Memorial of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin and Doctor
of the Church
Lectionary: 456
Thus says the LORD
of hosts:
There shall yet come peoples,
the inhabitants of many cities;
and the inhabitants of one city shall approach those of another,
and say, “Come! let us go to implore the favor of the LORD”;
and, “I too will go to seek the LORD.”
Many peoples and strong nations shall come
to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem
and to implore the favor of the LORD.
Thus says the LORD of hosts:
In those days ten men of every nationality,
speaking different tongues, shall take hold,
yes, take hold of every Jew by the edge of his garment and say,
“Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.”
There shall yet come peoples,
the inhabitants of many cities;
and the inhabitants of one city shall approach those of another,
and say, “Come! let us go to implore the favor of the LORD”;
and, “I too will go to seek the LORD.”
Many peoples and strong nations shall come
to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem
and to implore the favor of the LORD.
Thus says the LORD of hosts:
In those days ten men of every nationality,
speaking different tongues, shall take hold,
yes, take hold of every Jew by the edge of his garment and say,
“Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.”
R. (Zec 8:23) God is with us.
His foundation upon the holy mountains
the LORD loves:
The gates of Zion,
more than any dwelling of Jacob.
Glorious things are said of you,
O city of God!
R. God is with us.
I tell of Egypt and Babylon
among those that know the LORD;
Of Philistia, Tyre, Ethiopia:
“This man was born there.”
And of Zion they shall say:
“One and all were born in her;
And he who has established her
is the Most High LORD.”
R. God is with us.
They shall note, when the peoples are enrolled:
“This man was born there.”
And all shall sing, in their festive dance:
“My home is within you.”
R. God is with us.
His foundation upon the holy mountains
the LORD loves:
The gates of Zion,
more than any dwelling of Jacob.
Glorious things are said of you,
O city of God!
R. God is with us.
I tell of Egypt and Babylon
among those that know the LORD;
Of Philistia, Tyre, Ethiopia:
“This man was born there.”
And of Zion they shall say:
“One and all were born in her;
And he who has established her
is the Most High LORD.”
R. God is with us.
They shall note, when the peoples are enrolled:
“This man was born there.”
And all shall sing, in their festive dance:
“My home is within you.”
R. God is with us.
When the days for
Jesus to be taken up were fulfilled,
he resolutely determined to journey to Jerusalem,
and he sent messengers ahead of him.
On the way they entered a Samaritan village
to prepare for his reception there,
but they would not welcome him
because the destination of his journey was Jerusalem.
When the disciples James and John saw this they asked,
“Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven
to consume them?”
Jesus turned and rebuked them,
and they journeyed to another village.
he resolutely determined to journey to Jerusalem,
and he sent messengers ahead of him.
On the way they entered a Samaritan village
to prepare for his reception there,
but they would not welcome him
because the destination of his journey was Jerusalem.
When the disciples James and John saw this they asked,
“Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven
to consume them?”
Jesus turned and rebuked them,
and they journeyed to another village.
Meditation: "Jesus'
face was set toward Jerusalem"
Are you
surprised to see two of Jesus' disciples praying for the destruction of a
Samaritan village? The Jews and Samaritans had been divided for centuries.
Jewish pilgrims who passed through Samaritan territory were often assaulted.
Jesus did the unthinkable for a Jew. He not only decided to travel through
Samaritan territory at personal risk, but he also asked for hospitality in one
of their villages! Jesus' offer of friendship was rebuffed. Is there any wonder
that the disciples were indignant and felt justified in wanting to see
retribution done to this village? Wouldn't you respond the same way? Jesus,
however, rebukes his disciples for their lack of toleration. Jesus had
"set his face toward Jerusalem" to die on a cross that
Jew, Samaritan and Gentile might be reconciled with God and be united as one
people in Christ.
Tolerance
is a much needed virtue today. But aren't we often tolerant for the wrong thing
or for the wrong motive? Christian love seeks the highest good of both one's
neighbor and one's enemy. When Abraham Lincoln was criticized for his courtesy
and tolerance towards his enemies during the American Civil War, he responded:
"Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?" How do you
treat those who cross you and cause you trouble? Do you seek their good rather
than their harm?
"Lord
Jesus, you are gracious, merciful, and kind. Set me free from my prejudice and
intolerance towards those I find disagreeable, and widen my heart to love and
to do good even to those who wish me harm or evil."
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Memorial of Saint
Therese of the Child Jesus, virgin and doctor of the Church
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Luke 9: 51-56
When the days for Jesus to be taken up were
fulfilled, he resolutely determined to journey to Jerusalem, and he sent
messengers ahead of him. On the way they entered a Samaritan village to
prepare for his reception there, but they would not welcome him because the
destination of his journey was Jerusalem. When the disciples James and John
saw this they asked, "Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven
to consume them?" Jesus turned and rebuked them, and they journeyed to
another village.
Introductory Prayer: In you, Lord, I find all my joy and
happiness. How could I offend you by chasing after fleeting success and
lifeless trophies? I believe in you because you are truth itself. I hope in
you because you are faithful to your promises. I love you because you have
loved me first. I am a sinner; nevertheless, you have given me so many
blessings. I humbly thank you.
Petition: Lord Jesus, make me meek and humble of
heart.
1. An Unpopular Strategy: Jesus was like the general of an army. His
wasn’t a visible enemy, though; his enemy was the hidden forces of evil
itself. Jesus waged war on the devil until the bitter end. “This was the purpose
of the appearing of the Son of God, to undo the work of the devil” (1 John
3:8). Jesus marched on toward Jerusalem, and this Gospel
described his march with a military term: “resolutely”. Nevertheless, even
though he was engaged in fierce combat, Jesus didn’t show it in a way the
world understood. Our Lord approached his battle in Jerusalem like a sheep
being led to the slaughter. His strategy was humility. Humility was the
atomic bomb that he would drop on Satan’s designs and plans. He thus undid the
pride and arrogance of Lucifer.
2. A Lesson in Humility: St. John the Evangelist is an active
participant in this passage. He himself knew that Jesus’ purpose was to wage
war (see 1 John 3:8), and he and his brother dreamed of being well-decorated
in Jesus’ battalion. They sought places at his right and left hand in the
Kingdom (see Mark 10:35-37), and now they seek to use their rank as apostles
to bring down revenge on their opponents. Jesus rebuked them, redefining for
them the idea of kingship in his reign. They learned quickly that the weapons
of attack were kindness, gentleness, charity and humility.
3. Mission Oriented: In military standards, a commander-in-chief
might have considered the incident in Samaria a defeat. Christ was uprooted
from their presence, so humanly speaking, he lost. This however, is not the
case. Had Jesus complained or retaliated against the fanaticism of the
Samaritans, that would have been a defeat. Instead, the Gospel tells us:
“They journeyed to another village.” Simple as that! Christ won victory
because he didn’t waste time on fickle, whimsical and capricious
expectations; rather as a true soldier, he forgave, forgot and continued to
the next town.
Conversation with Christ: Lord Jesus, allow me to understand the bumps
and bruises of your “boot camp.” It is hard to understand why life is so
taxing for my weak nature, but I know that we are at war with the forces of
evil. Seeing you die for this war and winning it gives me greater courage to
commit my bit to the war effort. Help me to prefer the virtue of humility
over my pride.
Resolution: Today, I will be to the one who does an
everyday chore in my house. I will make the coffee for all or wash the dishes
to demonstrate to the Lord (and myself) that I can be humble.
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TUESDAY,
OCTOBER 1
LUKE 9:46-50
(Zechariah 8:1-8; Psalm 102)
LUKE 9:46-50
(Zechariah 8:1-8; Psalm 102)
KEY VERSE: "For the one who is least among all of you is the one who is the greatest" (v 48).
READING: Jesus had been teaching his disciples about his role as the suffering servant of God, yet they failed to comprehend his words (vs 43-45). A discussion arose among the disciples about which one of them was the greatest. Appraising their grandiose ambitions, Jesus placed a little child by his side as an example of what discipleship meant. The disciple must be as innocent and trusting as a child, and be willing to serve the poor and lowly of the community. Seemingly without hearing Jesus' words, John became indignant when he heard that an outsider had been casting out demons in Jesus' name. Jesus said that such closed-mindedness was in opposition to the Gospel that he taught them. He told them: "Whoever is not against you is for you" (v 50).
REFLECTING: Are my ambitions to serve the Lord or to serve my own ego?
PRAYING: Lord Jesus, help me to recognize you in the poor and suffering that I meet.
Memorial of Th�r�se of the Child Jesus, virgin and doctor of the
Church
Th�r�se was born Marie-Fran�oise-Th�r�se Martin to a middle-class French family. Her father Louis was a watchmaker. Her mother was a lace maker and died of breast cancer when Th�r�sewas only four. When Th�r�se was four years old her father sold his business and they moved to Lisieux in Normandy. Th�r�se was cured from an illness at age eight when a statue of the Blessed Virgin smiled at her, and she became a Carmelite nun at age 15. Therese defined her path to God and holiness as "The Little Way," which consisted of love and trust in God. She is called the "Little Flower" because she saw herself, not as one of the extravagant flowers in the garden, but as a common flower whose simple beauty offered praise to God. At the direction of her spiritual director, and against her wishes, she dictated her famed autobiography Story of a Soul. Th�r�se died from tuberculosis when she was 24, after having lived as cloistered Carmelite for less than ten years. She never went on missions, never founded a religious order, never performed great works, but within 28 years of her death, the public demand was so great that she was canonized a saint. Pope John Paul II declared St. Th�r�se a Doctor of the Church on October 19, 1997. Her parents Louis and Z�lie Martin were beatified on October 19, 2008. Read my article on St.Th�r�se.
"For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it
is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love,
embracing both trial and joy." - St. Therese of the Child Jesus
Rose Prayer to St. Therese
O Little Th�r�se of the Child Jesus, please pick for me a rose from the heavenly gardens and send it to me as a message of love. O Little Flower of Jesus, ask God today to grant the favors I now place in your hands (Mention specific requests). St. Th�r�se, help me to always believe as you did, in God's great love for me, so that I might imitate your "Little Way" each day. Amen.
O Little Th�r�se of the Child Jesus, please pick for me a rose from the heavenly gardens and send it to me as a message of love. O Little Flower of Jesus, ask God today to grant the favors I now place in your hands (Mention specific requests). St. Th�r�se, help me to always believe as you did, in God's great love for me, so that I might imitate your "Little Way" each day. Amen.
October 1
St. Thérèse of Lisieux
(1873-1897)
St. Thérèse of Lisieux
(1873-1897)
"I prefer the monotony of obscure sacrifice to all ecstasies.
To pick up a pin for love can convert a soul." These are the words of
Therese of the Child Jesus, a Carmelite nun called the "Little
Flower," who lived a cloistered life of obscurity in the convent of
Lisieux, France. [In French-speaking areas, she is known as Thérèse of
Lisieux.] And her preference for hidden sacrifice did indeed convert souls. Few
saints of God are more popular than this young nun. Her autobiography, The
Story of a Soul, is read and loved throughout the world. Thérèse Martin
entered the convent at the age of 15 and died in 1897 at the age of 24. She was
canonized in 1925, and two years later she and Francis Xavier (December 3) were
declared co-patrons of the missions.
Life in a
Carmelite convent is indeed uneventful and consists mainly of prayer and hard
domestic work. But Thérèse possessed that holy insight that redeems the time,
however dull that time may be. She saw in quiet suffering redemptive suffering,
suffering that was indeed her apostolate. Thérèse said she came to the Carmel
convent "to save souls and pray for priests." And shortly before she
died, she wrote: "I want to spend my heaven doing good on earth."
On
October 19, 1997, Blessed John Paul II proclaimed her a Doctor of the
Church, the third woman to be so recognized in light of her holiness and the
influence in the Church of her teaching on spirituality. Her parents, Martin
and Zelie (October 1), were beatified in 2008.
Comment:
Thérèse has much to teach our age of the image, the appearance, the "sell." We have become a dangerously self-conscious people, painfully aware of the need to be fulfilled, yet knowing we are not. Thérèse, like so many saints, sought to serve others, to do something outside herself, to forget herself in quiet acts of love. She is one of the great examples of the gospel paradox that we gain our life by losing it, and that the seed that falls to the ground must die in order to live (John 12).
Thérèse has much to teach our age of the image, the appearance, the "sell." We have become a dangerously self-conscious people, painfully aware of the need to be fulfilled, yet knowing we are not. Thérèse, like so many saints, sought to serve others, to do something outside herself, to forget herself in quiet acts of love. She is one of the great examples of the gospel paradox that we gain our life by losing it, and that the seed that falls to the ground must die in order to live (John 12).
Preoccupation with
self separates modern men and women from God, from their fellow human beings
and ultimately from themselves. We must relearn to forget ourselves, to
contemplate a God who draws us out of ourselves and to serve others as the
ultimate expression of selfhood. These are the insights of St. Thérèse of
Lisieux, and they are more valid today than ever.
Quote:
All her life St. Thérèse suffered from illness. As a young girl she underwent a three-month malady characterized by violent crises, extended delirium and prolonged fainting spells. Afterwards she was ever frail and yet she worked hard in the laundry and refectory of the convent. Psychologically, she endured prolonged periods of darkness when the light of faith seemed all but extinguished. The last year of her life she slowly wasted away from tuberculosis. And yet shortly before her death on September 30 she murmured, "I would not suffer less."
All her life St. Thérèse suffered from illness. As a young girl she underwent a three-month malady characterized by violent crises, extended delirium and prolonged fainting spells. Afterwards she was ever frail and yet she worked hard in the laundry and refectory of the convent. Psychologically, she endured prolonged periods of darkness when the light of faith seemed all but extinguished. The last year of her life she slowly wasted away from tuberculosis. And yet shortly before her death on September 30 she murmured, "I would not suffer less."
Truly she was a
valiant woman who did not whimper about her illnesses and anxieties. Here was a
person who saw the power of love, that divine alchemy which can change
everything, including weakness and illness, into service and redemptive power
for others. Is it any wonder that she is patroness of the missions? Who else
but those who embrace suffering with their love really convert the world?
Patron Saint of:
Florists
Missionaries
Pilots
Florists
Missionaries
Pilots
LECTIO: LUKE
9,51-56
Lectio:
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Ordinary Time
1) Opening prayer
Father,
you show your almighty power
in your mercy and forgiveness.
Continue to fill us with your gifts of love.
Help us to hurry towards the eternal life your promise
and come to share in the joys of your kingdom.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
you show your almighty power
in your mercy and forgiveness.
Continue to fill us with your gifts of love.
Help us to hurry towards the eternal life your promise
and come to share in the joys of your kingdom.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
2) Gospel Reading - Luke 9,51-56
It happened that as the time drew near for him to be taken up,
he resolutely turned his face towards Jerusalem and sent messengers ahead of
him.
These set out, and they went into a Samaritan village to make preparations for him, but the people would not receive him because he was making for Jerusalem.
Seeing this, the disciples James and John said, ‘Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven to burn them up?’ But he turned and rebuked them, and they went on to another village.
These set out, and they went into a Samaritan village to make preparations for him, but the people would not receive him because he was making for Jerusalem.
Seeing this, the disciples James and John said, ‘Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven to burn them up?’ But he turned and rebuked them, and they went on to another village.
3) Reflection
• The Gospel today narrates and tells us how Jesus decides to go
to Jerusalem. It also describes the first difficulties which he finds along
this road. He presents us the beginning of the long and hard way of the
periphery toward the capital city. Jesus leaves Galilee and goes toward
Jerusalem. Not all can understand him. Many abandon him, because the demands
are enormous. Today, the same thing happens. Along the way of our community
there are misunderstandings and abandonment.
• “Jesus decides to go to Jerusalem”. This decision marks the hard and long way of Jesus from Galilee to Jerusalem, from the periphery to the capital city. This journey occupies more than one third part of the Gospel of Luke (Lk 9, 51 to 19, 28). This is a sign that the voyage to Jerusalem was of great importance in the life of Jesus. The long walk is the symbol, at the same time, of the journey that the community is making. They seek to go through a difficult passage from the Jewish world toward the world of the Greek culture. This also symbolized the tension between the New and the Ancient which was closing more and more in itself. It also symbolizes the conversion which each one of us has to carry out, trying to follow Jesus. During the journey, the disciples try to follow Jesus, without returning back; but they do not always succeed. Jesus dedicates much time to instruct those who follow him closely. We have a concrete example of this instruction in today’s Gospel. At the beginning of the journey, Jesus leaves Galilee and takes with him the disciples to the territory of the Samaritans. He tries to form them in order that they may be ready to understand the openness to the New, toward the other, toward what is different.
• Luke 9, 51: Jesus decides to go to Jerusalem. The Greek text says literally: “Now it happened that as the time drew near for him to be taken up, he resolutely turned his face towards Jerusalem”. The expression assumption or being snatched recalls the Prophet Elijah snatched to heaven (2 K 2, 9-11). The expression turned his face recalls the Servant of Yahweh who said: “I have set my face like flint and I know I shall not be put to shame” (Is 50, 7). It also recalls an order which the Prophet Ezekiel received from God: “Turn your face toward Jerusalem!” (Ez 21, 7). In using these expressions Luke suggests that while they were walking toward Jerusalem, the most open opposition of Jesus began against the project of the official ideology of the Temple of Jerusalem. The ideology of the Temple wanted a glorious and nationalistic Messiah. Jesus wants to be a Messiah Servant. During the long journey, this opposition will increase and finally, it will end in the getting hold of Jesus. The snatching of Jesus is his death on the Cross, followed by his Resurrection.
• Luke 9, 52-53: The mission in Samaria failed. During the journey, the horizon of the mission is extended. After the beginning, Jesus goes beyond the frontiers of the territory and of the race. He sends his disciples to go and prepare his arrival in a town of Samaria. But the mission together with the Samaritans fails. Luke says that the Samaritans did not receive Jesus because he was going to Jerusalem. But if the disciples would have said to the Samaritans: “Jesus is going to Jerusalem to criticize the project of the Temple and to demand a greater openness”, Jesus would have been accepted, because the Samaritans were of the same opinion. The failure of the mission is, probably, due to the disciples. They did not understand why Jesus “turned the face toward Jerusalem”. The official propaganda of the glorious and nationalistic Messiah prevented them from perceiving... The disciples did not understand the openness of Jesus and the mission failed!
• Luke 9, 54-55: Jesus does not accept the request of vengeance. James and John do not want to take home the defeat. They do not accept that some one is not in agreement with their ideas. They want to imitate Elijah and use fire to revenge (2 K 1, 10). Jesus rejects the proposal. He does not want the fire. Some Bibles add: “You do not know what spirit is moving you!” This means that the reaction of the disciples was not according to the Spirit of Jesus. When Peter suggests to Jesus not to follow the path of the Messiah Servant, Jesus turns to Peter calling him Satan (Mk 8, 33). Satan is the evil spirit who wants to change the course or route of the mission of Jesus. The Message of Luke for the communities: those who want to hinder the mission among the pagans are moved by the evil spirit!
• In the ten chapters which describe the journey up to Jerusalem (Lk 9, 51 to 19, 28), Luke constantly reminds us that Jesus is on the way toward Jerusalem (Lk 9, 51.53.57; 10, 1.38; 11, 1; 13, 22.33; 14, 25; 17,11; 18, 31; 18, 37; 19, 1.11.28). He rarely says through where Jesus passed. Only at the beginning of the journey (Lk 9, 51), in the middle (Lk 17, 11), and at the end (Lk 18, 35; 19, 1), something is known concerning the place where Jesus was going by. This refers to the communities of Luke and also for all of us. The only thing that is sure is that we have to continue to walk. We cannot stop. But it is not always clear and definite the place where we have to pass by. What is sure, certain, is the objective: Jerusalem.
• “Jesus decides to go to Jerusalem”. This decision marks the hard and long way of Jesus from Galilee to Jerusalem, from the periphery to the capital city. This journey occupies more than one third part of the Gospel of Luke (Lk 9, 51 to 19, 28). This is a sign that the voyage to Jerusalem was of great importance in the life of Jesus. The long walk is the symbol, at the same time, of the journey that the community is making. They seek to go through a difficult passage from the Jewish world toward the world of the Greek culture. This also symbolized the tension between the New and the Ancient which was closing more and more in itself. It also symbolizes the conversion which each one of us has to carry out, trying to follow Jesus. During the journey, the disciples try to follow Jesus, without returning back; but they do not always succeed. Jesus dedicates much time to instruct those who follow him closely. We have a concrete example of this instruction in today’s Gospel. At the beginning of the journey, Jesus leaves Galilee and takes with him the disciples to the territory of the Samaritans. He tries to form them in order that they may be ready to understand the openness to the New, toward the other, toward what is different.
• Luke 9, 51: Jesus decides to go to Jerusalem. The Greek text says literally: “Now it happened that as the time drew near for him to be taken up, he resolutely turned his face towards Jerusalem”. The expression assumption or being snatched recalls the Prophet Elijah snatched to heaven (2 K 2, 9-11). The expression turned his face recalls the Servant of Yahweh who said: “I have set my face like flint and I know I shall not be put to shame” (Is 50, 7). It also recalls an order which the Prophet Ezekiel received from God: “Turn your face toward Jerusalem!” (Ez 21, 7). In using these expressions Luke suggests that while they were walking toward Jerusalem, the most open opposition of Jesus began against the project of the official ideology of the Temple of Jerusalem. The ideology of the Temple wanted a glorious and nationalistic Messiah. Jesus wants to be a Messiah Servant. During the long journey, this opposition will increase and finally, it will end in the getting hold of Jesus. The snatching of Jesus is his death on the Cross, followed by his Resurrection.
• Luke 9, 52-53: The mission in Samaria failed. During the journey, the horizon of the mission is extended. After the beginning, Jesus goes beyond the frontiers of the territory and of the race. He sends his disciples to go and prepare his arrival in a town of Samaria. But the mission together with the Samaritans fails. Luke says that the Samaritans did not receive Jesus because he was going to Jerusalem. But if the disciples would have said to the Samaritans: “Jesus is going to Jerusalem to criticize the project of the Temple and to demand a greater openness”, Jesus would have been accepted, because the Samaritans were of the same opinion. The failure of the mission is, probably, due to the disciples. They did not understand why Jesus “turned the face toward Jerusalem”. The official propaganda of the glorious and nationalistic Messiah prevented them from perceiving... The disciples did not understand the openness of Jesus and the mission failed!
• Luke 9, 54-55: Jesus does not accept the request of vengeance. James and John do not want to take home the defeat. They do not accept that some one is not in agreement with their ideas. They want to imitate Elijah and use fire to revenge (2 K 1, 10). Jesus rejects the proposal. He does not want the fire. Some Bibles add: “You do not know what spirit is moving you!” This means that the reaction of the disciples was not according to the Spirit of Jesus. When Peter suggests to Jesus not to follow the path of the Messiah Servant, Jesus turns to Peter calling him Satan (Mk 8, 33). Satan is the evil spirit who wants to change the course or route of the mission of Jesus. The Message of Luke for the communities: those who want to hinder the mission among the pagans are moved by the evil spirit!
• In the ten chapters which describe the journey up to Jerusalem (Lk 9, 51 to 19, 28), Luke constantly reminds us that Jesus is on the way toward Jerusalem (Lk 9, 51.53.57; 10, 1.38; 11, 1; 13, 22.33; 14, 25; 17,11; 18, 31; 18, 37; 19, 1.11.28). He rarely says through where Jesus passed. Only at the beginning of the journey (Lk 9, 51), in the middle (Lk 17, 11), and at the end (Lk 18, 35; 19, 1), something is known concerning the place where Jesus was going by. This refers to the communities of Luke and also for all of us. The only thing that is sure is that we have to continue to walk. We cannot stop. But it is not always clear and definite the place where we have to pass by. What is sure, certain, is the objective: Jerusalem.
4) Personal questions
• Which are the problems which you have to face in your life,
because of the decision which you have taken to follow Jesus?
• What can we learn from the pedagogy of Jesus with his disciples who wanted to revenge of the Samaritans?
• What can we learn from the pedagogy of Jesus with his disciples who wanted to revenge of the Samaritans?
5) Concluding Prayer
All the kings of the earth give thanks to you, Yahweh,
when they hear the promises you make;
they sing of Yahweh’s ways,
‘Great is the glory of Yahweh!’ (Ps 138,4-5)
when they hear the promises you make;
they sing of Yahweh’s ways,
‘Great is the glory of Yahweh!’ (Ps 138,4-5)
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