προσδοκίες

SCRUTATIO SCRIPTURAE

προσδοκίες

PROSDOKIES

(ASPIRATIONS)

A Scrutatio for the 23rd Sunday of the CHRISTIAN SEASON OF ORDINARY TIME/TIME OF THE CHURCH 

Readings from the Anglican Book of Common Prayer

Deuteronomy 6:1-9 / Psalm 119:1-16 / Hebrews 7:23-28 / Mark 12:28-34

Readings for the Pauline/Vatican II Rite of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
Deuteronomy 6:2-6 / Psalm 18:2-3, 3-4, 47, 51 / Hebrews 7:23-2 / Mark 12:28b-34

Readings for the Tridentine Rite of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass

Introit: Esther 13:9, 10-11 and Psalm 119:1 

Epistle: Ephesians 6:10-17

Gradual and Alleluia: Psalm 90:1-2 and 114:1

Gospel 

Matthew 18:23-35

Offertory: 

Job 1:2

Communion Antiphon: Psalm 119:81, 84 and 86

What do we aspire for?

To finish our studies?

To be successful in our respective careers?

To have a better job? 

A grandiose mansion?

To be a billionaire?

To own a high-end car?

World Peace?

A better society where hunger is alleviated?

These are just a few of the countless aspirations that each and everyone of us are working hard to achieve.

GOD also has given us something to aspire for...

To be CHANGED FROM GLORY TO GLORY INTO HIS LIVING IMAGE, HIS VERY LIKENESS!

To be HIS BELOVED CHILD IN HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST!

And to have the FULLNESS OF LIFE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT!

And through these AWESOME ASPIRATIONS that HE has for each and everyone of us, even without a grandiose mansion, lots of money, and even in the midst of the many perils that we encounter, GOD'S LIFE IN US is already enough to make our lives and of those that we encounter WORTH LIVING FOR!

Society is CHANGED FROM GLORY TO GLORY in the meager "bread and fish," the life and tasks that we share and we offer to GOD. 

Each and everyone of us, whether we have a great or meager responsibility, BY GOD'S AWESOME GRACE in us, this is already enough to share HIS VERY LIFE AND SELFLESS LOVE to our neighbors.

MAY GOD'S PROSDOKIES GUIDE US IN OUR DAILY UNDERTAKINGS!

SUSCIPE