ST PETER CHRYSOLOGUS, BISHOP AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH.
FEAST OF ST PETER CHRYSOLOGUS, BISHOP AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH.
"Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples approached him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
"He said in reply, “He who sows good seed is the Son of Man, the field is the world, the good seed the children of the Kingdom.
"The weeds are the children of the Evil One, and the enemy who sows them is the Devil.
"The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
"Just as weeds are collected and burned up with fire, so will it be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will collect out of his Kingdom all who cause others to sin and all evildoers. They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.
"Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the Kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears ought to hear.” (Matthew 13: 36 - 43).
Tuesday July 30th in the 17th week in Ordinary Time is the feast of St Peter Chrysologus. (406 - 450). Italian. Bishop and Doctor of the Church.
St Peter Chrysologus was the Bishop of Ravenna. At a time when the Church was faced with the scourge of the Monophysite Heresy. (They taught that Jesus Christ is only God and not a Man). St Peter defended the two natures in Jesus Christ: Human nature and Divine nature.
His theological teaching and preaching are characterized by exceptional clarity. Peter came down to us from history as a great homilist and his theological work on the nature of the Incarnation and the role of the Blessed Virgin Mary in salvation history has lasting value.
We are presented in the Gospel of today the interpretation of the Parable of the Weeds.
What is the message for us?
1. Be patient with God's plan for the salvation of the world.
2. God's thoughts are not our thoughts. God's ways are not our ways. (Cf Isaiah 55: 8 - 9).
3. Wait for the Lord and His timing in ALL THINGS. (Cf Psalm 27: 14).
The Church honors the Most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ in July.
"How much more, then, will the blood of Christ who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!" (Cf Hebrews 9: 14)
Most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ purify and heal us.
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