αἰώνιος

SCRUTATIO SCRIPTURAE

αἰώνιος

(aiṓnios)

ETERNAL

SCRUTATIO FOR THE FOR THE 25^th SUNDAY IN THE CHRISTIAN SEASON OF ORDINARY TIME/TIME OF THE CHURCH

Readings from the Anglican Book of Common Prayer

Job 19:23-27 / Psalm 17 / II Thessalonians 2:13-3:5 / Luke 20:27-38

Readings for the Pauline/Vatican II Rite of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass

II Maccabees 7:1-2 and 9-14  / Psalm 17:1, 5-6, 10-11, 8+15 / II Thessalonians 2:16-3:5 / Luke 20:27-38

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

Introit: Jeremiah 29:11-12, 14 and Psalm 85:1

Epistle: Colossians 3:12-17

Gradual and Alleluia: Psalm 44:7-8 and 130:1-2

Gospel

Matthew 13:24-30

Offertory: Psalm 130:1-2

Communion Antiphon: Mark 11:24

Everything that we have here on earth such as pleasure, leisure, riches and fame...

All of our sufferings, all that we've been through, all of our accomplishments... 

All of these is but PASSIVE and TEMPORARY...

Only in JESUS CHRIST do we find the FULLNESS OF EVERYTHING...

IN HIM IS THE FULLNESS OF ETERNITY!

All of our endeavors are useless IF WE ARE APART FROM HIM.

All of our sufferings have the FULLNESS OF THEIR SALVIFIC NATURE IN HIM.

All of our riches, leisure and pleasure ARE NOTHING COMPARED TO HIM.

HE IS THE FULLNESS OF EVERYTHING...

IN HIM AND THROUGH HIM ALL THINGS SEEN AND UNSEEN IN HEAVEN AND ON EARTH HAVE THE ORIGIN OF THEIR EXISTENCE...

IN HIM WE GROW FROM GLORY TO GLORY...

IN HIM ALL THINGS ARE NEW...

IN HIM WE LIVE AND MOVE AND HAVE THE FULLNESS OF OUR BEING...

IN HIM WE HAVE ALL, FOR HE IS OUR ETERNAL ALL-IN-ALL!

HE IS ALPHA AND OMEGA, ALEPH AND TAV, ALAPH AND TAU, AI AND ZETA, A AND YA...

OUR GLORIOUS BEGINNING AND OUR AWESOME END!