November
13, 2015
Friday
of the Thirty-second week in Ordinary Time
Saints of the day : Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, (1850-1917) , Saint Agostina Livia Pietrantoni, (1864-1894)
1For all men were by nature
foolish who were in ignorance of God, and who from the good things seen did not
succeed in knowing Him who is, and from studying the works did not discern the
artisan; 2but either fire, or wind, or the
swift air, or the circuit of the stars, or the mighty water, or the luminaries
of heaven, the governors of the world, they considered gods.
3Now if out of joy in their beauty
they thought them gods, let them know how far more excellent is the Lord than
these; for the original source of beauty fashioned them.
4Or if they were struck by their
might and energy, let them from these things realize how much more powerful is
he who made them. 5For from the greatness and the beauty
of created things their original author, by analogy, is seen.
6But yet, for these the blame is
less; For they indeed have gone astray perhaps, though they seek God and wish
to find Him. 7For they search busily among His
works, but are distracted by what they see, because the things seen are fair.
8But again, not even these are
pardonable. 9For if they so far succeeded in
knowledge that they could speculate about the world, how did they not more
quickly find its LORD?
2The heavens declare the glory of
God; the firmament proclaims the works of His hands. 3Day unto day pours
forth speech; night unto night whispers knowledge.
4There is no speech, no words;
their voice is not heard; 5a report goes forth through all the earth, their
messages, to the ends of the world.
26As it was in the days of Noah, so
it will be in the days of the Son of Man; 27they were eating and drinking,
marrying and giving in marriage up to the day that Noah entered the ark, and
the flood came and destroyed them all.
28Similarly, as it was in the days
of Lot: they were eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, building; 29on the day when Lot left Sodom,
fire and brimstone rained from the sky to destroy them all. 30So it will be on the day the Son
of Man is revealed.
31On that day, a person who is on
the housetop and whose belongings are in the house must not go down to get
them, and likewise a person in the field must not return to what was left
behind.
32Remember the wife of Lot. 33Whoever seeks to preserve his life
will lose it, but whoever loses it will save it.
34I tell you, on that night there
will be two people in one bed; one will be taken, the other left. 35And there will be two women
grinding meal together; one will be taken, the other left."
36 37They said to Him in reply,
"Where, Lord?" He said to them, "Where the body is, there
also the vultures will gather."
Notes on Readings
[1] Luke 17:20-37 -To the question of the Pharisees about the
time of the coming of God's kingdom, Jesus replies that the kingdom is among
you (Luke 17:20-21). The emphasis has thus been shifted from an imminent observable coming of the
kingdom to something that is already present in Jesus' preaching and healing
ministry. Luke has also appended further traditional sayings of Jesus about the
unpredictable suddenness of the day of the Son of Man, and assures his readers
that in spite of the delay of that day (Luke 12:45), it will bring judgment unexpectedly on those who do not continue to be vigilant.
[2] Luke 17:36 - The inclusion of Luke 17:36 "There will be two men in the field; one will be taken, the other left
behind," in some Western manuscripts appears to be a scribal assimilation
to Matthew 24:40.
[3] Luke 17:20-37 -To the question of the Pharisees about the
time of the coming of God's kingdom, Jesus replies that the kingdom is among
you (Luke 17:20-21). The emphasis has thus been shifted from an imminent observable coming of the
kingdom to something that is already present in Jesus' preaching and healing
ministry. Luke has also appended further traditional sayings of Jesus about the
unpredictable suddenness of the day of the Son of Man, and assures his readers
that in spite of the delay of that day (Luke 12:45), it will bring judgment unexpectedly on those who do not continue to be vigilant.
[4] Luke 17:36 - The inclusion of Luke 17:36 "There will be two men in the field; one will be taken, the other left
behind," in some Western manuscripts appears to be a scribal assimilation
to Matthew 24:40.
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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.