Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. -Year B - Sunday, 3 November 2024 (EPISODE: 503)
Readings for Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time.- Year B
FIRST READING: Deut 6:2-6
Ps 18:2-3a, 3b-4, 47+51. "I love you, Lord, my strength."
SECOND READING: Heb 7:23-28
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (John 14:23). Alleluia, alleluia! All who love me will keep my words, and my Father will love them and we will come to them.
GOSPEL: Mark 12:28b-34
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Please listen to the audio recordings of the Mass – (Readings, prayers and homily) for the Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year B - Sunday, 3 November 2024 - by clicking this link here: https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/faith-hope-and-love-31st-sunday-ordinary-time-year-b-episode-503/s-iOmtAbypBzo
(EPISODE:503)
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we are all extremely fortunate that Our Lord summed up all of God's Law and the message of the Prophets in two simple commandments, which are really different sides of the one coin: Love God and love neighbour. [FHL]
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In the Bible, and particularly by the time of our Lord's ministry on earth, there were literally hundreds and hundreds of rules, regulations, practices to be observed for all faithful Jewish people to try and keep as best they can. If anyone wanted to be considered perfect at rights with God, then they were expected by the experts of their day to observe each and every one of the many rules, laws and practices set down. They weren't just the Ten Commandments, but there were also many extra detailed rules and regulations to keep on all sorts of parts of life.
These included requirements related to ritual cleanliness. So we're all extremely fortunate that our Lord summed up all of God's law and all of the message of the prophets in two simple commandments, which are actually different sides of the one coin. Love God, love our neighbour.
Which also means we actually show our love for God by how we show love and concern, care, mercy and compassion for our neighbour, if we found ourselves in the same situation as our neighbour. The complete gospel is this, love of God, complete love of God and love of our neighbour as ourselves. And the common denominator to both parts is, of course, love.
It's the meaning and heart of the gospel of Jesus. Jesus Christ is love. The Father is love.
The Holy Spirit is love. God is love. People who act lovingly to everyone, even those who don't wish us well, or who want to do us wrong.
We act in and through love because we are relating to God, whose very nature is love itself. Our Sunday worship is deeply mysterious and sacramental, and it's an expression of our weekday lives. And our weekday lives must be an application of what we proclaim and express on Sunday.
We all can fall short of our basic beliefs in our ability to walk that path of holiness. We can fall short in moments of stress or trial, and we might at times fail to recognise the holiness of those with whom we meet, with whom we work and live. We can all possibly fall into that trap of not practically applying the principles that we do truly believe and strive to live.
But again, that's what's so beautiful about Jesus' commandment. Love. It's not about driving ourselves with mechanical intensity to treat others like we would treat God, or else we've failed and failed horribly.
It's about loving ourselves, being gentle on us, and gentle on others, and allowing that love and gentleness to flow out to everyone around us. Allowing God to put that love in our hearts and with our cooperation. If we fall short, it is love, not harshness, that is there to put us back on our feet again.
Because the goal is not about grabbing the crown of victory like a ruthless person who grabs the prize because it's owed them. But no, it's about growing into the most loving person we could possibly be, being completely united to God, who is the true source of all love.
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References:
Homily – Fr Paul W. Kelly
McCarthy, Flor. 1984. Sunday & Holyday Liturgies Cycle B. Dublin: Dominican.
Image Credit- https://creator.nightcafe.studio/creation/AawYmGTNbTRz0KzI8nyn?ru=Paul-Evangelion
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Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year B -(Sunday, 3 November 2024) (EPISODE: 503 )
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (or/ The Lord be with You)
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{{Joy and peace to everyone}} welcome everyone, we gather - Listen to God's Word and contemplate the sacraments. On this Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time.
As one family in Christ, let us prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries by calling to mind our sins.
Lord Jesus, you are the image of the unseen God: Lord, have mercy. .
You are the firstborn of all creation: Christ, have mercy.
You are the head of the body, the Church: Lord, have mercy.
May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.
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Memorial Acclamation
2. When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, we proclaim your Death, O Lord, until you come again.
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Ps 18:2-3a, 3b-4, 47+51. "I love you, Lord, my strength."
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (John 14:23). ). Alleluia, alleluia! All who love me will keep my words, and my Father will love them and we will come to them.
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PREFACE: ordinary 3
Eucharistic Prayer 3
(theme variation: theme 1 )
(post version: v1-short)
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{2. thank you for your company as we have given thanks and praise to our God.}
1. Go forth; the Mass is ended.
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Details relating to the audio productions linked to this Blog:
"Faith, Hope and Love - Christian worship and reflection" - Led by Rev Paul Kelly
Prayers and chants — Roman Missal, 3rd edition, © 2010, The International Commission on English in the liturgy. (ICEL)
Scriptures - New Revised Standard Version: © 1989, and 2009 by the NCC-USA. (National Council of Churches of Christ - USA)
"The Psalms" ©1963, 2009, The Grail - Collins publishers.
Prayers of the Faithful - " Together we pray" by Robert Borg'. E.J. Dwyer, Publishers, (1993). (Sydney Australia).
Sung "Mass in Honour of St. Ralph Sherwin" - By Jeffrey M. Ostrowski. The Gloria, Copyright © 2011 ccwatershed.org.
"Faith, Hope and Love" theme hymn - In memory of William John Kelly (1942-2017) - Inspired by 1 Corinthians 13:1-13. Music by Paul W. Kelly. Arranged and sung, with additional lyrics by Stefan Kelk. 2019.
"Quiet Time." Instrumental Reflection music. Written by Paul W Kelly. 1988, 2007. & This arrangement: Stefan Kelk, 2020.
"Today I Arise" - For Trisha J Kelly. Original words and music by Paul W. Kelly. Inspired by St Patrick's Prayer. Arranged and sung, with additional lyrics by Stefan Kelk. 2019.
Sound Engineering and editing - P.W. Kelly.
Microphones: - Shure Motiv MV5 Digital Condenser. And (2024+) Rode Nt-1 + AI-1 Sound Mixer.
Editing equipment: -- MixPad Multitrack Studio Recording Software v10.49 (NCH Software).
NCH – WavePad Audio Editing Software. Masters Edition v 17.63 (NCH Software)
Sound Processing: iZotope RX 10 Audio Editor (Izotope Inc.)
Text transcription as per recorded podcast version is transcribed by TurboScribe.ai
{excellent and accurate transcription from voice to text}
[Production - KER - 2024] May God bless and keep you.
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