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mar 19
Den hellige Josef
How can we enter into the specific grace of this day? In a little while, at the end of Mass, the liturgy will remind us of the focal point of our meditation when it has us pray: “Lord, today you nourish us at this altar as we celebrate the feast of Saint Joseph. Protect your Church always, and in your love watch over the gifts you have given us.” We are asking the Lord to protect the Church always – and he does! – just as Joseph protected his family and kept watch over the child Jesus during his early years.
Our Gospel reading recalls this for us. The angel said to Joseph: “Do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home,” (Mt 1:20) and that is precisely what he did: “he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him” (Mt 1:24). Why was Saint Matthew so keen to note Joseph’s trust in the words received from the messenger of God, if not to invite us to imitate this same loving trust?
(Fra pave Benedikt XVIs preken 19. mars 2009)
mar 11
Faste og sorg
To tematiske understrømmer renner gjennom fortellingen om Jesu møte med den samaritanske kvinnen ved brønnen i Johannes kapittel 4, som fra gammelt av leses tredje søndag i fastetiden. Den ene er tempel-/tilbedelsestematikken. Den andre er ekteskaps-/bryllupstematikken. Begge kan åpne perspektiver for vår egen faste.
«Kan vel bryllupsgjestene faste mens brudgommen er hos dem?» svarer Jesus på spørsmålet om hvorfor hans disipler ikke faster slik som Johannes’ og fariseernes disipler. «Så lenge de har brudgommen hos seg, kan de ikke faste. Men det skal komme en tid da brudgommen blir tatt fra dem, og på den dagen, da skal de faste.» (Mark 2,18–20) Read more
mar 7
Nothing but Yourself, Lord!
Fra pave Benedikt XVIs onsdagsaudiens 2. juni 2010:
Thomas Aquinas, at the school of Albert the Great, did something of fundamental importance for the history of philosophy and theology, I would say for the history of culture: he made a thorough study of Aristotle and his interpreters, obtaining for himself new Latin translations of the original Greek texts. Consequently he no longer relied solely on the Arab commentators but was able to read the original texts for himself. He commented on most of the Aristotelian opus, distinguishing between what was valid and was dubious or to be completely rejected, showing its consonance with the events of the Christian Revelation and drawing abundantly and perceptively from Aristotle’s thought in the explanation of the theological texts he was uniting.
feb 28
Ørkenens «best supporting male actor»
I fastetiden leser vi oss gjerne gjennom 2–5 Mosebok, og følger Israelittene på sin vandring gjennom ørkenen mot det lovede land. Her finner vi våre faste-helter: Moses, den litt motvillige lederen med manglende selvtillit. Aron, hans bror, tydeligvis flinkere til å tale, men ikke like sterk og målrettet som Moses. Mirjam, søsteren deres, en driftig, musikalsk profetinne. Josva, Mose trofaste tjener og utpekte etterfølger. En tredjedel inn i 4. Mosebok, i et kritisk øyeblikk, dukker imidlertid en ofte glemt helt opp: Kaleb, sønn av Jefunne, som vi kunne kalle fortellingens best supporting male actor. Read more
