Lc 10, 1-9
En aquel tiempo, Jesús designó a otros setenta y dos discípulos y los mandó por delante, de dos en dos, a todos los pueblos y lugares a donde pensaba ir, y les dijo: "La cosecha es mucha y los trabajadores pocos. Rueguen, por lo tanto, al dueño de la mies que envíe trabajadores a sus campos. Pónganse en camino; yo los envío como corderos en medio de lobos. No lleven ni dinero ni morral ni sandalias y no se detengan a saludar a nadie por el camino. Cuando entren en una casa digan: 'Que la paz reine en esta casa'. Y si allí hay gente amante de la paz, el deseo de paz de ustedes se cumplirá; si no, no se cumplirá. Quédense en esa casa. Coman y beban de lo que tengan, porque el trabajador tiene derecho a su salario. No anden de casa en casa. En cualquier ciudad donde entren y los reciban, coman lo que les den. Curen a los enfermos que haya y díganles: 'Ya se acerca a ustedes el Reino de Dios' ".
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GospelLK 10:1-9
The Lord Jesus appointed seventy-two disciples
whom he sent ahead of him in pairs
to every town and place he intended to visit.
He said to them,
"The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few;
so ask the master of the harvest
to send out laborers for his harvest.
Go on your way;
behold, I am sending you like lambs among wolves.
Carry no money bag, no sack, no sandals;
and greet no one along the way.
Into whatever house you enter,
first say, 'Peace to this household.'
If a peaceful person lives there,
your peace will rest on him;
but if not, it will return to you.
Stay in the same house and eat and drink what is offered to you,
for the laborer deserves payment.
Do not move about from one house to another.
Whatever town you enter and they welcome you,
eat what is set before you,
cure the sick in it and say to them,
'The Kingdom of God is at hand for you.'"
whom he sent ahead of him in pairs
to every town and place he intended to visit.
He said to them,
"The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few;
so ask the master of the harvest
to send out laborers for his harvest.
Go on your way;
behold, I am sending you like lambs among wolves.
Carry no money bag, no sack, no sandals;
and greet no one along the way.
Into whatever house you enter,
first say, 'Peace to this household.'
If a peaceful person lives there,
your peace will rest on him;
but if not, it will return to you.
Stay in the same house and eat and drink what is offered to you,
for the laborer deserves payment.
Do not move about from one house to another.
Whatever town you enter and they welcome you,
eat what is set before you,
cure the sick in it and say to them,
'The Kingdom of God is at hand for you.'"
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Meditacion:
Después de celebrar a Teresa de Jesús y a Ignacio de Antioquia, hoy celebramos a San Lucas. De su persona sabemos muy pocas cosas, pero nos ha quedado una obra maravillosa en dos partes: el tercer evangelio (dedicado al tiempo de Jesús) y los Hechos de los Apóstoles (dedicados al tiempo del Espíritu, que es el tiempo de la iglesia). Leyendo esta obra se pueden adivinar algunas cosas de este cristiano culto y perseverante. Hay dos que me llaman la atención: el "principio misericordia" y el "principio camino".
Es imposible que Lucas tuviera mal carácter. El Jesús que él nos transmite es el rostro visible de un Dios misericordioso. Sólo Lucas nos transmite, por ejemplo, las parábolas del buen samaritano y del hijo pródigo. Sólo Lucas nos transmite algunos rasgos de María, la madre de Jesús, que caen también dentro del "principio misericordia". Su manera de entender y transmitir el evangelio de Jesús conecta bien con los hombres y mujeres de nuestro tiempo, a menudo heridos en el camino que "baja de Jerusalén a Jericó", o pródigos que han emigrado de la casa paterna, o discípulos desalentados que huyen de Jerusalén y buscan refugio en su Emaús de siempre.
El "principio camino" se advierte en su evangelio (que está concebido como un camino que va de Galilea a Jerusalén) y en el libro de los Hechos (que está también concebido como un camino que parte de Jerusalén y expande el evangelio por Judea, Samaría y hasta los confines de la tierra). Pero, más allá de este primer significado "geográfico", el camino es una concepción de la vida cristiana, una manera de entender el seguimiento de Jesús como proceso de configuración con él. También esto conecta con nuestra sensibilidad moderna. Hoy, que somos tan conscientes de nuestros límites, nos alegra saber que no podemos con "todo" el evangelio en "todo" momento, pero que podemos ir dando pasos cada día, que podemos colocarnos junto al grupo de hombres y de mujeres que iban poniendo sus pies sobre las huellas dejadas por el Maestro.
“Ven, amado Señor Jesús, tú eres el dueño de la mies. Aquí estoy dispuesto ayudar. ¡Envíame a mí, Señor!”
Amen
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After celebrating Teresa de Jesús and Ignacio de Antioquia, today we celebrate San Lucas. We know very little about his person, but we have left a wonderful work in two parts: the third gospel (dedicated to the time of Jesus) and the Acts of the Apostles (dedicated to the time of the Spirit, which is the time of the church) . Reading this work you can guess some things about this cultured and persevering Christian. There are two that call my attention: the "principle of mercy" and the "beginning of the path".
It is impossible that Lucas had bad character. The Jesus that he transmits to us is the visible face of a merciful God. Only Luke transmits, for example, the parables of the Good Samaritan and the prodigal son. Only Luke gives us some traits of Mary, the mother of Jesus, who also fall within the "principle of mercy". His way of understanding and transmitting the Gospel of Jesus connects well with the men and women of our time, often wounded on the road that "goes down from Jerusalem to Jericho", or prodigals who have emigrated from their father's house, or discouraged disciples who they flee from Jerusalem and seek refuge in their usual Emmaus.
The "way beginning" is seen in his gospel (which is conceived as a road from Galilee to Jerusalem) and in the book of Acts (which is also conceived as a path that starts from Jerusalem and expands the Gospel through Judea, Samaria and to the ends of the earth). But, beyond this first "geographical" meaning, the path is a conception of the Christian life, a way of understanding the following of Jesus as a process of configuration with him. This also connects with our modern sensibility. Today, we are so aware of our limits, we are happy to know that we can not "all" the gospel at "all" time, but that we can take steps every day, that we can place ourselves next to the group of men and women who were putting his feet on the footprints left by the Master.
"Come, beloved Lord Jesus, you are the owner of the harvest. Here I am willing to help. Send me, Lord! "
Amen
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