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October 18, 2010

October 19th Holy Spirit Novena
Scripture selection is Day 7 Period II.

The Novena Rosary Mysteries  
for October 19th are Sorrowful.

 

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                Today's Readings

 

29th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Exodus 17: 8-13

The Amalekites then came and attacked Israel at Rephidim. Moses said to Joshua, ‘Pick some men and tomorrow morning go out and engage Amalek. I, for my part, shall take my stand on the hilltop with the staff of God in my hand.’ Joshua did as Moses had told him and went out to engage Amalek, while Moses, Aaron and Hur went up to the top of the hill. As long as Moses kept his arms raised, Israel had the advantage; when he let his arms fall, the advantage went to Amalek. But Moses’ arms grew heavy, so they took a stone and put it under him and on this he sat, with Aaron and Hur supporting his arms on each side. Thus his arms remained unwavering till sunset, and Joshua defeated Amalek, putting their people to the sword.

 

Psalm 121: 1-8

I lift up my eyes to the mountains;
    where is my help to come from?
My help comes from Yahweh
    who made heaven and earth.

May he save your foot from stumbling;
    may he, your guardian, not fall asleep!
You see — he neither sleeps nor slumbers,
    the guardian of Israel.

Yahweh is your guardian, your shade,
    Yahweh, at your right hand.
By day the sun will not strike you,
    nor the moon by night.

Yahweh guards you from all harm
    Yahweh guards your life,
Yahweh guards your comings and goings,
    henceforth and for ever.

 

2 Timothy 3: 14- 4:2

    You must keep to what you have been taught and know to be true; remember who your teachers were, and how, ever since you were a child, you have known the holy scriptures—from these you can learn the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All scripture is inspired by God and useful for refuting error, for guiding people’s lives and teaching them to be upright. This is how someone who is dedicated to God becomes fully equipped and ready for any good work.

Before God and before Christ Jesus who is to be judge of the living and the dead, I charge you, in the name of his appearing and of his kingdom: proclaim the message and, welcome or unwelcome, insist on it. Refute falsehood, correct error, give encouragement—but do all with patience and with care to instruct.

 

Luke 18: 1-8

Then he told them a parable about the need to pray continually and never lose heart. ‘There was a judge in a certain town,’ he said, ‘who had neither fear of God nor respect for anyone. In the same town there was also a widow who kept on coming to him and saying, "I want justice from you against my enemy!" For a long time he refused, but at last he said to himself, "Even though I have neither fear of God nor respect for any human person, I must give this widow her just rights since she keeps pestering me, or she will come and slap me in the face." ’ 

    And the Lord said, ‘You notice what the unjust judge has to say? Now, will not God see justice done to his elect if they keep calling to him day and night even though he still delays to help them? I promise you, he will see justice done to them, and done speedily. But when the Son of man comes, will he find any faith on earth?’

 

29th Sunday in Ordinary Time

October 21, 2007

INTRODUCTION - As Moses led God's people from Egypt, through the desert, to the Promised Land, they encountered numerous threats to their safety such as the army of Pharaoh, the Reed Sea they had to cross, the lack of water and food in the desert. One of the difficulties they had to face was opposition from those peoples whose lands they had to pass through. Today’s reading speaks of an attack by Amalek, a desert tribe living south of the Dead Sea. Moses positioned himself on a nearby hill, holding his arms high in prayer with the staff of God in his hands. This is the same staff by which Moses worked such wonders in Egypt. His powerful prayer directly affected the outcome of the battle and his persistence in prayer resulted in victory. It is a good model of how Jesus tells us we should pray in today’s gospel.

HOMILY – When I was growing up, children were forbidden for us to keep pestering our parents for something. When my mother or father said “no,” especially my father, that was the end of any discussion. Jesus tells us with God the opposite is true. God doesn’t mind being pestered; on the contrary, he prefers it. In the male dominated society of Jesus’ day, widows had no significant social standing. It would not have been unusual for widows to be taken advantage of and for them to have little recourse. This widow’s only recourse to justice was to pester the judge until he got tired of hearing from her. And so she did. Would she have struck him, literally given him a black eye? Would she have hurt him by destroying his reputation? Or would she have just driven him crazy? There are various ways of interpreting the Greek verb here. The main point is clear. She was relentless in seeking a just settlement for herself. That’s how we should pray.

Why does our Lord tell us to pray in that way? He, who knows how many hairs are on the top of our head, knows what we need. He hears every word we say, every thought we have, and he knows everything we need. He doesn’t need reminders. He is infinite. He’s not like the unjust judge who had little or no regard for the widow. He loves each of us more than we can begin to imagine. Meditate on the cross for proof of that. And he’s not too busy. My dad would seldom pray for himself. He always said God has too many important things to worry about. He can’t be worried about me. It sounds like an expression of humility, but in reality it is saying God is not infinite. That God is limited like we are and he can’t handle everything he has to do. All these ideas add to the mystery of why he tells us to keep asking.

One can only speculate why God wants us to pester him. Maybe it’s his way of getting to hear from some of us sometimes. Maybe it’s his way of not letting us forget he is our Father and we depend totally on him. Maybe it’s his way of trying to get us to enter into more of a relationship with him. Maybe it’s his way of helping us know that what we ask for is truly what we want. Maybe it’s his way of teaching us how to listen or how to solve our own problems. Maybe what we are praying for is too big of a request to happen quickly such as if we pray for the end of abortion or war. Too many hearts have to be changed before it happens and lots more prayers are needed before it can take place. Maybe prayer itself is a kind of spiritual power or energy that can affect what we are asking for. Just as a tiny seed has in it the energy of life and by planting seed life is released, so maybe when we pray, love or energy moves out of us and focuses itself like a laser on the person or event we are praying for. I suppose we could speculate all day, but one thing is clear, Jesus said don’t quit praying.

Prayer is an act of faith in God and in God’s love. Part of the reason people give up praying too soon is because they don’t believe strongly enough. That’s why I think Jesus said at the end of the gospel: “When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?” Part of the reason people give up is because we are too spoiled. If our refrigerator is broken, we get a new one. If we want to watch a certain program on TV, we just press a button. If we’re hungry, we just pop an already prepared dinner in the microwave. If we want to hear good music, we turn on WGUC or turn on a CD. We blame God for not answering our prayers fast enough, but perhaps the problem is ours. We lack patience; we expect God to jump when we say jump.

I’ve thought of my own prayers. I ask for everything from being able to find a parking place when I’m in a hurry to good health to world peace. I pray for the safety of my friends and I pray for blessings on my parish and for the sick. I ask for help in the work I do. But I don’t spend a lot of time asking for specific things. When I pray, it’s a whole variety of things that go through my mind. I question God and wonder why God does what God does. I wonder what God is like. I reflect on Scripture. I thank God often and sometimes I just sit quietly with God. As long as we don’t quit praying, our prayer and our relationship with God will deepen. I know it will, and now we continue on praying the greatest prayer of all, the Mass. Amen.

 

 

 

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