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November 4, 2007
31st Sunday in Ordinary Time
READING 1:
Wisdom 11:22-12:2
For you love all things that are and loathe nothing that you have made; for what you hated, you would not have fashioned.
READING 2: 2 Thessalonians 1:11-2:2
Brothers and sisters: We always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and powerfully bring to fulfillment every good purpose and every effort of faith, that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, in accord with the grace of our God and Lord Jesus Christ.
GOSPEL: Luke 19:1-10
At that time, Jesus came to Jericho and intended to pass through the town. Now a man there named Zacchaeus, who was a chief tax collector and also a wealthy man, was seeking to see who Jesus was; but he could not see him because of the crowd, for he was short in stature.
So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree in order to see Jesus, who was about to pass that way. When he reached the place, Jesus looked up and said, "Zacchaeus, come down quickly,
for today I must stay at your house." And he came down quickly and received him with joy.
When they all saw this, they began to grumble, saying, "He has gone to stay at the house of a sinner." But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, "Behold, half of my possessions, Lord, I shall give to the poor, and if I have extorted anything from anyone I shall repay it four times over."
And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house because this man too is a descendant of Abraham. For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save what was lost."
Stewardship Testimony week
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Every time we come to Mass we say: “Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but only say the word and I shall be healed.” I suspect Zacchaeus used similar words when Jesus was inviting himself to dinner: “Oh Lord, I am not worth that you should come under my roof.” But Jesus does come and he does heal what we most need healed.
His healing presence made a difference in the way Zacchaeus lived the rest of his life. As we receive his Body and Blood, does his presence under our roof change the way we live our lives?
Terry Chanasing is going to share how the Lord is working in her life.
Fr. Jeff McGowan
Queen of Peace Catholic Community
Gainesville, Florida |