“Be dressed for action and have your lamps lit”

A reading from the holy gospel according to Luke (Lk 12, 39-48)

Jesus said to his disciples:  “Know this: if the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an unexpected hour.”

Peter said, “Lord, are you telling this parable for us or for everyone?” And the Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and prudent manager whom his master will put in charge of his slaves, to give them their allowance of food at the proper time? Blessed is that slave whom his master will find at work when he arrives. Truly I tell you, he will put that one in charge of all his possessions. But if that slave says to himself, ‘My master is delayed in coming,’ and if he begins to beat the other slaves, men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk, the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour that he does not know, and will cut him in pieces, and put him with the unfaithful. That slave who knew what his master wanted, but did not prepare himself or do what was wanted, will receive a severe beating. But the one who did not know and did what deserved a beating will receive a light beating. From everyone to whom much has been given, much will be required; and from the one to whom much has been entrusted, even more will be demanded.

Three things...

INT ĦIELES TASSEW?

Kieku kelli nistaqsi jekk aħniex pajjiż ta’ nies ħielsa, żgur li tweġbuni: Da żgur li aħna nies ħielsa. Pajjiżna kiseb l-indipendenza u sar repubblika. lmma jekk nistaqsu b'aktar attenzjoni: Aħna li ngħixu fuq din l-art ħelwa veru li aħna nies ħielsa? It-tweġiba tista' tkun oħra.

Aħna nies ħielsa daqs kemm nagħarfu lil min se nħallu jmexxina. Jekk se nħallu l-għaqal imexxina, aħna ħielsa. Iżda jekk se nħallu l-pika tmexxina, aħna m'aħniex ħielsa. Jekk aħna se naħsbu b'rasna, aħna nies ħielsa. Jekk se naħsbu b’ras ħaddieħor, inħallu lil ħaddieħor jaħseb u aħna nibilgħu, aħna m’aħniex ħielsa, u forsi qatt ma nkunu.

Changing Tracks: Mario Joseph, Muslim Imam convert

Today an Indian sister Missionary of Charity spoke to me about Mario Joseph the Muslim Imam who converted to Catholicism. She asked me to find about him on internet.  I found him on youtube.com Changing Tracks: Mario Joseph, Muslim Imam convert. It is a very interesting story and I want to share it.
You will find it here

PEACE 2019

LET ME SEE

 As Jesus was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a sizable crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind man, the son of Timaeus, sat by the roadside begging. Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out and say, ‘Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!’ Many sternly ordered him to be quiet, but he cried out even more loudly, ‘Son of David, have mercy on me!’ Jesus stood still and said, ‘Call him here.’ And they called the blind man, saying to him, ‘Take heart; get up, he is calling you.’ So throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus. Then Jesus said to him, ‘What do you want me to do for you?’ The blind man said to him, ‘My teacher, let me see again.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Go; your faith has made you well.’ Immediately he regained his sight and followed him on the way. (Mk 10, 46-53)

Followed by his disciples and a sizeable crowd, Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. He was walking ahead of them. He had accepted his father’s will, and “entered willingly into his Passion”. He was decidedly leading them all the way. The crowd would have heard about what the religious authorities were plotting against him, and they were amazed, and those who followed him were afraid.
listen here

A meditation on the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Readings Genesis 2, 18-24 / Mark 10, 2-16

Today’s liturgy of the Word speaks to us about God’s project for us human beings.

The book of Genesis tells us the story of the creation of humankind whom God made in his image. He created them male and female and he wanted them collaborators with Him in caring for the rest of his creation. The original state, in which humans were created, was that of the companionship of equals, not ownership by one or the other. It was love, not domination and subjection that God wanted, for He, the Creator, is love.

The gospel tells us how the Pharisees, in order to test Jesus, asked him if it was lawful for a man to divorce his wife, “for any cause?” Matthew adds. In God’s plan there was no hint of any separation between a man and his wife. So when Jesus quoted the creation story in his response to the Pharisees, he added the command: “What therefore God has joined together, let not man put asunder."