1ST READING
There
will be a lot of suffering as we seek to follow the Gospel, not because
God ordains it from above but because the effects of our sins are
allowed to run their course. It bothers me a lot when people talk about
the suffering of nations and large groups of innocent people as somehow
their fault. This is only partially true. We all share in the
responsibility of much of the structural sin in the world because we are
all sinners and we have all contributed something to the existence of
these structures even if it is only not actively working to reform them.
Revelation 15:1-4
1 I,
John, saw in heaven another sign, great and awe-inspiring: seven angels
with the seven last plagues, for through them God’s fury is
accomplished. 2 Then
I saw something like a sea of glass mingled with fire. On the sea of
glass were standing those who had won the victory over the beast and its
image and the number that signified its name. They were holding God’s
harps, 3 and
they sang the song of Moses, the
servant of God, and the song of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are your
works, Lord God almighty. Just and true are your ways, O king of the
nations. 4 Who
will not fear you, Lord, or glorify your name? For you alone are holy.
All the nations will come and worship before you, for your righteous
acts have been revealed.”
P S A L M
Psalm 98:1, 2-3, 7-8, 9
R: Great and wonderful are all your works, Lord, mighty God!
1 Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done wondrous deeds; his right hand has won victory for him, his holy arm. (R) 2 The Lord has made his salvation known: in the sight of the nations he has revealed his justice. 3 He has remembered his kindness and his faithfulness toward the house of Israel. (R) 7 Let the sea and what fills it resound, the world and those who dwell in it; 8 let the rivers clap their hands, the mountains shout with them for joy. (R) 9 Before the Lord, for he comes, for he comes to rule the earth; he will rule the world with justice and the peoples with equity. (R)
GOSPEL
Jesus
affirms that we will all have the opportunity to speak out against
injustice. Some will have it in the large public forum; others will not,
but we will all have the opportunity to do so. Let us seek the grace to
take this responsibility seriously. If we are not actively working
against the corruption of sin in our society, we are contributing to it
through our silence. All that evil needs to flourish is for a good
person to remain silent.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Remain faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.
Luke 21:12-19
12 Jesus
said to the crowd: “They will seize and persecute you, they will hand
you over to the synagogues and to prisons, and they will have you led
before kings and governors because of my name. 13 It will lead to your giving testimony. 14 Remember, you are not to prepare your defense beforehand, 15 for I myself shall
give you a wisdom in speaking that all your adversaries will be powerless to resist or refute. 16 You will even be handed over by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends, and they will put some of you to death. 17 You will be hated by all because of my name, 18 but not a hair on your head will be destroyed. 19 By your perseverance you will secure your lives.”
think: All that evil needs to flourish is for a good person to remain silent.
T O D A Y’S BLESSING LIST
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God’s special verse/thought for me today_________
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READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Ezekiel 13-16
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