Eleventh Sunday of Ordinary Time
Massimo Palombella
In today’s Gospel (Mt 9:36 – 10:8) Jesus calls the twelve disciples to Himself to give “them power over unclean spirits to cast them out and to heal every disease and every infirmity”.
In the Gospel, the names of the twelve are given precisely, and also, at the end, that of Judas “the one who then betrayed him”.
In the twelve called by Jesus there is each one of us. There are our abilities along with our limits, our weaknesses, our history, our unsolved problems, just like the twelve called by Jesus.
And it is with all that we are that the Lord calls us to be the fathers and mothers of our children, the priests who have to proclaim and witness to him, the men and women who have to carry the weight of small and great responsibilities.
To follow the Lord, to truly allow Him space in our lives, to truly trust Him, is to truly exercise our freedom, is to set out on that road of truth where we are slowly given the chance to become the people we can and should be, where our weaknesses, our limitations, our fears, can become our best resources.
The introit of today’s Celebration is taken from Psalm 26 (Ps 26:7, 9) with the following text:
“Exáudi Dómine vocem meam, qua clamávi ad te:
adiútor meus esto, ne derelínquas me neque despícias me, Deus salutáris meus.”
(Hearken, O Lord, unto my voice which has called out to you;
deign to be my help, forsake me not, do not despise me, O God my Saviour).
The attached music, in Gregorian Chant, is taken from the Graduale Triplex published in Solesmes in 1979. The music track can be found on YouTube, where there are no indications of interpretation.
A blessed Sunday and heartfelt greetings.
