Thursday, October 03, 2013 26th Week in
Ordinary Time
1st Reading: Neh 8: 1-4, 5-6, 7-12 Gospel: Lk 10:1-12
The Lord appointed seventy-two other disciples and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place, where he himself was to go. And he said to them, “The har vest is rich, but the workers are few. So you must ask the Lord of the harvest to send workers to his harvest. Courage! I am sending you like lambs among wolves. Set off without purse or bag or sandals; and do not stop at the homes of those you know.
“Whatever house you enter, first bless them saying: ‘Peace to this house.’ If a friend of peace lives there, the peace shall rest upon that person. But if not, the blessing will return to you. Stay in that house eating and drinking at their table, for the worker deserves to be paid. Do not move from house to house.
“When they welcome you in any town, eat what they offer you. Heal the sick who are there and say to them: ‘The kingdom of God has drawn near to you.’
“But in any town where you are not welcome, go to the marketplace and proclaim: Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off and leave with you. But know and be sure that the kingdom of God had come to you.’ I tell you that on the Judgment Day it will be better for Sodom than for this town.”
D@iGITAL-EXPERIENCE
(Daily Gospel in the Assimilated Life Experience)
The disproportion between harvest and number of laborers in the Lord’s vineyard during the time of Jesus has become more pronounced today. Evil is raking havoc upon society today with impunity. The damage of drugs and contraceptives alone is mind boggling. Drugs render young people like walking dead while contraceptives strip them of self-restraint. These rob the young of any sense of responsibility and love for life.
Making the situation worse is the loss of moral persuasion of our legal system due to our lawmakers’ attempts to pass immoral laws. While we agree that laws passed in Congress are only meant to make things legal and not necessarily moral, persistent attempts to pass immoral laws weaken people’s faith in our legal system. This can lead to a culture of impunity as criminals no longer believe in the seriousness of our laws.
When the legal system fails, we look to other systems to preserve the moral order. Values Education offers a beacon of hope. But who will dedicate their lives to values education if families no longer send their children to seminaries and convents? It’s not enough to pray for more vocations. Such prayer should be substantiated by the generosity to allow family members to pursue the religious or priestly vocation. – Rev. Fr. Dan Domingo P. delos Angeles, Jr., DM. Email: [email protected]. Website: www.frdan.org.
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