Monday, June 23, 2014
Mark 10, 46-52 + CSDC and CV
Mark 10, 46-52 +
CSDC and CV
CV 5b. Truth preserves and expresses charity's power to liberate in the
ever-changing events of history. It is at the same time the truth of faith and
of reason, both in the distinction and also in the convergence of those two
cognitive fields. Development, social well-being, the search for a satisfactory
solution to the grave socio-economic problems besetting humanity, all need this
truth. What they need even more is that this truth should be loved and
demonstrated. Without truth, without trust and love for what is true, there is
no social conscience and responsibility, and social action ends up serving
private interests and the logic of power, resulting in social fragmentation,
especially in a globalized society at difficult times like the present.
CSDC 9b. These principles, in fact, are
interrelated and shed light on one another mutually, insofar as they are an
expression of Christian anthropology[8], fruits of the revelation of God's love
for the human person. However, it must not be forgotten that the passing of
time and the changing of social circumstances will require a constant updating
of the reflections on the various issues raised here, in order to interpret the
new signs of the times.
Notes: [8] Cf.
John Paul II, Encyclical Letter Centesimus Annus, 55: AAS 83
(1991), 860.
[46] They came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho
with his disciples and a sizable crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind man, the son of
Timaeus, sat by the roadside begging. [47] On hearing that it was Jesus of
Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, "Jesus, son of David, have pity on
me." [48] And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he kept
calling out all the more, "Son of David, have pity on me." [49] Jesus
stopped and said, "Call him." So they called the blind man, saying to
him, "Take courage; get up, he is calling you." [50] He threw aside
his cloak, sprang up, and came to Jesus. [51] Jesus said to him in reply,
"What do you want me to do for you?" The blind man replied to him,
"Master, I want to see." [52] Jesus told him, "Go your way; your
faith has saved you." Immediately he received his sight and followed him
on the way.
CSDC 261. During
his earthly ministry Jesus works tirelessly, accomplishing powerful deeds to
free men and women from sickness, suffering and death. The Sabbath — which
the Old Testament had put forth as a day of liberation and which, when observed
only formally, lost its authentic significance — is reaffirmed by Jesus in its
original meaning: “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath” (Mk
2:27). By healing people on this day of rest (cf. Mt 12:9-14; Mk
3:1-6; Lk 6:6-11, 13:10-17, 14:1-6), he wishes to show that the Sabbath
is his, because he is truly the Son of God, and that it is the day on which men
should dedicate themselves to God and to others. Freeing people from evil,
practising brotherhood and sharing: these give to work its noblest meaning,
that which allows humanity to set out on the path to the eternal Sabbath, when
rest will become the festive celebration to which men and women inwardly
aspire. It is precisely in orienting humanity towards this experience of God's
Sabbath and of his fellowship of life that work is the inauguration on earth of
the new creation.
[Initials and
Abbreviations.- CSDC: Pontifical Council for Justice And Peace, Compendium of the Social
Doctrine of the Church; - SDC:
Social Doctrine of the Church; - CV: Benedict
XVI, Caritas in Veritate (Charity in truth)]
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