September 17, 2015
Thursday, 24th Week in Ordinary Time
1st reading: 1 Ti 4.12-16
Gospel: Lk 7:36–50
It happened that a wo-man of this town, known as a sinner, heard that he was in the Pharisee’s house.
She brought a precious jar of perfume and stood behind him at his feet, weeping. She wet his feet with tears, she dried them with her hair and kissed his feet and poured the perfume on them.The Pharisee who had invited Jesus was watching and thought, “If this man were a prophet, he would know what sort of person is touching him; isn’t this woman a sinner?”Then Jesus spoke to the Pharisee and said,
“Simon, I have something to ask you.” He answered, “Speak, master.” And Jesus said, “Two people were in debt to the same creditor. One owed him five hundred silver coins, and the other fifty. As they were unable to pay him back, he graciously canceled the debts of both. Now, which of them will love him more?”Simon answered, “The one, I suppose, who was forgiven more.” And Jesus said, “You are right. Do you see this woman? You gave me no water for my feet when I entered your house, but she has washed my feet with her tears and dried them with her hair. You didn’t welcome me with a kiss, but she has not stopped kissing my feet since she came in. You provided no oil for my head, but she has poured perfume on my feet. This is why, I tell you, her sins, her many sins, are forgiven, because of her great love. But the one who is forgiven little, has little love.”Then Jesus said to the woman, “Your sins are forgi-ven.” The others sitting with him at the table began to wonder, “Now this man claims to forgive sins!” But Jesus again spoke to the wo-man, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
D@iGITAL-EXPERIENCE
(Daily Gospel in the Assimilated Life Experience)
A story is told of a boy and a girl who became friends through text messaging. For their first meeting at a Mall they agreed that the boy would wear green while the girl yellow. When the appointed day came, an ugly girl appeared in yellow. There was no sign of any boy wearing green. The girl spotted a handsome boy at one table. She said: “May I share table with you?” The boy replied, “Why, am I wearing green?”
We prefer to dine with people we like. In Jesus’ time people were even identified with their tablemates. When the Pharisees saw Jesus dining with sinners they were scandalized. But Jesus looked at the whole idea as his way of reaching out to sinners.
Jesus continues to reach out to all sinners through our conscience, the Church, and the Sacraments. May we not make it too hard for Jesus to reach out to us by hiding our true colors! – Rev. Fr. Dan Domingo P. delos Angeles, Jr., DM. Email: dan.delosangeles@gmail.com. Website: www.frdan.org.
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