October 20, 2015
Tuesday of the
Twenty-ninth week in Ordinary Time
Saints of the
day : Saint Paul of the Cross, Priest (1693-1775), Saint Maria Bertilla Boscardin, Virgin (1888-1922)
Readings
Readings
12Therefore, just as through one person sin entered the
world, and through sin, death, and thus death came to all, inasmuch as all
sinned - 15bBut the gift is not like the transgression. For if by that one person's transgression the
many died, how much more did the grace of God and the gracious gift of the one
person Jesus Christ overflow for the many.
17For if, by the transgression of one person, death came to
reign through that one, how much more will those who receive the abundance of
grace and of the gift of justification come to reign in life through the one
person Jesus Christ. 18In conclusion, just as through one transgression
condemnation came upon all, so through one righteous act acquittal and life
came to all.
19For just as through the disobedience of one person the
many were made sinners, so through the obedience of one the many will be made
righteous.
20The law entered in so that transgression might increase
but, where sin increased, grace overflowed all the more, 21so that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign
through justification for eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
7Sacrifice and offering you do not want; you opened my
ears. Holocaust and sin-offering you do not request; 8so I said, “See; I come with an inscribed
scroll written upon me.
9I delight to do your will, my God; your law is in my inner being!”10When I sing of your righteousness in a great assembly, See, I do not restrain my lips; as you, LORD, know. 17While those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. May those who long for your salvation always say, “The LORD is great.”
9I delight to do your will, my God; your law is in my inner being!”10When I sing of your righteousness in a great assembly, See, I do not restrain my lips; as you, LORD, know. 17While those who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. May those who long for your salvation always say, “The LORD is great.”
35"Gird your loins and light your lamps 36and be like servants who await their Master's return from
a wedding, ready to open immediately when He comes and knocks.
37Blessed are those servants whom the Master finds vigilant
on His arrival. Amen, I say to you, He will gird Himself, have them recline at
table, and proceed to wait on them. 38And should He come in the second or third watch and find
them prepared in this way, blessed are those servants.
Notes on Readings:
A). Romans 5:12-21 - Paul reflects on the sin of Adam (Genesis 3:1-13) in the light of Jesus’ messianic mystery.
Sin, as used in the singular by Paul, refers to the appalling power that has seized
humanity, which is now in rebellion against the Creator and involved in the
exaltation of its own desires and interests. However, no one has a right to
say, "Adam made me do it," for all are blameworthy (Romans 5:12): Gentiles under the demands of the law
written in their hearts (Romans 2:14-15), and Jews under the Mosaic covenant. Through the Old Testament law, the humanity’s
transgression that was functioning from the start (Romans 5:13) found further spur, with the consequence that sins were accumulated in even
greater profusion. According to Romans 5:15-21,
God's act in Jesus is in total contrast to the devastating effects of the virus
of transgression that plagued humanity through Adam's misdemeanor.
B). Romans 5:12 -
Inasmuch as all sinned: others interpret
"because all sinned," and understand verse 13 as a parenthetical remark.
Unlike Wisdom 2;24, Paul does not attribute the entry of death to the devil.
C). Romans 5:12-20 - The law entered in: sin had made
its entrance (12); now the law comes next to sin. See the footnotes on Romans 1:18-32; 5:12-21.
D). Romans 5:21 -
Where sin increased, grace overflowed all
the more: Paul declares that grace outmatches the productivity of sin.
E). Luke
12:35-48 - This compilation of sayings relates to Luke's comprehension of the
end time and Jesus second coming. Luke underscores for his readers the significance of
being faithful to Jesus’ instruction in the period before the parousia.
Source: New American Bible
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