Scrutatio for the 10th Sunday in ORDINARY TIME/KINGDOMTIDE/TIME OF THE CHURCH
Readings from the Anglican Book of Common Prayer
Isaiah 56:1-7 / Psalm 67 / Romans 11:13-15,29-32
/ Matthew 15:21-28
Readings for the Pauline/Vatican II Rite of the Holy Sacrifice of
the Mass
Isaiah 56:1, 6-7 / Psalm 67:2-3, 5, and 6+8 /
Romans 11:13-15, 29-32 / Matthew 15:21-28
Readings for the Tridentine Rite of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
Introit: Psalm 55:18-19 and 1
Epistle: I Corinthians 12:2-11
Gradual and Alleluia: Psalm 17:8, 2 and 65:1
Gospel
Luke 18:9-14
Offertory:
Psalm 25:1 and 3
Communion Antiphon: Psalm 51:19
In today’s society, Mercy
is sadly equated with non-resistance to evil…
We see this in the various
manifestations of the culture of death: euthanasia, abortion, a contraceptive
mentality, the sexual “revolution” (more adequately termed as REBELLION), a
push for no fault divorce and for same-sex “marriages”…
But this is not Mercy!
For Mercy is always
perfectly united to and is in harmony with Righteousness!
We see this both in the
Sacred Readings of the Pauline Rite/Ordinary Form and the Tridentine
Rite/Extraordinary form of the Mass.
Here we see Divine Mercy
Incarnate: JESUS CHRIST OF NAZARETH, not only extending a mere emotional,
outward manifestation of “mercy” to the Canaanite woman and in giving the
example of the tax collector in the Temple. In HIM we see MERCY IN ACTION,
MERCY changing their lives FROM GLORY TO GLORY from the shackles of sin, death,
hell and the grave, TO THE FULLNESS OF BEING FREE AS SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF OUR
AWESOME FATHER and LIVING TEMPLES OF THE GREAT PARACLETE!
IN JESUS, MERCY transforms
us from unrepentant sinners to HUMBLE AND RIGHTEOUS NEW CREATIONS OF HIS
SALVATION!
If only we follow the
challenge of the Canaanite woman and the Tax Collector, and stop being spoiled
and rotten brats like the Pharisee, if only we would receive HIS DIVINE MERCY
in the SACRAMENT OF CONFESSION, PENANCE AND RECONCILIATION,
if only we humble ourselves and LET OUR AWESOME GOD REIGN, LETTING HIM LIVE AND
MOVE IN US, HIM BEING THE FULLNESS OF OUR BEINGS, then we will ENJOY THE GLORY
OF HIS KINGDOM EVEN WHEN WE ARE STILL HERE ON EARTH!
What are we waiting for?
Do we want a cheap,
counterfeit version of “mercy” that leaves you and me stagnant to our sins and
fleeting pleasures and caprices, or do we want TO HAVE JESUS CHRIST OF
NAZARETH, ALONG WITH THE “INCONVENIENCE” OF HIS MOST WONDERFUL CROSS FOR US TO
RECEIVE THE FULLNESS OF DIVINE MERCY THAT CHANGES US FROM GLORY TO GLORY UNTO
HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS?
Oh, and just in case we
are afraid of such an “inconvenience”, let us be reminded by the APOSTLE OF COMMON SENSE,
GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON:
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