WHO CAN BE SAVED THEN
TUESDAY WEEK 20 ORDINARY TIME YEAR C
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
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
qu’Ã un
riche d’entrer dans le royaume des Cieux »
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