Friday - Is Sal 1 Mt from 11.16 to 19 48.17 to 19: They do not listen nor John, nor the Son of man.
Message: Loyalty and prosperity
We find a strong conceptual link between the first reading and the passage of the Gospel in the hardness of heart contemporaries of Isaiah and Jesus by the prophet God complains of infidelity of his people, because of all his misfortunes. It flashed before his eyes which would be his happiness if he had obeyed his commands. The Gospel shows us also the hostility of the hearers of Jesus that have not been able to recognize God's invitation to conversion or in the preaching of John the austere nor in that sweet and loving the Savior. In both periods should be a reproach and a cold indifference to the demands of grace rooted disbelief. In Jesus, as the soul of the prophet, there is some bitterness and disappointment. They would have expected a very different behavior, a willingness to accept the messages of salvation, but a flat refusal. And 'well known that many parents have felt or feel the same bitterness of Jesus in respect of their children instead of following the advice of someone who has a long experience, they wanted to or want to act and make choices according to their whim then they find themselves entangled in difficulties so great as to be crushed. Even today, the Lord calls me, calls you, parent or child, listening to his word and faithfulness to the teachings that it offers us to live our lives quietly. The rejection and transgression only bring chaos and disturbance in consciousness, anxiety and despair in the soul, anxiety and pain in those you love eating. The Unnamed The Betrothed is annoyed and could not stand the peace and tranquility of the people he felt from his dark castle come to the church to meet with Cardinal Carlo Borromeo. Plagued by guilt, he will also visit the prelate to have a word of peace. Perhaps this is also our experience when, troubled in conscience, we meet men and serene. If we were in this stormy sea, call upon the Lord, sincerely return to Him with repentance and peace will return in our hearts. MBS
Journal "A Sua Immagine" - comment by Msgr. Francesco Ruppi
To help us prepare well for the conversion and the birth of the Lord, we hear today a page a bit 'sad the Gospel of Matthew. Jesus, after the praise of John the Baptist, compared to those children that people in the streets playing the flute and said to his companions: "We played the flute and you have not danced, we sang dirges, and you would not cry ' which means that you have no more nor ears, nor Do not listen to voice ... or the old prophets, or John the Baptist. If you do not hear the Baptist, perhaps not even listen to the Son of man, that's him. We are all naughty boys, but the Christians, because followers of Christ, must be wise, thoughtful, reflective. We must have the wisdom that is spoken of in the same passage from Matthew, but we must remember that true wisdom comes not from books nor from our own experience, but is a gift of the Holy Spirit.
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