Catholic Lectionary
Sunday, October 18, 2015
Alan: Today's readings are illuminating in themselves, and - as often happens - even more so when English and Spanish translations are compared.
The opening verse of Isaiah tells us that "The LORD was pleased to crush him in infirmity."
"Pleased to crush?"
Really?
Let's see now...
My only son?
But of course!
I am pleased to crush him. (The Spanish translation says "God wanted to crush his servant with suffering.")
I am pleased to crush him. (The Spanish translation says "God wanted to crush his servant with suffering.")
"God Enjoys The 10 Plagues Way Too Much"
http://paxonbothhouses.
Pastor John Piper "discusses the vexing problem of God ordering the mass killing of every Canaanite man, woman and child."
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/peterenns/2012/07/john-piper-on-why-its-right-for-god-to-slaughter-women-and-children-anytime-he-pleases-and-why-i-have-some-major-problems-with-that/
http://paxonbothhouses.
Pastor John Piper "discusses the vexing problem of God ordering the mass killing of every Canaanite man, woman and child."
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/peterenns/2012/07/john-piper-on-why-its-right-for-god-to-slaughter-women-and-children-anytime-he-pleases-and-why-i-have-some-major-problems-with-that/
Pastor John Piper "discusses the vexing problem of God ordering the mass killing of every Canaanite man, woman and child."
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/peterenns/2012/07/john-piper-on-why-its-right-for-god-to-slaughter-women-and-children-anytime-he-pleases-and-why-i-have-some-major-problems-with-that/
High Time For Catholicism To Shelve Traditions And Texts That Represent God As A Terrorist
http://paxonbothhouses.
"What ISIS Really Wants" And How The Patriarch Abraham Appears To Be The Instigator
ISIS And The Inquisition: The Shadow Side Of Religion. Why Does Belief Do This?
Christianity's Bedrock Commitment To Torture: Remaking "The Faithful" In God's Image
What's Wrong With The Abrahamic Religions: Absolutism, Scriptural Inerrancy, Bloodlust
Mistakes In Scripture: When The Bible Gets The Bible Wrong
Christianity's Bedrock Commitment To Torture: Remaking "The Faithful" In God's Image
What's Wrong With The Abrahamic Religions: Absolutism, Scriptural Inerrancy, Bloodlust
"Is The Bible More Violent Than The Quran?"
http://paxonbothhouses.
Biblical Literalism And The Cultivation Of Hatred
http://paxonbothhouses.
Biblical Literalism And The Cultivation Of Hatred
http://paxonbothhouses.
In the second reading from Paul's Letter to the Hebrews, we learn that "Jesus, the Son of God... has been tested in every way, yet without sin."
This verse is usually treated as a "throw-away line" but I ask, "Isn't that the decisive point? That if we were free from sin -- and, according to Catholic orthodoxy, we are born into Original Sin -- we would feel no guilt whatsoever which is unmatchable cause for happiness.
If divine bliss is thus assured -- whilst the torment of guilt is guaranteed for all other humans -- I'm not sure I see any kind of equivalence.
And finally, in today's gospel reading, we have the apostles again behaving like the dunces they often are, laying this gem before him: "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you."
Two lines later we learn that what they want is to be Top Dog.
To which Jesus replies:
"Whoever wishes to be great among you will be your servant;
whoever wishes to be first among you will be the slave of all.
For the Son of Man did not come to be served
but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many."
The idea that service and self-chosen slavery are precise (and paradoxical) indicators of one's spiritual worth is eye-popping in itself but what interested me even more was the final line in which the English translation says that "the Son of Man (will) serve and give his life as ransom for many," whereas the Spanish translation says "the Son of Man (will) serve and give his life as ransom for all." ("Servir y dar su vida por la redención de todos”.)
I see these two translations as foundational to entirely different theologies.
Has Jesus come for the salvation of many?
Or, has Jesus come for the salvation of all?
"G.K. Chesterton's Universalism" By Edward T. Babinski
St. Gregory of Nyssa and Apokatastasis
It is also startling that Jesus calls for service but flatly declares that "the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve."
In the second reading from Paul's Letter to the Hebrews, we learn that "Jesus, the Son of God... has been tested in every way, yet without sin."
This verse is usually treated as a "throw-away line" but I ask, "Isn't that the decisive point? That if we were free from sin -- and, according to Catholic orthodoxy, we are born into Original Sin -- we would feel no guilt whatsoever which is unmatchable cause for happiness.
If divine bliss is thus assured -- whilst the torment of guilt is guaranteed for all other humans -- I'm not sure I see any kind of equivalence.
And finally, in today's gospel reading, we have the apostles again behaving like the dunces they often are, laying this gem before him: "Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you."
Two lines later we learn that what they want is to be Top Dog.
To which Jesus replies:
"Whoever wishes to be great among you will be your servant;
whoever wishes to be first among you will be the slave of all.
For the Son of Man did not come to be served
but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many."
The idea that service and self-chosen slavery are precise (and paradoxical) indicators of one's spiritual worth is eye-popping in itself but what interested me even more was the final line in which the English translation says that "the Son of Man (will) serve and give his life as ransom for many," whereas the Spanish translation says "the Son of Man (will) serve and give his life as ransom for all." ("Servir y dar su vida por la redención de todos”.)
I see these two translations as foundational to entirely different theologies.
Has Jesus come for the salvation of many?
Or, has Jesus come for the salvation of all?
"G.K. Chesterton's Universalism" By Edward T. Babinski
St. Gregory of Nyssa and Apokatastasis
It is also startling that Jesus calls for service but flatly declares that "the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve."
"Do You Know What You're Doing To Me?"
Jesus of Nazareth
http://paxonbothhouses.
Yeshua Excoriates Fellow Pharisees: "The Woe Passages"
"Love Your Enemies. Do Good To Those Who Hate You," Luke 6: 27-42
"Pope Francis Links"
Pope Francis: Quotations On Finance, Economics, Capitalism And Inequality
Catholic Social Teaching
Catholic Social Teaching
Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Lectionary: 146
Reading 1 IS 53:10-11
The LORD was pleased
to crush him in infirmity.
If he gives his life as an offering for sin,
he shall see his descendants in a long life,
and the will of the LORD shall be accomplished through him.
Because of his affliction
he shall see the light in fullness
of days;
through his suffering, my servant shall justify many,
and their guilt he shall bear.
to crush him in infirmity.
If he gives his life as an offering for sin,
he shall see his descendants in a long life,
and the will of the LORD shall be accomplished through him.
Because of his affliction
he shall see the light in fullness
of days;
through his suffering, my servant shall justify many,
and their guilt he shall bear.
Reading 2 HEB 4:14-16
Brothers and sisters:
Since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens,
Jesus, the Son of God,
let us hold fast to our confession.
For we do not have a high priest
who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses,
but one who has similarly been tested in every way,
yet without sin.
So let us confidently approach the throne of grace
to receive mercy and to find grace for timely help.
"Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you."
He replied, "What do you wish me to do for you?"
They answered him, "Grant that in your glory
we may sit one at your right and the other at your left."
Jesus said to them, "You do not know what you are asking.
Can you drink the cup that I drink
or be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?"
They said to him, "We can."
Jesus said to them, "The cup that I drink, you will drink,
and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized;
but to sit at my right or at my left is not mine to give
but is for those for whom it has been prepared."
When the ten heard this, they became indignant at James and John.
Jesus summoned them and said to them,
"You know that those who are recognized as rulers over the Gentiles
lord it over them,
and their great ones make their authority over them felt.
But it shall not be so among you.
Rather, whoever wishes to be great among you will be your servant;
whoever wishes to be first among you will be the slave of all.
For the Son of Man did not come to be served
but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many."
"You know that those who are recognized as rulers over the Gentiles
lord it over them,
and their great ones make their authority over them felt.
But it shall not be so among you.
Rather, whoever wishes to be great among you will be your servant;
whoever wishes to be first among you will be the slave of all.
For the Son of Man did not come to be served
but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many."
Since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens,
Jesus, the Son of God,
let us hold fast to our confession.
For we do not have a high priest
who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses,
but one who has similarly been tested in every way,
yet without sin.
So let us confidently approach the throne of grace
to receive mercy and to find grace for timely help.
Gospel MK 10:35-45
James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and said to him,"Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you."
He replied, "What do you wish me to do for you?"
They answered him, "Grant that in your glory
we may sit one at your right and the other at your left."
Jesus said to them, "You do not know what you are asking.
Can you drink the cup that I drink
or be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?"
They said to him, "We can."
Jesus said to them, "The cup that I drink, you will drink,
and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized;
but to sit at my right or at my left is not mine to give
but is for those for whom it has been prepared."
When the ten heard this, they became indignant at James and John.
Jesus summoned them and said to them,
"You know that those who are recognized as rulers over the Gentiles
lord it over them,
and their great ones make their authority over them felt.
But it shall not be so among you.
Rather, whoever wishes to be great among you will be your servant;
whoever wishes to be first among you will be the slave of all.
For the Son of Man did not come to be served
but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many."
Or MK 10:42-45
Jesus summoned the twelve and said to them,"You know that those who are recognized as rulers over the Gentiles
lord it over them,
and their great ones make their authority over them felt.
But it shall not be so among you.
Rather, whoever wishes to be great among you will be your servant;
whoever wishes to be first among you will be the slave of all.
For the Son of Man did not come to be served
but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many."
18º De Octubre 2015
XXIX Domingo ordinario
Leccionario: 146
Primera lectura
Is 53, 10-11
El Señor quiso triturar a su siervo con el sufrimiento.
Cuando entregue su vida como expiación,
verá a sus descendientes, prolongará sus años
y por medio de él prosperarán los designios del Señor.
Por las fatigas de su alma, verá la luz y se saciará;
con sus sufrimientos justificará mi siervo a muchos,
cargando con los crímenes de ellos.
Cuando entregue su vida como expiación,
verá a sus descendientes, prolongará sus años
y por medio de él prosperarán los designios del Señor.
Por las fatigas de su alma, verá la luz y se saciará;
con sus sufrimientos justificará mi siervo a muchos,
cargando con los crímenes de ellos.
Segunda lectura
Heb 4, 14-16
Hermanos: Puesto que Jesús, el Hijo de Dios, es nuestro sumo sacerdote, que ha entrado en el cielo, mantengamos firme la profesión de nuestra fe. En efecto, no tenemos un sumo sacerdote que no sea capaz de compadecerse de nuestros sufrimientos, puesto que él mismo ha pasado por las mismas pruebas que nosotros, excepto el pecado.
Acerquémonos, por lo tanto, con plena confianza al trono de la gracia, para recibir misericordia, hallar la gracia y obtener ayuda en el momento oportuno.
Acerquémonos, por lo tanto, con plena confianza al trono de la gracia, para recibir misericordia, hallar la gracia y obtener ayuda en el momento oportuno.
Evangelio
Mc 10, 35-45
En aquel tiempo, se acercaron a Jesús Santiago y Juan, los hijos de Zebedeo, y le dijeron: “Maestro, queremos que nos concedas lo que vamos a pedirte”. Él les dijo: “¿Qué es lo que desean?” Le respondieron: “Concede que nos sentemos uno a tu derecha y otro a tu izquierda, cuando estés en tu gloria”. Jesús les replicó: “No saben lo que piden. ¿Podrán pasar la prueba que yo voy a pasar y recibir el bautismo con que seré bautizado?” Le respondieron: “Sí podemos”. Y Jesús les dijo: “Ciertamente pasarán la prueba que yo voy a pasar y recibirán el bautismo con que yo seré bautizado; pero eso de sentarse a mi derecha o a mi izquierda no me toca a mí concederlo; eso es para quienes está reservado”.
Cuando los otros diez apóstoles oyeron esto, se indignaron contra Santiago y Juan. Jesús reunió entonces a los Doce y les dijo: “Ya saben que los jefes de las naciones las gobiernan como si fueran sus dueños y los poderosos las oprimen. Pero no debe ser así entre ustedes. Al contrario: el que quiera ser grande entre ustedes que sea su servidor, y el que quiera ser el primero, que sea el esclavo de todos, así como el Hijo del hombre, que no ha venido a que lo sirvan, sino a servir y a dar su vida por la redención de todos”.
Cuando los otros diez apóstoles oyeron esto, se indignaron contra Santiago y Juan. Jesús reunió entonces a los Doce y les dijo: “Ya saben que los jefes de las naciones las gobiernan como si fueran sus dueños y los poderosos las oprimen. Pero no debe ser así entre ustedes. Al contrario: el que quiera ser grande entre ustedes que sea su servidor, y el que quiera ser el primero, que sea el esclavo de todos, así como el Hijo del hombre, que no ha venido a que lo sirvan, sino a servir y a dar su vida por la redención de todos”.
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