S. FAUSTI - "Even though you have seen, you did not regret to believe to Him," says Jesus to the leaders of the people who ask Him what is His power . He can not answer anything to their question, because they are not willing to acknowledge their mistake and to bring their consequences. Whoever does not want to change, he cannot understand who proposes to Him the opposite of what he does. Jesus is not a mischievous person who is delighted to overturn our ideas; He turns upside down them only to straighten them. "My thoughts are not your thoughts, your ways are not my ways" (Is 55: 8). However, he who does not want to convert himself, he is not abandoned to himself. The Lord speaks to him in parables, because, seeing that he does not see, he is converted and healed. Jesus clearly reveals Himself to those who love Him, even if he does not understand Him, as Peter; To whoever understands Him, but does not love Him, He speaks firstly with His silence, then with the parables. It is a way of talking that at the same time, it is silent and says: it expresses something comprehensible, which alludes to something else that, when one wants, he can understand. This parable reveals the situation of the listener who does not want to convert: he is like the brother who says yes but does not make anything. When he is aware of this, he can become like the other, which says no but then he changes his mind. The parable is built on the comparison between two brothers. The comparison becomes paradoxical, even scandalous, in the conclusion where it is claimed that people who are clearly unjust are preferable to those considered righteous. In fact, they do not feel any need for conversion. The priests and the notables of the people are like the fig tree, which has so many leaves and no fruit, like the temple, which is cavern with thieves and is not a house of prayer. But they will never be converted, until when they think themselves to be
upright person Sinners on the contrary, at least those publicly indicated as such, they have an advantage. Obviously they do not do God's will, but they can not pretend to be honest person , if only because teveryone remind them what they are. "Doing the will of the Father" is the center of the Gospel of Matthew: it means to recognize itself as son and to live as a brother. This is possible for those who convert themselves , but they convert only those who feel uncomfortable of their evil . True blind is the one who believes to see, true sinner who believes himself to be
upright person (Lk 18: 9-14). And his sin does not obtain forgiveness because he does not want it either. Jesus came to make a judgment: for whoever is blind shold see the one who believes to see, he see his blindness (Jn 9: 39).
Thus says the LORD: You say, "The LORD's way is not fair!" Hear now, house of Israel: Is it my way that is unfair, or rather, are not your ways unfair? When someone virtuous turns away from virtue to commit iniquity, and dies, it is because of the iniquity he committed that he must die. But if he turns from the wickedness he has committed, and does what is right and just, he shall preserve his life; since he has turned away from all the sins that he has committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die. Responsorial Psalm PS 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9
R. (6a) Remember your mercies, O Lord. Your ways, O LORD, make known to me; teach me your paths, guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my savior. R. Remember your mercies, O Lord. Remember that your compassion, O LORD, and your love are from of old. The sins of my youth and my frailties remember not; in your kindness remember me, because of your goodness, O LORD. R. Remember your mercies, O Lord. Good and upright is the LORD; thus he shows sinners the way. He guides the humble to justice, and teaches the humble his way. R. Remember your mercies, O Lord. Reading 2 PHIL 2:1-11
Brothers and sisters: If there is any encouragement in Christ, any solace in love, any participation in the Spirit, any compassion and mercy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, with the same love, united in heart, thinking one thing. Do nothing out of selfishness or out of vainglory; rather, humbly regard others as more important than yourselves, each looking out not for his own interests, but also for those of others.
Have in you the same attitude that is also in Christ Jesus, Who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God something to be grasped. Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming in human likeness; and found human in appearance, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Because of this, God greatly exalted him and bestowed on him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Or PHIL 2:1-5
Brothers and sisters: If there is any encouragement in Christ, any solace in love, any participation in the Spirit, any compassion and mercy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, with the same love, united in heart, thinking one thing. Do nothing out of selfishness or out of vainglory; rather, humbly regard others as more important than yourselves, each looking out not for his own interests, but also for those of others.
Have in you the same attitude that is also in Christ Jesus. Alleluia JN 10:27
R. Alleluia, alleluia. My sheep hear my voice, says the Lord; I know them, and they follow me. R. Alleluia, alleluia. Gospel MT 21:28-32
Jesus said to the chief priests and elders of the people: "What is your opinion? A man had two sons. He came to the first and said, 'Son, go out and work in the vineyard today.' He said in reply, 'I will not, ' but afterwards changed his mind and went. The man came to the other son and gave the same order. He said in reply, 'Yes, sir, 'but did not go. Which of the two did his father's will?" They answered, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Amen, I say to you, tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you. When John came to you in the way of righteousness, you did not believe him; but tax collectors and prostitutes did. Yet even when you saw that, you did not later change your minds and believe him."
S. FAUSTI - "Even though you have seen, you did not regret to believe to Him," says Jesus to the leaders of the people who ask Him what is His power . He can not answer anything to their question, because they are not willing to acknowledge their mistake and to bring their consequences.
RispondiEliminaWhoever does not want to change, he cannot understand who proposes to Him the opposite of what he does.
Jesus is not a mischievous person who is delighted to overturn our ideas; He turns upside down them only to straighten them. "My thoughts are not your thoughts, your ways are not my ways" (Is 55: 8).
However, he who does not want to convert himself, he is not abandoned to himself.
The Lord speaks to him in parables, because, seeing that he does not see, he is converted and healed.
Jesus clearly reveals Himself to those who love Him, even if he does not understand Him, as Peter; To whoever understands Him, but does not love Him, He speaks firstly with His silence, then with the parables.
It is a way of talking that at the same time, it is silent and says: it expresses something comprehensible, which alludes to something else that, when one wants, he can understand.
This parable reveals the situation of the listener who does not want to convert: he is like the brother who says yes but does not make anything.
When he is aware of this, he can become like the other, which says no but then he changes his mind.
The parable is built on the comparison between two brothers.
The comparison becomes paradoxical, even scandalous, in the conclusion where it is claimed that people who are clearly unjust are preferable to those considered righteous.
In fact, they do not feel any need for conversion.
The priests and the notables of the people are like the fig tree, which has so many leaves and no fruit, like the temple, which is cavern with thieves and is not a house of prayer.
But they will never be converted, until when they think themselves to be
upright person
Sinners on the contrary, at least those publicly indicated as such, they have an advantage.
Obviously they do not do God's will, but they can not pretend to be honest person , if only because teveryone remind them what they are.
"Doing the will of the Father" is the center of the Gospel of Matthew: it means to recognize itself as son and to live as a brother. This is possible for those who convert themselves , but they convert only those who feel uncomfortable of their evil .
True blind is the one who believes to see, true sinner who believes himself to be
upright person
(Lk 18: 9-14).
And his sin does not obtain forgiveness because he does not want it either.
Jesus came to make a judgment: for whoever is blind shold see the one who believes to see, he see his blindness (Jn 9: 39).
Reading 1 EZ 18:25-28
RispondiEliminaThus says the LORD:
You say, "The LORD's way is not fair!"
Hear now, house of Israel:
Is it my way that is unfair, or rather, are not your ways unfair?
When someone virtuous turns away from virtue to commit iniquity, and dies,
it is because of the iniquity he committed that he must die.
But if he turns from the wickedness he has committed,
and does what is right and just,
he shall preserve his life;
since he has turned away from all the sins that he has committed,
he shall surely live, he shall not die.
Responsorial Psalm PS 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9
R. (6a) Remember your mercies, O Lord.
Your ways, O LORD, make known to me;
teach me your paths,
guide me in your truth and teach me,
for you are God my savior.
R. Remember your mercies, O Lord.
Remember that your compassion, O LORD,
and your love are from of old.
The sins of my youth and my frailties remember not;
in your kindness remember me,
because of your goodness, O LORD.
R. Remember your mercies, O Lord.
Good and upright is the LORD;
thus he shows sinners the way.
He guides the humble to justice,
and teaches the humble his way.
R. Remember your mercies, O Lord.
Reading 2 PHIL 2:1-11
Brothers and sisters:
If there is any encouragement in Christ,
any solace in love,
any participation in the Spirit,
any compassion and mercy,
complete my joy by being of the same mind, with the same love,
united in heart, thinking one thing.
Do nothing out of selfishness or out of vainglory;
rather, humbly regard others as more important than yourselves,
each looking out not for his own interests,
but also for those of others.
Have in you the same attitude
that is also in Christ Jesus,
Who, though he was in the form of God,
did not regard equality with God
something to be grasped.
Rather, he emptied himself,
taking the form of a slave,
coming in human likeness;
and found human in appearance,
he humbled himself,
becoming obedient to the point of death,
even death on a cross.
Because of this, God greatly exalted him
and bestowed on him the name
which is above every name,
that at the name of Jesus
every knee should bend,
of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
and every tongue confess that
Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
Or PHIL 2:1-5
Brothers and sisters:
If there is any encouragement in Christ,
any solace in love,
any participation in the Spirit,
any compassion and mercy,
complete my joy by being of the same mind, with the same love,
united in heart, thinking one thing.
Do nothing out of selfishness or out of vainglory;
rather, humbly regard others as more important than yourselves,
each looking out not for his own interests,
but also for those of others.
Have in you the same attitude
that is also in Christ Jesus.
Alleluia JN 10:27
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
My sheep hear my voice, says the Lord;
I know them, and they follow me.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel MT 21:28-32
Jesus said to the chief priests and elders of the people:
"What is your opinion?
A man had two sons.
He came to the first and said,
'Son, go out and work in the vineyard today.'
He said in reply, 'I will not, '
but afterwards changed his mind and went.
The man came to the other son and gave the same order.
He said in reply, 'Yes, sir, 'but did not go.
Which of the two did his father's will?"
They answered, "The first."
Jesus said to them, "Amen, I say to you,
tax collectors and prostitutes
are entering the kingdom of God before you.
When John came to you in the way of righteousness,
you did not believe him;
but tax collectors and prostitutes did.
Yet even when you saw that,
you did not later change your minds and believe him."