Date: August 29, 2010
First Reading (Sirach 3: 17–18, 20, and 28–30)
A reading from the book of Sirach.
My son, conduct your affairs with discretion and you will be loved by those who are acceptable to God. The greater you are, the more you should humble yourself and thus you will find favor with God. Do not seek what is beyond your powers nor search into what is beyond your ability. The wise man reflects on proverbs. What the wise man desires is an attentive ear. As water extinguishes the burning flames, almsgiving obtains pardon for sins.
Second Reading (Hebrews 12: 18–19 and 22–24)
A reading from the letter of Saint Paul to the Hebrews.
Brothers and sisters: Remember your initiation. There was no material presence nor heat of a blazing fire, darkness and gloom and storms... blasts of trumpets or such a voice that the people pleaded that no further word be spoken. But you came near to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, to the heavenly Jerusalem with its innumerable angels. You have come to the solemn feast, the assemble of the first-born of God, whose names are written in heaven. There is God, Judge of all, with the spirits of the upright brought to perfection. There is Jesus, the mediator of the new covenant, with the sprinkled blood that cries out more effectively than Abel's.
Gospel (Luke 14: 1 and 7–14)
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke.
One sabbath Jesus had gone to eat a meal in the house of a leading Pharisee, and he was carefully watched. Jesus then told a parable to the guests, for he had noticed how they tried to take the places of honor. And he said, "When you are invited to a wedding party, do not choose the best seat. It may happen that someone more important than you has been invited, and your host, who invited both of you, will come and say to you: 'Please give this person your place.' What shame is yours when you take the lowest seat!' Whenever you are invited, go rather to the lowest seat, so that your host may come and say to you: 'Friend, you must come up higher.' And this will be a great honor for you in the presence of all the other guests. For whoever makes himself out to be great will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be raised." Jesus additionally addressed the man who had invited him and stated, "When you give a lunch or a dinner, do not invite your friends, or your brothers and relatives and wealthy neighbors. For surely they will also invite you in return and you will be repaid. When you give a feast, invite instead the poor, the crippled, the lame and the blind. Fortunate are you then, because they cannot repay you; you will be repaid at the Resurrection of the upright."
First Reading (Sirach 3: 17–18, 20, and 28–30)
A reading from the book of Sirach.
My son, conduct your affairs with discretion and you will be loved by those who are acceptable to God. The greater you are, the more you should humble yourself and thus you will find favor with God. Do not seek what is beyond your powers nor search into what is beyond your ability. The wise man reflects on proverbs. What the wise man desires is an attentive ear. As water extinguishes the burning flames, almsgiving obtains pardon for sins.
Second Reading (Hebrews 12: 18–19 and 22–24)
A reading from the letter of Saint Paul to the Hebrews.
Brothers and sisters: Remember your initiation. There was no material presence nor heat of a blazing fire, darkness and gloom and storms... blasts of trumpets or such a voice that the people pleaded that no further word be spoken. But you came near to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, to the heavenly Jerusalem with its innumerable angels. You have come to the solemn feast, the assemble of the first-born of God, whose names are written in heaven. There is God, Judge of all, with the spirits of the upright brought to perfection. There is Jesus, the mediator of the new covenant, with the sprinkled blood that cries out more effectively than Abel's.
Gospel (Luke 14: 1 and 7–14)
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke.
One sabbath Jesus had gone to eat a meal in the house of a leading Pharisee, and he was carefully watched. Jesus then told a parable to the guests, for he had noticed how they tried to take the places of honor. And he said, "When you are invited to a wedding party, do not choose the best seat. It may happen that someone more important than you has been invited, and your host, who invited both of you, will come and say to you: 'Please give this person your place.' What shame is yours when you take the lowest seat!' Whenever you are invited, go rather to the lowest seat, so that your host may come and say to you: 'Friend, you must come up higher.' And this will be a great honor for you in the presence of all the other guests. For whoever makes himself out to be great will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be raised." Jesus additionally addressed the man who had invited him and stated, "When you give a lunch or a dinner, do not invite your friends, or your brothers and relatives and wealthy neighbors. For surely they will also invite you in return and you will be repaid. When you give a feast, invite instead the poor, the crippled, the lame and the blind. Fortunate are you then, because they cannot repay you; you will be repaid at the Resurrection of the upright."
Responsorial Psalm (Psalm 68) (Verses 4, 5b, 6, 7a, and 10-11)
ReplyDeleteThe response is: God, in your goodness, you have made a home for the poor.
Let the righteous be glad and exult before God; let them sing to God and shout for joy. Rejoice in his presence, the Lord is his name.
Father of orphans and protector of widows – such is our God in his holy dwelling. He gives shelter to the homeless, and sets the prisoners free.
Then you gave a rain of blessing to comfort your weary children. Your people found a dwelling and in your mercy, O God, you provided for the needy.
According to Father Ignatius SJ, he read the whole Gospel of Luke in Chapter 14, verses 1 until 14. This is just to get the concept and understanding of the whole Gospel.
ReplyDeleteFor readers who desire to read the whole Gospel for this week like what Father Ignatius did, here is the story below, that is the long version. Note that the short version of this Gospel is at the top.
ReplyDeleteGospel (Luke 14: 1-14)
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke.
One sabbath Jesus had gone to eat a meal in the house of a leading Pharisee, and he was carefully watched. In front of him was a man suffering from dropsy; so Jesus asked the teachers of the Law and the Pharisees, "Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath or not?" But nobody answered. Jesus then took the man, healed him and sent him away. And he addressed them, "If your lamb or your ox falls into a well on a sabbath day, who among you does not hurry to pull it out?" And they could not answer. Jesus then told a parable to the guests, for he had noticed how they tried to take the places of honor. And he said, "When you are invited to a wedding party, do not choose the best seat. It may happen that someone more important than you has been invited, and your host, who invited both of you, will come and say to you: 'Please give this person your place.' What shame is yours when you take the lowest seat!' Whenever you are invited, go rather to the lowest seat, so that your host may come and say to you: 'Friend, you must come up higher.' And this will be a great honor for you in the presence of all the other guests. For whoever makes himself out to be great will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be raised." Jesus additionally addressed the man who had invited him and stated, "When you give a lunch or a dinner, do not invite your friends, or your brothers and relatives and wealthy neighbors. For surely they will also invite you in return and you will be repaid. When you give a feast, invite instead the poor, the crippled, the lame and the blind. Fortunate are you then, because they cannot repay you; you will be repaid at the Resurrection of the upright."
The vocabulary word for this week is 'languish'. What does 'languish' mean?
ReplyDeletePreviously, after the 6th Round, here are the scores:
ReplyDeleteBohb: 8 points
Grindan: 8 points
Solmyr: 9 points
Theodorus: 9 points
Ufretin: 8 points
Paulus: 8 points
Fiur: 8 points
Wow, I cannot believe that I am already the first comment! I just want to say to Sean that congratulations, you have survived the first three weeks of school. You have one more week to attend your classes. After that, you have three days of school and you will be traveling to Vietnam, I believe, and you are going to Ho Chi Minh City. Have fun there! I bet that the food is delicious and scrumptious there.
ReplyDelete'Languish' is an intransitive verb meaning decaying, about to disintegrate, or rot. I lock in with that answer.
ReplyDeleteGreetings Sean. I really hoped that you have a good time in high school. Apparently, you have been acquiring homework everyday! Try to fend them off. I am sure that you have the opportunity to acquire that International Baccalaureate diploma. Just ensure that you have complied with the contract. The contract is on your High School Handbook. Good luck and the rest of the journey in high school as a Freshman. I hear that you are going to Vietnam. Be safe there too! And eat those delicious Vietnamese food!
ReplyDeleteI believe that 'languish' is an intransitive verb (I concur with Bohb with this specific part of speech) meaning to abandon, forsake, that it would rot or disintegrate. I lock with that answer, corresponding and concurring with Bohb's answer.
ReplyDeleteWe came up with the unanimous decision to concur with Bohb's answer. We like that Bohb was specific on his part of speech. 'Languish' is an intransitive verb that means that it would rot, decay, or disintegrate.
ReplyDeleteAll right, everybody has locked in their answer. I shall reveal the genuine definition of 'languish' that is taken from the Encarta Dictionary to avoid plagiarism.
ReplyDeletelanguish (intransitive verb)
ReplyDelete1. be neglected or deprived
to undergo hardship as a result of being deprived of something, typically attention, independence, or freedom
2. become less successful
to decline steadily, becoming less vital, strong, or successful
3. pine
to long for something that is being denied
Languisher is a noun.
Languishing is a noun.
Languishingly is an adverb.
Languishment is a noun.
Congratulations to Bohb and Grindan for the splendid answers. You acquire extra points for your defining and specifying the part of speech. Others did not however, so they earn one point for just concurring. Sorry for the inconvenience.
ReplyDeleteTherefore, after the 7th Round, here are the scores:
ReplyDeleteBohb: 10 points
Grindan: 10 points
Solmyr: 10 points
Theodorus: 10 points
Ufretin: 9 points
Paulus: 9 points
Fiur: 9 points
Currently, Bohb, Grindan, Solmyr, and Theodorus are in first place and are in their own stalemate position. On the other hand for Ufretin, Paulus, and Fiur, they are in second place in their own stalemate position. Comment to these second place players: I feel as if you are not having enough effort to do this. I need to see some enthusiasm and confidence in answering in their own words. Try not to concur with anybody else. But if you want to concur with another player, paraphrase your answer. Paraphrasing is when you try have the same idea as that person, but stating it in a different way. If you fail to do this, according to the High School Handbook, plagiarizing is considered as academic malpractice. I shall be a bit more strict here. In this game, players are not allowed to concur with anybody else. However, if they should concur, they need to paraphrase their answer, having the same idea as that player, but responding differently. The policy and level of consequences of academic malpractice in this game such as plagiarizing is shown below:
ReplyDeleteFirst Offense: You will receive a warning. The warning will appear as my comment in the blog. If you see that particular comment, you have used your warning.
Second Offense: You will be expelled from the game. You may no longer participate in the game. No rewards will be provided.
Please try not to plagiarize, for there are dire consequences that follow that obnoxious action.
Greetings Sean. What are the readings for next week?
ReplyDeleteGreetings Theodorus. The readings for the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time in the month of September are:
ReplyDeleteFirst Reading: Wisdom 9: 13-18
Second Reading: Letter to Philemon: 9b-10 and 12-17
Gospel: Luke 14: 25-33
I hope this helps!