DEVOTIONAL WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Liturgical readings Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Basilisk Church PF ST. Peter and Paul, Apostles

Reading 1: 2Mak 7: 1.20-31
At that time there were seven brothers and their mother were arrested. With whip and cane torture they were forced by King Antiochus Epiphanes to eat pork unclean. Mother was truly amazing tremendously.
He deserves to be remembered well. He had to watch his seven children died within one day only. However, he remains steadfast and bear with a big heart for hope in the Lord. With a sense of noble heart he entertained his son each in his own language, filled with a noble spirit. With the strengthening of the male spirit feminine nature,
and said to his sons, "I do not know how you appeared in my womb, was not I who gave you breath and life or arrange the members of your body one by one, but the Creator of the universe that forms the human birth and planned events everything. By God's mercy will give back the spirit and life to you, precisely because you now see yourself not anything for the sake of his laws. " The king Antiochus thought that it insulted her mother,
and he considers his a sacrilege. The youngest children were still alive
not only persuaded with words, but he also pledged to lift the pledge that the youngest will maketh rich and happy, if only he would abandon his ancestral traditions. In fact he would he have made friends of the king, and to him will be entrusted various state positions. Therefore, the young man was not ignored at all, then the king called his mother and urgent, so he advised his son to safety. After long urged the mother before it undertakes to convince his son. Then he bent to his son and to flout the ruling cruel that he said in his own language, "Son, have mercy on me nine months to contain you and the three-year duration of breastfeeding you. I was already care of you and raise you up to your age and continue care of you. I insist, yes my son, tengadahlah to the sky and to the earth
and to everything visible in it. Know that God made all of that is not from an existing item.
Thus the human race is also used. Do not be afraid of the executioner.
Instead let declare themselves as your brothers and accept death, so that I got back together with your brother and sister in the mercy of the future. "Not to mention the mother ended the speech, said the young man,
"You wait for who? I will not obey the king's determination.
Instead I obey all the provisions of the law already given by Moses to our ancestors. But the king, who became the origin of all the evil that befell the Hebrews, will certainly not escape the hands of God. "
Thus saith the Lord.

Psalms: Psalm 17: 1.5-6.8b.15
By the time I woke up I be satisfied with your presence, O Lord.
* Listen, God's honest complaint, consider my cry; Give ear to my prayer, the prayer of feigned lips.
* Langkahku still follow the footsteps of Thee, my legs are not wobbly. I call to you, because you will answer me, O God; incline thine ear unto me, hear my words.
* Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings.
But I, in truth I looked at your face, and when I woke up I would be satisfied with thy likeness.

Introduction to the Gospel of John 15:16
I have set you so you go
and produce fruit that will not perish, saith the Lord.

Gospel: Luke 19: 11-28
When Jesus was near Jerusalem, people thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear. Then Jesus said, "A nobleman went to a distant country to receive a kingdom. After that the new he will return. So he called his ten servants, and gave them ten pounds, and said, 'Do business till I come back.'
But his citizens hated him, and sent a delegation after him to say, 'We do not want this man to reign over us.'
And it came to pass, when he returned, after receiving the kingdom, he summoned his servants, who had given the money, to find out how the results of their respective trademarks. The first person who came and said, 'Sir, sir one mina has made ten minas.'
He told the servant, 'Well done, thou good servant.
You have been faithful in a very little, because it authority over ten cities. ' The second came and said, 'Sir, sir mina has made five minas.' He said the second man, 'And you, be over five cities.' And a third servant came and said, 'Sir, here mina Sir, I have kept in a handkerchief. For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man. You take up what you never put the master,
and Tuan Tuan reap what you do not sow. ' The nobleman said, 'O wicked servant! I will judge you according to your word alone. You already know, I am a hard man. I took what was never put it
and reap what you did not sow. If so why do not you give my money to people who run the money? when I returned I could have collected it with interest. ' Then he said to those standing there, 'Take the mina that one and give it to the person who has the ten minas.' They said to him, 'Sir, he already has ten minas.' He replied, 'I tell you, everyone who has, he will be given; but whoever does not have, thereof will be taken, as well as what is available to him. But all these enemies, who do not like me to be king, bring them here and slay them before me. '"Having said all that Jesus went before them and continue the journey to Jerusalem.
Thus the Gospel of the Lord.

Afterthought
Go to the beautiful church with the shade of the atmosphere will allow people to pray and be aware of the greatness of God. Through decorations and ornaments, certainly expected it easier for people to pray, to be more easily met with the majesty of the Preserver of Life. The people in one of the areas on the slopes Lawu with the spirit of building a church, there is one family that help book stained glass to fill two large windows in the sanctuary. The selected image is Jesus praying in Gethsemane and Jesus multiplied the bread and the fish of the stock owned by a child. The first picture illustrates a reaffirmation to us that under any circumstances, we should not forget to pray with the whole soul. God will give strength. The second picture to give a message, people who pray to be convinced that there should be a shared spirit within us, and how much we have, which is also the background of this family to share by making stained glass
Today the Church celebrates the feast of blessing Basilica of St Peter and Paul. It will remind us to have a strong faith, as exemplified by the Great Apostle Peter - the pillar of the Church - and the persistence of St. Paul preached the Gospel to the whole world.
Heroic story of a mother of seven sons in the first reading also confirms our efforts as a Catholic in order to persevere in the faith and are responsible to pass on the Catholic faith to live a good example for children and young people. Examples of life is much more meaningful than many words.

Items to contemplation
Air faith for salvation and eternal life is also based on individual efforts to develop an interest in her safety. With the development of fruitful self to the service of others, faith comes alive. Faith is manifested in the eradication of ignorance, poverty and nature conservation.

Prayer
Father, you confer us the seeds of salvation. Confirm us to develop seeds with fidelity. Amen.