30 Oct 2015
Is it lawful to cure on the sabbath?
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For 30 October 2015, Friday of 30th Week, based on Luke 14:1-6
On one occasion when Jesus was going to the house of a leader of the Pharisees to eat a meal on the sabbath, they were watching him closely. Just then, in front of him, there was a man who had dropsy. And Jesus asked the lawyers and Pharisees, “Is it lawful to cure people on the sabbath, or not?†But they were silent. So Jesus took him and healed him, and sent him away. Then he said to them, “If one of you has a child or an ox that has fallen into a well, will you not immediately pull it out on a sabbath day?†And they could not reply to this.
Scripture passage from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
30 October 2015 @ 2:15 pm
Thank you so much for this reflection on how to see confession in a more positive way. I can now share my faults and failings as well as the power of God’s grace to see some progress and celebrate God’s Mercy and Forgiveness. I will certainly share this with my sisters and brothers.
Blessings and deep peace on your preacing, Fr. Kieran
Brigid,