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THE EARTHLY MAN AND THE HEAVENLY MAN

SATURDAY WEEK 24 ORDINARY TIME  
Reading 1 Corinthians 15:35-37,42-49 The resurrected body is heavenly by nature

Someone may ask, ‘How are dead people raised, and what sort of body do they have when they come back?’ They are stupid questions. Whatever you sow in the ground has to die before it is given new life and the thing that you sow is not what is going to come; you sow a bare grain, say of wheat or something like that. It is the same with the resurrection of the dead: the thing that is sown is perishable but what is raised is imperishable; the thing that is sown is contemptible but what is raised is glorious; the thing that is sown is weak but what is raised is powerful; when it is sown it embodies the soul, when it is raised it embodies the spirit. 

If the soul has its own embodiment, so does the spirit have its own embodiment. The first man, Adam, as scripture says, became a living soul; but the last Adam has become a life-giving spirit. That is, first the one with the soul, not the spirit, and after that, the one with the spirit. The first man, being from the earth, is earthly by nature; the second man is from heaven. As this earthly man was, so are we on earth; and as the heavenly man is, so are we in heaven. And we, who have been modelled on the earthly man, will be modelled on the heavenly man.  Readings Reflections

Pray the Holy Rosary. Ave Maria, Hail Mary.

May Saint Robert Bellamine Bishop and Doctor of the Church pray for you as you celebrate your birthday today.

Lord Jesus I trust in you.

Lecture de la première lettre de saint Paul apôtre aux Corinthiens 15, 35-37. 42-49
 « Ce qui est semé périssable ressuscite impérissable »

Frères, quelqu’un pourrait dire : « Comment les morts ressuscitent-ils ? avec quelle sorte de corps reviennent-ils ? » – Réfléchis donc ! Ce que tu sèmes ne peut reprendre vie sans mourir d’abord ; et ce que tu sèmes, ce n’est pas le corps de la plante qui va pousser, mais c’est une simple graine : du blé, par exemple, ou autre chose. Ainsi en est-il de la résurrection des morts. Ce qui est semé périssable ressuscite impérissable ; ce qui est semé sans honneur ressuscite dans la gloire ; ce qui est semé faible ressuscite dans la puissance ; ce qui est semé corps physique ressuscite corps spirituel ; car s’il existe un corps physique, il existe aussi un corps spirituel. Lecture Meditation

L’Écriture dit : Le premier homme, Adam, devint un être vivant ; le dernier Adam – le Christ – est devenu l’être spirituel qui donne la vie. Ce qui vient d’abord, ce n’est pas le spirituel, mais le physique ; ensuite seulement vient le spirituel. Pétri d’argile, le premier homme vient de la terre ; le deuxième homme, lui, vient du ciel. Comme Adam est fait d’argile, ainsi les hommes sont faits d’argile ; comme le Christ est du ciel, ainsi les hommes seront du ciel. Et de même que nous aurons été à l’image de celui qui est fait d’argile, de même nous serons à l’image de celui qui vient du ciel.

Priez le Saint Rosaire. Ave Maria, Je vous salue Marie.
 
Que Saint Robert Bellamin Ã©vêque et docteur de l’Église, prie pour vous alors que vous célébrez votre anniversaire aujourd’hui.
 
Seigneur Jésus, j’ai confiance en toi.

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