First Reading: Isaiah 1:10-17 – The Wickedness of Judah
"Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; remove the
evil of your doings from before my eyes; cease to do evil, learn to do good;
seek justice, rescue the oppressed, defend the orphan, plead for the widow.
Gospel: Matthew 10:34-11:1 – Not Peace, but a Sword /
Rewards
"Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the
earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.…. Whoever loves father or
mother more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever loves son or daughter more
than me is not worthy of me; and whoever does not take up the cross and follow
me is not worthy of me. Those who find their life will lose it, and those who
lose their life for my sake will find it.
Whoever welcomes you welcomes me and whoever
welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. Whoever welcomes a prophet in the
name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward; and whoever welcomes a
righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive the reward of the
righteous and whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little
ones in the name of a disciple - truly I tell you, none of these will lose their
reward."
Father
Michael Busch conveyed the gospel’s theme is about open communication. We are
invited to communicate openly and freely our opinions to our family, others and
to God. We should discuss our concerns even how difficult it may seems and be
available to open dialogue. Jesus’ message is to love your father and mother,
bring comfort to children, and impart to them that we need each other. Jesus is
the way the truth and the life; he is the first and foremost to any other
people. We are communicating to Jesus in a way that whoever welcomes the church
in their lives welcome Jesus. Let us continue to love and not abandon one another.
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