S. FAUSTI - Jesus comes out from the place where the Pharisees and scribes honor the Lord with their lips, but with their heart that is far from Him. He withdraws Himself in the pagan area, toward Tire and Sidon. It is an allusion to the passage of salvation to the pagans (Acts 13:46). The lack of faith drived Jesus away from His regions; Faith in turn lets the pagan woman from her regions to meet Him. "She cried, saying: Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David!" Prayer has the strength of the shout but also the wisdom of a precise word. It is the fundamental prayer. Have pity means, "Grant to me grace, help me." The Canaanite woman does not claim and does not assert rights : she asks the gift to Him who is whole and only gift, recognizing in Him the Lord and the Messiah. This pagan woman does her profession of faith in Jesus:she recognizes Him as Son of David according to the flesh and as Lord, Son of God, according to the Spirit, and she asks for His salvation. The daughter of the Canaanite woman represents all the sons of Adam. Prey of mistrust, they are invaded by lie, possessed by evil. Jesus, in His historical mission, replied only to Israel, that was waiting for Him. This will then convey the gift to others. It may be surprising that God has spoken to some of His sons and not to others. Of course God speaks to everyone's heart. But, in order to speaking humanly, He has assumed the conditions of human speaking in which they speak to someone for whom they are someone. It is the "scandal" of the incarnation, center of faith. This woman recalls the ten pagans from nations of every language who will take an Israelite by the sleeve (Zec 8,20 ...). Woman asks for help despite the silence of the Lord and the resistance of His disciples. Jesus' answer is the hardest than a pagan could expect . Jews called pagans 'dogs'. The bread of the childrens will be given just to them. Not for merit - it is grace and gift! - but for great faith. "Even the little dogs" the dog lives of the crumbs falling from the table of the master the man of bread coming to it from Lord's hand. The faith of this woman is great, unlike that of the disciples, which is little; it is great as that of the pagan soldier, which arouses the wonder of Jesus. For this faith many will come from east and from west, and will sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, (8,11) fed up the beatitude of those who eat the bread of the Kingdom. The Lord has come to earth to accomplish this woman's will: it is the same as the Father of Heaven (6:10), who wants to give His bread to His sons. The hour of faith is the same as of salvation, as for the son of the centurion (8.13).
Thus says the LORD: Observe what is right, do what is just; for my salvation is about to come, my justice, about to be revealed.
The foreigners who join themselves to the LORD, ministering to him, loving the name of the LORD, and becoming his servants— all who keep the sabbath free from profanation and hold to my covenant, them I will bring to my holy mountain and make joyful in my house of prayer; their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be acceptable on my altar, for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples. Responsorial Psalm PS 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8
R. (4) O God, let all the nations praise you! May God have pity on us and bless us; may he let his face shine upon us. So may your way be known upon earth; among all nations, your salvation. R. O God, let all the nations praise you! May the nations be glad and exult because you rule the peoples in equity; the nations on the earth you guide. R. O God, let all the nations praise you! May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you! May God bless us, and may all the ends of the earth fear him! R. O God, let all the nations praise you! Reading 2 ROM 11:13-15, 29-32
Brothers and sisters: I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I glory in my ministry in order to make my race jealous and thus save some of them. For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?
For the gifts and the call of God are irrevocable. Just as you once disobeyed God but have now received mercy because of their disobedience, so they have now disobeyed in order that, by virtue of the mercy shown to you, they too may now receive mercy. For God delivered all to disobedience, that he might have mercy upon all. Alleluia CF. MT 4:23
R. Alleluia, alleluia. Jesus proclaimed the Gospel of the kingdom and cured every disease among the people. R. Alleluia, alleluia. Gospel MT 15:21-28
At that time, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a Canaanite woman of that district came and called out, "Have pity on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is tormented by a demon." But Jesus did not say a word in answer to her. Jesus' disciples came and asked him, "Send her away, for she keeps calling out after us." He said in reply, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." But the woman came and did Jesus homage, saying, "Lord, help me." He said in reply, "It is not right to take the food of the children and throw it to the dogs." She said, "Please, Lord, for even the dogs eat the scraps that fall from the table of their masters." Then Jesus said to her in reply, "O woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish." And the woman's daughter was healed from that hour.
S. FAUSTI - Jesus comes out from the place where the Pharisees and scribes honor the Lord with their lips, but with their heart that is far from Him. He withdraws Himself in the pagan area, toward Tire and Sidon.
RispondiEliminaIt is an allusion to the passage of salvation to the pagans (Acts 13:46).
The lack of faith drived Jesus away from His regions; Faith in turn lets the pagan woman from her regions to meet Him.
"She cried, saying: Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David!" Prayer has the strength of the shout but also the wisdom of a precise word. It is the fundamental prayer. Have pity means, "Grant to me grace, help me." The Canaanite woman does not claim and does not assert rights : she asks the gift to Him who is whole and only gift, recognizing in Him the Lord and the Messiah.
This pagan woman does her profession of faith in Jesus:she recognizes Him as Son of David according to the flesh and as Lord, Son of God, according to the Spirit, and she asks for His salvation.
The daughter of the Canaanite woman represents all the sons of Adam. Prey of mistrust, they are invaded by lie, possessed by evil.
Jesus, in His historical mission, replied only to Israel, that was waiting for Him.
This will then convey the gift to others. It may be surprising that God has spoken to some of His sons and not to others. Of course God speaks to everyone's heart. But, in order to speaking humanly, He has assumed the conditions of human speaking in which they speak to someone for whom they are someone.
It is the "scandal" of the incarnation, center of faith.
This woman recalls the ten pagans from nations of every language who will take an Israelite by the sleeve (Zec 8,20 ...). Woman asks for help despite the silence of the Lord and the resistance of His disciples.
Jesus' answer is the hardest than a pagan could expect .
Jews called pagans 'dogs'. The bread of the childrens will be given just to them.
Not for merit - it is grace and gift! - but for great faith.
"Even the little dogs" the dog lives of the crumbs falling from the table of the master the man of bread coming to it from Lord's hand.
The faith of this woman is great, unlike that of the disciples, which is little; it is great as that of the pagan soldier, which arouses the wonder of Jesus.
For this faith many will come from east and from west, and will sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, (8,11) fed up the beatitude of those who eat the bread of the Kingdom.
The Lord has come to earth to accomplish this woman's will: it is the same as the Father of Heaven (6:10), who wants to give His bread to His sons.
The hour of faith is the same as of salvation, as for the son of the centurion (8.13).
Reading 1 IS 56:1, 6-7
RispondiEliminaThus says the LORD:
Observe what is right, do what is just;
for my salvation is about to come,
my justice, about to be revealed.
The foreigners who join themselves to the LORD,
ministering to him,
loving the name of the LORD,
and becoming his servants—
all who keep the sabbath free from profanation
and hold to my covenant,
them I will bring to my holy mountain
and make joyful in my house of prayer;
their burnt offerings and sacrifices
will be acceptable on my altar,
for my house shall be called
a house of prayer for all peoples.
Responsorial Psalm PS 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8
R. (4) O God, let all the nations praise you!
May God have pity on us and bless us;
may he let his face shine upon us.
So may your way be known upon earth;
among all nations, your salvation.
R. O God, let all the nations praise you!
May the nations be glad and exult
because you rule the peoples in equity;
the nations on the earth you guide.
R. O God, let all the nations praise you!
May the peoples praise you, O God;
may all the peoples praise you!
May God bless us,
and may all the ends of the earth fear him!
R. O God, let all the nations praise you!
Reading 2 ROM 11:13-15, 29-32
Brothers and sisters:
I am speaking to you Gentiles.
Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles,
I glory in my ministry in order to make my race jealous
and thus save some of them.
For if their rejection is the reconciliation of the world,
what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?
For the gifts and the call of God are irrevocable.
Just as you once disobeyed God
but have now received mercy because of their disobedience,
so they have now disobeyed in order that,
by virtue of the mercy shown to you,
they too may now receive mercy.
For God delivered all to disobedience,
that he might have mercy upon all.
Alleluia CF. MT 4:23
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Jesus proclaimed the Gospel of the kingdom
and cured every disease among the people.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel MT 15:21-28
At that time, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.
And behold, a Canaanite woman of that district came and called out,
"Have pity on me, Lord, Son of David!
My daughter is tormented by a demon."
But Jesus did not say a word in answer to her.
Jesus' disciples came and asked him,
"Send her away, for she keeps calling out after us."
He said in reply,
"I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."
But the woman came and did Jesus homage, saying, "Lord, help me."
He said in reply,
"It is not right to take the food of the children
and throw it to the dogs."
She said, "Please, Lord, for even the dogs eat the scraps
that fall from the table of their masters."
Then Jesus said to her in reply,
"O woman, great is your faith!
Let it be done for you as you wish."
And the woman's daughter was healed from that hour.