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October 9, 2024 at 9:15 pm #206576Michaela
Oct 8th, Fr. Foeckler’s Lecture Note
Gospel
Mk 10:2-16 or 10:2-12
The Pharisees approached Jesus and asked,
“Is it lawful for a husband to divorce his wife?”
They were testing him.
He said to them in reply, “What did Moses command you?”
They replied,
“Moses permitted a husband to write a bill of divorce
and dismiss her.”
But Jesus told them,
“Because of the hardness of your hearts
he wrote you this commandment.
But from the beginning of creation, God made them male and female.
For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother
and be joined to his wife,
and the two shall become one flesh.
So they are no longer two but one flesh.
Therefore what God has joined together,
no human being must separate.”
In the house the disciples again questioned Jesus about this.
He said to them,
“Whoever divorces his wife and marries another
commits adultery against her;
and if she divorces her husband and marries another,
she commits adultery.”And people were bringing children to him that he might touch them,
but the disciples rebuked them.
When Jesus saw this he became indignant and said to them,
“Let the children come to me;
do not prevent them, for the kingdom of God belongs to
such as these.
Amen, I say to you,
whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a child
will not enter it.”
Then he embraced them and blessed them,
placing his hands on them.2 aspects, one on marriage, one on children.
****Marriage*****
Moses granted the bill of divorce for the Israelites, because of sin. It’s the sin that causes divorce.
1st gift of the church is forgiving the sin. Because the marriage is made by the divine institution, God has made all devices to keep the marriage last. It’s the previous sin that nullify the marriage. Catholic church allows annulment, not divorce. The decree of nullity is not about the things that happened after marriage, but before the marriage, so it’s nullifying the marriage.
Divorce rate is 80% in the US???
To keep marriage, you need to be faithful, merciful, generous, patient, pietistic.
****Be like a child *****
Jesus gets indignant, angry to the disciples.
2 Sundays ago, the church offered us about children and the weak 7 times. (Not all 7 times noted here.)
“He who receives a child like this, is receiving me.” (Mark)
Oct 1st is Memorial of Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, virgin and doctor of the Church.
Oct 2nd is Memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels. Gospel: “See that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that their angels in heaven always look upon the face of my heavenly Father.”
Oct 4th Saint Francis of Assisi
Oct 6th whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a child
will not enter it.”
Jesus identifies Himself like a child. Simplicity. The attitude of a child
Jesus not only told us to become like a child, but also He becomes one.
A book by Brant J. Pitre, Jesus the Bridegroom: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told
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