Skip to main content

WHO CAN BE SAVED THEN

TUESDAY WEEK 20 ORDINARY TIME YEAR C
First Reading Ezekeil 28:1-10 
Against the arrogance of the king of Tyre
 
The word of the Lord was addressed to me as follows, ‘Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre, “The Lord says this: Being swollen with pride, you have said: I am a god; I am sitting on the throne of God, surrounded by the seas. Though you are a man and not a god, you consider yourself the equal of God. You are wiser now than Daniel; there is no sage as wise as you. By your wisdom and your intelligence, you have amassed great wealth; you have piles of gold and silver inside your treasure-houses. Such is your skill in trading, your wealth has continued to increase, and with this your heart has grown more arrogant. And so, the Lord says this: Since you consider yourself the equal of God, very well, I am going to bring foreigners against you, the most barbarous of the nations. Readings Refelctions

They will draw sword against your fine wisdom, they will defile your glory; they will throw you down into the pit and you will die a violent death surrounded by the seas. Are you still going to say: I am a god, when your murderers confront you? No, you are a man and not a god in the clutches of your murderers! You will die like the uncircumcised at the hand of foreigners. For I have spoken. It is the Lord who speaks.”’

Gospel Matthew 19:22-33

It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle 
than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven

Jesus said to his disciples, ‘I tell you solemnly, it will be hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Yes, I tell you again, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.’ When the disciples heard this they were astonished. ‘Who can be saved, then?’ they said. Jesus gazed at them. ‘For men’ he told them ‘this is impossible; for God everything is possible.’ 

Then Peter spoke. ‘What about us?’ he said to him ‘We have left everything and followed you. What are we to have, then?’ Jesus said to him, ‘I tell you solemnly, when all is made new and the Son of Man sits on his throne of glory, you will yourselves sit on twelve thrones to judge the twelve tribes of Israel. And everyone who has left houses, brothers, sisters, father, mother, children or land for the sake of my name will be repaid a hundred times over, and also inherit eternal life. ‘Many who are first will be last, and the last, first.’

Lecture du livre du prophète Ezéchiel 28:1-10 « Contre l’arrogance du roi du Tyr »
En ces jours-là, la parole du Seigneur me fut adressée : « Fils d’homme, tu diras au prince de la ville de Tyr : Ainsi parle le Seigneur Dieu : Ton cÅ“ur s’est exalté et tu as dit : “Je suis un dieu, j’habite une résidence divine, au cÅ“ur des mers.” Pourtant, tu es un homme et non un dieu, toi qui prends tes pensées pour des pensées divines. Tu serais donc plus sage que Daniel, il n’y aurait pas de secret trop profond pour toi ? Par ta sagesse et ton intelligence tu as fait fortune, tu as accumulé l’or et l’argent dans tes trésors. Par ton génie du commerce, tu as multiplié ta fortune, et à cause de cette fortune ton cÅ“ur s’est exalté. C’est pourquoi, ainsi parle le Seigneur Dieu : Parce que tu prends tes pensées pour des pensées divines, je fais venir contre toi des barbares, une nation redoutable. Ils tireront l’épée contre ta belle sagesse, ils profaneront ta splendeur. Ils te feront descendre dans la fosse et tu mourras au cÅ“ur des mers, d’une mort violente. Oseras-tu dire encore devant tes meurtriers : “Je suis dieu” ? Sous la main de ceux qui te transperceront, tu seras un homme et non un dieu. Tu mourras de la mort des païens incirconcis, par la main des barbares. Oui, moi, j’ai parlé. Oracle du Seigneur Dieu. » Lectures Méditation

Évangile Matthieu 19:23-33
« Il est plus facile à un chameau de passer par un trou d’aiguille
qu’à un riche d’entrer dans le royaume des Cieux »

En ce temps-là, Jésus disait à ses disciples : « Amen, je vous le dis : un riche entrera difficilement dans le royaume des Cieux. Je vous le répète : il est plus facile à un chameau de passer par un trou d’aiguille qu’à un riche d’entrer dans le royaume des Cieux. » Entendant ces paroles, les disciples furent profondément déconcertés, et ils disaient : « Qui donc peut être sauvé ? » Jésus posa sur eux son regard et dit : « Pour les hommes, c’est impossible, mais pour Dieu tout est possible. » 

Alors Pierre prit la parole et dit à Jésus : « Voici que nous avons tout quitté pour te suivre : quelle sera donc notre part ? » Jésus leur déclara : « Amen, je vous le dis : lors du renouvellement du monde, lorsque le Fils de l’homme siégera sur son trône de gloire, vous qui m’avez suivi, vous siégerez vous aussi sur douze trônes pour juger les douze tribus d’Israël. Et celui qui aura quitté, à cause de mon nom, des maisons, des frères, des sÅ“urs, un père, une mère, des enfants, ou une terre, recevra le centuple, et il aura en héritage la vie éternelle. Beaucoup de premiers seront derniers, beaucoup de derniers seront premiers. »

Your Birthday Saint. Saint Stephen of Hungary. May he pray for you as you celebrate your birthday today. 

Pray  the Holy Rosary. Hail Mary. Ave Maria. Hail Holy Queen.

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

Eternal Father who can be saved? Father for with men it is impossible but with you God all is possible. Our salvation is in Christ Jesus. 

Seigneur Jésus-Christ, j’ai confiance en toi. La Vierge Marie prie pour moi. Saint Joseph prie pour moi. Les saints anges et saints de Dieu prient pour moi. Mes Anges Gardiens prient pour moi. Protégez-moi et défendez-moi. Guidez-moi et gardez-moi.

Père éternel qui peut être sauvé ? Père pour les hommes c’est impossible mais pour toi Dieu tout est possible. Notre salut vient de Jésus-Christ.


Comments

Popular posts from this blog

HE EXISTED BEFORE ME

First Reading 1 John 2:22-28 The anointing he gave you teaches you everything The man who denies that Jesus is the Christ  he is the liar, he is Antichrist; and he is denying the Father as well as the Son, because no one who has the Father can deny the Son, and to acknowledge the Son is to have the Father as well. Keep alive in yourselves what you were taught in the beginning: as long as what you were taught in the beginning is alive in you, you will live in the Son and in the Father; and what is promised to you by his own promise is eternal life. This is all that I am writing to you about the people who are trying to lead you astray. But you have not lost the anointing that he gave you, and you do not need anyone to teach you; the anointing he gave teaches you everything; you are anointed with truth, not with a lie, and as it has taught you, so you must stay in him. Live in Christ, then, my children, so that if he appears, we may have full confidence, and not turn from him...

GOD'S GIFTS

GOD'S GIFT Mathew 25:14-30 Jesus spoke this parable to his disciples: ‘The kingdom of Heaven is like a man on his way abroad who summoned his servants and entrusted his property to them. To one he gave five talents, to another two, to a third one; each in proportion to his ability. Then he set out. ‘The man who had received the five talents promptly went and traded with them and made five more. The man who had received two made two more in the same way. But the man who had received one went off and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money. ‘Now a long time after, the master of those servants came back and went through his accounts with them. The man who had received the five talents came forward bringing five more. “Sir,” he said “you entrusted me with five talents; here are five more that I have made.” ‘His master said to him, “Well done, good and faithful servant; you have shown you can be faithful in small things, I will trust you with greater; co...

BE CURED

Prayer before Mass:  Almighty and ever-living God, I approach the sacrament of Your only-begotten Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ. I come sick to the doctor of life, unclean to the fountain of mercy, blind to the radiance of eternal light, and poor and needy to the Lord of heaven and earth. Lord, in Your great generosity, heal my sickness, wash away my defilement, enlighten my blindness, enrich my poverty, and clothe my nakedness. May I receive the Bread of Angels, the King of kings and Lord of lords, with humble reverence, with the purity and faith, the repentance and love, and the determined purpose that will help   to bring me to salvation.  May I receive the sacrament of the Lord’s Body and Blood, and its reality and power.  Kind God, may I receive the Body of Your only-begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, born from the womb of the Virgin Mary, and so be received into His mystical body and numbered among His members.  Loving Father, as on my earthly pilgrima...