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#TomorrowIsSunday (EN+ES) | Why does Jesus bring division?

Fr. Paweł Rytel-Andrianik / 13.08.2022
Jerusalem Holy Sepulchre, PhotoCredit Sr. Amata CSFN
Jerusalem Holy Sepulchre, PhotoCredit Sr. Amata CSFN

20th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C

Sunday, August 14, 2022

Gospel of Luke 12:49-53

EN: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/081422.cfm

You can download the commentary on the Gospel and beautiful photos:

https://www.academia.edu/84548314/Why_does_Jesus_bring_division?source=swp_share

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XX Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario, Año C

Domingo, 14 de agosto de 2022

Evangelio de San Lucas 12:49-53

ES: https://bible.usccb.org/es/bible/lecturas/081422.cfm


1. Not peace, but division

“Do you think that I have come to establish peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division.” This is one of the most difficult sentences of the Gospel to comprehend. It can only be understood in the context in which it was written.

2 Keywords

I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing!

In Scripture, fire is a sign of God’s presence. The revelation of the Lord God to Moses in the burning bush is one example. Fire is also a symbol of purification and judgment that will reveal the truth. The Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa emphasizes in his commentary on this Gospel that Jesus came to cancel the distance that separated man from his Creator.

There is a baptism with which I must be baptized, and how great is my anguish until it is accomplished!

The baptism Jesus is talking about here is his passion, death and resurrection. Through such baptism, as if through a gate, Jesus enters new life in eternity as God and man.

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.

The beautiful thing about the Gospel is that it doesn’t sugarcoat, but tells the truth. Jesus predicts that faithfulness to values will be costly. He says that if someone wants to follow him and live the gospel, they will go against the flow. Sometimes even the closest ones in their family will oppose them because they want to truly live the Gospel. Jesus warns Christians that just as people persecuted him, they will also persecute us. The most important thing is not to be discouraged and follow Jesus because this way is the truly happiness-giving.

3 Today

There is a proverb that fits very well as a commentary on today’s Gospel: “Only dead fish swim with the current, living fish swim against it.”

Jesus Passion, PhotoCredit Sr. Amata CSFN

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1. No la paz, sino la división

“¿Piensan acaso que he venido a traer paz a la tierra? De ningún modo. No he venido a traer la paz, sino la división” – es una de las frases más difíciles de entender del Evangelio. Se puede entender en el contexto en el que fue escrita.

2. Palabras clave

He venido a traer fuego a la tierra, ¡y cuánto desearía que ya estuviera ardiendo! 

El fuego en la Sagrada Escritura es un símbolo de la presencia de Dios. Un ejemplo de ello es la revelación de Dios a Moisés en la zarza ardiente. El fuego es también un símbolo de purificación y juicio que revelará la verdad. El Patriarca de Jerusalén Pierbattista Pizzaballa subraya en su comentario a este Evangelio que Jesús vino a eliminar la distancia que separaba al hombre de su Creador.

Tengo que recibir un bautismo, ¡y cómo me angustio mientras llega!

El bautismo del que habla Jesús aquí es su pasión, muerte y resurrección. A través de este bautismo, como a través de una puerta, Jesús entra en la nueva vida en la eternidad como Dios y hombre.

¿Piensan acaso que he venido a traer paz a la tierra? De ningún modo. No he venido a traer la paz, sino la división. De aquí en adelante, de cinco que haya en una familia, estarán divididos tres contra dos y dos contra tres.

Lo hermoso del Evangelio es que no endulza, sino que dice la verdad. Jesús anuncia que la fidelidad a los valores tiene un coste. Dice que si alguien quiere seguirlo y vivir el Evangelio, irá contra la corriente. A veces, incluso en la familia, los más cercanos se oponen a él porque quiere vivir verdaderamente el Evangelio. Jesús advierte a los cristianos que así como lo persiguieron a él, nos perseguirán a nosotros también. Lo más importante es no desanimarse y seguir a Jesús, porque éste es el camino que verdaderamente da la felicidad.

3. Hoy

Hay un proverbio que sirve muy bien como comentario al Evangelio de hoy: “Sólo los peces muertos nadan con la corriente, los peces vivos nadan contra la corriente”.

Lourdes candles, PhotoCredit Sr. Amata CSFN

 

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