3rd Sunday - C
Luke 1:1-4;4:14-21
Today, in This Place, To This People "This Scripture Passage is Fulfilled"
Jesus returns to Nazareth, where he has grown up (1:16). And what is Nazareth? It's not that significant a town, since one of Jesus' comptemporaries later asks, "Can anything good come from Nazareth?" (John 1:46).
Yet, it is in Nazareth, in that humble town, Jesus proclaims the dawn of the Kingdom of God.
The message is for all people, including the residents of Nazareth. These very people do not seem to even deserve it. In fact, they reject Jesus and his message. Shortly after Jesus proclaims this message to them, St. Luke reports, "They rose up, drove him out of the town, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their town had been built, to hurl him down headlong. But he passed through the midst of them and went away" (4:29-30).
And the message of God's Kingdom is to be fulfilled today.
We, followers of Christ, children of God through baptism, are both the messengers and recipients of this message of God's Kingdom. In our lives, whoever we are, no matter where we are, God's message is fulfilled today.
"The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us, and we saw his glory, the glory as of the Father's only Son, full of grace and truth." (John 1:14)
This blog intends to provide readers an opportunity to be nourished by the Word of God. It invites readers to read, reflect and pray the Gospel passage that they will hear during the upcoming Sunday's Liturgy. With the commentaries provided, readers have the possibility of studying and meditating on the Word. Finally, readers are invited to share their reflections, thus creating an on-line lectio divina/faith sharing group, and so sustaining each other in the faith and the love for God's Word.
About Me
- Fr. Dominic Danh Tran, SDB
- I am a Salesian of Don Bosco
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