Evangelio
En aquel tiempo, salió Jesús de la región de Tiro y vino de nuevo, por Sidón, al mar de Galilea, atravesando la región de Decápolis. Le llevaron entonces a un hombre sordo y tartamudo, y le suplicaban que le impusiera las manos. Él lo apartó a un lado de la gente, le metió los dedos en los oídos y le tocó la lengua con saliva. Después, mirando al cielo, suspiró y le dijo: “¡Effetá!” (que quiere decir “¡Ábrete!”). Al momento se le abrieron los oídos, se le soltó la traba de la lengua y empezó a hablar sin dificultad.
Él les mandó que no lo dijeran a nadie; pero cuanto más se lo mandaba, ellos con más insistencia lo proclamaban; y todos estaban asombrados y decían: “¡Qué bien lo hace todo! Hace oír a los sordos y hablar a los mudos”.
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Daily Readings
Friday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time
Lectionary: 333
Reading I
Now the serpent was the most cunning of all the animals
that the LORD God had made.
The serpent asked the woman,
“Did God really tell you not to eat
from any of the trees in the garden?”
The woman answered the serpent:
“We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden;
it is only about the fruit of the tree
in the middle of the garden that God said,
‘You shall not eat it or even touch it, lest you die.’”
But the serpent said to the woman:
“You certainly will not die!
No, God knows well that the moment you eat of it
your eyes will be opened and you will be like gods
who know what is good and what is evil.”
The woman saw that the tree was good for food,
pleasing to the eyes, and desirable for gaining wisdom.
So she took some of its fruit and ate it;
and she also gave some to her husband, who was with her,
and he ate it.
Then the eyes of both of them were opened,
and they realized that they were naked;
so they sewed fig leaves together
and made loincloths for themselves.
When they heard the sound of the LORD God moving about in the garden
at the breezy time of the day,
the man and his wife hid themselves from the LORD God
among the trees of the garden.
Responsorial Psalm
R. (1a) Blessed are those whose sins are forgiven.
Blessed is he whose fault is taken away,
whose sin is covered.
Blessed the man to whom the LORD imputes not guilt,
in whose spirit there is no guile.
R. Blessed are those whose sins are forgiven.
Then I acknowledged my sin to you,
my guilt I covered not.
I said, “I confess my faults to the LORD,”
and you took away the guilt of my sin.
R. Blessed are those whose sins are forgiven.
For this shall every faithful man pray to you
in time of stress.
Though deep waters overflow,
they shall not reach him.
R. Blessed are those whose sins are forgiven.
You are my shelter; from distress you will preserve me;
with glad cries of freedom you will ring me round.
R. Blessed are those whose sins are forgiven.
Alleluia
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Open our hearts, O Lord,
to listen to the words of your Son.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel
Jesus left the district of Tyre
and went by way of Sidon to the Sea of Galilee,
into the district of the Decapolis.
And people brought to him a deaf man who had a speech impediment
and begged him to lay his hand on him.
He took him off by himself away from the crowd.
He put his finger into the man’s ears
and, spitting, touched his tongue;
then he looked up to heaven and groaned, and said to him,
“Ephphatha!” (that is, “Be opened!”)
And immediately the man’s ears were opened,
his speech impediment was removed,
and he spoke plainly.
He ordered them not to tell anyone.
But the more he ordered them not to,
the more they proclaimed it.
They were exceedingly astonished and they said,
“He has done all things well.
He makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”
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Meditacion:
Cómo fue que Eva cedió tan fácilmente a la tentación de la serpiente? Ella tenía todo lo que habría podido desear, vivía en un ambiente perfecto e incluso tenía una relación cercana con Dios. ¿Por qué abandonaría todo eso? Los filósofos, teólogos y poetas han meditado en esta pregunta por miles de años y han ofrecido un sinnúmero de posibles respuestas. Pero al final, probablemente nunca sabremos exactamente por qué las mentiras del diablo le parecieron tan atractivas.
Sin embargo, el relato del pecado de nuestros primeros padres puede enseñarnos que el diablo utiliza las mismas tácticas que nos llevan a nosotros a pecar. ¡Observa lo astuto que es! Él nunca le dijo a Eva directamente lo que estaba haciendo, ¡ni siquiera llegó a sugerirle que comiera del fruto prohibido! Todo lo que hizo fue sembrar dudas en su mente sobre la bondad de Dios. Simplemente la convenció de que Dios quería evitar que ella se hiciera poderosa y sabia. Dios no desea tener ninguna competencia, Eva, él te está mintiendo solo para someterte. Una vez convencida, ella se comió la fruta y el resto es historia, y una historia triste por cierto.
Hoy es viernes, ¿por qué no dedicas algo de tiempo para repasar esta última semana a la luz de este pasaje? Recuerda uno o dos minutos en los que hiciste o dijiste algo que fue especialmente malo o dañino, algo que te hizo pecar. No busques todos y cada uno de los pecados, solamente medita en un par de ellos para que puedas aprender de tus errores. ¿Puedes identificar la forma en que el enemigo te estaba tentando? ¿Cómo te convenció de dudar del amor de Dios y de su capacidad para cuidar de ti? ¿Cómo te convenció de decidir tú mismo lo que está bien y lo que está mal?
Pero no te detengas ahí. Si no lo has hecho todavía, confiesa estos pecados al Señor, junto con cualquier otro que puedas recordar, y pídele perdón. Solamente recuerda que Dios es rico en misericordia, él quiere redimirte y animar tu espíritu, no amonestarte. El Padre envió a su Hijo para liberarte, no para que tú estés sujeto a la culpa. Nuestros primeros padres pecaron porque no confiaron en el amor de Dios. ¡Tú no tienes por qué cometer el mismo error!
“Padre, te ruego que me enseñes a confiar en ti sin importar todas las mentiras que me diga el diablo.”
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How was it that Eve gave in so easily to the serpent's temptation? She had everything she could have wanted, she lived in a perfect environment and even had a close relationship with God. Why would she abandon all that? Philosophers, theologians, and poets have pondered this question for thousands of years and have offered countless possible answers. But in the end, we'll probably never know exactly why he found the devil's lies so attractive.
However, the account of the sin of our first parents can teach us that the devil uses the same tactics that lead us to sin. See how clever he is! He never told Eve directly what he was doing, he never even suggested that she eat the forbidden fruit! All he did was cast doubts in his mind about the goodness of God. He simply convinced her that God wanted to prevent her from becoming powerful and wise. God does not want to have any competition, Eva, he is lying to you just to submit you. Once convinced, she ate the fruit and the rest is history, and a sad story indeed.
Today is Friday, why don't you take some time to review this past week in light of this passage? Remember a minute or two in which you did or said something that was especially bad or harmful, something that caused you to sin. Don't look for each and every sin, just meditate on a couple of them so you can learn from your mistakes. Can you identify the way the enemy was tempting you? How did he convince you to doubt God's love and his ability to care for you? How did he convince you to decide for yourself what is right and what is wrong?
But don't stop there. If you haven't done so yet, confess these sins to the Lord, along with any others you can remember, and ask for His forgiveness. Just remember that God is rich in mercy, he wants to redeem you and encourage your spirit, not admonish you. The Father sent his Son to set you free, not to make you subject to guilt. Our first parents sinned because they did not trust God's love. You don't have to make the same mistake!
"Father, I beg you to teach me to trust you regardless of all the lies the devil tells me."
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