Biographical Information about St. Vincent DePaul, Priest[1]
Readings for the Memorial of Saint Vincent DePaul[2]
Readings from the Jerusalem Bible
Commentary:
Reading 1 Hg 1:1-8
The Prophet Haggai was a contemporary of Ezra whose chronicle we have been hearing this week. Here the Prophet calls on the people to rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem that was destroyed by the Babylonians in 586 BC. His message is think of God before yourselves.
Responsorial Psalm Ps 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a and 9b
R. The Lord takes delight in his people.
Psalm 149 is a communal song of praise. This passage rejoices in God’s kingship and invites the faithful to celebrate his saving works.
Gospel Lk 9:7-9
This passage from St. Luke’s Gospel begins a section that assembles incidents from the life of the Lord. In this introduction, King Herod asks the question “Who then is this about whom I hear such things?” Confusion about Jesus’ identity will be clarified in the subsequent passages as his divinity is revealed.
Homily:
In a recent conversation a question was asked “How could we possibly earn what God has given us?” The answer is we cannot earn it. How could we place a price upon it? The gift of God’s Son and the eternal life that flows to us through him is the answer to King Herod’s question in the Gospel today. Scripture will make that crystal clear.
Our challenge comes out of that holy identity we claim to recognize and believe in. We cannot earn the gift the Lord has given us through our actions alone, but our actions proclaim our faith. We believe that we are justified, that is accepted into God’s grace, through actions and faith. Through these two elements, the interior and the exterior, we proclaim to the world that we follow Jesus who is the Christ.
It is believed by some Christian denominations that one is justified by faith alone. But how can faith exist if actions do not follow? Today we are called to answer Herod’s question, “Who then is this about whom I hear such things?” With our lips we can answer; “Jesus is the Lord”, with our hearts we respond; “who commanded us to love one another”, with our actions we make it clear to the world that the answer lives in us as we live in the world.
Readings for the Memorial of Saint Vincent DePaul[2]
Readings from the Jerusalem Bible
Commentary:
Reading 1 Hg 1:1-8
The Prophet Haggai was a contemporary of Ezra whose chronicle we have been hearing this week. Here the Prophet calls on the people to rebuild the Temple in Jerusalem that was destroyed by the Babylonians in 586 BC. His message is think of God before yourselves.
Responsorial Psalm Ps 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a and 9b
R. The Lord takes delight in his people.
Psalm 149 is a communal song of praise. This passage rejoices in God’s kingship and invites the faithful to celebrate his saving works.
Gospel Lk 9:7-9
This passage from St. Luke’s Gospel begins a section that assembles incidents from the life of the Lord. In this introduction, King Herod asks the question “Who then is this about whom I hear such things?” Confusion about Jesus’ identity will be clarified in the subsequent passages as his divinity is revealed.
Homily:
In a recent conversation a question was asked “How could we possibly earn what God has given us?” The answer is we cannot earn it. How could we place a price upon it? The gift of God’s Son and the eternal life that flows to us through him is the answer to King Herod’s question in the Gospel today. Scripture will make that crystal clear.
Our challenge comes out of that holy identity we claim to recognize and believe in. We cannot earn the gift the Lord has given us through our actions alone, but our actions proclaim our faith. We believe that we are justified, that is accepted into God’s grace, through actions and faith. Through these two elements, the interior and the exterior, we proclaim to the world that we follow Jesus who is the Christ.
It is believed by some Christian denominations that one is justified by faith alone. But how can faith exist if actions do not follow? Today we are called to answer Herod’s question, “Who then is this about whom I hear such things?” With our lips we can answer; “Jesus is the Lord”, with our hearts we respond; “who commanded us to love one another”, with our actions we make it clear to the world that the answer lives in us as we live in the world.
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