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reading of the book of The Prophet
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Jeremiah this says the Lord cursed is
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the man who trusts in man and makes his
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strength consist in human flesh while
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his heart turns away from the Lord like
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thistles in the desert he does not see
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the flowering coming he prefers to
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vegetate in the dryness of the desert in
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a brackish and uninhabited region
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blessed is the man who trusts in the
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Lord whose hope is the Lord foliage
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remains green does not suffer from
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decline in times of drought and never
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stops bearing fruit word of the Lord
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God reading of the first letter of St
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Paul to the Corinthians Brethren if it
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is preached that Christ rose from the
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dead How can any among you say that
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there is no resurrection of the Dead for
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if the dead do not rise then Christ is
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not risen either and if Christ is not
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risen your faith has no value and you
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are still in your sins then also those
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who died in Christ perished if it is for
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this life that we have placed Our Hope
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in Christ we are of all men the most
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worthy of compassion but in reality
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Christ rose from the dead as the first
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fruits of those who died word of the
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proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus
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Christ according to St Luke Glory To You
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Lord at that time Jesus came down from
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the mountain with his disciples and
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stopped at a level place there were many
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of his disciples and a large crowd of
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people from all over Judea and Jerusalem
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from the coast of Ty and siden and
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lifting up his eyes to his disciples he
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said blessed are you who are poor for
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yours is the kingdom of God blessed are
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you who are hungry now for you will be
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filled blessed are you who are now you
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cry because you will laugh blessed will
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you be when men Hate You cast you out
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insult you and curse yours name because
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of the son of man Rejoice on that day
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and exalt for your reward will be great
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in heaven for this is how their
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ancestors treated the prophets but woe
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to you rich people because you already
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consolation woe to you who now have
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plenty because you will go hungry woe to
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you who laugh now because you will have
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mourning and tears praise that's how
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their ancestors treated false prophets
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word of Salvation Glory To You Lord
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my dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ
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today as we meditate on the readings
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that the church proposes to us we are
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invited to reflect on what sustains us
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on our Journeys the promises of God and
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the paradoxes that he presents to US
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Today's word of God challenges us to
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look at what truly brings happiness and
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well-being and gives us Clear Vision
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about where we should place our trust
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and hope let's start with the powerful
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image we find in the first reading in
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the book of Jeremiah the prophet tells
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us of two contrasting situations of two
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types of trees two types of life he
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tells us cursed is the man who trusts in
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man who makes flesh's arm and turns his
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heart away from the Lord blessed is the
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man who trusts in the Lord and makes the
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Lord his hope here Jeremiah presents us
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with two options the first is to trust
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in yourself or human strengths and the
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second is to trust in the Lord the first
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option is compareed to a tree planted in
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a desert with no roots no source of
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water and therefore no fruit it is
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exposed to heat and drought and no
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matter how hard it tries to grow its
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existence is Aid the second on the other
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hand is compared to a tree planted by a
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river whose Roots extend into the water
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constantly receiving the nutrition it
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needs to grow strong and bear fruit even
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when difficulties arise it is not
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Disturbed even in the year of drought
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because its source is in something
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deeper and more con constant the water
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of the river which for US represents the
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grace of God here's the first lesson
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where are we planted where is our trust
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if we place our trust in riches our
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strengths or human promises we will
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eventually dry up but if we trust in the
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Lord our life becomes full of fruit even
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in difficulties God is our constant
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source of strength and hope next we go
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to the second reading from St Paul
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which reminds us of the Resurrection St
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Paul in his letter to the Corinthians
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addresses the great hope we have as
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Christians the resurrection of Christ
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and our Resurrection he tells us if
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Christ has not been resurrected our
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faith is vain this challenges us to
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reflect on the foundation of our faith
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why are we here today what moves us it
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is the promise of eternal life which is
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only possible because Christ overcame
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death without the resurrection
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everything we do and believe would be
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useless but the resurrection of Christ
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gives us the certainty that death does
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not have the final word St Paul reminds
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us that as Christians our faith is not
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about a simply moral life or a set of
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rules to follow it is about a living
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relationship with Christ who died and
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rose again for us and who guarantees us
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the promise of eternal life the
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resurrection is the center of our hope
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the key that opens the way to True Life
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now let's go to the gospel where we find
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the Beatitudes of Jesus they are without
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a doubt one of the most profound and
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revolutionary teachings of Christ Jesus
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presents us with a view of the world
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that is completely opposite to the view
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we have in our society he says blessed
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are the poor for the kingdom of God is
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yours blessed are those who are hungry
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now for they will be satisfied blessed
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are those who weep now for they will
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and in contrast he says woe to you who
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are rich for you have received your
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consolation woe to you who are now full
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for you will be hungry woe to you who
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laugh now for you will weep and lament
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these words of Jesus are a radical
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invitation to a new way of seeing life
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and suffering he tells us that what
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appears to be a curse in this world
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poverty hunger tears is actually a
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blessing in God's eyes because it brings
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us closer to his mercy and prepares us
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for the kingdom of God on the other hand
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the rich and satisfied those who become
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blinded by riches and pleasure run the
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risk of losing true happiness which is
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not based on material things but on the
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love and grace of God to illustrate this
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teaching we can think of a river that is
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going to be damned if the river is
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damned by a large Dam the water becomes
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stagnant and dirty but if the river
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flows freely the waters are clean and
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alive Jesus teaches us that the riches
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and things of the world when we seek our
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happiness and satisfaction in them make
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us stagnant instead if we are willing to
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lose these things our thirst for power
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our material possessions then we will be
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filled with God's grace like a freely
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flowing river my brothers and sisters
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these readings invite us to reflect on
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where we are planted and what we are
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really looking for in life are we
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seeking happiness in the fleeting things
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of the world or or are we seeking the
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Eternal source which is God Christ calls
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us to a life of total trust in him to a
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life where our priorities are focused on
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the values of the kingdom of God Justice
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Mercy humility and love for others true
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happiness and peace are not found in
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what we have but in who we are in Christ
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it is therefore necessary to let him
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transform our way of seeing life and
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death wealth and poverty pleasure and
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suffering he calls us to renounce what
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is superficial and temporary to embrace
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what is eternal finally the resurrection
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of Christ gives us hope that even when
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we Face difficulties when suffering
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seems unbearable there is a greater
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promise the promise that we will be
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restored and brought to full life in
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Christ death does not have the final say
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Christ conquered death and with him we
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will also overcome my dear brothers and
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sisters may we allow ourselves to be
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guided by God's grace in all
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circumstances of life may like trees
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planted by the river we bear fruit of
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kindness Faith and Hope and may Our
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Lives be a testimony to the resurrection
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and immeasurable Love Of Christ may he
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give us strength to live the Beatitudes
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in our daily lives and fill us with hope
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wisdom and compassion
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amen St Michael the Archangel def defend
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Us in battle be our protection against
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the wickedness and snares of the devil
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may God rebuke him we humbly pray and do
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thou o Prince of the Heavenly Host by
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the power of God cast into hell Satan
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and all the evil spirits who prow
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throughout the world seeking the ruin of
