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THE BLAZING FIRE

20TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 
First Reading Jeremiah 38:4-6,8-10 'Do not let the prophet die'

The king’s leading men spoke to the king. ‘Let Jeremiah be put to death: he is unquestionably disheartening the remaining soldiers in the city, and all the people too, by talking like this. The fellow does not have the welfare of this people at heart so much as its ruin.’ ‘He is in your hands as you know,’ King Zedekiah answered ‘for the king is powerless against you.’ So they took Jeremiah and threw him into the well of Prince Malchiah in the Court of the Guard, letting him down with ropes. There was no water in the well, only mud, and into the mud Jeremiah sank. Readings Reflection

Ebed-melech came out from the palace and spoke to the king. ‘My lord king,’ he said ‘these men have done a wicked thing by treating the prophet Jeremiah like this: they have thrown him into the well, where he will die.’ At this the king gave Ebed-melech the Cushite the following order: ‘Take three men with you from here and pull the prophet Jeremiah out of the well before he dies.’

Second Reading Hebrew 12:1-4
We should keep running steadily in the race we have started

With so many witnesses in a great cloud on every side of us, we too, then, should throw off everything that hinders us, especially the sin that clings so easily, and keep running steadily in the race we have started. Let us not lose sight of Jesus, who leads us in our faith and brings it to perfection: for the sake of the joy which was still in the future, he endured the cross, disregarding the shamefulness of it, and from now on has taken his place at the right of God’s throne. Think of the way he stood such opposition from sinners and then you will not give up for want of courage. In the fight against sin, you have not yet had to keep fighting to the point of death.

Gospel Luke 12:49-53 How I wish it were blazing already!

Jesus said to his disciples: ‘I have come to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were blazing already! There is a baptism I must still receive, and how great is my distress till it is over!

‘Do you suppose that I am here to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. For from now on a household of five will be divided: three against two and two against three; the father divided against the son, son against father, mother against daughter, daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law, daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.’

Première lecture du livre du prophète Jeremy 38: 4-6, 8-10 Ne laissez pas mourir le prophète

En ces jours-là, pendant le siège de Jérusalem, les princes qui tenaient Jérémie en prison dirent au roi Sédécias : « Que cet homme soit mis à mort : en parlant comme il le fait, il démoralise tout ce qui reste de combattant dans la ville, et toute la population. Ce n’est pas le bonheur du peuple qu’il cherche, mais son malheur. » Le roi Sédécias répondit : « Il est entre vos mains, et le roi ne peut rien contre vous ! » Alors ils se saisirent de Jérémie et le jetèrent dans la citerne de Melkias, fils du roi, dans la cour de garde. On le descendit avec des cordes. Dans cette citerne il n’y avait pas d’eau, mais de la boue, et Jérémie enfonça dans la boue. Lectures Meditation

Ébed-Mélek sortit de la maison du roi et vint lui dire : « Monseigneur le roi, ce que ces gens-là ont fait au prophète Jérémie, c’est mal ! Ils l’ont jeté dans la citerne, il va y mourir de faim car on n’a plus de pain dans la ville ! » Alors le roi donna cet ordre à Ébed-Mélek l’Éthiopien : « Prends trente hommes avec toi, et fais remonter de la citerne le prophète Jérémie avant qu’il ne meure. »

Second lecture de la lettre aux Hébreu 12 :1-4  
« Courons avec endurance l’épreuve qui nous est proposée »

Frères, nous qui sommes entourés d’une immense nuée de témoins, et débarrassés de tout ce qui nous alourdit – en particulier du péché qui nous entrave si bien –, courons avec endurance l’épreuve qui nous est proposée, les yeux fixés sur Jésus, qui est à l’origine et au terme de la foi. Renonçant à la joie qui lui était proposée, il a enduré la croix en méprisant la honte de ce supplice, et il siège à la droite du trône de Dieu. Méditez l’exemple de celui qui a enduré de la part des pécheurs une telle hostilité, et vous ne serez pas accablés par le découragement. Vous n’avez pas encore résisté jusqu’au sang dans votre lutte contre le péché.

Évangile Luc 12 :4-53 «Comme je voudrais qu’il soit déjà allumé »

En ce temps-là, Jésus disait à ses disciples : « Je suis venu apporter un feu sur la terre, et comme je voudrais qu’il soit déjà allumé ! Je dois recevoir un baptême, et quelle angoisse est la mienne jusqu’à ce qu’il soit accompli ! Pensez-vous que je sois venu mettre la paix sur la terre ? Non, je vous le dis, mais bien plutôt la division. Car désormais cinq personnes de la même famille seront divisées : trois contre deux et deux contre trois ; ils se diviseront : le père contre le fils et le fils contre le père, la mère contre la fille et la fille contre la mère, la belle-mère contre la belle-fille et la belle-fille contre la belle-mère. »

Your Birthday Saint. Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Martyr, Priest. May he pray for you as you celebrate your birthday today.

Pray the Holy Rosary. Hail Mary. Queen of all Saints pray for us. Queen of Angels pray for us. Mother of the Catholic Church our Mother pray for us.

Lord Jesus Christ I trust in you. Saint Joseph pray for me. God's Holy Angels and Saints pray for me. My Guardian Angel pray for me. Protect and defend me. Guide and guard me. 

Father my God guide me. Protect me from false accusation, evil plots and jealousy. Defend me from my enemies. Lord Jesus send me your Holy Spirit let your Spirit of fire enfold me like a blazing fire.

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