S. FAUSTI - "Let them both grow together," says the Lord to those who propose to eradicate the darnels. The darnel is a infesting and poisonous grass.. At first they does not distinguish it from a seedling of wheat, then it roots so well that, riping it, they raise the itself wheat. We would like the Christian community be perfect, pure and without defects, we are afflicted and we are busy to eradicate darnels inside us and around us. The biggest disasters derive from the attempt to eliminate the evil. The sacred violence is the worst. " “With good intentions” it violates any freedom. The triumph of good will only be at the end, and by God. First it is the time of ours and His patience,who sees the evil of us and of others as a place of mercy, both received and granted. The church is not a religious sect of stainless ones; in it there is place for everyone. Then we will be judged by our own judgment, measured by our own meter. The mercy that we will use will be our measure of truth. The judgment of God is already given on the cross, where the Son brings upon Himself the evil of the world: to Him our perdition, to us His beauty. Truly the cross, green wood, burns instead of the dry wood. The Kingdom of Heaven is likened to a mustard grain, invisible as the tip of a pin. His extreme smallness is scandalously associated with the greatness of the Kingdom. His greatness is not that of the highest cedars. It is that of the wood of the cross, where the birds find nest. Thus all the trees of the forest know "who" is the Lord, the one who humiliates the high tree and raises the low tree, He makes the green tree dry and makes sprout the dry tree (EC 17: 22-23) He himself is the green wood that becomes dry in order to burn our iniquities and to communicate to us his vital lymph. If the small seed thrown becomes the great tree of the cross, that fist of dough gone bad , seized and hidden in three measures of flour, it is the buried Christ, hidden for three days in the heart of the earth, He will heal it of new life, free from the old yeast of malice and perversity. "So it will be at the end of the world," says Jesus. They will glare two fires: that of the darnels burning like garbage, and that of the right ones that will shine like the sun. The fulfillment of the world is compared to harvesting, the time when the seed becomes bread and joy. It will be when God will have performed Its work, Its Masterpiece: the Face of the Son in the world. Only then, not before, there will be the judgment . He has just now sent the Apostles to sow the Word, according to whose hearing we are judged. The time, life that we have at our disposal, is ended : it has a beginning, a breakthrough, and a end. At the end there will be only The Love, which never ends. The fire of God will then make evident the work of each one. The straw of our selfishness will be burned and what is precious will resist. The sun is a symbol of God. Those who listen to the Word become like the Father (5.48) they sparkle of His glory, as the transfigured Son. What in us will not be filial and fraternal will disappear. Then we will be covered by a burning redness for anything we now brag about. Those who listen will be able know the mysteries of the Kingdom; then the one who has more , the most will be given to him..
R. Alleluia, alleluia. Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth; you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the kingdom. R. Alleluia, alleluia. Gospel MT 13:24-43
Jesus proposed another parable to the crowds, saying: "The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a man who sowed good seed in his field. While everyone was asleep his enemy came and sowed weeds all through the wheat, and then went off. When the crop grew and bore fruit, the weeds appeared as well. The slaves of the householder came to him and said, 'Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where have the weeds come from?' He answered, 'An enemy has done this.' His slaves said to him, 'Do you want us to go and pull them up?' He replied, 'No, if you pull up the weeds you might uproot the wheat along with them. Let them grow together until harvest; then at harvest time I will say to the harvesters, "First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles for burning; but gather the wheat into my barn."'"
He proposed another parable to them. "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a person took and sowed in a field. It is the smallest of all the seeds, yet when full-grown it is the largest of plants. It becomes a large bush, and the 'birds of the sky come and dwell in its branches.'"
He spoke to them another parable. "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed with three measures of wheat flour until the whole batch was leavened."
All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables. He spoke to them only in parables, to fulfill what had been said through the prophet: I will open my mouth in parables, I will announce what has lain hidden from the foundation of the world.
Then, dismissing the crowds, he went into the house. His disciples approached him and said, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field." He said in reply, "He who sows good seed is the Son of Man, the field is the world, the good seed the children of the kingdom. The weeds are the children of the evil one, and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels. Just as weeds are collected and burned up with fire, so will it be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will collect out of his kingdom all who cause others to sin and all evildoers. They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears ought to hear."
There is no god besides you who have the care of all, that you need show you have not unjustly condemned. For your might is the source of justice; your mastery over all things makes you lenient to all. For you show your might when the perfection of your power is disbelieved; and in those who know you, you rebuke temerity. But though you are master of might, you judge with clemency, and with much lenience you govern us; for power, whenever you will, attends you. And you taught your people, by these deeds, that those who are just must be kind; and you gave your children good ground for hope that you would permit repentance for their sins. Responsorial Psalm PS 86:5-6, 9-10, 15-16
R. (5a) Lord, you are good and forgiving. You, O LORD, are good and forgiving, abounding in kindness to all who call upon you. Hearken, O LORD, to my prayer and attend to the sound of my pleading. R. Lord, you are good and forgiving. All the nations you have made shall come and worship you, O LORD, and glorify your name. For you are great, and you do wondrous deeds; you alone are God. R. Lord, you are good and forgiving. You, O LORD, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in kindness and fidelity. Turn toward me, and have pity on me; give your strength to your servant. R. Lord, you are good and forgiving. Reading 2 ROM 8:26-27
Brothers and sisters: The Spirit comes to the aid of our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes with inexpressible groanings. And the one who searches hearts knows what is the intention of the Spirit, because he intercedes for the holy ones according to God's will.
S. FAUSTI - "Let them both grow together," says the Lord to those who propose to eradicate the darnels. The darnel is a infesting and poisonous grass.. At first they does not distinguish it from a seedling of wheat, then it roots so well that, riping it, they raise the itself wheat. We would like the Christian community be perfect, pure and without defects, we are afflicted and we are busy to eradicate darnels inside us and around us. The biggest disasters derive from the attempt to eliminate the evil.
RispondiEliminaThe sacred violence is the worst. "
“With good intentions” it violates any freedom.
The triumph of good will only be at the end, and by God. First it is the time of ours and His patience,who sees the evil of us and of others as a place of mercy, both received and granted. The church is not a religious sect of stainless ones; in it there is place for everyone.
Then we will be judged by our own judgment, measured by our own meter.
The mercy that we will use will be our measure of truth.
The judgment of God is already given on the cross, where the Son brings upon Himself the evil of the world: to Him our perdition, to us His beauty.
Truly the cross, green wood, burns instead of the dry wood.
The Kingdom of Heaven is likened to a mustard grain, invisible as the tip of a pin.
His extreme smallness is scandalously associated with the greatness of the Kingdom.
His greatness is not that of the highest cedars. It is that of the wood of the cross, where the birds find nest. Thus all the trees of the forest know "who" is the Lord, the one who humiliates the high tree and raises the low tree, He makes the green tree dry and makes sprout the dry tree
(EC 17: 22-23) He himself is the green wood that becomes dry in order to burn our iniquities and to communicate to us his vital lymph.
If the small seed thrown becomes the great tree of the cross, that fist of dough gone bad , seized and hidden in three measures of flour, it is the buried Christ, hidden for three days in the heart of the earth, He will heal it of new life, free from the old yeast of malice and perversity.
"So it will be at the end of the world," says Jesus.
They will glare two fires: that of the darnels burning like garbage, and that of the right ones that will shine like the sun.
The fulfillment of the world is compared to harvesting, the time when the seed becomes bread and joy.
It will be when God will have performed Its work, Its Masterpiece: the Face of the Son in the world.
Only then, not before, there will be the judgment .
He has just now sent the Apostles to sow the Word, according to whose hearing we are judged.
The time, life that we have at our disposal, is ended : it has a beginning, a breakthrough, and a end. At the end there will be only The Love, which never ends. The fire of God will then make evident the work of each one. The straw of our selfishness will be burned and what is precious will resist.
The sun is a symbol of God.
Those who listen to the Word become like the Father (5.48) they sparkle of His glory, as the transfigured Son. What in us will not be filial and fraternal will disappear.
Then we will be covered by a burning redness for anything we now brag about.
Those who listen will be able know the mysteries of the Kingdom; then the one who has more , the most will be given to him..
Alleluia CF. MT 11:25
RispondiEliminaR. Alleluia, alleluia.
Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth;
you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the kingdom.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel MT 13:24-43
Jesus proposed another parable to the crowds, saying:
"The kingdom of heaven may be likened
to a man who sowed good seed in his field.
While everyone was asleep his enemy came
and sowed weeds all through the wheat, and then went off.
When the crop grew and bore fruit, the weeds appeared as well.
The slaves of the householder came to him and said,
'Master, did you not sow good seed in your field?
Where have the weeds come from?'
He answered, 'An enemy has done this.'
His slaves said to him,
'Do you want us to go and pull them up?'
He replied, 'No, if you pull up the weeds
you might uproot the wheat along with them.
Let them grow together until harvest;
then at harvest time I will say to the harvesters,
"First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles for burning;
but gather the wheat into my barn."'"
He proposed another parable to them.
"The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed
that a person took and sowed in a field.
It is the smallest of all the seeds,
yet when full-grown it is the largest of plants.
It becomes a large bush,
and the 'birds of the sky come and dwell in its branches.'"
He spoke to them another parable.
"The kingdom of heaven is like yeast
that a woman took and mixed with three measures of wheat flour
until the whole batch was leavened."
All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables.
He spoke to them only in parables,
to fulfill what had been said through the prophet:
I will open my mouth in parables,
I will announce what has lain hidden from the foundation
of the world.
Then, dismissing the crowds, he went into the house.
His disciples approached him and said,
"Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field."
He said in reply, "He who sows good seed is the Son of Man,
the field is the world, the good seed the children of the kingdom.
The weeds are the children of the evil one,
and the enemy who sows them is the devil.
The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
Just as weeds are collected and burned up with fire,
so will it be at the end of the age.
The Son of Man will send his angels,
and they will collect out of his kingdom
all who cause others to sin and all evildoers.
They will throw them into the fiery furnace,
where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.
Then the righteous will shine like the sun
in the kingdom of their Father.
Whoever has ears ought to hear."
Reading 1 WIS 12:13, 16-19
RispondiEliminaThere is no god besides you who have the care of all,
that you need show you have not unjustly condemned.
For your might is the source of justice;
your mastery over all things makes you lenient to all.
For you show your might when the perfection of your power is disbelieved;
and in those who know you, you rebuke temerity.
But though you are master of might, you judge with clemency,
and with much lenience you govern us;
for power, whenever you will, attends you.
And you taught your people, by these deeds,
that those who are just must be kind;
and you gave your children good ground for hope
that you would permit repentance for their sins.
Responsorial Psalm PS 86:5-6, 9-10, 15-16
R. (5a) Lord, you are good and forgiving.
You, O LORD, are good and forgiving,
abounding in kindness to all who call upon you.
Hearken, O LORD, to my prayer
and attend to the sound of my pleading.
R. Lord, you are good and forgiving.
All the nations you have made shall come
and worship you, O LORD,
and glorify your name.
For you are great, and you do wondrous deeds;
you alone are God.
R. Lord, you are good and forgiving.
You, O LORD, are a God merciful and gracious,
slow to anger, abounding in kindness and fidelity.
Turn toward me, and have pity on me;
give your strength to your servant.
R. Lord, you are good and forgiving.
Reading 2 ROM 8:26-27
Brothers and sisters:
The Spirit comes to the aid of our weakness;
for we do not know how to pray as we ought,
but the Spirit himself intercedes with inexpressible groanings.
And the one who searches hearts
knows what is the intention of the Spirit,
because he intercedes for the holy ones
according to God's will.