it to God, the foundation of all goodness who alone can provide the
gift of eternal life; compare with Matthew 19:16-17.
D). Mark
10:23-27 - In the Old Testament riches and material goods are deemed as a sign
of God's favor (Job 1:10; Psalm 128:1-2; Isaiah 3:10).
The words of Jesus in Mark 10:23-25 arouses bewilderment among the disciples
because of their apparent opposition of the Old Testament concept (Mark 10:24, 26). Since affluence, power, and merit engender false security, Jesus refuses them
completely as a declaration on entry to the kingdom. Triumph of deliverance is
beyond human capability and dependent wholly on the goodness of God who offers
it as a gift (Mark 10:27).
Reference: The New American Bible
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Dear Humanity,
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.