Today was pretty low-key. Fr. Michael went out early because he was holding Mass a few hours away. Fr. Lang and Fr. Dan were gone for the weekend to visit the Watatulu people (a neighboring tribe that has been at odds with the Sukuma people…Fr. Dan has spent years trying to smooth things over). Finally, Fr. Donnie had an off-week, so he invited me to his house to celebrate Mass.
To all of you heathens out there who are still recovering from St. Patty’s Day, below is the Sparknotes version of what you missed at church today:
Summary/ What to Take from the Readings:
Blame Adam! Everybody’s read that Genesis story about how God warned Adam against being greedy. Rather than simply accepting God’s advice of remaining faithful, Adam ADAMantly (hmm…I wonder if that’s how we got that word!) refuses to comply. Ultimately, Adam’s nagging pushes God over the edge and past the point of no return. Fr. Donnie said that this is where the notion of original sin comes from. Moreover, he mentioned that original sin is the reason why bad things happen all over the world. Nice work Adam…If only Jack Bauer was around back in the day. This dude deserved some serious interrogation-style treatment after causing such a disaster!
Summary/ What to Take from the Gospel:
So here, we have a visit from our good friend, the Devil. Jesus is doing his thing (walking on water, curing blindness, just a normal day’s work), when the devil decides to rain on his parade. Thinking he can exceed God’s offer of eternal salvation, the devil tempts Jesus with pretty much everything imaginable. Obviously, he doesn’t bite, seeing the bigger picture. One question I do have is: why wouldn’t Jesus just lie and double-cross the devil? It’s not like Survivor, where you’d feel bad about backstabbing the other guy…it’s the devil! After the devil found out, Jesus would be in the driver’s seat, so he obviously wouldn’t have to give back all of the material wealth in the world, so it would be in better hands anyway…I honestly don’t think it’s a sin, but even if God wasn’t happy about it, couldn’t Jesus just tie up loose ends during confession???
Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace,
Sean
Very nice honey! As most know, I am left speechless so few times in life. Mommy
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