17th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Christ in the Neighborhood · 2021. 7. 18. · Cuando nos olvidamos...
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Loving Father, You have prepared a table before us. May we recognize the unmerited gifts you have provided and always give thanks to You, through Your Son, Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, One God, forever and ever. Amen. 1st Reading: 2 Kings 4:42-44 Over the next six weeks, we will be turning our attention toward a new theme: The Banquet of the Lord. As is the case on most Sundays, the First Reading has a connection with the Gospel. 2 Kings 4:42-44 is no different. Elisha the Prophet, tells the servant with twenty barley loaves to feed a crowd of one hundred people. After some protest, the food is distributed and the crowd is satisfied and there was some left over. What a blessing! We must admit that all of life is a blessing. When we forget this, we may become stingy and even greedy. This is why the Lord expects us to feed the hungry. When we feed the hungry crowds, we rely on the Lord — in turn — to supply our needs. This requires trust in God. Obviously, this First Reading sets the stage for an even greater miracle found in our Gospel this weekend. Nevertheless, the point of this reading is to show that the blessings of God far exceed our expectations when we place our trust in Him. How has God exceeded your expectations? 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2nd Reading: Ephesians 4:1-6 We belong to the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. Our oneness comes from the One Lord and “Father of all” who does not abandon us or let us go hungry. In ourFirst Reading, we see that God’s desire to feed the crowd is directly related to his desire to gather us together as one. We belong to God and He belongs to us. Through Him, we belong to each other. We call this “Communion.” Our Communion begins with our one Baptism in the Lord. As baptized Christians, we are called to be fed at the table of the Lord. Of course, while there is a oneness that we share with other Christians who are baptized, we are still far from sharing in the same bread or the same cup on Sundays. This is due in part to the fact that many Christians do not share our Catholic belief that Jesus is truly present in the Eucharist. Other reasons (the authority of the Pope and magisterium, differences in moral practices, and some theological differences, to name a few) prevent us from breaking bread together. This unfortunate reality must be overcome through prayer and continued dialogue between Catholics and non-Catholics alike. In what way do you pray for unity in the Christian faith? Christ in Our Neighborhood: Used with Permission Christ in Our Neighborhood Prayer Question Question Commentary Commentary Are you interested in receiving free commentaries for your own personal or group reflections throughout the year? Visit us at Christ in Our Neighborhood www.christ-ion.com
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Loving Father, You have prepared a table before us. May we recognize the unmerited gifts you have provided and always give thanks to You, through Your Son, Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, One God, forever and ever. Amen.
1st Reading: 2 Kings 4:42-44
Over the next six weeks, we will be turning our attention toward a new theme: The Banquet of the Lord.
As is the case on most Sundays, the First Reading has a connection with the Gospel. 2 Kings 4:42-44 is no different.
Elisha the Prophet, tells the servant with twenty barley loaves to feed a crowd of one hundred people. After some protest, the food is distributed and the crowd is satisfied and there was some left over. What a blessing!
We must admit that all of life is a blessing. When we forget this, we may become stingy and even greedy. This is why the Lord expects us to feed the hungry. When we feed the hungry crowds, we rely on the Lord — in turn — to supply our needs. This requires trust in God.
Obviously, this First Reading sets the stage for an even greater miracle found in our Gospel this weekend. Nevertheless, the point of this reading is to show that the blessings of God far exceed our expectations when we place our trust in Him.
How has God exceeded your expectations?
17th Sundayin
Ordinary Time
2nd Reading: Ephesians 4:1-6
We belong to the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. Our oneness comes from the One Lord and “Father
of all” who does not abandon us or let us go hungry.
In ourFirst Reading, we see that God’s desire to feed the crowd is directly related to his desire to gather us together as one. We belong to God and He belongs to us. Through Him, we belong to each other. We call this “Communion.”
Our Communion begins with our one Baptism in the Lord. As baptized Christians, we are called to be fed at the table of the Lord. Of course, while there is a oneness that we share with other Christians who are baptized, we are still far from sharing in the same bread or the same cup on Sundays.
This is due in part to the fact that many Christians do not share our Catholic belief that Jesus is truly present in the Eucharist. Other reasons (the authority of the Pope and magisterium, differences in moral practices, and some theological differences, to name a few) prevent us from breaking bread together. This unfortunate reality must be overcome through prayer and continued dialogue between Catholics and non-Catholics alike.
In what way do you pray for unity in the Christian faith?
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The group offers this banquet prayer used commonly at Eucharistic Adoration:
Leader: You have given them bread from heaven:
All: Containing in itself all sweetness.
Together: O God, who under a wonderful Sacrament has left us a memorial of Your Passion; grant us, we ask You, so to reverence the sacred mysteries of Your Body and Blood, that we may ever feel within ourselves the fruit of Your Redemption: Who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.
The prayer continues with Psalm 145
Response: The hand of the Lord feeds us; he answers all our needs.
Let all your works give you thanks, O LORD,
and let your faithful ones bless you.Let them discourse of the glory of your kingdomand speak of your might.
R. The hand of the Lord feeds us; he answers all our needs.
The eyes of all look hopefully to you,and you give them their food in due season;you open your handand satisfy the desire of every living thing.
R. The hand of the Lord feeds us; he answers all our needs.
The LORD is just in all his waysand holy in all his works.The LORD is near to all who call upon him,to all who call upon him in truth.
R. The hand of the Lord feeds us; he answers all our needs.
Conclude with an Our Father
Gospel: John 6:1-15
The miraculous feeding in our First Reading is surpassed by the miracle in John’s Gospel. One may easily claim that Elisha’s feeding one hundred people with twenty barley loaves could easily be accomplished. However, there is no doubt that feeding five thousand people with only five barley loaves and two fish and the filling of twelve baskets with leftovers is truly a miracle.
If the miracle is greater, then so is the miracle worker. Jesus is recognized as a prophet greater than Elisha. Israel has been waiting for the “THE Prophet, the one who is to come into the world.” Filling the twelve baskets with the leftovers is a sign that the Lord has come to gather together the twelve tribes of Israel. It is no wonder that the crowd wanted to carry Jesus off immediately to make him king.
This Gospel has obvious Eucharistic overtones. Over these next five weeks, we will take a break from the Gospel of Mark and focus on the Gospel of John; particularly as it relates to what is commonly called, “The Bread of Life Discourse.”
In what way does the Eucharist on Sunday feed you and satisfy you?
Write down a petition for someone other than yourself. Mentally, bring that petition with you to the Banquet of the Lord (our Mass) on Sunday. Present your prayer petition to the Lord:
Petition: _____________________________________
____________________________________________
________________________________________________
“A greatprophet
has arisenin our midst.
Godhas
visitedhis people.”
Prayer
Psalm
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This Week’s Task
Question
Commentary
Oración
Padre amoroso, has preparado una mesa para
nosotros. Que podamos reconocer los regalos
inmerecidos que nos has proporcionado y siempre
darte gracias, a través de Tu Hijo, Jesucristo, que vive
y reina contigo y el Espíritu Santo, un solo Dios, por
los siglos de los siglos. Amén.
Comentario
1ra lectura: 2 Reyes 4: 42-44
Durante las próximas seis semanas, volveremos
nuestra atención hacia un nuevo tema: El Banquete
del Señor.
Como es el caso la mayoría de los Domingos, la
Primera lectura tiene una conexión con el Evangelio.
2 Reyes 4: 42-44 no es diferente.
Eliseo el Profeta, le dice al siervo con veinte panes de
cebada que se los de a una multitud de cien personas.
Despues de protestar, la comida se distribuye, la gente
come hasta que está satisfecha y aún sobre algo. ¡Que
bendición!
Debemos admitir que toda vida es una bendición.
Cuando nos olvidamos de esto, podemos volvernos
tacaños e incluso codiciosos. Por esta razón el Señor
espera que nosotros alimentemos a los hambrientos.
Cuando alimentamos a las multitudes de hambrientas,
confiamos en el Señor - a su vez - para aprovisionar
nuestras necesidades. Esto requiere confianza en
Dios.
Obviamente, esta Primera Lectura prepara el
escenario para un mayor milagro encontrado en
nuestro Evangelio este fin de semana. Sin embargo,
el objetivo de esta lectura es mostrar que las
bendiciones de Dios exceden por mucho nuestras
expectativas cuando ponemos nuestra confianza en
Él.
Preguntas
¿Cómo ha excedido Dios tus expectativas?
Comentario
2da lectura: Efesios 4: 1-6
Pertenecemos a la Una, Santa, Católica, y Apostólica
Iglesia. Nuestra unidad viene del Único Señor y
"Padre de todos" quien no nos abandona o nos deja
hambrientos.
En nuestra primera lectura, vemos que el deseo de
Dios de alimentar a la multitud es directamente
relacionado con su deseo de reunirnos para que
seamos unidos. Nosotros pertenecemos a Dios y Él
nos pertenece. A través de Él, todos nos
pertenecemos. Esto Llamamos "Comunión."
Nuestra Comunión comienza con nuestro único
Bautismo en el Señor. Como Cristianos bautizados,
estamos llamados a ser alimentados en la mesa del
Señor. Por supuesto, aunque hay una unidad que
nosotros compartimos con otros Cristianos que están
bautizados, todavía estamos lejos de compartir en el
mismo pan o la misma taza en los Domingos.
Esto se debe en parte al hecho de que muchos
Cristianos no comparten en nuestra creencia Católica
de que Jesús está realmente presente en la Eucaristía.
Otras razones (la autoridad del Papa y magisterio,
diferencias en las prácticas morales, y algunas
diferencias teológicas, por nombrar algunas) nos
impiden romper juntos el pan. Esta realidad
desafortunada debe ser superada a través de la oración
y el diálogo continuo entre Católicos y No-Católicos
por igual.
Preguntas
¿De qué manera oras por la unidad en la fe Cristiana?
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Comentario
Evangelio: Juan 6: 1-15
La alimentación milagrosa en nuestra Primera Lectura
es superada por el milagro en el Evangelio de Juan.
Uno puede reclamar fácilmente que la alimentación de
cien personas con veinte panes de cebada por Eliseo
podría ser logrado fácilmente. Sin embargo, no hay
duda de que alimentando a cinco mil personas con solo
cinco panes de cebada y dos pescados y el llenado de
doce cestas con sobras es realmente un milagro.
Si el milagro es mayor, entonces también lo es El
hacedor de milagros. Jesús es reconocido como un
profeta mayor que Eliseo. Israel ha estado esperando a
"EL Profeta que habría de venir al mundo." Llenar las
doce canastas con las sobras es una señal de que el
Señor ha llegado a reunir a las doce tribus de Israel.
Con buena razón, la multitud quería llevarse a Jesús
inmediatamente para hacerlo rey.
Este Evangelio tiene obvios sobre tonos Eucarísticos.
Durante estas próximas cinco semanas, tomaremos un
descanso del Evangelio de Marcos y enfocaremos en el
Evangelio de Juan; particularmente en lo que se refiere a
lo que comúnmente es llamado, "El Discurso del Pan de
La Vida".
Pregunta
¿De qué manera te alimenta y te satisface la Eucaristía
en el Domingo?
La Tarea de Esta Semana
Escribe aquí una petición para otra persona.
Mentalmente, trae esta petición contigo al Banquete
de el Señor (nuestra Misa) el Domingo. Presenta tu
petición de oración al Señor:
Petición:___________________________________
___________________________________________
Oración
El grupo ofrece esta oración de banquete utilizada
comúnmente en la Adoración Eucarística:
Líder: les has dado pan de cielo:
Todos: Conteniendo en sí toda dulzura.
Juntos: Oh Dios, que bajo un maravilloso Sacramento
nos ha dejado un memorial de Tu Pasión; concédenos,
te pedimos, así reverenciar los sagrados misterios de Tu
Cuerpo y Sangre, que siempre podamos sentir dentro de
nosotros el fruto de Tu Redención: ¿Quién vive y reina
por siglos de los siglos. Amén.
La oración continúa con el Salmo 144
Salmo
Respuesta: Bendeciré al Señor eternamente.
Que te alaben, Señor, todas tus obras
y que todos tus fieles te bendigan.
Que proclamen la gloria de tu reino
y den a conocer tus maravillas.
R. Bendeciré al Señor eternamente.
A ti, Señor, sus ojos vuelven todos
y tú los alimentas a su tiempo.
Abres, Señor, tus manos generosas
y cuantos viven quedan satisfechos.
R. Bendeciré al Señor eternamente.
Siempre es justo el Señor en sus designios
y están llenas de amor todas sus obras.
No está lejos de aquellos que lo buscan;
muy cerca está el Señor de quien lo invoca.
R. Bendeciré al Señor eternamente.
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