Sunday, November 13, 2016 33rd Sunday in
Ordinary Time First
Reading: Mal 3:19-20
Second Reading: 2 Thes 3:7-12 Gospel Reading: Lk 21:5-19
While some people were talking about the Temple, remarking that it was adorned with fine stonework and rich gifts, Jesus said to them, “The days will come when there shall not be left one stone upon another of all that you now admire; all will be torn down.” And they asked him, “Master, when will this be, and what will be the sign that this is about to take place?”Jesus then said, “Take care not to be deceived, for many will come claiming my title and saying: ‘I am he, the Messiah; the time is at hand.’
Do not follow them. When you hear of wars and troubled times, don’t be frightened; for all this must happen first, even though the end is not so soon.”And Jesus said, “Nations will fight each other and kingdom will oppose kingdom. There will be great earthquakes, famines and plagues; in many places strange and terrifying signs from heaven will be seen. Before all this happens, people will lay their hands on you and persecute you; you will be delivered to the Jewish courts and put in prison, and for my sake you will be brought before kings and governors. This will be your opportunity to bear witness.
“So keep this in mind: do not worry in advance about what to answer, for I will give you words and wisdom that none of your opponents will be able to withstand or contradict.”You will be betrayed even by parents, and brothers, by relatives and friends, and some of you will be put to death. But even though you are hated by all for my name’s sake, not a hair of your head will perish. Through perseverance you will possess your own selves.”
D@iGITAL-EXPERIENCE
(Daily Gospel in the
Assimilated Life
Experience)
The images of destruction we read in today’s Gospel reading jumpstarts a series of similar gospel passages that stretches up to next Sunday’s Feast of Christ the King. This celebration concludes the Liturgical calendar of the Catholic Church.
These end-of-the-world scenarios are not intended to scare us but to help us reflect on the end of our lives as the Liturgical Year draws to a close. While the end of the world is a possibility, it is useless worrying about it. Given the shortness of our lives we are not even sure if we’d still live to see the world end. The thing to worry about really is the end of our finite lives. Our life is seventy or eighty for those who are strong (Psalm 90:10). The number is even symbolic. We can die anytime – at a time we least expect. -(Atty.) Rev. Fr. Dan Domingo P. delos Angeles, Jr., DM., MAPM., MMExM., REB., Email: dan.delosangeles@gmail.com.
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