7/17/11 cblog BY STRUGGLING AGAINST EVIL U GROW IN FAITH; st. Andrew. 8a "share experience I had 2 weeks ago ..put this gospel in perspective..on june 28 I was in rome ..celebr mass a..chair of peter the archbishop ..private mass..400 archbishops..beautiful..then tour of st peter..2 hours ..after tour ..asked paul where is new altar for ..blessed pope paul II ...I didn't know..then we found it ..but they don't let people into the prayer space or else nobody will leave..2 guards saw archbishops..they saluted..they pulled me in ..followed into this prayer space..45 minutes..prayed for st andrew, reflecting Upon..pope john paul 2..thanked him for being instrumental in my vocation..when he was elected pope I was in 8th grade..I thought abt his life ..he growing up in poland..midst of ww2 ..evil, death, persecution..what must he felt like..seein his mother die when young..then the war..how he dealt ..& must have asked why god allows good & evil to co-exist ..this young man took on evil ..thru faith..appearance able to change more than he ever imagined..didn't just give up ..there he was growing up in ww2 ..trying to make a diff..and he did ..bc of his dedic..often We see good & evil & ask why co-exist..first..he wants us to be instrumental in transforming evil ..by struggling against evil, u grow in faith & strength..w my grace u can make a difference ..allows wheat & weeds to co-exist ..."
Wis 12:13, 16-19 There is no god besides you who have the care of all that you need show you have not unjustly condemned. For your might is the source of justice; your mastery over all things makes you lenient to all For you show your might when the perfection of your power is disbelieved and in those who know you, you rebuke temerity. But though you are master of might, you judge with clemency and with much lenience you govern us; for power, whenever you will, attends you. And you taught your people, by these deeds, that those who are just must be kind and you gave your children good ground for hope that you would permit repentance for their sins.
R. (5a) Lord, you are good and forgiving. You, O LORD, are good and forgivin
nd forgiving. You, O LORD, are a God merciful and gracious slow to anger, abounding in kindness and fidelity. Turn toward me, and have pity on me; give your strength to your servant. R. Lord, you are good and forgiving.
Rom 8.26-27 "Brothers and sisters: The Spirit comes to the aid of our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes with inexpressible groanings. And the one who searches hearts knows what is the intention of the Spirit, because he intercedes for the holy ones according to God’s will ."
Matt 13.24-33 "Jesus proposed another parable to the crowds, saying:“The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a man who sowed good seed in his field While everyone was asleep his enemy came and sowed weeds all through the wheat, and then went off When the crop grew and bore fruit, the weeds appeared as well The slaves of the householder came to him and said‘Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where have the weeds come from? He answered, ‘An enemy has done this.’ His slaves said to him,‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’ He replied, ‘No, if you pull up the weeds you might uproot the wheat along with them. Let them grow together until harvest; then at harvest time I will say to the harvesters,“First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles for burning; but gather the wheat into my barn.”’” He proposed another parable to them.“The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a person took and sowed in a field It is the smallest of all the seeds yet when full-grown it is the largest of plants It becomes a large bush, and the ‘birds of the sky come and dwell in its branches.’” He spoke to them another parable.“The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed with three measures of wheat flour until the whole batch was leavened.” All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables. He spoke to them only in parables, to fulfill what had been said through through the prophet: I will open my mouth in parables I will announce what has lain hidden from the foundation of the world Then, dismissing the crowds, he went into the house. His disciples approached him and said“Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.” He said in reply, “He who sows good seed is the Son of Man, the field is the world, the good seed the children of the kingdom. The weeds are the children of the evil one, and the enemy who sows them is the devil The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels. Just as weeds are collected and burned up with fire, so will it be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will collect out of his kingdom all who cause others to sin and all evildoers They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears ought to hear.”
