October 05, 2013
by Rev. Fr. Matthieu Dauchez
6:30am Mass, Mary, Queen of Peace Shrine (Our Lady of Peace Quasi Parish/EDSA Shrine)
6:30am Mass, Mary, Queen of Peace Shrine (Our Lady of Peace Quasi Parish/EDSA Shrine)
Fear not, my people! Remember, Israel, You were sold to the
nations not for your destruction; It was because you angered God that you were
handed over to your foes. For you provoked your Maker with sacrifices to
demons, to no-gods; You forsook the Eternal God who nourished you, and you
grieved Jerusalem who fostered you. She indeed saw coming upon you the anger of
God; and she said:
“Hear, you neighbors of Zion! God has brought great mourning upon me, For I have seen the captivity that the Eternal God has brought upon my sons and daughters. With joy I fostered them; but with mourning and lament I let them go. Let no one gloat over me, a widow, bereft of many: For the sins of my children I am left desolate, because they turned from the law of God.
Fear not, my children; call out to God! He who brought this upon you will remember you. As your hearts have been disposed to stray from God, turn now ten times the more to seek him; For he who has brought disaster upon you will, in saving you, bring you back enduring joy.”
“Hear, you neighbors of Zion! God has brought great mourning upon me, For I have seen the captivity that the Eternal God has brought upon my sons and daughters. With joy I fostered them; but with mourning and lament I let them go. Let no one gloat over me, a widow, bereft of many: For the sins of my children I am left desolate, because they turned from the law of God.
Fear not, my children; call out to God! He who brought this upon you will remember you. As your hearts have been disposed to stray from God, turn now ten times the more to seek him; For he who has brought disaster upon you will, in saving you, bring you back enduring joy.”
R. (34) The Lord listens to the poor.
“See, you lowly ones, and be glad;
you who seek God, may your hearts revive!
For the LORD hears the poor,
and his own who are in bonds he spurns not.
Let the heavens and the earth praise him,
the seas and whatever moves in them!”
R. The Lord listens to the poor.
For God will save Zion
and rebuild the cities of Judah.
They shall dwell in the land and own it,
and the descendants of his servants shall inherit it,
and those who love his name shall inhabit it.
R. The Lord listens to the poor.
“See, you lowly ones, and be glad;
you who seek God, may your hearts revive!
For the LORD hears the poor,
and his own who are in bonds he spurns not.
Let the heavens and the earth praise him,
the seas and whatever moves in them!”
R. The Lord listens to the poor.
For God will save Zion
and rebuild the cities of Judah.
They shall dwell in the land and own it,
and the descendants of his servants shall inherit it,
and those who love his name shall inhabit it.
R. The Lord listens to the poor.
The seventy-two disciples returned rejoicing and said to
Jesus, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us because of your name.” Jesus
said, “I have observed Satan fall like lightning from the sky. Behold, I have given you the power ‘to tread
upon serpents’ and scorpions and upon the full force of the enemy and nothing
will harm you. Nevertheless, do not rejoice because the spirits are subject to
you, but rejoice because your names are written in heaven.”
At that very moment he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I give you praise, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike. Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him.”
Turning to the disciples in private he said, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. For I say to you, many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, but did not see it, and to hear what you hear, but did not hear it.”
At that very moment he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I give you praise, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike. Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will. All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him.”
Turning to the disciples in private he said, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. For I say to you, many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, but did not see it, and to hear what you hear, but did not hear it.”
HOMILY
My dear brothers and sisters, in today's Gospel, Jesus has 'observed Satan fall like lightning from heaven'. These words of Jesus fit very well into the whole week, because of the different feasts that we have celebrated. The feast of St. Therese of the Child Jesus, the feast of the Holy Guardian Angels, and the feast of St. Francis of Assissi yesterday. How? Through the simple deeds of love of their lives. There are so many examples of love in their lives, where they showed simple love.
But their lives show an example to us, not only in the historical sense. St. Francis of Assissi is in heaven today. St. Therese of the Child Jesus is in heaven today. But we are here on earth. So we should be the new St. Francis and the new St. Therese of the Child Jesus. This week is a great week. Jesus wants us to be part of His plan. It was, and it is, a perfect week to renew our desire to imitate our dear saints, to become holy, and not less than that. Amen.
My dear brothers and sisters, in today's Gospel, Jesus has 'observed Satan fall like lightning from heaven'. These words of Jesus fit very well into the whole week, because of the different feasts that we have celebrated. The feast of St. Therese of the Child Jesus, the feast of the Holy Guardian Angels, and the feast of St. Francis of Assissi yesterday. How? Through the simple deeds of love of their lives. There are so many examples of love in their lives, where they showed simple love.
But their lives show an example to us, not only in the historical sense. St. Francis of Assissi is in heaven today. St. Therese of the Child Jesus is in heaven today. But we are here on earth. So we should be the new St. Francis and the new St. Therese of the Child Jesus. This week is a great week. Jesus wants us to be part of His plan. It was, and it is, a perfect week to renew our desire to imitate our dear saints, to become holy, and not less than that. Amen.
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