November
30, 2015
Feast
of Saint Andrew, Apostle
Saint
of the Day: Saint Andrew, Apostle
Reading
1
9Brothers
and sisters: If
you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and
believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you
will be saved.[1]
10For
one believes with the heart and so is justified, and
one confesses with the mouth and so is saved.
11The
Scripture says, No
one who believes in Him will be put to shame. 12There
is no distinction between Jew and Greek; the
same Lord is Lord of all, enriching
all who call upon Him. 13For
everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
14But
how can they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And
how can they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And
how can they hear without someone to preach?[2] 15And
how can people preach unless they are sent? As
it is written, How
beautiful are the feet of those who bring the good news![3]
16But
not everyone has heeded the good news; for
Isaiah says, Lord, who has believed what was heard from us? 17Thus
faith comes from what is heard, and
what is heard comes through the word of Christ.
18But
I ask, did they not hear? Certainly
they did; for their
voice has gone forth to all the earth, and
their words to the ends of the world.
Responsorial
Psalm
8The
law of the LORD is perfect, refreshing the soul; The decree of the LORD is
trustworthy, giving wisdom to the simple.
R.
The judgments of the Lord are true, and all of them are just. OR:
R.
Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.
9The
precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing
the heart; The
command of the LORD is clear, enlightening
the eye.
R.
The judgments of the Lord are true, and all of them are just. OR:
R.
Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.
10The
fear of the LORD is pure, enduring
forever; The
ordinances of the LORD are true, all
of them just.
R.
The judgments of the Lord are true, and all of them are just. OR:
R.
Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.
11They
are more precious than gold, than
a heap of purest gold; Sweeter
also than syrup or
honey from the comb.
R.
The judgments of the Lord are true, and all of them are just. OR:
R.
Your words, Lord, are Spirit and
life.
Alleluia
R.
Alleluia, alleluia.
Come
after me, says the Lord, and
I will make you fishers of men.
R.
Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel
18As
Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who is
called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea; they were
fishermen.[4]
19He
said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.” 20At once
they left their nets and followed Him.[5]
21He
walked along from there and saw two other brothers, James, the son of Zebedee,
and his brother John. They were in a boat, with their father Zebedee, mending
their nets. He called them, 22and immediately they left their boat and their
father and followed Him.
Notes on Readings:
[1] Romans
10:9-11 - To confess Jesus as Lord was frequently quite hazardous in the first
century (compare with Matthew 10:18; 1 Thessalonians 2:2; 1 Peter 2:18-21; 3:14. For a Jew it could mean disruption of normal familial
and other social relationships, including great economic sacrifice. In the
face of penalties imposed by the secular world, Christians are assured that no
one who believes in Jesus will be put to shame (Romans 10:11).
[2] Romans
10:14-21 - The gospel has been sufficiently proclaimed to Israel, and Israel
has adequately understood God's plan for the messianic age, which would see the
gospel brought to the uttermost parts of the earth. As often in the past,
Israel has not accepted the prophetic message; compare with Acts 7:51-53.
[3] Romans
10:15 - How beautiful are the feet of those who bring [the] good news: in
Semitic fashion, the parts of the body that bring the messenger with welcome
news are praised; compare with Luke 11:27.
[4] Matthew 4:18-22 - The call of the
first disciples promises them a share in Jesus' work and entails abandonment of
family and former way of life. Three of the four, Simon, James, and John, are distinguished
among the disciples by a closer relation with Jesus (Matthew 17:1; 26:37.
[5] Matthew 4:20 - Here and in Matthew 4:22, as in Mark (Mark 1:16-20) and unlike the Lucan account (Luke 5:1-11, the disciples' response is motivated only by Jesus'
invitation, an element that emphasizes his mysterious power.
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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.
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