{"id":54046,"date":"2014-10-11T13:21:34","date_gmt":"2014-10-11T18:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.austincnm.com\/?p=54046"},"modified":"2014-10-11T13:21:34","modified_gmt":"2014-10-11T18:21:34","slug":"sunday-says-podcast-october-12-2014-mass-readings-reflection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/2014\/10\/sunday-says-podcast-october-12-2014-mass-readings-reflection\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Says Podcast – October 12, 2014 Mass Readings and Reflection"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Sunday<\/h3>\n

Sunday October 12, 2014<\/b><\/p>\n

Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time<\/h1>\n

Lectionary: 142 (NAB Translation<\/a>) (Jerusalem Bible Translation<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Reading 1<\/b>
\n<\/b>Isaiah 25:6-10A<\/a><\/h3>\n

This week\u2019s first reading from the prophet Isaiah, is a great setup for this week\u2019s Gospel, but it also stand alone as a beautiful prophetic vision of what the Lord promises. The prophet promises that there will be a feast so big and grand that it will be a glorious expression of God\u2019s universal love and providence. God always provides in ways that go beyond our ability to comprehend. When life gets us down, and we feel like we don\u2019t have enough, like we are abandoned, in pain, and unloved, we know that the Lord will come to save us. Take heart, our God keeps His promises.<\/p>\n

Responsorial Psalm<\/b>
\n<\/b>Psalm 23:1-3A, 3B-4, 5, 6<\/a><\/h3>\n

R\/ (6cd) I shall live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.<\/p>\n

Reading 2<\/b>
\n<\/b>Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20<\/a><\/h3>\n

In this week\u2019s second reading, we hear St Paul writing to the Philippians about God\u2019s providence. God provides no matter the need. In this verse we hear the popular 4:13, \u201c I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.\u201d In this journey through the letter to the Philippians the last few weeks, it can be easy to overlook this beautiful verse that eloquently and plainly expresses a theme from this week\u2019s readings.<\/p>\n

Gospel<\/b>
\n<\/b>Matthew 22:1-14 or 22:1-10<\/a><\/h3>\n

This week\u2019s Gospel from St Matthew is bold and strongly worded. It\u2019s important to remember the target audience that St Matthew was writing for – recent Jewish converts that were adjusting to losing some traditions and suddenly found themselves in the same group with some former Pagans that used to be enemies. This Gospel reveals that there will be some that are saved and some that will not, and it\u2019s not always who you would expect to be in the different groups. The Lord is extending the invitation to everyone, but the ones that get to join will be those that actually accept the invitation. The last note also focuses on the one that tries to come in unprepared, but ends up being thrown out. This is the one most of us should be paying attention to when we hear this reading. What are we doing in our lives to truly accept the invitation and prepare our hearts for the Lord?<\/p>\n

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Gospel Meditation – Reflection Question from <\/b>Bishop V\u00e1squez<\/b><\/h3>\n