DAILY GOSPEL: 11/09/2010
«Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.» John 6,68
Saturday of the Twenty-third week in Ordinary Time
First Letter to the Corinthians 10:14-22.
Therefore, my beloved, avoid idolatry.
I am speaking as to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I am saying.
The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ?
Because the loaf of bread is one, we, though many, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf.
Look at Israel according to the flesh; are not those who eat the sacrifices participants in the altar?
So what am I saying? That meat sacrificed to idols is anything? Or that an idol is anything?
No, I mean that what they sacrifice, (they sacrifice) to demons, not to God, and I do not want you to become participants with demons.
You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and also the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and of the table of demons.
Or are we provoking the Lord to jealous anger? Are we stronger than he?
Psalms 116(115):12-13.17-18.
How can I repay the LORD for all the good done for me?
I will raise the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD.
I will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD.
I will pay my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people,
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 6:43-49.
A good tree does not bear rotten fruit, nor does a rotten tree bear good fruit.
For every tree is known by its own fruit. For people do not pick figs from thornbushes, nor do they gather grapes from brambles.
A good person out of the store of goodness in his heart produces good, but an evil person out of a store of evil produces evil; for from the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.
Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' but not do what I command?
I will show you what someone is like who comes to me, listens to my words, and acts on them.
That one is like a person building a house, who dug deeply and laid the foundation on rock; when the flood came, the river burst against that house but could not shake it because it had been well built.
But the one who listens and does not act is like a person who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the river burst against it, it collapsed at once and was completely destroyed."
Therefore, my beloved, avoid idolatry.
I am speaking as to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I am saying.
The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ?
Because the loaf of bread is one, we, though many, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf.
Look at Israel according to the flesh; are not those who eat the sacrifices participants in the altar?
So what am I saying? That meat sacrificed to idols is anything? Or that an idol is anything?
No, I mean that what they sacrifice, (they sacrifice) to demons, not to God, and I do not want you to become participants with demons.
You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and also the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and of the table of demons.
Or are we provoking the Lord to jealous anger? Are we stronger than he?
Psalms 116(115):12-13.17-18.
How can I repay the LORD for all the good done for me?
I will raise the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD.
I will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD.
I will pay my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people,
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 6:43-49.
A good tree does not bear rotten fruit, nor does a rotten tree bear good fruit.
For every tree is known by its own fruit. For people do not pick figs from thornbushes, nor do they gather grapes from brambles.
A good person out of the store of goodness in his heart produces good, but an evil person out of a store of evil produces evil; for from the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.
Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' but not do what I command?
I will show you what someone is like who comes to me, listens to my words, and acts on them.
That one is like a person building a house, who dug deeply and laid the foundation on rock; when the flood came, the river burst against that house but could not shake it because it had been well built.
But the one who listens and does not act is like a person who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the river burst against it, it collapsed at once and was completely destroyed."
Lc 6,43-49
Saint Aphrahat (?-c.345), monk and Bishop near Mosul
The Expositions, no.1 « On faith» (SC 349, p.209f. rev.)
Laying one's foundations on rock
Listen to me as I speak to you about the faith that is founded on rock and about the building set upon that rock. For we begin by believing and, when we believe, we love; when we love, we hope; when we hope, we are made righteous; when we are made righteous, we are complete; when we are complete, we have reached the top. When your whole building has been set up and has reached its summit and completion, then it becomes a house and temple for the Lord Christ to dwell in... Here is what the blessed apostle Paul says: «You are the temple of God and the Spirit of Christ dwells in you» (1Cor 3,16; cf. 6,19). And our Lord himself says to his disciples: «You are in me and I in you» (Jn14,20)...
When this building has become a dwelling place then we begin to consider what is demanded of us by the one who lives in it. It is like a house where a king dwells or one of the nobility bearing the royal name. In that case the king expects all the honors due to royalty together with the service required by his royal dignity. A king does not live in an empty dwelling... And this is how it is with someone who has become a dwelling place for the Lord Christ: he must provide those things belonging to the service of Christ within him, the things that give him pleasure.
Thus, in the first place this person constructs his building on rock, namely Christ himself. On this foundation stone is set his faith... Blessed Paul has these two things to say: «Like a wise master builder I laid a foundation. No one can lay a foundation other than the one that is there, namely Jesus Christ» (1Cor 3,10.11)... And also: «The Spirit of Christ dwells in you» since, our Lord says: «My Father and I are one» (Jn 10,30). Henceforth that saying is fulfilled according to which Christ dwells within those who believe in him, and it is he who is the foundation upon which the whole building is set.
When this building has become a dwelling place then we begin to consider what is demanded of us by the one who lives in it. It is like a house where a king dwells or one of the nobility bearing the royal name. In that case the king expects all the honors due to royalty together with the service required by his royal dignity. A king does not live in an empty dwelling... And this is how it is with someone who has become a dwelling place for the Lord Christ: he must provide those things belonging to the service of Christ within him, the things that give him pleasure.
Thus, in the first place this person constructs his building on rock, namely Christ himself. On this foundation stone is set his faith... Blessed Paul has these two things to say: «Like a wise master builder I laid a foundation. No one can lay a foundation other than the one that is there, namely Jesus Christ» (1Cor 3,10.11)... And also: «The Spirit of Christ dwells in you» since, our Lord says: «My Father and I are one» (Jn 10,30). Henceforth that saying is fulfilled according to which Christ dwells within those who believe in him, and it is he who is the foundation upon which the whole building is set.
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