20151030 COMPASSION GOES BEYOND THE LAWS
Readings at Mass
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First reading
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Romans 9:1-5 ©
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What I want to say
now is no pretence; I say it in union with Christ – it is the truth –
my conscience in union with the Holy Spirit assures me of it too. What I want
to say is this: my sorrow is so great, my mental anguish so endless, I would
willingly be condemned and be cut off from Christ if it could help my brothers
of Israel, my own flesh and blood. They were adopted as sons, they were given
the glory and the covenants; the Law and the ritual were drawn up for them, and
the promises were made to them. They are descended from the patriarchs and from
their flesh and blood came Christ who is above all, God for ever blessed! Amen.
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Psalm
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Psalm
147:12-15,19-20 ©
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O praise the Lord,
Jerusalem!
or
Alleluia!
O praise the Lord,
Jerusalem!
Zion,
praise your God!
He has strengthened
the bars of your gates
he has
blessed the children within you.
O praise the Lord,
Jerusalem!
or
Alleluia!
He established peace
on your borders,
he feeds
you with finest wheat.
He sends out his word
to the earth
and
swiftly runs his command.
O praise the Lord,
Jerusalem!
or
Alleluia!
He makes his word
known to Jacob,
to Israel
his laws and decrees.
He has not dealt thus
with other nations;
he has
not taught them his decrees.
O praise the Lord,
Jerusalem!
or
Alleluia!
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Gospel
Acclamation
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cf.1Th2:13
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Alleluia, alleluia!
Accept God’s message
for what it really is:
God’s message, and
not some human thinking.
Alleluia!
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Or
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Jn10:27
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Alleluia, alleluia!
The sheep that belong
to me listen to my voice,
says the Lord,
I know them and they
follow me.
Alleluia!
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Gospel
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Luke 14:1-6 ©
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On a sabbath day
Jesus had gone for a meal to the house of one of the leading Pharisees; and
they watched him closely. ‘There in front of him was a man with dropsy, and
Jesus addressed the lawyers and Pharisees. ‘Is it against the law’ he asked ‘to
cure a man on the sabbath, or not?’ But they remained silent, so he took the
man and cured him and sent him away. Then he said to them, ‘Which of you here,
if his son falls into a well, or his ox, will not pull him out on a sabbath day
without hesitation?’ And to this they could find no answer.
COMPASSION
GOES BEYOND THE LAWS
We must always put people before the laws. Laws are simply meant
to help us to regulate our lives in a harmonious way with God and our fellow
human beings. They are meant to give life; not to destroy or inhibit life. Laws
must therefore never be applied without taking into consideration the special
circumstances of each person. The fundamental principle enunciated by Jesus is
that obedience to the laws must give life.
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