Subject: Daily Gospel Reading - Monday, November 4, 2013
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| Weekday Gospel Reflection |
| Monday in the Thirty First Week of Ordinary Time |
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12 Jesus also said to the one who had invited him to the banquet, “When you make a dinner or a supper, don’t call your friends, nor your brothers, nor your kinsmen, nor rich neighbors, or perhaps they might also return the favor, and pay you back. 13 But when you make a feast, ask the poor, the maimed, the lame, or the blind; 14 and you will be blessed, because they don’t have the resources to repay you. For you will be repaid in the resurrection of the righteous.” |
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Luke 14:7-11 - World English Bible |
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In Luke 14:7-11, Jesus advised guests about proper elite at a banquet, to act as if they attended the heavenly feast in the Kingdom. Now, he gave advice to the host. Don't throw a party for the "quid pro quo" of social interaction. Don't invite family, friends and business associates, only to expect favorable treatment in return. Instead, host a banquet like God would, as if that party were THE party of the Kingdom. Invite the poor and the disabled, those who could not repay in kind. Then the host will be repaid by God in the Kingdom. What trumps social interaction and the exchange of favors? Charity. How have you acted in charity today? |
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