Saturday, September 6, 2014
Lk 9, 1-6 + CSDC and CV
Luke 9
Luke 9, 1-6 +
CSDC and CV
CV 34a.
Charity in truth places man before the astonishing
experience of gift. Gratuitousness is present in our lives in many different
forms, which often go unrecognized because of a purely consumerist and
utilitarian view of life. The human being is made for gift, which expresses and
makes present his transcendent dimension. Sometimes modern man is wrongly
convinced that he is the sole author of himself, his life and society. This is
a presumption that follows from being selfishly closed in upon himself, and it
is a consequence — to express it in faith terms — of original sin.
CSDC 93c. One
of the characteristics of Pope Pius XII's interventions is the importance he
gave to the relationship between morality and law. He insisted on the
notion of natural law as the soul of the system to be established on both the
national and the international levels. Another important aspect of Pope Pius
XII's teaching was his attention to the professional and business classes,
called to work together in a special way for the attainment of the common good.
“Due to his sensitivity and intelligence in grasping the ‘signs of the times',
Pope Pius XII can be considered the immediate precursor of Vatican Council II
and of the social teaching of the Popes who followed him”[162].
Notes: [162] Congregation for Catholic Education, Guidelines for the Study and Teaching of the
Church's Social Doctrine in the Formation of Priests, 22, Vatican Polyglot
Press, Rome 1988, p. 25.
1 He summoned the Twelve and gave them power and
authority over all demons and to cure diseases, 2 and he sent them to proclaim
the kingdom of God and to heal (the sick). 3 He said to them, "Take
nothing for the journey, neither walking stick, nor sack, nor food, nor money,
and let no one take a second tunic. 4 Whatever house you enter, stay there and
leave from there. 5 And as for those who do not welcome you, when you leave
that town, shake the dust from your feet in testimony against them." 6 Then
they set out and went from village to village proclaiming the good news and
curing diseases everywhere.
CSDC 430. The
covenant that God established with Abraham, chosen to be “the father of a
multitude of nations” (Gen 17:4), opens the way for the human family to make a
return to its Creator. The history of salvation leads the people of Israel to
believe that God's action was restricted to their land. Little by little,
however, the conviction grows that God is at work also among other nations (cf.
Is 19:18-25). The Prophets would announce, for the eschatological times, a
pilgrimage of the nations to the Lord's temple and an era of peace among the
peoples (cf. Is 2:2-5, 66:18-23). Israel, scattered in exile, would become
definitively aware of its role as a witness to the one God (cf. Is 44:6-8), the
Lord of the world and of the history of the nations (cf. Is 44:24-28).
[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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