For 20 November 2016, Feast of Christ the King, based on Luke 23:35-43
As Jesus hanged on the cross, the people stood by, watching; but the leaders scoffed at Jesus, saying, “He saved others; let him save himself if he is the Messiah of God, his chosen one!†The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine, and saying, “If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!†There was also an inscription over him, “This is the King of the Jews.â€
 One of the criminals who were hanged there kept deriding him and saying, “Are you not the Messiah? Save yourself and us!†But the other rebuked him, saying, “Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? And we indeed have been condemned justly, for we are getting what we deserve for our deeds, but this man has done nothing wrong.†Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.†He replied, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.â€
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.
About Katy Beedle Rice
Katy Beedle Rice is a catechist and writer who lives with her husband and three children in Boise, ID. She is a formation leader for the National Association of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, training catechists who work with children ages three through six. She writes for Celebration Publications, a division of the National Catholic Reporter Publishing Company, and blogs about ministry and motherhood at http://blessedbrokenshared.blogspot.com/.
20 Nov 2016
The kingship of Jesus: a life poured out for others
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As Jesus hanged on the cross, the people stood by, watching; but the leaders scoffed at Jesus, saying, “He saved others; let him save himself if he is the Messiah of God, his chosen one!†The soldiers also mocked him, coming up and offering him sour wine, and saying, “If you are the King of the Jews, save yourself!†There was also an inscription over him, “This is the King of the Jews.â€
 One of the criminals who were hanged there kept deriding him and saying, “Are you not the Messiah? Save yourself and us!†But the other rebuked him, saying, “Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? And we indeed have been condemned justly, for we are getting what we deserve for our deeds, but this man has done nothing wrong.†Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.†He replied, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.â€
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.
About Katy Beedle Rice
Katy Beedle Rice is a catechist and writer who lives with her husband and three children in Boise, ID. She is a formation leader for the National Association of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, training catechists who work with children ages three through six. She writes for Celebration Publications, a division of the National Catholic Reporter Publishing Company, and blogs about ministry and motherhood at http://blessedbrokenshared.blogspot.com/.