Catholic Daily Liturgical Guide 30.07.2024
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Let my eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease, for the virgin daughter of my people is struck down with a great wound, with a very grievous blow. If I go out into the field, behold, those slain by the sword! And if I enter the city, behold, the diseases of famine, for both prophet and priest ply their trade through the land, and have no knowledge. Have you utterly rejected Judah? Does your soul loathe Zion? Why have you struck us down so that there is no healing for us? We looked for peace, but no good came; for a time of healing, but behold, terror. We acknowledge our wickedness, O LORD, and the iniquity of our fathers, for we have sinned against you. Do not spurn us, for your name’s sake; do not dishonour your glorious throne; remember and do not break your covenant with us. Are there any among the false gods of the nations that can bring rain? Or can the heavens give showers? Are you not he, O Lord our God? We set our hope on you, for you do all these things.
The Word of the Lord.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM
Psalm 79: 8, 9, 11, 13 (R.) 9bc
R/. For the sake of the glory of your name, free us, O Lord.
Do not remember against us
the guilt of former times.
Let your compassion hasten to meet us;
for we have been brought very low. R/.
Help us, O God our saviour,
for the sake of the glory of your name.
Free us and forgive us our sins,
because of your name. R/.
Let the groans of the
prisoners come before you,
your strong arm reprieve
those condemned to die. R/.
Then we, your people,
the flock of your pasture,
will give you thanks forever and ever.
From age to age we will
recount your praise. R/.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Alleluia
The seed is the word of God, and the sower is Christ; all who find him will abide for ever.
Alleluia
GOSPEL
Just as the weeds are gathered and burnt with fire, so it will be at the close of the age.”
MATTHEW 13: 36 – 43
At that time: Jesus left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.” He answered, “He who sows the good seed is the Son of man; the field is the world, and the good seed means the sons of the kingdom; the weeds are the sons of the evil one, and the enemy who sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the close of the age, and the reapers are angels. Just as the weeds are gathered and burnt with fire, so will it be at the close of the age. The Son of man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all evildoers, and throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.”
The Gospel of the Lord.
GOSPEL REFLECTION: Our Final Destiny
July 30, 2024
“Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the Kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears ought to hear.” (Matthew 13:43)
This passage concludes Jesus’ explanation of the Parable of the Weeds in the Field. Recall that in this parable there were good seeds sown in a field. The Sower is the Son of Man, Jesus, and the seed He sows are the children of the Kingdom, which includes all those who are in a state of grace. The field is the whole world. Thus, Jesus is saying that He has sent His followers, each one of us, into the world to build His Kingdom. But the evil one also sows his “children,” which refers to all of those who live evil lives that are contrary to the will of God. The passage above refers to the reward that the children of the Kingdom receive, whereas the passage just prior to this points out that at the end of the age, the children of the evil one will be condemned and sent “into the fiery furnace, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.”
The end result of being the children of the Kingdom is quite hopeful. “Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the Kingdom of their Father.” This promise from our Lord should be pondered, believed and become the driving force of our hope in life.
Hope is an essential virtue that we often do not speak of enough. The gift of hope is not simply wishful thinking, such as when one hopes they win the lotto. The theological virtue of hope is a gift from God that is based on truth. The truth that it is based on is the promise of eternal life in Heaven if we accept all that God speaks to us and if we fulfill His glorious will in our lives.
By analogy, say that you have a large mortgage on your home. And say that the bank was doing a promotion in which they were going to pay off the mortgage for one lucky family. And that family was yours. They contacted you and let you know that all you need to do is fill out an application for this grant and that it would then be given to you. What would you do? Of course you would go and fill out the application. The bank is trustworthy, and you are confident that if you do what they ask, a small task of filling out the application, then they will follow through with the promise they made of paying off your mortgage. In a sense, there is hope established within you once you learn of this offer; and that hope, which is based on a true promise, is what drives you to do the small task of filling out the application.
So it is with God. The “mortgage” that He promises to pay is the debt of all our sin. And the requirement to receive this promise is fidelity to all He commands of us for our good. The problem is that we often do not fully understand the reward we are promised. That is: to “shine like the sun” in the Kingdom of our Father in Heaven. Having your mortgage paid off by the bank is something concrete and clear and very desirable. But the reward of shining like the sun in the Kingdom is of infinitely greater value. Do you believe that?
The best way to strengthen the virtue of theological hope in our lives is to become more and more certain of the truthful promise of our Lord. We need to understand Heaven and the infinite value we receive by obtaining it. If we truly understood what Jesus was promising us, we would become so intensely driven to do all that He commands us to do that this would become the single focus of our life. The hope would become a strength so strong that we would become consumed with doing anything and everything necessary to obtain such a reward.
Reflect, today, upon the depth of hope you have in your life. How driven are you by the promises made by our Lord? How clearly do you understand those promises? If you struggle with hope, then spend more time on the end reward that is promised to you by Jesus. Believe what He says and make that end goal the central focus of your life.
PRAYER:
My glorious King, You invite all people to share in the glories of Heaven. You promise us that if we are faithful, we will shine like the sun for all eternity. Help me to understand this glorious gift so that it becomes the single object of my hope and the drive of all that I do in life. Jesus, I trust in You.
Chipiri 30 Chikunguru – July;
Vhiki 17 regore –
Chiverengo chokutanga: Jeremiya 14,17b-22
Inzwai chiverengo chinobva mubhuku romuporofita Jeremiya
17 “Chiregai zvenyu meso achiramba achiyerera
misodzi siku nesikati pasina zvokumbomira ivo vanhu vangu ava, vakuvadzwa ronda guru
kwazvo, varohwa zvinosiririsa kwazvo.
18 Ndikati ndiende musango, hezvo zvitunha
zvakarakatiswa nebakatwa rehondo.
Kana ndikapinda muguta, heyo nhamo
yeshangwa yenzara nokuti muporofita
nomupristi vose vanobvonga nemunyika iyoyi
mose vasina ruzivo.”
19 VokwaJudha matovaramba zvachose here?
Mwoyo wenyu wava kusema here vanhu
veguta reZioni?
Madirei kutipa shamhu yakadai isingarapike?
Taitarisira kuwana rugare asi hapana
chakanaka chakauya, tichitarisira nguva
yokuporeswa asi zvinotyisa ndozvotoona.
20 Tinoreurura uipi hwedu Tenzi, nezvitadzo
zvamadzibaba edu nokuti takakutadzirai.
21 Pamusana pezita renyu, chiregai henyu
kutiramwa, dai mukaregawo kufumura mbiri
yechigaro chenyu choumambo.
Dai waro mukarangarira henyu,
murege kutyora chitenderano chenyu nesu.
22 Kuna vanaani chaizvo pakati pavanamwari
vasina maturo vokumarudzi avanhu
angagone kunayisa mvura?
Kana iwo matenga zvawo angagone nhai
kunayisa mvura? Handiti ndimi iyemi, Tenzi, Mwari wedu?
Chitarisiro chedu tinochiisa mamuri
nokuti ndimi munoita zvose izvozvi.
Shoko raTenzi.
Rwiyo rwokutsinhira:
Nziyo 79,8.9.11+13. (D – 9)
(D) – Tibatsireiwo Mwari mununuri wedu, kuitira mbiri yezita renyu.
8 Musatiyeukirewo zvitadzo zvedu zvakare.
Tsitsi dzenyu ngadziuye nokukurumidza,
dzitichingurewo nokuti tasakara zvikuru.
(D) – Tibatsireiwo Mwari mununuri wedu, kuitira mbiri yezita renyu.
9 Tibatsireiwo Mwari mununuri wedu,
kuitira mbiri yezita renyu.
Tinunurei mutiregererewo zvitadzo zvedu,
kuitira zita renyu.
(D) – Tibatsireiwo Mwari mununuri wedu, kuitira mbiri yezita renyu.
11 Kugomera kwomusungwa wenyu,
ngakusvike kwamuri,
imi muchengetedze vakatongerwa kufa.
(D) – Tibatsireiwo Mwari mununuri wedu, kuitira mbiri yezita renyu.
13 Ipapo isu vanhu venyu, hwai dzedanga renyu,
tichakutendai nokusingaperi pazvizvarwa
nezvizvarwa, tichakurukura mbiri yenyu
(D) – Tibatsireiwo Mwari mununuri wedu, kuitira mbiri yezita renyu.
Kupemberera Shoko Rakanaka:
1 Pita 1,25
Areruya, Areruya. Shoko raTenzi rinogara
nokusingaperi. Shoko iroro ndiro Shoko
Rakanaka rakaparidzwa kwamuri. Areruya.
Shoko Rakanaka: Mateu 13,36-43
Inzwai Shoko Rakanaka rakanyorwa naMateu
36 Jesu akabva pagungano ravanhu akapinda
mumba. Vadzidzi vake vakauya kwaari vachiti,
“Titsanangurirei muenzaniso wesawi romumunda.”
37 Akapindura achiti, “Anodyara mbeu yakanaka
ndiye Mwanakomana womunhu. 38 Munda wacho
ndiyo nyika. Mbeu yakanaka ndivo vana voumambo. Sawi ndivo vana vomuipi. 39 Muvengi
akaridyara ndiDhiabhori. Kukohwa ndiko kuguma
kwapasi. Vakohwi ndivo vatumwa. 40 Sokuunganidzwa kunoitwa sawi richipiswa nomoto ndizvo
zvichaitwawo pakuguma kwapasi. 41Mwanakomana
womunhu achatuma vatumwa vake. Vachaunganidza vagobvisa muumambo hwake vose vanokonzera vanhu kutadza navose vanoita zvakaipa,
42 vachivakanda muvira romoto. Ikoko vanhu vachachema vachirumanidza mazino. 43 Vakarurama
vachapenya sezuva muumambo hwababa vavo.
Ane nzeve dzokunzwa ngaanzwe.”
Shoko Rakanaka raTenzi.