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SUMMARY:Skema
DESCRIPTION:Biblical Readings for Office and Mass\n24th Week in Ordinary Time\n\n\nMass Readings: Sunday (B)\, Weekdays (II)\nSeptember 15 – 21\, 2024\n\n\n\nSun\n15\nMon\n16\nTue\n17\nWed\n18\nThu\n19\nFri\n20\nSat\n21\n\n\nOffice\n24th Sunday\nSS Cornelius & Cyprian\nSt Hildegard of Bingen\nWeekday\nWeekday\nSt Andrew Kim & Companions\nSt Matthew\n\n\nVigils\nTob 1:1-15\nTob 1:16-2:8\nTob 2:9-3:6\nTob 3:7-17\nTob 4:1-21\nTob 5:1-8\nJob 28:1-28\n\n\nLauds\nMal 3:6-12\nMal 3:13-21\nHos 1:1-9\nHos 2:1-6\nHos 2:7-12\nHos 2:13-17\nProv 15:27-33\n\n\nMass\n131\n443\n444\n445\n446\n447\n643\n\n\n1st\nIsa 50:4-9a\n1 Cor 11:17-26\, 33\n1 Cor 12:12-14\, 27-31a\n1 Cor 12:31-13:13\n1 Cor 15:1-11\n1 Cor 15:12-20\nEph 4:1-7\, 11-13\n\n\n2nd\nJas 2:14-18\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGospel\nMark 8:27-35\nLuke 7:1-10\nLuke 7:11-17\nLuke 7:31-35\nLuke 7:36-50\nLuke 8:1-3\nMatt 9:9-13\n\n\nVespers\n1 Pet 5:1-7\n1 Pet 5:8-14\n2 Pet 1:1-9\n2 Pet 1:10-15\n2 Pet 1:16-19\n2 Pet 1:20-2:3\n2 Pet 2:4-10a
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SUMMARY:Vigils Reading - 24th Sunday
DESCRIPTION:FOLLOWING CHRIST \nFrom a commentary by Caesarius of Arles1 \n◊◊◊ \nWhen the Lord tells us in the gospel that anyone who wants to be his \nfollower must renounce himself\, the injunction seems harsh; we think he is \nimposing a burden on us. But an order is no burden when it is given by one who \nhelps in carrying it out. \nTo what place are we to follow Christ if not where he has already gone? \nWe know that he has risen and ascended into heaven: there\, then\, we must \nfollow him. There is no cause for despair – by ourselves we can do nothing\, but \nwe have Christ’s promise. Heaven was beyond our reach before our Head \nascended there\, but now\, if we are his members\, why should we despair of \narriving there ourselves? Is there any reason? True\, many fears and afflictions \nconfront us in this world\, but if we follow Christ\, we shall reach a place of perfect \nhappiness\, perfect peace\, and everlasting freedom from fear. \nYet let me warn anyone bent on following Christ to listen to Saint Paul: \nOne who claims to abide in Christ ought to walk as he walked. Then be humble \nas he was humble\, do not scorn his lowliness if you want to reach his exaltation. \nHuman sin made the road rough but Christ’s resurrection leveled it; by passing \nover it himself he transformed the narrowest of tracks into a royal highway. \nTwo feet are needed to run along this highway; they are humility and \ncharity. Everyone wants to get to the top – well\, the first step to take is humility. \nWhy take strides that are too big for you – do you want to fall instead of going \nup? Begin with the first step\, humility\, and you will already be climbing.3 \nAs well as telling us to renounce ourselves\, our Lord and Savior said that \nwe must take up the cross and follow him. What does it mean to take up one’s \ncross? Bearing every annoyance patiently. That is following Christ. When \nsomeone begins to follow his way of life and his commandments\, that person \nwill meet resistance on every side. He or she will be opposed\, mocked\, even \npersecuted\, and this not only by unbelievers\, but also by people who to all \nappearances belong to the body of Christ\, though they are really excluded from \nit by their wickedness people who\, being Christians in name only\, never stop \npersecuting true Christians. \nIf you want to follow Christ\, then take up his cross without delay. Endure \ninjuries\, do not be overcome by them. If we would fulfill the Lord’s command: \nIf anyone wants to be my disciple\, let him take up his cross and follow me; we \nmust strive with God’s help to do as the Apostle says: As long as we have food \nand clothing\, let this content us. Otherwise\, if we seek more material goods than \nwe need and desire to become rich\, we may fall prey to temptation. The devil \nmay trick us into wanting the many useless and harmful things that plunge \npeople into ruin and destruction. May we be free from this temptation through \nthe protection of our Lord\, who lives and reigns with the Father and the Holy \nSpirit for ever and ever.
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