Wednesday, January 28, 2015
John 9, 1-12 + CSDC and CV
John 9, 1-12 +
CSDC and CV
CV 1a Charity in truth, to which Jesus Christ bore witness by his earthly life
and especially by his death and resurrection, is the principal driving force
behind the authentic development of every person and of all humanity. Love —
caritas — is an extraordinary force which leads people to opt for
courageous and generous engagement in the field of justice and peace. It is a
force that has its origin in God, Eternal Love and Absolute Truth.
CSDC 448. The spirit of international cooperation
requires that, beyond the strict market mentality, there should be an awareness
of the duty to solidarity, justice and universal charity.[932] In fact, there exists “something
which is due to man because he is man, by reason of his lofty
dignity”.[933] Cooperation is the path to which the entire international
community should be committed, “according to an adequate notion of the common
good in relation to the whole human family”.[934] Many positive results flow
from this; for example, an increase of confidence in the potential of poor
people and therefore of poor countries and an equitable distribution of goods.
Notes: [932] Cf. Paul VI, Encyclical
Letter Populorum Progressio, 44: AAS 59 (1967), 279. [933] John
Paul II, Encyclical Letter Centesimus Annus, 34: AAS 83 (1991),
836. [934] John Paul II, Encyclical Letter Centesimus Annus, 58: AAS 83
(1991), 863.
[1] As he passed
by he saw a man blind from birth. [2] His disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who
sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?" [3] Jesus
answered, "Neither he nor his parents sinned; it is so that the works of
God might be made visible through him. [4] We have to do the works of the one
who sent me while it is day. Night is coming when no one can work. [5] While I
am in the world, I am the light of the world." [6] When he had said this,
he spat on the ground and made clay with the saliva, and smeared the clay on
his eyes, [7] and said to him, "Go wash
in the Pool of Siloam" (which means Sent). So he went and washed,
and came back able to see. [8] His neighbors and those who had seen him earlier
as a beggar said, "Isn't this the one who used to sit and beg?" [9]
Some said, "It is," but others said, "No, he just looks like
him." He said, "I am." [10] So they said to him, "(So) how
were your eyes opened?" [11] He replied, "The man called Jesus made
clay and anointed my eyes and told me, 'Go to Siloam and wash.' So I went there
and washed and was able to see." [12] And they said to him, "Where is
he?" He said, "I don't know."
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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