Reading the Liturgy Monday, March 6, 2017
First Reading Leviticus 19: 1-2.11-18
The Lord said to Moses, "Speak to all the congregation of Israel
and tell them: Be holy, for I the Lord your God, am holy. You shall not steal, do not lie and do not lie to one another. Do you swear a lie in my name, so that you do not profane the name of thy God;
I am the Lord. Thou shalt not oppress thy neighbor, nor rob; not withhold the wages of a journeyman
until morning. You must not curse the deaf, and in front of a blind man put a stumbling block; you shall fear your God;
I am the Lord. Do not be cheated in the judiciary; Do not defend the little guy is not fair, and you shall not be affected by great people, but you shall judge your neighbor the truth. Thou shalt not go increasingly to let a slanderer
among your people; You must not threaten the blood of thy neighbor; I am the Lord. You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall rebuke your neighbor,
and not bear sin because of him.
Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself; I am the Lord. "
Thus saith the Lord.
Psalm Ps 19: 8.9.10.15
Your Word, O Lord, are spirit and life.
* Law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the Lord is sure,
giving wisdom to the simple.
* The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart, the command of the Lord is pure, cheerful eyes.
* The fear of the Lord is holy, enduring for ever; judgments of the Lord are true and righteous always.
* Hopefully you are willing to listen to the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing, O Lord, the Rock and my Redeemer.
Introduction to Gospel 2 Cor 6: 2b
Time is the accepted time, today is the day of salvation!
Gospel reading Matthew 25: 31-46
Jesus said to the disciples of His, "When the Son of Man comes in glory and all the angels come together with him, and he will dwell on the throne of his glory. Then all the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate they are one rather than another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; He will put the sheep on his right hand
and the goats on his left. Then the King will say to those on his right hand: Come, ye blessed of my Father, receive the kingdom which has been provided for you since the world began.
For I was hungry and you gave me to eat; when I was thirsty, you gave me drink; when I was a stranger and you gave me a ride; when I was naked, you gave me clothes; when I was sick, you visit Me; when I was in prison and you visited me. Then the righteous will ask him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you,
or thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and give you a lift,
or naked and give you clothing? When did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?
Then the King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of my least brothers of mine, you did for me. And he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire which has been provided for the devil and his angels.
Thus the Gospel of the Lord.
Devotional.
The description of the saint in the minds of many people generally are those who completely calm, gentle, much prayer and his face lit up with sanctity, Very ordinary ejected from the mouth of the people: "He was a saint" for priests, nuns, brothers or fathers - mothers who diligently pray, let alone air-adoration, every day. Of course it's not wrong picture as well.
Sacred or holy was not just concerning the spiritual life marked by prayer extraordinary diligence. Strong pray certainly one of the most basic things in holiness or sanctity of people. But from today's reading, holiness was not just about something cultic or liturgical ceremony or prayer alone, first reading today begins with God's Word: "Be holy, for I the Lord your God, am holy." What does "You shall be holy"? God commands furthermore describes it: "You shall not steal, ..berbohong ... squeeze your neighbor ..." and so on. Similarly, those who enter the Kingdom of Heaven are those who during his life to help and do good to others is despicable and suffering, That the saints are not only strong and deep life of prayer or ibadatnya, but also stand out in the deeds of love and kindness.
The period of Lent that we have begun this invites us to add, deepen and multiply the hours of prayer, hours of penance and at the same hour loving service to others, especially more for others abject and miserable, Strong pray because we realize everything is possible only because of God and of God , Strong penance because we learned that our lives do not depend on worldly things or physical things, but only to God. Strong in loving service, especially to the lowly and suffer because we asked the Lord to channel his love to his people, as we ourselves have received an endless abundance of love from God.
Item contemplation.
When I came home my parents, I found there are two guests who were eating at home. After the guests leave, the father and mother tell it that they are electric massage appliance equipment seller who traveled from village to village. Mom told me that she saw two men looked pale and tired, so that mothers feed and drinking a stranger's.
Their minds are simple, selling tools such as tools not sell well. They walk around and tired, while the merchandise is not necessarily sold. Moved by compassion then they were invited and given food and drink.
Today's Gospel reading tells the story of the final judgment when the Lord comes in glory. He will separate those who have received him from that do not accept His as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. Who receive Him are those who accept His as He is present in the poor, hungry and helpless. Instead He rejected those who do not care about seeing each other needy and need help.
In daily life the Lord is present not far from us. Around us there are so many people who need help and our help. But often we do not care about it. We were unable to see it because we just focused on our own self-interest.
God's Word calls us to care and compassionate towards those who need our helping hand in a variety of forms because inside they, God is present.
Prayer.
Good God almighty wise, teach us to further serve our neighbor, especially the small, the weak, the poor and marginalized. Amen.
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