26th Week of Ordinary Time
October 6, 2018
Luke 10: 17-24Our Lady of Lourdes, Bethesda, Md.
“Rejoice
because your names are written in heaven” (Luke 10: 20).
Of
the various lessons we might draw from today’s gospel, I’ll point to two.
1st
is God’s gift to us: our names are
written in heaven, i.e., we are marked or sealed for salvation thru the power
of Jesus. This isn’t our own doing but
Jesus’ doing. Nothing we do on
earth—earning oodles of money, building a great business, earning a fine
reputation, learning the secrets of the universe, winning honors—none of that
matters unless our names are written in heaven, unless we know our Father in
heaven because Jesus has made him known to us (10:22) and claimed us for him.
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| Picked up thru http://thegoodheart.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-holy-name-of-jesus.html |
2d
is the power of Jesus’ name. When Jesus
is invoked, Satan is powerless; he falls.
It’s not learning or earthly power or wealth that defeat him but the
humble power of Jesus. Jesus forgives
our sins, which are Satan’s grasp at our souls.
Jesus offers us a share in his victory over the grave, and eternal
life. So we put our trust in him, call
upon him, come to him in his sacraments.
Blessed
are we who see Jesus in our lives (10:23)—God’s gift to us, God’s power
effecting our redemption!
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