September 17, 2023
September 17, 2023
Throughout the readings today, we hear a resounding theme about the importance of forgiveness. Our God is merciful and compassionate. The parable warns us that unless we are willing to forgive, the forgiveness granted us by God will be revoked.
We pray, “Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.”
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“[T]he Church, who loves and prefers what Jesus loved and preferred, cannot rest until she has reached all those who experience rejection, exclusion, and feel that they do not matter to anyone. In the heart of the Church, you allow us to meet Jesus, because you speak to us about him, not so much with words, but with your whole life.” – Pope Francis
A boggy marsh: This is how Dante imagines the reality of anger in his “Inferno.” Greed looks like the eternal weight of a heavy stone pressing against one’s chest. Our readings for this Sunday present these sins in contrast to the blissful happiness of forgiveness .
