33rd Week in Ordinary Time

Filled with symbolism during persecution of the early Church, the Book of Revelation admonishes lukewarm Christians to become fervent in good works, acceptance of the Word, and repentance. People told a blind, roadside beggar to stop shouting for Jesus to have pity on him, but Jesus called the man over and cured him. A wealthy tax collector named Zacchaeus climbed a tree to get a look at Jesus. After calling him down from his perch, Jesus went to Zacchaeus’ house, telling the disgruntled crowd that He came to seek the lost. Under Mosaic law, if a man died childless, a brother married the widow to produce descendants. Some Sadducees tried to refute resurrection by asking Jesus whose wife a woman would be in heaven after marrying seven brothers. When Jesus said that those who rise become like angels and do not marry, even the scribes recognized a good answer. Feeling low and lost in questions, do we try to approach the Word from the uplifting perspective of love?

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