St. Leonard, St. Bertile

Tuesday of the Thirty-first week in Ordinary Time

Commentary of the day
Didache : Gathered together from the four winds to the banquet of God

Reading

Rm 12,5-16.
so we, though many, are one body in Christ and individually parts of one another. Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us exercise them: if prophecy, in proportion to the faith; if ministry, in ministering; if one is a teacher, in teaching; if one exhorts, in exhortation; if one contributes, in generosity; if one is over others, with diligence; if one does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness. Let love be sincere; hate what is evil, hold on to what is good; love one another with mutual affection; anticipate one another in showing honor. Do not grow slack in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, endure in affliction, persevere in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the holy ones, exercise hospitality. Bless those who persecute (you), bless and do not curse them. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Have the same regard for one another; do not be haughty but associate with the lowly; do not be wise in your own estimation.

Ps 131,1.2.3.
A song of ascents. Of David. LORD, my heart is not proud; nor are my eyes haughty. I do not busy myself with great matters, with things too sublime for me. Rather, I have stilled my soul, hushed it like a weaned child. Like a weaned child on its mother's lap, so is my soul within me. Israel, hope in the LORD, now and forever.

Lk 14,15-24.
One of his fellow guests on hearing this said to him, "Blessed is the one who will dine in the kingdom of God." He replied to him, "A man gave a great dinner to which he invited many. When the time for the dinner came, he dispatched his servant to say to those invited, 'Come, everything is now ready.' But one by one, they all began to excuse themselves. The first said to him, 'I have purchased a field and must go to examine it; I ask you, consider me excused.' And another said, 'I have purchased five yoke of oxen and am on my way to evaluate them; I ask you, consider me excused.' And another said, 'I have just married a woman, and therefore I cannot come.' The servant went and reported this to his master. Then the master of the house in a rage commanded his servant, 'Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in here the poor and the crippled, the blind and the lame.' The servant reported, 'Sir, your orders have been carried out and still there is room.' The master then ordered the servant, 'Go out to the highways and hedgerows and make people come in that my home may be filled. For, I tell you, none of those men who were invited will taste my dinner.'"

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Commentary of the day

Didache (between 60-120), Judaeo-Christian catechesis (copyright: trans. Herbert Musurillo)
paras. 9, 10, 14

Gathered together from the four winds to the banquet of God

With regard to the Eucharist, this is the way you should give thanks: First of all, with regard to the cup:We give thanks to thee, our Father,for the holy vine of thy servant David,which thou didst make known to us through Jesus, thy Child.To thee be glory for ever! Then, on the morsel of bread:We thank thee, our Father,for the life and knowledge thou has made known to us through thye Child, Jesus.To thee be glory for ever! As this bread was scattered on the mountainsand yet was gathered and made one,so too may thy Church be gathered togetherfrom the corners of the world into thy Kingdom!For thine is the glory and power forever. And after you are filled, make your thanksgiving thus:Holy Father, we thank thee for thy holy name,which thou hast made to dwell within our hearts,and for the knowledge, faith and immortalitywhich thou hast revealed to usthrough thy Child Jesus.To thee be glory forever!Almighty Lord, thou didst create all thingsfor the sake of thy name;thou gavest food and drink to menfor their pleasure;but thou hast blessed us with spiritual food and drinkand with eternal life through Jesus thy Child.We thank thee above all because thou art mighty.To thee be glory forever!Lord, remember thy Church,to deliver it from all eviland perfect it in the love of thee.Gather it in from the four winds,once it has been made holy,into thy Kingdom which thou hast prepared for it.For thine is the power and glory forever."May the Lord come," (cf.Rv 2,20)and may this world passs away.Hosanna to the house of David!Let anyone come who is holy.And, if he is not, he should repent."Marana tha!" (1Co 16,22). Amen