Gospel for November 3, 2009, Tuesday
Claretian Communications Foundation, Inc. | 11/03/2009 12:07 AM
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31st Week in Ordinary Time
Martin de Porres
1st Reading: Rom 12:5–16ab
Gospel: Lk 14:15–24
One of those at the table said to Jesus, “Happy are those who eat at the banquet in the kingdom of God!”
Jesus replied, “A man once gave a feast and invited many guests. When it was time for the feast he sent his servant to tell those he had invited to come, for everything was ready. But all alike began to make excuses. The first said: ‘Please excuse me. I must go and see the piece of land I have just bought.’ Another said: ‘I am sorry, but I am on my way to try out the five yoke of oxen I have just bought.’ Still another said, ‘How can I come when I have just married?’
“The servant returned alone and reported this to his master. Upon hearing the account, the master of the house flew into a rage and ordered his servant: ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame.’ “The servant reported after a while: ‘Sir, your orders have been carried out, but there is still room.’ The master said: ‘Go out to the highways and country lanes and force people to come in, to make sure my house is full. I tell you, none of those invited will have a morsel of my feast.”
Commentary
The word of God gives us hope. As Christians, we are in the company of people, who have hope. Out there in the world, there is a fleeting hope that evaporates and disappears, like the mist that appears in the morning that disappears as soon as the sun rises. What hope there is in this world is like that passing mist. God’s word gives us hope. The hope of absolute certainty in our salvation and happiness!
Paul enumerates the principle of living a godly upright, holy life. It’s living with others in mind. We are not to be full of our own importance. We may have a right to do something, but the Christian life is not about our rights. I might have a right to do this, but I will deny myself my rights for your sake. For the sake of peace, for the sake of harmony, for the sake of the blessing of the community, we should bear with our neighbors and their perceived weaknesses. We are not to please ourselves. We should build up, strengthen, the rights of our brothers and sisters in Christ!
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