3/22/11 WE CONTINUE 2B CALLED TO REPENT
esp, DURING LENT; cath labour 530p, fr strict, m: "Ystrday we heard..daniel..strong words..now isaiah re repentance..& tomorrow re jeremiah..more stronger..Saturday..micah..so trying to go to church..atttend eucharist everyday during lent..might have opp to listen to the words of prophets, spec theme of lent re repent & penance..points of isaiah..calling israelites to change lives, change directions, ..wandering away from covt., so much pressure..hear so much fr prophets these days of lent..we need to heed their words, as much as ancestors israelites did..human nature not perfect then, not today, mmwe tend to become complacent, ..to think status quo is good enough,.but acc to prophets of ot & ..today, we r not perfect, but imperfect, so we do need reminder of repentance, ..may change life, direction, question, are we willing..and what do to change, ,,repent,,sorry, but, process of, converting,,changing lifes directions,,know way to return to lord, know what to do to, .how to change our sp lives, as we cont to celebr mystery of christ's love, listen to words of isaiah again, ..'listen,..people of the..wash clean, ..put away mistakes,..cease doing evil,,,learn to do good,..come back to the lord" Is 1:10, 16-20 Hear the word of the LORD princes of Sodom! Listen to the instruction of our God, people of Gomorrah! Wash yourselves clean! Put away your misdeeds from before my eyes; cease doing evil; learn to do good. Make justice your aim: redress the wronged hear the orphan’s plea, defend the widow. Come now, let us set things right, says the LORD: Though your sins be like scarlet, they may become white as snow Though they be crimson red, they may become white as wool. If you are willing, and obey, you shall eat the good things of the land; But if you refuse and resist, the sword shall consume you: for the mouth of the LORD has spoken Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21 and 23 R. To the upright I will show the saving power of God. Mt 23:1-12 “The scribes and the Pharisees have taken their seat on the chair of Moses. Therefore, do and observe all things whatsoever they tell you, but do not follow their example. For they preach but they do not practice. They tie up heavy burdens hard to carry and lay them on people’s shoulders, but they will not lift a finger to move them All their works are performed to be seen They widen their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels. They love places of honor at banquets, seats of honor in synagogues, greetings in marketplaces, and the salutation ‘Rabbi.’ As for you, do not be called ‘Rabbi.’ You have but one teacher, and you are all brothers. Call no one on earth your father; you have but one Father in heaven. Do not be called ‘Master’; you have but one master, the Christ. The greatest among you must be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; but whoever humbles himself
