Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. -Year B - Sunday, 14 July 2024 (EPISODE: 487)

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. -Year B -  Sunday, 14 July 2024 (EPISODE: 487)

Readings for Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.- Year B
FIRST READING: Amos 7:12-15
Ps 85:9ab+10, 11-12, 13-14. "Lord, show us your mercy and love, and grant us your salvation."
SECOND READING: Eph 1:3-14 or 1:3-10
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (cf. Eph 1:17-18). Alleluia, alleluia! May the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ enlighten the eyes of our heart. That we might see how great is the hope to which we are called.
GOSPEL: Mark 6:7-13

(Shutterstock licensed stock photo - 315725582 SEBECHLEBY, SLOVAKIA - JULY 27, 2015: The  Jesus Sends Out His Disciples lithography  by artist Scheuchl 1907 in the book "Zivot Jezisa Krista bozskeho Spasitela naseho" printed in Trnava. Photo Contributor - Renata Sedmakova- augmented background )

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Please listen to the audio-recordings of the Mass – (Readings, prayers and homily), for Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year B - Sunday, 14 July 2024 - by clicking this link here: https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/faith-hope-and-love-15th-sunday-ordinary-time-year-b-episode-487/s-P3z7xsq8Lf3  
(EPISODE: 487)
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Prologue: As Saint Paul Says in the Second reading today: "God has showered us with EVERY spiritual gift," – so it is good for us to pause and ask ourselves…. How are we using all these gifts to live in harmony with God's loving vision for the world.?

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The spiritual gifts include wisdom, understanding, knowledge, discernment, courage, reverence, and wonder.

 

Our Lord must have known the effect and the radical originality of what he was proposing in his message. The gospel this weekend highlights the differences, particularly in the first reading. There were people in the time of the people of Israel and in Jesus' time as well, who were professional prophets.

 

They were born into a family of prophets. This was the family business. Just like others might be carpenters, some were prophets.

 

And they made their money and earned their bread and shelter by plying their trade as a prophet, which was often a rather financially rewarding occupation, particularly if you told people what they wanted to hear and avoided offending anyone with the truth. But in the first reading, we hear of Amos, and it's made quite clear that Amos is no professional prophet, but rather Amos is simply a poor shepherd who was called by God to speak God's word to the people. He's not there to reinforce people's self-serving worldviews.

 

He's there to build up the kingdom of God, not the kingdom of me. Our Lord calls his followers to that same authenticity and simplicity, to be open and faithful to God's word and God's vision, no matter how challenging, no matter how difficult it is to hear or how difficult it is to speak. However, at the same time, Jesus is calling us to an attitude and a practice of simplicity in our lifestyles and in our desires, to live more simply and to travel lightly with less baggage, whether it be physical, spiritual, or emotional baggage.

 

It's such an attractive and reassuring message in a world where we seem to be being called to the opposite kind of thing, that is possessiveness, to indulgence, to self-realization, usually at the expense of others, to materialism and to an unapologetic participation in unwholesome words, practices, and thoughts. Our Lord commissioned the disciples go out two by two. Again, in our modern culture, the desire to go it alone on projects and challenges is a familiar approach.

 

But this being an island unto oneself would have been a very rare attitude back in the days when belonging to a community meant everything. A person's very survival often depended upon being a member of that community and accepted by it. Nowadays, it seems a popular goal to be a self-made, self-sustaining person, as if they're a law unto themselves even.

 

Our Lord teaches the wisdom of not going it alone on our spiritual journey, especially when we're trying to share our faith or live in its very public dimensions. In the process of taking our faith out into the world and living it, we don't need a lot of baggage. In fact, we shouldn't have it, but we do need other people of faith to support us, to inspire us, guide and help us, and even at times challenge us.

 

There's really no such thing as a solo Christian. Christianity is not something that we can do best all by ourselves all the time. We know it's so much easier to tear down plans and arguments, much easier than it is to build them up or help make a vision work.

 

There seems to be all too many examples of people throughout the world acting before proper sober evaluation, or acting by actually seeking messages that reinforce our own predetermined interests. Christ calls us to act after due consideration, for the kind of world God is asking us to create by our decisions. Jesus' gospel is certainly not about self-serving choices.

 

Christ wants his disciples to travel lightly, so as to be free to live his good news. Our Lord commands us to be detached from "things", because "things" - and ever-increasing possessions easily can clutter up our lives and weigh us down. These "things" can block us from achieving our goal of proclaiming his gospel in action and in word.

 

Someone once wrote that half the confusion in the world comes from being unable to realize just how little we really need. So, if it's harder than ever for us to know how little we need, and how little some others have, perhaps the problem in our modern culture now is that there's an alarming and increasing gap, a blurring between the concepts of want and need. Our Lord clarifies this action with his teaching and his example.

 

As you travel through life, travel lightly.

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References:

Homily - Fr Paul W. Kelly

Shutterstock licensed stock photo - 315725582 SEBECHLEBY, SLOVAKIA - JULY 27, 2015: The  Jesus Sends Out His Disciples lithography  by artist Scheuchl 1907 in the book "Zivot Jezisa Krista bozskeho Spasitela naseho" printed in Trnava. Photo Contributor - Renata Sedmakova- augmented background.


Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.  Year B  -(Sunday, 14 July 2024)  (EPISODE: 487)
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (or/ The Lord be with You)
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{{May Our Lord's care, comfort you}} welcome everyone, we gather -  To take time to reflect upon the meaning of God's word for our everyday lives On this Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Brothers and sisters, as we prepare ourselves to celebrate the Lord's supper, let us recall our sins and acknowledge them in silence.
Lord Jesus, you were lifted up to draw all people to yourself: Lord, have mercy You shouldered the cross, to bear our suffering and sinfulness: Christ, have mercy You open for your people the way from death into life: Lord, have mercy
May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.  Amen.
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Memorial Acclamation
1. We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your Resurrection until you come again.
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Ps 85:9ab+10, 11-12, 13-14. "Lord, show us your mercy and love, and grant us your salvation."

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (cf. Eph 1:17-18).). Alleluia, alleluia! May the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ enlighten the eyes of our heart. That we might see how great is the hope to which we are called.
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PREFACE: ordinary 3
Eucharistic Prayer 2
(theme variation: theme 1)

 

(post version: v1-short)

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{3. Many thanks for participating in this time of praise, worship and reflection upon our God's infinite love.}

1. Go forth; the Mass is ended.

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"Faith, Hope and Love - Christian worship and reflection" - Led by Rev Paul Kelly

Prayers and chants — Roman Missal, 3rd edition, © 2010, The International Commission on English in the liturgy. (ICEL)

Scriptures - New Revised Standard Version: © 1989, and 2009 by the NCC-USA. (National Council of Churches of Christ - USA)

"The Psalms" ©1963, 2009, The Grail - Collins publishers.

Prayers of the Faithful - " Together we pray" by Robert Borg'. E.J. Dwyer, Publishers, (1993). (Sydney Australia).

Sung "Mass in Honour of St. Ralph Sherwin" - By Jeffrey M. Ostrowski. The Gloria,  Copyright © 2011 ccwatershed.org.

"Faith, Hope and Love" theme hymn - In memory of William John Kelly (1942-2017) - Inspired by 1 Corinthians 13:1-13. Music by Paul W. Kelly. Arranged and sung, with additional lyrics by Stefan Kelk. 2019.

"Quiet Time."  Instrumental Reflection music. Written by Paul W Kelly. 1988, 2007. & This arrangement: Stefan Kelk, 2020.

"Today I Arise" - For Trisha J Kelly.  Original words and music by Paul W. Kelly. Inspired by St Patrick's Prayer.  Arranged and sung, with additional lyrics by Stefan Kelk. 2019.

Sound Engineering and editing - P.W. Kelly.

Microphones: - Shure Motiv MV5 Digital Condenser. And (2024+) Rode Nt-1 + AI-1 Sound Mixer.

Editing equipment:    -- MixPad Multitrack Studio Recording Software v10.49 (NCH Software).

NCH – WavePad Audio Editing Software. Masters Edition v 17.63 (NCH Software)

Sound Processing:  iZotope RX 10 Audio Editor (Izotope Inc.)

[Production - KER -  2024]

May God bless and keep you.
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Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year B - Sunday, July 7, 2024 (EPISODE: 486)

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year B - Sunday, July 7, 2024 (EPISODE: 486)

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Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year B  - Sunday, July 7, 2024
(EPISODE: 486)


Readings for Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year B
FIRST READING: Ezek 2: 2-5
Ps 123: 1-2a, 2bc, 3-4. "Our eyes are fixed on the Lord, pleading for his mercy. "
SECOND READING: 2 Cor 12: 7-10
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (cf. Luke 4: 18). Alleluia, alleluia! The Spirit of the Lord is upon me; he sent me to bring the Good news to the poor. Alleluia!
GOSPEL: Mark 6: 1-6 

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Please listen to the audio recordings of the Mass – (Readings, prayers and homily), for Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year B  - Sunday, July 7, 2024, by clicking this link here: https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/faith-hope-and-love-14th-sunday-ordinary-time-year-b-episode-486/s-VifQQhhGRJT

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* (Prologue:  Fr Paul Kelly)
In Australia, this is also, (Annually on the first Sunday in July),    when Catholics come together across Australia to acknowledge and celebrate the unique and beautiful gifts of Australia's First peoples. On this National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Catholic Sunday, we pray for ever-increasing harmony and respect among all who share in this beautiful land of the Holy Spirit.
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When Jesus visited his hometown, he had a very poor reaction. People could not cope with him. Like all the prophets before him, he spoke the message of the kingdom faithfully, irrespective of popularity, and even in the face of rejection.

Also, the people did not believe that he was the Messiah or anyone special for that matter. In some ways, our Lord was too ordinary for them. He was not enough for them.

Jesus the carpenter? How could he be a prophet, let alone more than a prophet? The Messiah? The long-promised Messiah? It can't be. We know him too well. We've seen him growing up.

We know his family. There isn't anything special enough about him, they would have objected. They couldn't see anything in him, and they wouldn't look for it either.

He seemed too ordinary, too normal, and not special enough. So in one of the most bizarre incidents in the gospel, we hear that our Lord could work no miracles there, and then almost as an afterthought, it says he could only heal a few sick people. Only heal a few people? That's amazing! But considering what he could have done if they'd opened their hearts and minds to him, you sure know you've got a tough crowd in front of you, and even the beautiful things he was achieving were not impressive enough for them.

And that's the beauty of this gospel message today. Even today, we still can fall for the trap of thinking that the divine, the special, and the exciting can only be found in the different, in the unusual, the dramatic, and the new. So we fail to see the wonders right under our noses.

We don't see the blessings and enormous graces that are hiding in plain sight, as the saying goes. And so here comes Jesus, one who was ordinary just like them, who grew up in their hometown and performed the same daily chores as everyone else. He ate with people, he worked, he laughed and cried just like everyone else.

What's so special about that, they ask? How can this ordinary person be so extraordinary? Essentially, they said, how can the promised messiah be quite that human? They failed to understand the mystery and the miracle of the incarnation. But here's the true miracle, the miracle of the incarnation. God was made flesh in Christ.

It's precisely in the exercise of all the virtues of ordinary human life and relations, in trust, acceptance, patience, faithfulness, that we all too experience the building up of the kingdom and the power of the Christ. If we live our lives with faith, hope, and love, then Christ, God at work in our lives, remakes and refashions us in the image of God's kingdom through the ordinariness of our daily virtues and actions. The ordinary are major foundational building blocks for the extraordinary.

Our Lord even said in frustration, it's a wicked generation that asks for a sign, none will be given to it. Jesus didn't want people to believe in him only because he provided them with spectacles and miraculous supplies of bread and fish, or even because he could calm storms, heal sick people, or do exceptional actions that stunned them. Instead, he wanted them to learn about his message, the ways of God, the principles and foundations of the kingdom of God.

He wanted them to live the gospel message in all its beauty, and truly in its inclusiveness, its mercy, justice, practical charity, and compassion. He wanted them to live it in its miraculous ordinariness. The gospel was not about smoke and mirrors, but about the divine that could be found in the everyday of life, in the incarnate moments of life.

His message was not about lightning and earthquakes, but about the gentle breeze of God's presence in and through the ordinary events of people and action in our lives. This gospel reminds us to look for the extraordinary in the ordinary, to seek the wisdom of God wherever it's found, especially in unlikely and unexceptional situations. These two readings challenge us today to perceive the presence of God in one another, to listen to the Holy Spirit speaking in our hearts and in the hearts of others, and to have hearts that are open to one another.

Although our Lord was unique and His divinity derives from His very nature as the Son of God, who is eternally one in being with the Father, our Lord also tells us that God's Spirit dwells within us and allows us to share in this divine life of God. So whilst we do not expect to find divinity in one another precisely the same way divinity was fully present in our Lord, we know that God is truly present in every human being. Too often we can ignore that presence, or even deny it by our actions and attitudes, that God has made truly His home in us.

St. Paul in the second reading has a very different problem. He is so aware of the divine presence within himself that he must concentrate on his weaknesses so that he might keep paying attention to his utter reliance on God's grace and mercy, and the real needs and struggles of others. He realises that his incredible spiritual gifts can tempt him to go astray if he gets too proud or self-absorbed in the graces God has given to him.

So Paul focuses on his weakness and brokenness. St. Paul has learned a very important lesson and wants to share it with all of us. We tend to assume that the way to achieve important things in life is naturally under our own steam, by our own talent and our own strengths and virtues.

But God says to St. Paul and to us, my grace is sufficient for you, my power is revealed in weakness. But what does that mean? When I am weak, I am strong. How can that be? It sounds as contradictory as it seems.

When we rely solely on our talent, strength and competence, as good as that may be, it's easy to reinforce that it's all about me, and it's all about us. It's unclear how this relates to God's way of thinking and God's way of acting. If God's ways, as we're often told in the scriptures, are love and freedom, mercy, choice, inclusion and persuasion, not force or overwhelming strength or control, those things have no place in God's ways.

The opposite of force is what looks like weakness to the world. Compassion, charity, mercy, vulnerability, grace, forbearance. When we experience weakness or realize what we lack, there's the opposite situation.

Our weakness creates an ample space for God to come in and work in us. If we're filled up to capacity with what we can do and what's good about us, it doesn't leave a lot of space for God to come in and do God's work. God can work wonders in the space that's not about us, not about me, but about the other.

Our lack creates space for freedom, which is one of God's great values. People are free to listen or not. People in our Lord's time, even in our time, want God to reveal himself in dramatic, powerful and obvious ways, but that stops us from looking for God's presence in the ordinary, in the people on the margins, and in those who are seen to be weak or judged to be weak.

We might be tempted to think that spreading God's word and proclaiming the gospel of Christ must require the best, the strongest, the most charismatic people and the most perfect people, and yet that's not the way God thinks. A quick look through the Bible indicates that God has called people to serve him, people who were often notably flawed, confused and even downright self-interested and sinful at times. Many, many people who are now official saints of God's church served God despite some astounding barriers.

Many had really serious physical, spiritual or emotional obstacles that would have seemingly made it impossible for them to achieve anything, let alone a holiness and greatness in God's eyes, without relying on and cooperating with God's grace. This can't be a coincidence. We can be so clearly aware of the teachings of our Lord in all of today's readings.

Practically, these teachings invite us to look for the divine in others and be aware of our weaknesses and brokenness. Isn't it true that we so often fall into the trap of doing the things the other way around? We can see the brokenness and sinfulness of others while failing to deal with our own weakness, our own brokenness and sinfulness. There's a danger that we can spend too much time searching for the divine within our own lives and not spend enough time exploring and finding it alive and well in those around us, especially the most unexpected people.

When we learn to see the divine in others and our brokenness, we are ready to form communion with others and that's what the Church is, the Body of Christ. Let's ask our Lord today to send His Holy Spirit on us and strengthen us so that we may never fear to speak the truth and speak this truth always with love, compassion and consistently build up the Body of Christ. And may we continue to ask the Lord for the healing of our sinfulness and brokenness so that we might be wonderful instruments, even if slightly cracked, of God's grace and love pouring in.

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REFERENCES:

 

FR. PAUL W. KELLY

 

O'Flynn, S. (2002). Sunday seeds. Dublin: Columba Press.

 

Gutiérrez, G. and Dees, C. (1997). Sharing the Word through the liturgical year. 1st ed.

Maryknoll: Orbis Books.

 

Sandell, J. (2004). Seasons in the Word. Collegeville, Minn.: Liturgical Press.

 

Abbot's Homilies - Benedictine Abbey of Christ in the Desert. (2012). [online] Benedictine Abbey of Christ in the Desert. Available at: https://christdesert.org/updates/abbots-homilies/

 

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References:

Homily –Fr Paul W. Kelly

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Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year B   (Sunday, July 7, 2024)  (EPISODE: 486 )
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
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{{May Our Lord's gift of dignity and community enliven you. }} welcome everyone, we gather -  Reflect upon the Holy Scriptures and the values of the Lord. 

Coming together as brothers and sisters in Christ, let us pause and reflect upon our sins, in order to celebrate the Holy Eucharist.

Lord Jesus, you are the image of the unseen God: Lord, have mercy.//You are the firstborn of all creation: Christ, have mercy//You are the head of the body, the Church: Lord, have mercy//

May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.  Amen.
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Memorial Acclamation
2. When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, we proclaim your Death, O Lord, until you come again.
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Ps 123: 1-2a, 2bc, 3-4. "Our eyes are fixed on the Lord, pleading for his mercy. "

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (cf. Luke 4: 18). Alleluia, alleluia! The Spirit of the Lord is upon me; he sent me to bring the Good news to the poor. Alleluia!
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PREFACE: 4
EP II
(theme variation: 2 )

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{Thank you for giving generously of  your time and prayer.}

go and announce the gospel of the lord
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Archive of homilies and reflections:  http://homilycatholic.blogspot.com.au
To contact Fr. Paul, please email:  paulwkelly68@gmail.com

To listen to our weekly homily audio podcast, please click this link here:  https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/tracks


Further information relating to the audio productions linked to this Blog:
"Faith, Hope and Love - Christian worship and reflection"  - Led by Rev Paul Kelly

Prayers and chants  — Roman Missal, 3rd edition, © 2010, The International Commission on English in the liturgy. (ICEL)

Scriptures - New Revised Standard Version: © 1989,  and 2009 by the NCC-USA. (National Council of Churches of Christ - USA)

"The Psalms" ©1963, 2009,  The Grail - Collins publishers.

Prayers of the Faithful -   " Together we pray" by Robert Borg'.   E.J. Dwyer, Publishers, (1993) . (Sydney Australia).

Sung "Mass In Honour of St. Ralph Sherwin" -  By Jeffrey M. Ostrowski. The Gloria, Copyright © 2011 ccwatershed.org.

- "Faith, Hope and Love" theme hymn - in memory of William John (Bill) Kelly (1942-2017) -  Inspired by 1 Corinthians 13:1-13. Music by Paul W. Kelly. Arranged and sung, with additional lyrics by Stefan Kelk. 2019.

"Quiet Time."  Instrumental Reflection music. Written by Paul W Kelly. 1988, 2007. & This arrangement: Stefan Kelk, 2020.

- "Today I Arise" - For Trisha J Kelly.  Original words and music by Paul W. Kelly. Inspired by St Patrick's Prayer.  Arranged and sung, with additional lyrics by Stefan Kelk. 2019.

[ Production -  KER -  2024]

May God bless and keep you.

 

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. -Year B - Sunday, 30 June 2024 (EPISODE: 485)

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. -Year B -  Sunday, 30 June 2024 (EPISODE: 485)

Readings for Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.- Year B
FIRST READING: Wis 1:13-15; 2:23-24
Ps 30:2+4, 5-6, 11-12a+13b. "I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me."
SECOND READING: 2 Cor 8:7, 9, 13-15
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (cf. 2 Tim 1:10). Alleluia, alleluia! Our Saviour Jesus Christ has done away with death. And brought us life through his gospel.
GOSPEL: Mark 5:21-43

 

Image Credit- Shutterstock Licensed. Illustration Description. Stock Illustration ID: 2290758291 - art sketch - Illustration Contributor: ArtMari.

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Please listen to the audio-recordings of the Mass – (Readings, prayers and homily), for Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year B - Sunday, 30 June 2024 - by clicking this link here: https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/faith-hope-and-love-13th-sunday-ordinary-time-year-b-episode-485/s-E9cUCOwrirS  
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(Prologue:  Fr Paul Kelly)

Again this weekend, the Scriptures are beautiful and give us a deep insight into God's love and his utter commitment to us, his cherished sons and daughters.

 

Sadly, death is an all too clear reality in the world and in the lives of all of us.  

 

But The Lord is at pains to point out that death was not in God's original plan.   God's continuing plan is to assure us that we are forever his beloved children and that God will be faithful to us in this life and also into eternal life.   God wants us to be truly, always in his care. 

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In the midst of Loss, our beloved God is always reaching out to help and being with us, right in the middle of it.

 

God's reaction to death is virtually the same as ours ..  Sorrow….  .  A deep feeling of loss and an overwhelming compassion for those who are affected, - A depth of love and feeling for us, so deep and so great that one cannot adequately express in in words. 

 

God has the last word in everything -  and this is deeply reassuring in the midst of a world of hurt, suffering and tragedy.   Especially when not everything makes sense in our world.   We all have a relatively limited lifespan, and we don't get to see the whole picture. So it is deeply reassuring to know that God, who sees all of it, promises that what cannot be set right in this life - will most certainly be set right in the next.    But this God of justice is also quick to point out that there is no excuse for not doing everything possible to make things better and right in this life, and not to overlook injustices and wrongs with the excuse that "it will be all right in heaven."   Our Lord was constantly at work alleviating injustice, suffering, and desolation in this life, (right in there with people) and he also set about including the excluded, calling out double standards, forgiving those stuck in past wrongs, and all the time showing true compassion, love and generosity to everyone he met.  He calls us to follow in his loving footsteps.    

 

Jesus wants to bring life into every situation, and the promise of hope and life into even the direst of situations.  /.  He is the resurrection and the life.

 

In contrast, many of the treasures of this life, are in limited supply…   the amount of money and other earthly goods are limited, and unjustly they are not distributed evenly amongst all who are in need.   But, God's storehouse of true and lasting treasures, love, self-giving, compassion, mercy, sharing….  And so on…     there is no limit to this…  God's supplies are excessive and more than sufficient.  He invites us to join him in this different way of thinking, which leads to a different way of acting.

 

For example…  Jesus could have said, now that I have healed the lady who touched me.  my powers have been drained and that's all for today…   but no ./.  He didn't even know she was going to be inspired by faith to take this chance to touch him and be healed.   He congratulated her though for doing this in faith.  Then he continued on his way .. he was heading to the house of the official to heal this man's daughter and he would do this even after this surprise healing.   God's storehouses are overflowing…  we do not need to compete with each other for God's love, God's mercy or God's grace and faithfulness.  It is there in abundance for all. There is enough for all; even in times of the unexpected occurring.

 

We sometimes find unexpected requests and interruptions to be a trial and a peripheral annoyance, but Jesus included and responded as if this is rightly all part of life's expectations.  The unexpected was to be expected. And of course, it is. The unplanned and the unscheduled is actually a regular vast horizon of God's gracious possibilities and are to be eagerly responded to.   This requires us to change our thinking as well as our expectations.   

 

Our Lord says, after raising the girl from the dead.  Give her something to eat.  She is not just revived from the dead, she is fully alive and in need of nourishment like anyone else. 

These actions all show us that God wants us to fully engage in life and reach out to others in their needs.   The God of the resurrection is constantly at work turning disaster into life-giving possibilities and will, at the last, call each of us to get up and walk.

 

God never acts in half measures.

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References:

Homily  Fr Paul W. Kelly

Image Credit: Shutterstock Licensed.

 

Image Credit- Shutterstock Licensed. Illustration Description. Stock Illustration ID: 2290758291 - art sketch - Illustration Contributor: ArtMari.


Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.  Year B  -(Sunday, 30 June 2024)  (EPISODE: 485 )
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
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{{May Our Lord's gift of dignity and community enliven you.}} welcome everyone, we gather -  Reflect upon the Holy Scriptures and the values of the Lord. On this Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Coming together as brothers and sisters in Christ, let us pause and reflect upon our sins, in order to celebrate the Holy Eucharist.
Lord Jesus, you came to reconcile us to the Father and to one another: Lord, have mercy You heal the wounds of our sin and division: Christ, have mercy You intercede for us with the Father: Lord, have mercy
May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.  Amen.
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Memorial Acclamation
2. When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, we proclaim your Death, O Lord, until you come again.
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Ps 30:2+4, 5-6, 11-12a+13b. "I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me."

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (cf. 2 Tim 1:10). ). Alleluia, alleluia! Our Saviour Jesus Christ has done away with death. And brought us life through his gospel.
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PREFACE: Ordinary 1
Eucharistic Prayer  2
(theme variation: theme 3 )

 

(post version: v1-long)

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{1. Thanks for joining us for this time of prayer and reflection}

3. Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life.

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Archive of homilies and reflections:  http://homilycatholic.blogspot.com.au
To contact Fr. Paul, please email:  paulwkelly68@gmail.com

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Details relating to the audio productions linked to this Blog:

"Faith, Hope and Love - Christian worship and reflection" - Led by Rev Paul Kelly

Prayers and chants — Roman Missal, 3rd edition, © 2010, The International Commission on English in the liturgy. (ICEL)

Scriptures - New Revised Standard Version: © 1989, and 2009 by the NCC-USA. (National Council of Churches of Christ - USA)

"The Psalms" ©1963, 2009, The Grail - Collins publishers.

Prayers of the Faithful - " Together we pray" by Robert Borg'. E.J. Dwyer, Publishers, (1993). (Sydney Australia).

Sung "Mass in Honour of St. Ralph Sherwin" - By Jeffrey M. Ostrowski. The Gloria,  Copyright © 2011 ccwatershed.org.

"Faith, Hope and Love" theme hymn - In memory of William John Kelly (1942-2017) - Inspired by 1 Corinthians 13:1-13. Music by Paul W. Kelly. Arranged and sung, with additional lyrics by Stefan Kelk. 2019.

"Quiet Time."  Instrumental Reflection music. Written by Paul W Kelly. 1988, 2007. & This arrangement: Stefan Kelk, 2020.

"Today I Arise" - For Trisha J Kelly.  Original words and music by Paul W. Kelly. Inspired by St Patrick's Prayer.  Arranged and sung, with additional lyrics by Stefan Kelk. 2019.

Sound Engineering and editing - P.W. Kelly.

Microphones: - Shure Motiv MV5 Digital Condenser. And (2024+) Rode Nt-1 + AI-1 Sound Mixer.

Editing equipment:    -- MixPad Multitrack Studio Recording Software v10.49 (NCH Software).

NCH – WavePad Audio Editing Software. Masters Edition v 17.63 (NCH Software)

Sound Processing:  iZotope RX 10 Audio Editor (Izotope Inc.)

[Production -  KER -  2024]

May God bless and keep you.
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