The Boss and the Servant.
"Jesus said to the Apostles:
“Who among you would say to your servant who has just come in from plowing or tending sheep in the field, ‘Come here immediately and take your place at table’?
"Would he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat. Put on your apron and wait on me while I eat and drink. You may eat and drink when I am finished’?
"Is he grateful to that servant because he did what was commanded?
“So should it be with you. When you have done all you have been commanded, say, ‘We are unprofitable servants; we have done what we were obliged to do.’” (Luke 17: 7 - 10).
Tuesday of the 32nd Week of Ordinary Time.
What is the essence of today's Gospel?
Today's Scripture elevates our conception, knowledge of who God is. In this Parable, the Master is Jesus and the servant is you and me.
Why did God create man? An older Catechism puts it beautifully:
God created man to know Him, to love Him and serve Him.
Why? So that man will enjoy eternity with God.
God is kind and merciful. But He is not your buddy. You must give Him full honors and reverential fear at all times. Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.
Trust, obedience, humility and submission to God's will is what belongs to God.
November is the Month we pray for the Souls in PURGATORY.
"Suffering in Purgatory is greater than all suffering on Earth. Such is the doctrine of tradition, supported by theological reasoning. Tradition is expressed by St. Augustine: "That fire will be more painful than anything man can suffer in the present life." St. Isidore speaks in the same sense. According to these testimonies and others similar to them, the least pain in Purgatory surpasses the greatest sufferings of the present life." (FR. GARRIGOU-LAGRANGE, O.P.1877 - 1964).
For Catholic Church teaching on the Souls in PURGATORY and how to help them, click the link below:
http://seekfirst.blogspot.com/2023/10/10-ways-to-assist-poor-souls-in.html
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