September 13: Saturday of Week 23 of Ordinary Time, Year
A-II:
1 Corinthians 10:14-22; Psalm
116:12-13, 17-18; Luke 6:43-49
What is Jesus
saying to us as stewards of his kingship?
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“Whoever loves me will keep my word” (Alleluia verse, John 14:23).
In the readings Jesus tells us, “Every tree is known by its
own fruit.” So be what you celebrate. Live what you hear. Reproduce what you
are.
Receiving “the bread we break” at Eucharist is “a
participation in the Body of Christ” that brings about what it expresses:
“Because the loaf of bread is one, we, though many, are one Body.” As “stewards
of this mystery” (1 Corinthians 4:1) we are responsible for preserving unity in
the Church—and creating unity throughout the world. Every Mass should send us
out recommitted to overcome division wherever it exists.
Unity reproduces itself. Christians establish their
identity by working toward unity and love. Christianity is incompatible with
racism, with a nationalism that wants to preserve “America for Americans”
instead of admitting other immigrants after ourselves, with exclusive concern
for the rich or the poor, with automatic acceptance or rejection of anything
identified with one political party, and even more with “hate campaigns”
against an incumbent President.
Jesus prayed “that they may all be one… so that the world
may believe you have sent me” (John 17:21). Division is from the devil. Paul
warned us: “You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and of the table of
demons.” We work for unity or we deny the faith.
PRAY: “Lord, make me a steward of your peace.”
PRACTICE: Listen to Christ’s words and act on them.
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