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| October 2, 2003 Edition |
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In a Nutshell
God, who fashioned all reality, also enters into human reality in all its glory and grubbiness.
For eons in human history, civilizations regarded God as a distant deity to placate. Jesus, however, invited us into intimacy with God -- an astounding move.
"Transcendence" emphasizes God's majesty. But we confess that God is near (immanent) in the same breath. Immanence and transcendence go together.
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So Near, Yet So Far: God's Immanence and Transcendence
By Sister Genevieve Glen, OSB
Catholic News Service
Consider the hands of a parent bathing a child. The parent's presence, the parent's protection, the parent's love -- through the touch of those hands -- wrap the child in security and delight.
Yet the parent, so near in body, so near in attention, so near in care, is so far from the child. The parent looms large to one who is tiny. The parent speaks a language the child must yet grow into. The parent knows worlds of reality at which the child cannot even begin to guess.
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What the Liturgy Has to Say About God
By Dennis Marshall
Catholic News Service
"Transcendence" and "immanence" are terms that speak of God's distance (transcendence) from us and God's nearness (immanence) to us.
The distance between God and creatures is not a distance of space, but rather a distance in the quality of being. It refers to the difference between being God and being human.
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Intimacy and Sacredness Sit at the Same Table
By Father Lawrence E. Mick
Catholic News Service
Thirteen men gathered in an upper room: men who had spent most of the past three years together; men aware of strong political currents swirling around them that threatened their lives. Thirteen men reclined at table for a solemn ritual meal, sharing intimate conversations and talking about the meaning of their lives.
In the midst of this intimate supper, Jesus took water and washed the feet of the Twelve. Washing another's feet was a very intimate gesture.
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Faith in the Marketplace
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This Week's Discussion Point:
Call attention to a moment during the Mass when you personally sense God's presence strongly.
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Selected Response From Readers:
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This week's readings
Week of October 5 - October 11
Sunday, October 5, 2003
Reading I: Gn 2:18-24
Reading II: Heb 2:9-11
Gospel: Mk 10:2-16 or 10:2-12
Monday, October 6, 2003
Reading I: Jon 1:1--2:1-2, 11
Gospel: Lk 10:25-37
Tuesday, October 7, 2003
Reading I: Jon 3:1-10
Gospel: Lk 10:38-42
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Wednesday, October 8, 2003
Reading I: Jon 4:1-11
Gospel: Lk 11:1-4
Thursday, October 9, 2003
Reading I: Mal 3:13-20b
Gospel: Lk 11:5-13
Friday, October 10, 2003
Reading I: Jl 1:13-15; 2:1-2
Gospel: Lk 11:15-26
Saturday, October 11, 2003
Reading I: Jl 4:12-21
Gospel: Lk 11:27-28
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Pope's Prayer Intentions
October General Intention
To follow Christ with enthusiasm: That young people may follow Christ, the Way, the Truth, and the Life, and bear witness to him in all the situations of their lives.
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October Mission Intention
Pastors rich in wisdom and holiness: That God provide His Church with holy pastors to defend the light of the Gospel to the ends of the earth.
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