Who are the rebels in the Church
I will read Father Augustyn Pelanowski's commentary on tomorrow's gospel. From
the Gospel of Saint Matthew. What do you think? A certain man had two sons.
He said to the first, "Son, go and work in the vineyard." But he replied: "I don't want to."
But later he felt sorry and left. He then turned to the other and
told him the same thing. He replied, "Okay, sir," but he did not go.
Which of the two fulfilled his father's will? They replied: "The first one." Jesus
said, "I assure you, the tax collectors and prostitutes will enter
the kingdom of God before you, because John came to you doing righteousness and you did not
believe him. But the tax collectors and prostitutes believed him. Even though
you saw this, you did not regret it afterward. you didn't believe him.
The parable of the two sons is a further commentary on the story of the workers in
the vineyard. It is also a conflict of two attitudes: someone who declares his
commitment, but in reality is a slow and stubborn poseur,
putting on the mask of religious activity.
And someone who for some time in his life he rejected God's love, ignoring and
disregarding the gift of heaven, but finally he came to his senses and entered the vineyard, while
the parable remains in the territory of symbols. Each of us can read it with the safe
distance of a man who negotiates in a bulletproof vest. But when we will ask
ourselves: who are those today who say "I am going" but do not go, and those who
rebel against God but then zealously accompany Him, the parable
begins to irritate the conscience. It was with this intention that Jesus uttered it.
Even though we would like to make it just a bedtime story, words of wisdom are supposed
to be like thorns, they are supposed to painfully stimulate us to the journey.
The righteous man begins his speech by accusing himself.
I remember that on the day of my ordination, I said to Jesus, "Here I come, Lord," and
I intended to go with Him wherever He showed me. Meanwhile, when others fast on bread and water twice
a week, I can eat trout,
justifying that it is not meat. While those mourning their delay in faith
are praying in the temple at the morning vigil, I look at the screen.
The word "repent" appears twice in the parable. It can be
translated as a feeling of regret that leads to conversion. What we need
to remember is our own sin and what it cost Christ.
This gives you the power to keep going and not stop. That is why
this important word appears in the parable, denoting an active
and dynamic attitude: "I am going." To leave the memory of your sins
and reach the cross of Christ. The constant memory of these two points
of Christian fate creates in us the identity of a child of God. Identity is
the effect of memory. Where it came from and hope for where it is heading.
I will use a word game: working on the vine means working on your own
soul, guilty of iniquity, so that it blossoms with prayer and bears the fruit of conversion. For
the ax is already laid on the bitter root that grows into conceit.
Saint Catherine of Siena received the words from Jesus: "But look and see how
my bride has soiled her face, how infected she is with the leprosy of impurity and
self-love, how puffed up with pride and greed.
The universal body, that is, the Christian religion, and even the mystical body
of the Saint Church. This is my servants, they are fattened by its sin. On the one hand,
the Middle Ages were mystical, radical and rich in the poverty of Saint Francis, and on
the other hand, full of nepotism, simony, lust for power and wealth. In the Church there has always
been this double reference to Jesus. Of course , it's easier to see it in
the history, because it's less of an obligation.
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the Gospel of Saint Matthew. What do you think? A certain man had two sons.
He said to the first, "Son, go and work in the vineyard." But he replied: "I don't want to."
But later he felt sorry and left. He then turned to the other and
told him the same thing. He replied, "Okay, sir," but he did not go.
Which of the two fulfilled his father's will? They replied: "The first one." Jesus
said, "I assure you, the tax collectors and prostitutes will enter
the kingdom of God before you, because John came to you doing righteousness and you did not
believe him. But the tax collectors and prostitutes believed him. Even though
you saw this, you did not regret it afterward. you didn't believe him.
The parable of the two sons is a further commentary on the story of the workers in
the vineyard. It is also a conflict of two attitudes: someone who declares his
commitment, but in reality is a slow and stubborn poseur,
putting on the mask of religious activity.
And someone who for some time in his life he rejected God's love, ignoring and
disregarding the gift of heaven, but finally he came to his senses and entered the vineyard, while
the parable remains in the territory of symbols. Each of us can read it with the safe
distance of a man who negotiates in a bulletproof vest. But when we will ask
ourselves: who are those today who say "I am going" but do not go, and those who
rebel against God but then zealously accompany Him, the parable
begins to irritate the conscience. It was with this intention that Jesus uttered it.
Even though we would like to make it just a bedtime story, words of wisdom are supposed
to be like thorns, they are supposed to painfully stimulate us to the journey.
The righteous man begins his speech by accusing himself.
I remember that on the day of my ordination, I said to Jesus, "Here I come, Lord," and
I intended to go with Him wherever He showed me. Meanwhile, when others fast on bread and water twice
a week, I can eat trout,
justifying that it is not meat. While those mourning their delay in faith
are praying in the temple at the morning vigil, I look at the screen.
The word "repent" appears twice in the parable. It can be
translated as a feeling of regret that leads to conversion. What we need
to remember is our own sin and what it cost Christ.
This gives you the power to keep going and not stop. That is why
this important word appears in the parable, denoting an active
and dynamic attitude: "I am going." To leave the memory of your sins
and reach the cross of Christ. The constant memory of these two points
of Christian fate creates in us the identity of a child of God. Identity is
the effect of memory. Where it came from and hope for where it is heading.
I will use a word game: working on the vine means working on your own
soul, guilty of iniquity, so that it blossoms with prayer and bears the fruit of conversion. For
the ax is already laid on the bitter root that grows into conceit.
Saint Catherine of Siena received the words from Jesus: "But look and see how
my bride has soiled her face, how infected she is with the leprosy of impurity and
self-love, how puffed up with pride and greed.
The universal body, that is, the Christian religion, and even the mystical body
of the Saint Church. This is my servants, they are fattened by its sin. On the one hand,
the Middle Ages were mystical, radical and rich in the poverty of Saint Francis, and on
the other hand, full of nepotism, simony, lust for power and wealth. In the Church there has always
been this double reference to Jesus. Of course , it's easier to see it in
the history, because it's less of an obligation.
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