Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time/C
Massimo Palombella
In today’s Gospel (Lk 10, 25-37) a doctor of the law asks Jesus a question “Master, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”. The same question of the rich young man (cf. Mt 19:16-22; Mk 10:17-27; Lk 10:25-37), the same question that belongs deeply to each one of us. In fact, being happy, having reached one’s aim in life, fulfilled, is the fundamental issue of life. In an existence where God is a real interlocutor, this issue becomes crucial in order to the truth of our life and therefore its real “quality”. It is a question that accompanies every age of our lives and demands ever more essential and true answers. Silencing this question is, in a way, equivalent to renounce living, to renounce ‘reality’. Only by keeping this question alive do we slowly become capable of being like the Samaritan of whom the Gospel speaks, do we become capable of “getting close” to people in truth and freedom. Thus, we become capable of becoming – not without effort – the people we can, should and are called to be.
The verse in Gregorian chant for the Alleluia of today’s celebration is taken from Psalm 64 (Ps 64:2) with the following text:
Alleluia. Te decet hymnus, Deus, in Sion:
et tibi reddetur votum in Ierúsalem.
(Alleluia. It is fitting, O God, to sing a hymn unto you on Mount Zion,
and our vows shall be carried out for you in Jerusalem).
The attached music, in Gregorian Chant, is taken from the Gradual Triplex published in Solesmes in 1979. The music track can be found on YouTube where there is no indication of interpretation.
A blessed Sunday and heartfelt greetings.
