FAUSTI - The commandment of Love is the cornerstone of the Ancient and New Testament. It defines the truth of man in his relationship with God, with others and with himself. The whole world doesn’t worth an act of love, as all the water jars don’t worth the source from which they were drawn. The one who loves, reaches the aim. The parable of the Good Samaritan is a miniature of the face of God revealed in the Old Testament that Jesus fully reflects in His : "The one who has seen me has seen the Father." (14.9) It's addressed to the lawyer, because he see the love of the Father / Son open to the small ones. He is one who, all aimed in the effort to love God and the neighbor, rightly asks: "But, who does love me?”For the man, in fact, before love it comes the be loved : of Love it dies,it lives of be loved! If the love of God and of neighbor is the path of the life, the man travels it if not on reverse,just because he doesn’t feel loved. The law of love, good in itself, does nothing more that highlight its own failure. The road to salvation becomes for him a sentence of death! He ordering: "Go and you too do the same," Jesus doesn’t reaffirms an impossible law . It would be a mockery, not an answer to the question: "What do we have to do to inherit life?". He rather makes a proclamation of the Gospel: in him, the Samaritan, God took care of me and loved me, so that me too, cured of my disease, I may love Him with all my heart and my brothers like myself. The lawyer, who answered exactly on what "is written," is now called "to read" that what is written is performing under his eyes and in his ears while he listens to Jesus. There is the One who is branded as a Samaritan, because welcoming the sinners, transgress the whole law. He, who goes beyond any limit to go himself near to the man, actually reveals the Father's love. - I'm going down from Jerusalem to Jericho and I hid myself away from God, He "sees" me from a long distance, even if I were at the extremity of the earth (Ps 139.1-12). I run away from Him. He comes up to me in every drop, up to say on the cross: "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" (Mk 15,34). I fell among the robbers; He came for me among the malefactors. I was robbed of his image; His nudity has dressed me. I was covered with beatings; I have been healed by his wounds (1 Peter 2:25). I was left half dead; His total abandonment in death, gave life to me. I left the Father, losing the life, He has given it back to me, giving Himself to the Father. He descended, saw (Exodus 3.7), He moved Himself , He came near to me and bandaged the wounds of my heart, because He is Grace and Mercy. He is my God who loves me of Eternal Love (Jer 31.3). Now I too can love Him back wholeheartedly, to join Him and become one with Him. And so that any crumb of love was taken away from the man whom He loves,He identified Himself with the one who is in extreme need, so that loving the last one, I embrace Him within every man.
Fausti – For this, You, Bread of Life, You become hungry to feed us in the journey; You, living water, You become thirsty, to quench our thirst in the desert; You, welcome, You maked yourself exiled to accommodate us in the escape, You, Glory, You make yourself nudity to clothe us in the shame; You, force, You became weak, to visit us in the disease; You, ,Son, You became a slave to free us from the chains; You, right one, was made yourself condemned to fix our condemnation and win in You any enmity. On the cross, tree of the truth, You have wanted to make yourself all that we are and we do not want to be, to give us your kingdom which we refused on the tree of evil. Then You have closed within your open arms any distance and you have fulfilled your mission of Son: to offer to all brothers the Mercy of the Father.
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 105 Reading 1 DT 30:10-14 Moses said to the people: "If only you would heed the voice of the LORD, your God, and keep his commandments and statutes that are written in this book of the law, when you return to the LORD, your God, with all your heart and all your soul.
"For this command that I enjoin on you today is not too mysterious and remote for you. It is not up in the sky, that you should say, 'Who will go up in the sky to get it for us and tell us of it, that we may carry it out?' Nor is it across the sea, that you should say, 'Who will cross the sea to get it for us and tell us of it, that we may carry it out?' No, it is something very near to you, already in your mouths and in your hearts; you have only to carry it out." R.(9a) Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life. The law of the LORD is perfect, refreshing the soul; the decree of the LORD is trustworthy, giving wisdom to the simple. R. Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life. The precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; the command of the LORD is clear, enlightening the eye. R. Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life. The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever; the ordinances of the LORD are true, all of them just. R. Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life. They are more precious than gold, than a heap of purest gold; sweeter also than syrup or honey from the comb. R. Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life. Reading 2 COL1:15-20 Christ Jesus is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For in him were created all things in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things were created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. He is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things he himself might be preeminent. For in him all the fullness was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile all things for him, making peace by the blood of his cross through him, whether those on earth or those in heaven. Alleluia CF. JN 6:63C, 68C R. Alleluia, alleluia. Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life; you have the words of everlasting life. R. Alleluia, alleluia. Gospel LK 10:25-37 There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test Jesus and said, "Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" Jesus said to him, "What is written in the law? How do you read it?" He said in reply, "You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your being, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself." He replied to him, "You have answered correctly; do this and you will live."
But because he wished to justify himself, he said to Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" Jesus replied, "A man fell victim to robbers as he went down from Jerusalem to Jericho. They stripped and beat him and went off leaving him half-dead. A priest happened to be going down that road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side. Likewise a Levite came to the place, and when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side. But a Samaritan traveler who came upon him was moved with compassion at the sight. He approached the victim, poured oil and wine over his wounds and bandaged them. Then he lifted him up on his own animal, took him to an inn, and cared for him. The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper with the instruction, 'Take care of him. If you spend more than what I have given you, I shall repay you on my way back.' Which of these three, in your opinion, was neighbor to the robbers' victim?" He answered, "The one who treated him with mercy." Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."
FAUSTI - The commandment of Love is the cornerstone of the Ancient and New Testament. It defines the truth of man in his relationship with God, with others and with himself.
RispondiEliminaThe whole world doesn’t worth an act of love, as all the water jars don’t worth the source from which they were drawn. The one who loves, reaches the aim.
The parable of the Good Samaritan is a miniature of the face of God revealed in the Old Testament that Jesus fully reflects in His : "The one who has seen me has seen the Father." (14.9)
It's addressed to the lawyer, because he see the love of the Father / Son open to the small ones.
He is one who, all aimed in the effort to love God and the neighbor, rightly asks: "But, who does love me?”For the man, in fact, before love it comes the be loved : of Love it dies,it lives of be loved!
If the love of God and of neighbor is the path of the life, the man travels it if not on reverse,just because he doesn’t feel loved.
The law of love, good in itself, does nothing more that highlight its own failure.
The road to salvation becomes for him a sentence of death!
He ordering: "Go and you too do the same," Jesus doesn’t reaffirms an impossible law . It would be a mockery, not an answer to the question: "What do we have to do to inherit life?".
He rather makes a proclamation of the Gospel: in him, the Samaritan, God took care of me and loved me, so that me too, cured of my disease, I may love Him with all my heart and my brothers like myself.
The lawyer, who answered exactly on what "is written," is now called "to read" that what is written is performing under his eyes and in his ears while he listens to Jesus.
There is the One who is branded as a Samaritan, because welcoming the sinners, transgress the whole law.
He, who goes beyond any limit to go himself near to the man, actually reveals the Father's love. - I'm going down from Jerusalem to Jericho and I hid myself away from God, He "sees" me from a long distance, even if I were at the extremity of the earth (Ps 139.1-12).
I run away from Him. He comes up to me in every drop, up to say on the cross: "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" (Mk 15,34).
I fell among the robbers; He came for me among the malefactors.
I was robbed of his image; His nudity has dressed me.
I was covered with beatings; I have been healed by his wounds (1 Peter 2:25).
I was left half dead; His total abandonment in death, gave life to me.
I left the Father, losing the life, He has given it back to me, giving Himself to the Father.
He descended, saw (Exodus 3.7), He moved Himself , He came near to me and bandaged the wounds of my heart, because He is Grace and Mercy.
He is my God who loves me of Eternal Love (Jer 31.3). Now I too can love Him back wholeheartedly, to join Him and become one with Him. And so that any crumb of love was taken away from the man whom He loves,He identified Himself with the one who is in extreme need, so that loving the last one, I embrace Him within every man.
Fausti – For this, You, Bread of Life, You become hungry to feed us in the journey;
RispondiEliminaYou, living water, You become thirsty, to quench our thirst in the desert;
You, welcome, You maked yourself exiled to accommodate us in the escape,
You, Glory, You make yourself nudity to clothe us in the shame;
You, force, You became weak, to visit us in the disease;
You, ,Son, You became a slave to free us from the chains;
You, right one, was made yourself condemned to fix our condemnation and win in You any enmity.
On the cross, tree of the truth, You have wanted to make yourself all that we are and we do not want to be, to give us your kingdom which we refused on the tree of evil.
Then You have closed within your open arms any distance and you have fulfilled your mission of Son:
to offer to all brothers the Mercy of the Father.
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
RispondiEliminaLectionary: 105
Reading 1 DT 30:10-14
Moses said to the people:
"If only you would heed the voice of the LORD, your God,
and keep his commandments and statutes
that are written in this book of the law,
when you return to the LORD, your God,
with all your heart and all your soul.
"For this command that I enjoin on you today
is not too mysterious and remote for you.
It is not up in the sky, that you should say,
'Who will go up in the sky to get it for us
and tell us of it, that we may carry it out?'
Nor is it across the sea, that you should say,
'Who will cross the sea to get it for us
and tell us of it, that we may carry it out?'
No, it is something very near to you,
already in your mouths and in your hearts;
you have only to carry it out."
R.(9a) Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.
The law of the LORD is perfect,
refreshing the soul;
the decree of the LORD is trustworthy,
giving wisdom to the simple.
R. Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.
The precepts of the LORD are right,
rejoicing the heart;
the command of the LORD is clear,
enlightening the eye.
R. Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.
The fear of the LORD is pure,
enduring forever;
the ordinances of the LORD are true,
all of them just.
R. Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.
They are more precious than gold,
than a heap of purest gold;
sweeter also than syrup
or honey from the comb.
R. Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.
Reading 2 COL1:15-20
Christ Jesus is the image of the invisible God,
the firstborn of all creation.
For in him were created all things in heaven and on earth,
the visible and the invisible,
whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers;
all things were created through him and for him.
He is before all things,
and in him all things hold together.
He is the head of the body, the church.
He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead,
that in all things he himself might be preeminent.
For in him all the fullness was pleased to dwell,
and through him to reconcile all things for him,
making peace by the blood of his cross
through him, whether those on earth or those in heaven.
Alleluia CF. JN 6:63C, 68C
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life;
you have the words of everlasting life.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel LK 10:25-37
There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test Jesus and said,
"Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
Jesus said to him, "What is written in the law?
How do you read it?"
He said in reply,
"You shall love the Lord, your God,
with all your heart,
with all your being,
with all your strength,
and with all your mind,
and your neighbor as yourself."
He replied to him, "You have answered correctly;
do this and you will live."
But because he wished to justify himself, he said to Jesus,
"And who is my neighbor?"
Jesus replied,
"A man fell victim to robbers
as he went down from Jerusalem to Jericho.
They stripped and beat him and went off leaving him half-dead.
A priest happened to be going down that road,
but when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side.
Likewise a Levite came to the place,
and when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side.
But a Samaritan traveler who came upon him
was moved with compassion at the sight.
He approached the victim,
poured oil and wine over his wounds and bandaged them.
Then he lifted him up on his own animal,
took him to an inn, and cared for him.
The next day he took out two silver coins
and gave them to the innkeeper with the instruction,
'Take care of him.
If you spend more than what I have given you,
I shall repay you on my way back.'
Which of these three, in your opinion,
was neighbor to the robbers' victim?"
He answered, "The one who treated him with mercy."
Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."