First reading from the Book of Wisdom WIS 12:13, 16-19
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.
Second reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans 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.
GOSPEL OF THE DAY From the Gospel according to Matthew MT 13:24-30
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.”’”
WORDS OF THE HOLY FATHER We can be confident because the Word of God is a creative word, destined to become the “full grain in the ear” (v. 28). This Word, if accepted, certainly bears fruit, for God Himself makes it sprout and grow in ways that we cannot always verify or understand. (cf. v. 27). All this tells us that it is always God, it is always God who makes his Kingdom grow. That is why we fervently pray “thy Kingdom come”. It is He who makes it grow. Man is his humble collaborator, who contemplates and rejoices in divine creative action and waits patiently for its fruits. (Angelus, 14 June 2015)
S. FAUSTI - "Let them both grow up together," says the Lord to those who propose to Him to eradicate the tangle. The weed is a poisonous and infesting herb. At first it is not distinguishable from a small plant of wheat, then it takes root so well that, by tearing it away, the same wheat is uprooted. We would like the Christian community to be perfect, pure and flawless, and we are anxious to eradicate the weeds inside and around us. The greatest disasters come precisely from the attempt to eliminate evil. Sacred violence is the worst. "for the sake of good" violates all freedom. The triumph of good will only be at the end, and by God's work. First is the time of patience, ours and His that sees the evil of us and others as a place of mercy, respectively received and accorded. The church is not a sect of the pure; in it there is place for all. And we shall be judged by our own judgment, measured by our own measure. the mercy we shall have used shall be our measure of truth. God's judgment 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 dry wood. The Kingdom of Heaven is compared to a grain of mustard, invisible as the head of a pin. Its extreme smallness is scandalously associated with the greatness of the Kingdom. Its greatness is not that of the highest cedars. It is that of the wood of the cross, where the birds find nests. Thus all the trees of the forest know " Who " is the Lord, the One who humbles the high tree and raises the low tree, makes the green tree dry and makes the dry tree germinate. (EZ 17:22-23) He Himself is the green wood that dries up to burn our iniquities and communicate His lifeblood to us. If the little seed thrown becomes the great tree of the cross, that fist of dough gone bad, taken and hidden in three measures of flour, is the Christ buried, hidden for three days in the heart of the earth, will leaven it of new life, free from the old yeast of malice and wickedness. "Thus shall it be at the fulfillment of the world." says Jesus . Two fires will shine: the fire of the wicked that burn like garbage, and the fire of the righteous that shine like the sun. The fulfilment of the world is compared to the harvest, the time when the seed becomes bread and joy. It will be when God has accomplished in the world His work, His Masterpiece: the Face of the Son. Only then, not before, will there be judgment. Already now He has sent the Apostles to sow the Word, by whose listening we are judged. The time, the life we have at our disposal, is over: it has a beginning, a development and a end. In the end, only Love will remain, which never has an end. The fire of God will then make manifest the work of each one. The straw of our selfishness will be burned and what is precious will endure. The sun is the symbol of God. Whoever hears the Word becomes like the Father (5:48) shines of His Glory, like the transfigured Son. What in us will not be filial and fraternal will disappear. Then we will cover ourselves with burning redness for all that we now frequently us proclaim . The listener will be given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom; and the more he has, the more to him will given.
First reading from the Book of Wisdom
RispondiEliminaWIS 12:13, 16-19
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.
Second reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Romans
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.
GOSPEL OF THE DAY
From the Gospel according to Matthew
MT 13:24-30
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.”’”
WORDS OF THE HOLY FATHER
RispondiEliminaWe can be confident because the Word of God is a creative word, destined to become the “full grain in the ear” (v. 28). This Word, if accepted, certainly bears fruit, for God Himself makes it sprout and grow in ways that we cannot always verify or understand. (cf. v. 27). All this tells us that it is always God, it is always God who makes his Kingdom grow. That is why we fervently pray “thy Kingdom come”. It is He who makes it grow. Man is his humble collaborator, who contemplates and rejoices in divine creative action and waits patiently for its fruits. (Angelus, 14 June 2015)
S. FAUSTI - "Let them both grow up together," says the Lord to those who propose to Him to eradicate the tangle. The weed is a poisonous and infesting herb. At first it is not distinguishable from a small plant of wheat, then it takes root so well that, by tearing it away, the same wheat is uprooted.
RispondiEliminaWe would like the Christian community to be perfect, pure and flawless, and we are anxious to eradicate the weeds inside and around us. The greatest disasters come precisely from the attempt to eliminate evil.
Sacred violence is the worst. "for the sake of good" violates all freedom.
The triumph of good will only be at the end, and by God's work. First is the time of patience, ours and His that sees the evil of us and others as a place of mercy, respectively received and accorded. The church is not a sect of the pure; in it there is place for all.
And we shall be judged by our own judgment, measured by our own measure. the mercy we shall have used shall be our measure of truth.
God's judgment 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 dry wood.
The Kingdom of Heaven is compared to a grain of mustard, invisible as the head of a pin.
Its extreme smallness is scandalously associated with the greatness of the Kingdom.
Its greatness is not that of the highest cedars. It is that of the wood of the cross, where the birds find nests. Thus all the trees of the forest know " Who " is the Lord, the One who humbles the high tree and raises the low tree, makes the green tree dry and makes the dry tree germinate.
(EZ 17:22-23) He Himself is the green wood that dries up to burn our iniquities and communicate His lifeblood to us.
If the little seed thrown becomes the great tree of the cross, that fist of dough gone bad, taken and hidden in three measures of flour, is the Christ buried, hidden for three days in the heart of the earth, will leaven it of new life, free from the old yeast of malice and wickedness.
"Thus shall it be at the fulfillment of the world." says Jesus .
Two fires will shine: the fire of the wicked that burn like garbage, and the fire of the righteous that shine like the sun.
The fulfilment of the world is compared to the harvest, the time when the seed becomes bread and joy.
It will be when God has accomplished in the world His work, His Masterpiece: the Face of the Son.
Only then, not before, will there be judgment.
Already now He has sent the Apostles to sow the Word, by whose listening we are judged.
The time, the life we have at our disposal, is over: it has a beginning, a development and a end. In the end, only Love will remain, which never has an end. The fire of God will then make manifest the work of each one. The straw of our selfishness will be burned and what is precious will endure.
The sun is the symbol of God.
Whoever hears the Word becomes like the Father (5:48) shines of His Glory, like the transfigured Son. What in us will not be filial and fraternal will disappear.
Then we will cover ourselves with burning redness for all that we now frequently
us proclaim .
The listener will be given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom; and the more he has, the more to him will given.