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13/08/2022

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Reading I: Jer 38:4-6, 8-10
Ps 40:2, 3, 4, 18
Reading II: Heb 12:1-4
Gospel: Lk 12:49-53

Jesus in his teachings tells us to love our neighbors as ourselves. He calls us to love even the ones who do bad things to us, love your enemies, do good to those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you (Lk 6:27-28).

But in today's readings, it looks like his words are different: I have come to set the earth on fire […] I have come to establish peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division.

Apparently, it is not easy to understand what Jesus is telling us. Why he is saying these words? What’s the meaning?
Fire is something that destroy, division is something bad that we don’t want happen.

Actually, in Bible language, fire is not something bad. Fire is related to the words of God: my word is like fire (Jer 23:29). Fire also purifies what is not pure: accept whatever befalls you, in crushing misfortune be patient; for in fire, gold is tested (Sir 2:4-5). Division is also something good. If we think of Genesis, during creation, God made division between light and darkness, sky and earth, water and land. God divided to make order, to create something clear from the confusion.

Division in the family, community and society is something that we can’t avoid. They can lead to destruction of family and community or can be an opportunity of purification to separate what is important and what is not. It can also reorder and renew our life, family, community and society. This is the fire and division Jesus brings to us today.

Reading I: Jer 38:4-6, 8-10

In those days, the princes said to the king:
"Jeremiah ought to be put to death; he is demoralizing the soldiers who are left in this city, and all the people, by speaking such things to them; he is not interested in the welfare of our people, but in their ruin."
King Zedekiah answered: "He is in your power"; for the king could do nothing with them.
And so they took Jeremiah and threw him into the cistern of Prince Malchiah, which was in the quarters of the guard, letting him down with ropes. There was no water in the cistern, only mud, and Jeremiah sank into the mud.

Ebed-melech, a court official, went there from the palace and said to him:
"My lord king, these men have been at fault in all they have done to the prophet Jeremiah, casting him into the cistern.
He will die of famine on the spot, for there is no more food in the city."
Then the king ordered Ebed-melech the Cush*te to take three men along with him, and draw the prophet Jeremiah out of the cistern before he should die.

Ps 40:2, 3, 4, 18

I have waited, waited for the LORD,
and he stooped toward me.

The LORD heard my cry.
He drew me out of the pit of destruction,
out of the mud of the swamp;
he set my feet upon a crag; he made firm my steps.

And he put a new song into my mouth,
a hymn to our God.
Many shall look on in awe
and trust in the LORD.

Though I am afflicted and poor,
yet the LORD thinks of me.
You are my help and my deliverer;
O my God, hold not back!

Reading II: Heb 12:1-4

Brothers and sisters:
Since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us rid ourselves of every burden and sin that clings to us and persevere in running the race that lies before us while keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the leader and perfecter of faith.
For the sake of the joy that lay before him he endured the cross, despising its shame, and has taken his seat at the right of the throne of God.
Consider how he endured such opposition from sinners, in order that you may not grow weary and lose heart.
In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood.

Gospel: Lk 12:49-53

Jesus said to his disciples:
"I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing!
There is a baptism with which I must be baptized, and how great is my anguish until it is accomplished!
Do you think that I have come to establish peace on the earth?
No, I tell you, but rather division.
From now on a household of five will be divided, three against two and two against three;
a father will be divided against his son and a son against his father, a mother against her daughter and a daughter against her mother, a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law."

06/08/2022

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Reading I: Wis 18:6-9
Ps 33:1, 12, 18-19, 20-22
Reading II: Heb 11:1-2, 8-19
Gospel: Lk 12:32-48

Some people think we need to do something special in order to be worthy to enter the Kingdom of God. Some people, because of their sins, live their life in fear of God’s judgment.

Do not be afraid any longer, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.

These words of Jesus give us courage. We don’t need to be afraid of God our Father. He wants us to be together with Him in his kingdom forever.

The only things Jesus is asking us to do is to be watchful and vigilant, like a servant waiting for his master, ready to open the door as soon as he knocks.

Jesus is near us. He is with us in our weekly life but because we are too busy in our jobs and too concerned with our problems, we don’t see him. Even though he knocks at our door, we don’t hear it and because of that, we don’t open our door to let him in.

It doesn't matter when or where we are, through the people we meet, the words we hear and the things we see, Jesus is knocking at our door. If we are ready to open it and let him enter, we will be blessed. Like the master in the parable, Jesus will dress himself to serve, have us recline at the table, and proceed to wait on us.

This is the Kingdom of God, our God and Father is the one who takes care of us and serves us. If we are humble to let our brothers and sister take care of us and help us, then here on earth we will experience the joy and the beauty of the Kingdom of God.

Reading I: Wis 18:6-9

The night of the Passover was known beforehand to our fathers, that, with sure knowledge of the oaths in which they put their faith, they might have courage.
Your people awaited the salvation of the just and the destruction of their foes.
For when you punished our adversaries, in this you glorified us whom you had summoned.
For in secret the holy children of the good were offering sacrifice and putting into effect with one accord the divine institution.

Ps 33:1, 12, 18-19, 20-22

Exult, you just, in the LORD; praise from the upright is fitting.
Blessed the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he has chosen for his own inheritance.

See, the eyes of the LORD are upon those who fear him, upon those who hope for his kindness,
To deliver them from death and preserve them in spite of famine.

Our soul waits for the LORD, who is our help and our shield.
May your kindness, O LORD, be upon us who have put our hope in you.

Reading II: Heb 11:1-2, 8-19

Brothers and sisters:
Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen. Because of it the ancients were well attested.

By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance;
he went out, not knowing where he was to go.
By faith he sojourned in the promised land as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs of the same promise; for he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and maker is God.
By faith he received power to generate, even though he was past the normal age —and Sarah herself was sterile—
for he thought that the one who had made the promise was trustworthy.
So it was that there came forth from one man, himself as good as dead, descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sands on the seashore.
All these died in faith.
They did not receive what had been promised but saw it and greeted it from afar and acknowledged themselves to be strangers and aliens on earth, for those who speak thus show that they are seeking a homeland.
If they had been thinking of the land from which they had come, they would have had opportunity to return.
But now they desire a better homeland, a heavenly one.
Therefore, God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.

By faith Abraham, when put to the test, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was ready to offer his only son, of whom it was said, “Through Isaac descendants shall bear your name.”
He reasoned that God was able to raise even from the dead, and he received Isaac back as a symbol.

Gospel: Lk 12:32-48

Jesus said to his disciples:
“Do not be afraid any longer, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.
Sell your belongings and give alms.
Provide money bags for yourselves that do not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven that no thief can reach nor moth destroy. For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.

“Gird your loins and light your lamps and be like servants who await their master’s return from a wedding, ready to open immediately when he comes and knocks.
Blessed are those servants whom the master finds vigilant on his arrival. Amen, I say to you, he will gird himself,
have them recline at table, and proceed to wait on them.
And should he come in the second or third watch and find them prepared in this way, blessed are those servants.
Be sure of this: if the master of the house had known the hour when the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.
You also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come.”

Then Peter said,
“Lord, is this parable meant for us or for everyone?”
And the Lord replied,
“Who, then, is the faithful and prudent steward whom the master will put in charge of his servants to distribute the food allowance at the proper time? Blessed is that servant whom his master on arrival finds doing so.
Truly, I say to you, the master will put the servant in charge of all his property.
But if that servant says to himself, ‘My master is delayed in coming,’ and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants, to eat and drink and get drunk, then that servant’s master will come on an unexpected day and at an unknown hour and will punish the servant severely and assign him a place with the unfaithful.
That servant who knew his master’s will but did not make preparations nor act in accord with his will shall be beaten severely; and the servant who was ignorant of his master’s will but acted in a way deserving of a severe beating
shall be beaten only lightly.
Much will be required of the person entrusted with much, and still more will be demanded of the person entrusted with more.”

30/07/2022

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Reading I: Ecc 1:2; 2:21-23
Ps 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14.17
Reading II: Col 3:1-5, 9-11
Gospel: Lk 12:13-21

Jesus today says to his disciples: “Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one’s life does not consist of possessions.”

We all know that the things that are most important costs nothing. We can’t buy love, we can’t buy care, we can’t buy friendship, we can’t buy peace, good health, understanding…
That is why sometimes rich people are sad people, because they think they can have everything they want, but no matter what they can buy they are never happy because happiness is not for sale.

Be rich in what matters to God says Jesus . And what matters to God are not things that we can buy, but gifts that we need to humble ourselves to receive.

Sometimes, because we are too focused on what we don’t have, we miss seeing all the treasures that we already have in our hands. We may be too concerned and not understand why for other people, it seems easy to get the things we are longing for. We already have everything to be happy and merry but we feel sad because we just think of what we don’t have.

We don’t know what we will happen tomorrow but today we can choose to be happy. We can rejoice because if we are willing to open our arms, God, through our brothers and sisters, will give us all we need for our life.

Reading I: Ecc 1:2; 2:21-23

Vanity of vanities, says Qoheleth, vanity of vanities! All things are vanity!
Here is one who has labored with wisdom and knowledge and skill, and yet to another who has not labored over it,
he must leave property. This also is vanity and a great misfortune.
For what profit comes to man from all the toil and anxiety of heart with which he has labored under the sun?
All his days sorrow and grief are his occupation; even at night his mind is not at rest.
This also is vanity.

Ps 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14.17

You turn man back to dust, saying, “Return, O children of men.”
For a thousand years in your sight are as yesterday, now that it is past, or as a watch of the night.

You make an end of them in their sleep; the next morning they are like the changing grass,
Which at dawn springs up anew, but by evening wilts and fades.

Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain wisdom of heart.
Return, O LORD! How long? Have pity on your servants!

Fill us at daybreak with your kindness, that we may shout for joy and gladness all our days.
And may the gracious care of the LORD our God be ours; prosper the work of our hands for us!
Prosper the work of our hands!

Reading II: Col 3:1-5, 9-11

Brothers and sisters:
If you were raised with Christ, seek what is above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
Think of what is above, not of what is on earth.
For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
When Christ your life appears, then you too will appear with him in glory.

Put to death, then, the parts of you that are earthly: immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and the greed that is idolatry. Stop lying to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed, for knowledge, in the image of its creator.
Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all and in all.

Gospel: Lk 12:13-21

Someone in the crowd said to Jesus,
“Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me.”
He replied to him,
“Friend, who appointed me as your judge and arbitrator?”
Then he said to the crowd,
“Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one’s life does not consist of possessions.”
Then he told them a parable. “There was a rich man whose land produced a bountiful harvest. He asked himself, ‘What shall I do, for I do not have space to store my harvest?’
And he said, ‘This is what I shall do: I shall tear down my barns and build larger ones. There I shall store all my grain and other goods and I shall say to myself, “Now as for you, you have so many good things stored up for many years,
rest, eat, drink, be merry!”’
But God said to him, ‘You fool, this night your life will be demanded of you; and the things you have prepared, to whom will they belong?’
Thus will it be for all who store up treasure for themselves but are not rich in what matters to God.”

23/07/2022

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time C

Reading I: Gn 18:20-32
Ps 138:1-2, 2-3, 6-7, 7-8
Reading II: Col 2:12-14
Gospel: Lk 11:1-13

The Gospel readings in recent Sundays tell us how to build up a relationship with Jesus. Like the man, who fell victim to robbers, we need to let our Good Samaritan approach us and help us (Lk10:25-37). Also we need to be like Mary who chose the better part which was to listen to the Word of Jesus instead of being anxious and worried about many things (Lk 10:38-42).

Besides the service for others and listening to the Word of God, the other one things we need in order to build up our relationship with God is prayer. Today Jesus is teaching his disciples how to pray and he is telling them that prayer is all about calling God Father.

If I dare to call God my Father, then I recognize myself as a beloved son and all other people as my brothers and sisters. Once we recognize ourselves as sons and daughters of God, we are also free to ask Him anything. That is because no one is ashamed before a loving father. We know he will do his best for his beloved sons and daughters.

Jesus tells us to “Ask, seek and knock.” Only if we are humble enough to ask for help can we feel the love and care of our Father for us. Through seeking him, we get to know Him and build up a stronger relationship with Him.

Reading I: Gn 18:20-32

In those days, the LORD said: "The outcry against S***m and Gomorrah is so great, and their sin so grave, that I must go down and see whether or not their actions fully correspond to the cry against them that comes to me.
I mean to find out."
While Abraham's visitors walked on farther toward S***m, the LORD remained standing before Abraham.
Then Abraham drew nearer and said:
"Will you sweep away the innocent with the guilty? Suppose there were fifty innocent people in the city; would you wipe out the place, rather than spare it for the sake of the fifty innocent people within it?
Far be it from you to do such a thing, to make the innocent die with the guilty so that the innocent and the guilty would be treated alike! Should not the judge of all the world act with justice?"
The LORD replied,
"If I find fifty innocent people in the city of S***m, I will spare the whole place for their sake."
Abraham spoke up again:
"See how I am presuming to speak to my Lord, though I am but dust and ashes!
What if there are five less than fifty innocent people? Will you destroy the whole city because of those five?"
He answered,
"I will not destroy it, if I find forty-five there."
But Abraham persisted, saying
"What if only forty are found there?"
He replied,
"I will forbear doing it for the sake of the forty."
Then Abraham said,
"Let not my Lord grow impatient if I go on.
What if only thirty are found there?"
He replied,
"I will forbear doing it if I can find but thirty there."
Still Abraham went on, "Since I have thus dared to speak to my Lord, what if there are no more than twenty?"
The LORD answered,
"I will not destroy it, for the sake of the twenty."
But he still persisted:
"Please, let not my Lord grow angry if I speak up this last time. What if there are at least ten there?"
He replied,
"For the sake of those ten, I will not destroy it."

Ps 138:1-2, 2-3, 6-7, 7-8

I will give thanks to you, O LORD, with all my heart, for you have heard the words of my mouth;
in the presence of the angels I will sing your praise; I will worship at your holy temple and give thanks to your name.

Because of your kindness and your truth; for you have made great above all things your name and your promise.
When I called you answered me; you built up strength within me.

The LORD is exalted, yet the lowly he sees, and the proud he knows from afar. Though I walk amid distress, you preserve me; against the anger of my enemies you raise your hand.

Your right hand saves me. The LORD will complete what he has done for me; your kindness, O LORD, endures forever; forsake not the work of your hands.

Reading II: Col 2:12-14

Brothers and sisters:
You were buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the power of God,
who raised him from the dead.
And even when you were dead in transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, he brought you to life along with him, having forgiven us all our transgressions;
obliterating the bond against us, with its legal claims, which was opposed to us, he also removed it from our midst, nailing it to the cross.

Gospel: Lk 11:1-13

Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples."
He said to them, "When you pray, say:
Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come.
Give us each day our daily bread and forgive us our sins for we ourselves forgive everyone in debt to us, and do not subject us to the final test."

And he said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend to whom he goes at midnight and says, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, for a friend of mine has arrived at my house from a journey and I have nothing to offer him,'
and he says in reply from within, 'Do not bother me; the door has already been locked and my children and I are already in bed. I cannot get up to give you anything.'
I tell you, if he does not get up to give the visitor the loaves because of their friendship, he will get up to give him whatever he needs because of his persistence.

"And I tell you, ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
What father among you would hand his son a snake when he asks for a fish? Or hand him a scorpion when he asks for an egg?
If you then, who are wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Father in heaven
give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?"

16/07/2022

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary TimeTime C

Reading I: Gn 18:1-10
Ps 15:2-3, 3-4, 5
Reading II: Col 1:24-28
Gospel: Lk 10:38-42

A few weeks ago, I was passing by a house of a family I know. I didn't have much time but I decided to pay them a visit just for a short while. As soon as I entered the house the wife left and came back after a while with some cakes and drinks. However, for me, it was almost time to leave.

This reminds me of today’s Gospel. Sometimes while we are busy because we want to do something nice and good for others sometimes, we miss the opportunity to spend time with them.

Jesus today is teaching us that if we want to do something good for others, first, we need to listen to them and not pretend to already know what their needs are.

Last Sunday pope Francis said:
“Many times, when I am with some Christian who comes to speak about spiritual things, I ask if they give alms. “Yes”, the person says to me.
“So, tell me, do you touch the hand of the person you gave the money to?”
“No, no, I throw it there.”
“And do you look into the eyes of that person?”
“No, it doesn’t cross my mind.”
If you give alms without touching the reality, without looking into the eyes of the person in need, those alms are for you, not for that person.”

When we are busy doing many good things for others, like Martha in today’s Gospel, sometimes we miss the opportunity to meet the person we want to help. We may do things for others but we don’t meet them.

There is only one need said Jesus to Martha, and that is listening to our brothers and sisters. We build a relationship with them and only after that will we be able to really serve them.

Reading I: Gn 18:1-10

The LORD appeared to Abraham by the terebinth of Mamre, as he sat in the entrance of his tent, while the day was growing hot.
Looking up, Abraham saw three men standing nearby.
When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of the tent to greet them; and bowing to the ground, he said:
"Sir, if I may ask you this favor, please do not go on past your servant.
Let some water be brought, that you may bathe your feet, and then rest yourselves under the tree.
Now that you have come this close to your servant, let me bring you a little food, that you may refresh yourselves;
and afterward you may go on your way."
The men replied,
"Very well, do as you have said."

Abraham hastened into the tent and told Sarah, "Quick, three measures of fine flour! Knead it and make rolls."
He ran to the herd, picked out a tender, choice steer, and gave it to a servant, who quickly prepared it.
Then Abraham got some curds and milk, as well as the steer that had been prepared, and set these before the three men; and he waited on them under the tree while they ate.

They asked Abraham, "Where is your wife Sarah?"
He replied, "There in the tent."
One of them said, "I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah will then have a son."

Ps 69:14, 17, 30-31, 33-34, 36, 37

One who walks blamelessly and does justice;
who thinks the truth in his heart
and slanders not with his tongue.

Who harms not his fellow man,
nor takes up a reproach against his neighbor;
by whom the reprobate is despised,
while he honors those who fear the LORD.

Who lends not his money at usury
and accepts no bribe against the innocent.
One who does these things
shall never be disturbed.

Reading II: Col1:15-20

Brothers and sisters:
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ
on behalf of his body, which is the church, of which I am a minister in accordance with God's stewardship given to me to bring to completion for you the word of God, the mystery hidden from ages and from generations past.
But now it has been manifested to his holy ones, to whom God chose to make known the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; it is Christ in you, the hope for glory.
It is he whom we proclaim, admonishing everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.

Gospel: Lk 10:25-37

Jesus entered a village where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him.
She had a sister named Mary who sat beside the Lord at his feet listening to him speak.
Martha, burdened with much serving, came to him and said, "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me by myself to do the serving? Tell her to help me."
The Lord said to her in reply, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things.
There is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her."

09/07/2022

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time C

Reading I: Dt 30:10-14
Ps 69:14, 17, 30-31, 33-34, 36, 37
Reading II: Col1:15-20
Gospel: Lk 10:25-37

In the first reading, after God gives His laws to Moses, God told him that His law is something very near to you, already in your mouths and in your hearts; you have only to carry it out (Dt 30:14). The law of God is near to us. It is in our mouths so we can proclaim God. It is in our heart so that we can feel God. The only thing we have to do is to carry it out; to put the law of God in action. If the word of God only remain in our mouths or in our hearts and don’t become action, it is useless.

In Luke 10, a scholar who knows by heart the law of God, approached Jesus to ask about eternal life. He also knows which commandments are more important which is to love God, and your neighbor as yourself (Lk 10:27). Who is my neighbor? It is “the one who treated him with mercy" answered the scholar. The one who treated me with mercy is the one who comes close to me even when everyone leaves me alone. It is the one who takes care of me even when it seems no one cares if I am dying. This is my neighbor.

We know that even though my neighbor can be anyone I encounter in my daily life, behind these persons there is always Jesus. He is the Samaritan. He is our Neighbor. He is always willing to bend down and serve us.

If we are humble enough to let Him serve us through the people we meet everyday, we will experience His love through the good Samaritans. We will also learn how to become good Samaritans ourselves for our brothers and sisters.

Reading I: Dt 30:10-14

Moses said to the people:
"If only you would heed the voice of the LORD, your God, and keep his commandments and statutes
that are written in this book of the law, when you return to the LORD, your God, with all your heart and all your soul.

"For this command that I enjoin on you today is not too mysterious and remote for you.
It is not up in the sky, that you should say, 'Who will go up in the sky to get it for us and tell us of it, that we may carry it out?'
Nor is it across the sea, that you should say, 'Who will cross the sea to get it for us and tell us of it, that we may carry it out?'
No, it is something very near to you, already in your mouths and in your hearts; you have only to carry it out."

Ps 69:14, 17, 30-31, 33-34, 36, 37

I pray to you, O LORD,
for the time of your favor, O God!
In your great kindness answer me
with your constant help.
Answer me, O LORD, for bounteous is your kindness:
in your great mercy turn toward me.

I am afflicted and in pain;
let your saving help, O God, protect me.
I will praise the name of God in song,
and I will glorify him with thanksgiving.

"See, you lowly ones, and be glad;
you who seek God, may your hearts revive!
For the LORD hears the poor,
and his own who are in bonds he spurns not."

For God will save Zion
and rebuild the cities of Judah.
The descendants of his servants shall inherit it,
and those who love his name shall inhabit it.

Reading II: Col1:15-20

Christ Jesus is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
For in him were created all things in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things were created through him and for him.
He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
He is the head of the body, the church.
He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things he himself might be preeminent.
For in him all the fullness was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile all things for him,
making peace by the blood of his cross through him, whether those on earth or those in heaven.

Gospel: Lk 10:25-37

There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test Jesus and said,
"Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
Jesus said to him, "What is written in the law? How do you read it?"
He said in reply,
"You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your being, with all your strength,
and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself."
He replied to him,
"You have answered correctly; do this and you will live."

But because he wished to justify himself, he said to Jesus,
"And who is my neighbor?"
Jesus replied,
"A man fell victim to robbers as he went down from Jerusalem to Jericho.
They stripped and beat him and went off leaving him half-dead.
A priest happened to be going down that road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side.
Likewise a Levite came to the place, and when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side.
But a Samaritan traveler who came upon him was moved with compassion at the sight.
He approached the victim, poured oil and wine over his wounds and bandaged them.
Then he lifted him up on his own animal, took him to an inn, and cared for him.
The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper with the instruction,
'Take care of him. If you spend more than what I have given you, I shall repay you on my way back.'
Which of these three, in your opinion, was neighbor to the robbers' victim?"
He answered,
"The one who treated him with mercy."
Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."

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