25TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
Psalter: Week 4 / (White)
St. Jerome, priest & doctor / Memorial of Blessed Virgin Mary
Jer 31:10, 11-12ab, 13
The Lord will guard us as a shepherd guards his flock.
1st Reading: Zec 2:5-9, 14-15a
Raising my eyes again, I saw a man with a measuring line in his hand. I asked, “Where are you going?“ He answered, “I‘m going to measure Jerusalem, to find its width and its length.“ As the angel who spoke to me came forward, another angel met him and said, “Run and tell this to that young man: ‘Jerusalem will remain unwalled because of its multitude of people and livestock.‘ For this is the word of Yahweh: I, myself, will be around her like a wall of fire, and also within her, in glory.“
“Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, for I am about to come, I shall dwell among you,“ says Yahweh.
“On that day, many nations will join Yahweh and be my people, but my dwelling is among you.“
Gospel: Lk 9:43b-45
While all were amazed at everything Jesus did, he said to his disciples, “Listen, and remember what I tell you now: The Son of Man will be betrayed into hands of men.“ But the disciples didn‘t understand this saying; something prevented them from grasping what he meant, and they were afraid to ask him about it.
REFLECTION:
The disciples did not understand what Jesus said or meant. But they were afraid to ask him about it.
That was disappointing. If there was someone who could help them understand, it was Jesus himself. Why were they afraid to ask him what he meant? Had they asked him, they would have been better informed and better prepared for his suffering. They would not have immediately engaged in silly behavior like they did. (Luke goes on to say that an argument broke out among them as to who was the greatest.)
Do you have doubts when you stand before God in prayer? Do you find it difficult to understand what God is communicating to you? If you do, ask Him! To whom else shall we go? For God has the words of eternal life (Jn 6:68). Hasn‘t Jesus said that if we asked, the Father would gladly give us the Holy Spirit (Lk 11:13) who makes everything intelligible to us? (Jn 16:13-15). In our confusions and concerns, let us confidently walk up to God and ask Him.
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