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Page Four — August 4, 2013 Scripture Reflections for EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME LIVING the WORD Sunday, August 4, 2013 TODAY'S FOCUS: LASTING RICHES Our readings begin with anxiety and worry. Qoheleth ("Teacher") announces that everything in life is futile, transitory, empty. The psalm reminds us that we all go back to dust. But, the Gospel offers hope. Within Jesus' words is a call to discover where our real treasure is, reinforced by the reading from Colossians. • FIRST READING What profit comes to a man from all his toil? (Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23) The theme developed in this reading and the Gospel is the futility of seeking after riches. One might think that riches will bring one security, but they do not. This is taken from the writings of Qoheleth. We do not know his real name or symbolic (for it means "preacher" or "teacher" in Hebrew). This is a wisdom book that rejects much of the commonly accepted opinions of the era in which it was written. The author argues that God's ways are unknowable, so we should live a virtuous life and do the best we can. • SECOND READING Seek what is above, where Christ is (Colossians 3:1-5, 9-11). We are reminded that when we became Christians, we had to reject certain practices that we might have done before. We have died to those old ways, and we must live in Christ. This does not mean that we have to become prudish and reject the goodness of the created world. Rather, we must temper our passions so that they do not cause us to misuse the good things of the world. We must reject immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed. We must make moral choices, even if it costs us dearly. Finally, we must keep our minds on what is above. Saint Anthony Catholic Church In other words, by thinking about God and the <strong>saint</strong>s, we will be able to keep our everyday life in perspective and we will have the strength to choose what is good and moral and loving. • GOSPEL The things you have prepared, to whom will they belong? (Luke 12:13-21) The poor and the weak are presented as the chosen of God. The rich are all too often self-sufficient, so when Jesus comes into their lives, they feel as if they do not really need Him. The poor, on the other hand, know that they therefore reach out to the Lord with all their strength. The brother at the beginning of this passage wants to use Jesus to promote his cause. He does not want to listen to Jesus or change his ways; he wants everyone else to do that. Jesus challenges him by refusing to go along with his project. He warns him that his entire premise is foolish, for he is seeking security in things that are passing and fragile. One should remember that "riches" are not only material possessions. As we will hear in the "Alleluia Verse", one should be poor in spirit (and not arrogant or self-righteous), lest we begin to think that we do not constantly need the strength and love of God. • REFLECTION What are your three major worries? What gets you tossing and turning at night? Money? Family? The future? Work? Then the book of Ecclesiastes is for you. There is some comfort in its world-weary wisdom. All is passing— life, love, property, worries. What good does it do to worry yourself to death? Death will come soon enough when God turns us all back to dust (that's a little of the psalmist thrown in, for further emphasis). Now, into the week! Thank God for Jesus. He certainly is a wise teacher in the Gospel, side-stepping a request to get involved in family bickering over an inheritance. His work was about getting people into the kingdom, not getting people to share the family gold. Even so, Jesus draws a lesson from this situation for the crowd: Avoid greed. Don't reduce your life to what you accumulate. To bring it home, he tells about a rich man so sure he is going to be around tomorrow that he plans on stockpiling all his goods for himself so he can "rest, eat, drink and be merry" for the rest of his days. But God has other plans for him. Jesus' wisdom: Be rich in what matters to God. Colossians agrees: Think of what is above, of Christ at God's right hand, of the glory that awaits you. Make Christ your above all and God your treasure. Remember that the goal is transformation, not accumulation. So, put on that new self; put on Christ. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday, August 5 Nm 11:4b-15 Mt 14:13-21 Tuesday, August 6 Dn 7:9-10, 13-14 2 Pt 1:16-19 Lk 9:28b-36 Wednesday, August 7 Nm 13:1-2, 25—14:1, 26-29a, 34-35; Mt 15:21-28 Thursday, August 8 Nm 20:1-13 Mt 16:13-23 Friday, August 9 Dt 4:32-40 Mt 16:24-28
Eighteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK • MONDAY, AUGUST 5TH EIGHTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME 8:00 AM William Gilhooly/Wife Mary Lou Edgar Del Castillo/Family • TUESDAY, AUGUST 6TH THE TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD 8:00 AM Matt and Frank Szymanski/Family • WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7TH 8:00 AM JoAnn Vilutis/Zofia Mendrala Therese Savage/Don and Eileen Allemand Edward Zastro/Earl and Donna Zastro Intention of Wayne Luff/Marius and Melba Canoy • THURSDAY, AUGUST 8TH ST. DOMINIC, PRIEST 8:00 AM Kathy Schneider/Ken Schneider • FRIDAY, AUGUST 9TH 8:00 AM Mark Gayton/Family • SATURDAY, AUGUST 10TH ST. LAWRENCE 5:00 PM Hugh Dunphy/Joe Steiner and Ann Dunphy • SUNDAY, AUGUST 11TH NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 7:30 AM George Moyle and Irene Mikus/Family 9:00 AM Intention of Mike and Carolyn Rafacz — 40th Wedding Anniversary JoAnn Vilutis/Zofia Mendrala Josephine Wasilauskas/Jim Vilutis Jim Shields/Marge 11:00 AM For the Parish Family of St. Anthony 6:30 PM Matt and Mary Zagoda/Zagoda Family Jerry Wozniak/Loving Sister PRAYERS FOR OUR FAMILY For the Deceased Raymond Kudlo Father of Kevin, Mellody, and Kimberly Marie Allegrucci Wife of Rudolph "Eternal rest, grant unto them O Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon them.” “I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.” August 4, 2013 — Page Five PLEASE PRAY FOR VOCATIONS 4 Diocese of Joliet Seminarians 5 Sr. Margaret Bebb, Sr. Verena Makumbali 5 Sr. M. Josephine Kallus, Sr. Mary Virginia Kallus 5 Sr. Beatrice Kayombo, Sr. Rosalie Marie Major 5 Sr. Karen Nykiel, Sr. Mildred Slabenak OSB 6 Abbot Dismas Kalcic, OSB 7 Sr. Mary Depaul Stava, Sr. Sharon Marie Stola OSB Sr. Gloria Therese Cabrera, Sr. M. Debrah Funnfsinn OSF 8 Fr. Frank Vitus, Fr. Theodore Weitzel 9 Dcn. Laurence Lissak, Dcn. Patrick Lombardo Dcn. Jose L. Lopez, Dcn. Marco Lovero Dcn. Daniel Mahoney, Dcn. Robert Malek PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR MILITARY 1C Antonio Cap • Sr. Airman Lawrence Clark Cpl. Ryan L. Gower • Petty Officer William Hartley Cpl Michael Horbaczewski • Capt. Timothy Hornik Major Thomas John-T.J. Hornick • LTC Alejandro Lopez LCDR John P. Ladowicz • LCDR Timothy Ladowicz Airman 1st Class Matthew G. Lusson • Sgt. James Talley Seaman Brianne Dillman • ITSN Donald Hammond Lt. Cmdr. Daniel Papp • Capt. Thomas Pierczynski Seaman Bridget Reynolds • Spec E4 Michael Santoyo Tech. Sgt. Michelle Shalloup • PO Thomas F. Shereck Lt. Kyle R. Smolek USAF • Lt. Joseph P. Stanek Corpsman Jonathan Waters • Lt. Thomas M. Zager Welcome To Our Newly Baptized Child The Sacrament of Baptism was celebrated on Sunday, July 28, 2013 Sophia Rose Pacini Vincent Leone Pacini Children of Andrew and Nicole (Livesey) Mason Thomas Shefcik Son of Adam Shefcik and Jaime Beveridge Nathan Francis Skotnicki Son of Adam and Monica (Siuta)
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