HOLY FAMILY

CATHOLIC CHURCH
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Honolulu, Hawaii 96818

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Father S eb asti an

When I was studying for Priesthood about forty years

ago, I learned a phrase that has impressed me ever since:
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Our lives are shaped by those who love us and those who
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refuse to love us. In this weekends Readings, we hear
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that for reasons not known to us, some people will
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always oppose us.
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Many people do not listen and understand but will

condemn us for what they think they have understood,
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even though we did not mean anything of what they
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think we meant. Some people are ignorant and others
and after daily Masses
are not interested to know, but they always have some

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objection or another. This produces disharmony. Saint
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James speaks about this in the Second Reading. The book

of Wisdom compares such people as characters who do
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not think and are godless.
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When Jesus was going to Jerusalem and spoke plainly
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they did not listen. Some were seeking positions of
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authority. Jesus was helping them to understand how to

cope with opposition and rejection and even
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Pope Francis will be in our Country this week. Some
over personally.
will clap and rejoice. Some will find fault. Some will take

political advantage of his visit. Let us pay attention to
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25th Sunday of Ordinary Time

Wisdom 2:12, 17-20
Ps 54:3-6, 8
James 3:16--4:3
Mark 9:30-37
Monday September 21
St. Matthew
Ephesians 4:1-7,11-13
Ps 19:2-5
Matthew 9:9-13
Tuesday September 22
Ezra 6:7-8,12b,14-20
Ps 122:1-5
Luke 8:19-21
Wednesday September 23
St. Pio of Pietrelcina
Ezra 9:5-9
Tobit 13:2-4,7-8
Luke 9:1-6
Thursday September 24
Haggai 1:1-8
Ps 149:1b-6a,9b
Luke 9:7-9

In this Sunday's readings,

we face wickedness: jealousy destroying what's good,
selfishness causing harm to
others, and pride squashing
those who get in the way.
The first scripture covers the
evil doings of
outsiders who
oppressed the
Israelite nation.
In the Gospel
reading, Jesus
predicts
the
evil doings of
spiritual outsiders who were
fighting against his ministry.
The letter of James addresses the worst wickedness of
all: the battle within the
Church Christians against
Christians.

Friday September 25
Haggai 2:1-9
Ps 43:1,2,3,4
Luke 9:18-22

Jealousy and selfishness are

usually the root beneath every scandal in the Church,
every division on the parish
staff, every discord among
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ministries, every disappointZechariah 2:5-9,14-15a
ed volunteer who feels
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pushed out, every broken
Luke 9:43b-45
relationship in Christian families, and every attitude that chases weaker Catholics
away from the faith it's all wicked!
To get at the root of any divisive problem, look for selfcentered ambition. Honestly and objectively identify
even the most subtle forms of it so that you can also
identify Gods antidote. When you see divisiveness in
others, do you feel sorrow for them? If not, why not?
The answer to that usually lies in our own selfcentered pride.

Jesus provided the cure for this: "If

anyone wishes to be first" (motivated
by selfish ambition) "you must become the servant of all."
Selfish ambition is sinful because it
tries to grab success away from others. James pointed out that whatever we're ambitious for, if it's good,
we can have it simply
by asking God for it
and working in collaboration with the
Holy Spirit to achieve
our goals but not if
we want it only to
satisfy our personal,
selfish passions.
When
we desire
something for the sake of how it will
help others (rather than just for our
own benefit), this desire is pure,
peaceable, gentle, compliant, and
full of mercy and will produce good
fruits.

Reflect & Discuss:

1. When have you suffered from
the jealousies and selfish ambitions of others in the Church?
2. How did this affect your faith?
3. Did it motivate you to avoid committing the same sin?
4. Identify how jealousy and selfish
ambition have been the underlying cause behind one problem
you've witnessed or experienced. What does your story
teach about how to deal with
such scandals with a pure heart,
a peaceful response, gentleness,
mercy, and good fruits that turn a
tragedy into a triumph?

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