Tuesday of the Thirty second Week in Ordinary Time
Readings for Tuesday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time
Reading 1
Ti 2:1-8, 11-14
Beloved:
You must say what is consistent with sound doctrine,
namely, that older men should be temperate, dignified,
self-controlled, sound in faith, love, and endurance.
Similarly, older women should be reverent in their behavior,
not slanderers, not addicted to drink,
teaching what is good, so that they may train younger women
to love their husbands and children,
to be self-controlled, chaste, good homemakers,
under the control of their husbands,
so that the word of God may not be discredited.
Urge the younger men, similarly, to control themselves,
showing yourself as a model of good deeds in every respect,
with integrity in your teaching, dignity, and sound speech
that cannot be criticized,
so that the opponent will be put to shame
without anything bad to say about us.
For the grace of God has appeared, saving all
and training us to reject godless ways and worldly desires
and to live temperately, justly, and devoutly in this age,
as we await the blessed hope,
the appearance of the glory of the great God
and of our savior Jesus Christ,
who gave himself for us to deliver us from all lawlessness
and to cleanse for himself a people as his own,
eager to do what is good.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 37:3-4, 18 and 23, 27 and 29
R. The salvation of the just comes from the Lord.
Trust in the Lord and do good,
that you may dwell in the land and be fed in security.
Take delight in the Lord,
and he will grant you your heart’s requests.
R. The salvation of the just comes from the Lord.
The Lord watches over the lives of the wholehearted;
their inheritance lasts forever.
By the Lord are the steps of a man made firm,
and he approves his way.
R. The salvation of the just comes from the Lord.
Turn from evil and do good,
that you may abide forever;
The just shall possess the land
and dwell in it forever.
R. The salvation of the just comes from the Lord.
Gospel
Lk 17:7-10
Jesus said to the Apostles:
“Who among you would say to your servant
who has just come in from plowing or tending sheep in the field,
‘Come here immediately and take your place at table’?
Would he not rather say to him,
‘Prepare something for me to eat.
Put on your apron and wait on me while I eat and drink.
You may eat and drink when I am finished’?
Is he grateful to that servant because he did what was commanded?
So should it be with you.
When you have done all you have been commanded, say,
‘We are unprofitable servants;
we have done what we were obliged to do.’”
Reflection:
Let’s continue our thought from yesterday on how the Church has evolved it’s thinking in response to its own discernment. It is appropriate since we continue our reading of Titus today and there is an interesting omission. Notice that we do not see v. 9&10 in the lectionary. Do you wonder why? Here are the verses – let’s see if you think my logic is correct;
Slaves are to be under the control of their masters in all respects, giving them satisfaction, not talking back to them or stealing from them, but exhibiting complete good faith, so as to adorn the doctrine of God our savior in every way. (Ti 2;9-10)
Why would these verses have been omitted from our reading today? Was it because when these translations were approved in 1964 the slavery section was thought to be in appropriate because it would seem to give tacit approval to institutionalized slavery?
Another historian or scholar will need to go after the date when the chapter and verse selections were made. I have spent over an hour on the internet and have searched the Catholic Encyclopedia, the Code of Canon Law, and various sites on the Lectionary and have been unable to discover the date the current readings were codified.
During my search for historical information about when the current structure of readings was determined, I did discover a big flap in the Church about the use of “Inclusive” language (The Holy See's 1997 Norms for the Translation of Biblical Texts for Use in the Liturgy includes the statement (6/3) "the word man in English should as a rule translate adam and anthropos since there is no one synonym which effectively conveys the play between the individual, the collectivity and the unity of the human family so important, for example, to expression of Christian doctrine and anthropology".)
It seems the Church has built in checks and balances that prevent rapid or frivolous changes in the way it acts or even understands certain principles of faith. All you need to do to see the degree to which this is true is to go to the web and check out sites like the following:
Adoremus
or
Women Priests Vs. Ordinatio Sacerdotalis
Just about every social or religious issue you can think of as having two sides can be found within the context of our Church. So how do we follow the right path? Most of what we do on a daily basis is not considered controversial enough require us to get a reading on orthodoxy, however, we do need to understand the norms of behavior (those would be scriptural) and when it comes to social issues we must understand that the Church has a long standing tradition of supporting the dignity of the human person over that of any organization, be it a nation or business concern.
I know I am running a bit long today but I got involved in the simple omission of a couple of verses and ended up on social justice. I wonder if, in a few hundred years, we will see verses 3-5, those dealing with women being subordinate to their husbands, will be omitted because they are no longer socially relevant.
In the mean time, we continue to work for the greater glory of God and understand that in doing so, as the Gospel today says; “‘We are unprofitable servants; we have done what we were obliged to do.”
-Pax
Readings for Tuesday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time
Reading 1
Ti 2:1-8, 11-14
Beloved:
You must say what is consistent with sound doctrine,
namely, that older men should be temperate, dignified,
self-controlled, sound in faith, love, and endurance.
Similarly, older women should be reverent in their behavior,
not slanderers, not addicted to drink,
teaching what is good, so that they may train younger women
to love their husbands and children,
to be self-controlled, chaste, good homemakers,
under the control of their husbands,
so that the word of God may not be discredited.
Urge the younger men, similarly, to control themselves,
showing yourself as a model of good deeds in every respect,
with integrity in your teaching, dignity, and sound speech
that cannot be criticized,
so that the opponent will be put to shame
without anything bad to say about us.
For the grace of God has appeared, saving all
and training us to reject godless ways and worldly desires
and to live temperately, justly, and devoutly in this age,
as we await the blessed hope,
the appearance of the glory of the great God
and of our savior Jesus Christ,
who gave himself for us to deliver us from all lawlessness
and to cleanse for himself a people as his own,
eager to do what is good.
Responsorial Psalm
Ps 37:3-4, 18 and 23, 27 and 29
R. The salvation of the just comes from the Lord.
Trust in the Lord and do good,
that you may dwell in the land and be fed in security.
Take delight in the Lord,
and he will grant you your heart’s requests.
R. The salvation of the just comes from the Lord.
The Lord watches over the lives of the wholehearted;
their inheritance lasts forever.
By the Lord are the steps of a man made firm,
and he approves his way.
R. The salvation of the just comes from the Lord.
Turn from evil and do good,
that you may abide forever;
The just shall possess the land
and dwell in it forever.
R. The salvation of the just comes from the Lord.
Gospel
Lk 17:7-10
Jesus said to the Apostles:
“Who among you would say to your servant
who has just come in from plowing or tending sheep in the field,
‘Come here immediately and take your place at table’?
Would he not rather say to him,
‘Prepare something for me to eat.
Put on your apron and wait on me while I eat and drink.
You may eat and drink when I am finished’?
Is he grateful to that servant because he did what was commanded?
So should it be with you.
When you have done all you have been commanded, say,
‘We are unprofitable servants;
we have done what we were obliged to do.’”
Reflection:
Let’s continue our thought from yesterday on how the Church has evolved it’s thinking in response to its own discernment. It is appropriate since we continue our reading of Titus today and there is an interesting omission. Notice that we do not see v. 9&10 in the lectionary. Do you wonder why? Here are the verses – let’s see if you think my logic is correct;
Slaves are to be under the control of their masters in all respects, giving them satisfaction, not talking back to them or stealing from them, but exhibiting complete good faith, so as to adorn the doctrine of God our savior in every way. (Ti 2;9-10)
Why would these verses have been omitted from our reading today? Was it because when these translations were approved in 1964 the slavery section was thought to be in appropriate because it would seem to give tacit approval to institutionalized slavery?
Another historian or scholar will need to go after the date when the chapter and verse selections were made. I have spent over an hour on the internet and have searched the Catholic Encyclopedia, the Code of Canon Law, and various sites on the Lectionary and have been unable to discover the date the current readings were codified.
During my search for historical information about when the current structure of readings was determined, I did discover a big flap in the Church about the use of “Inclusive” language (The Holy See's 1997 Norms for the Translation of Biblical Texts for Use in the Liturgy includes the statement (6/3) "the word man in English should as a rule translate adam and anthropos since there is no one synonym which effectively conveys the play between the individual, the collectivity and the unity of the human family so important, for example, to expression of Christian doctrine and anthropology".)
It seems the Church has built in checks and balances that prevent rapid or frivolous changes in the way it acts or even understands certain principles of faith. All you need to do to see the degree to which this is true is to go to the web and check out sites like the following:
Adoremus
or
Women Priests Vs. Ordinatio Sacerdotalis
Just about every social or religious issue you can think of as having two sides can be found within the context of our Church. So how do we follow the right path? Most of what we do on a daily basis is not considered controversial enough require us to get a reading on orthodoxy, however, we do need to understand the norms of behavior (those would be scriptural) and when it comes to social issues we must understand that the Church has a long standing tradition of supporting the dignity of the human person over that of any organization, be it a nation or business concern.
I know I am running a bit long today but I got involved in the simple omission of a couple of verses and ended up on social justice. I wonder if, in a few hundred years, we will see verses 3-5, those dealing with women being subordinate to their husbands, will be omitted because they are no longer socially relevant.
In the mean time, we continue to work for the greater glory of God and understand that in doing so, as the Gospel today says; “‘We are unprofitable servants; we have done what we were obliged to do.”
-Pax
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