Tercer Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario (A)
“El pueblo que habitaba en tinieblas vio una luz grande; “
“a los que habitaban en tierra y sombras de muerte, una luz les brilló.”
Hacemos Vive en la oscuridad y bajo la sombra de la muerte.
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Do not sit in darkness
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (A)
Lectionary: 67
“The people who sit in darkness have seen a great light,”
“on those dwelling in a land overshadowed by death light has arisen.”
We do live in darkness, and under the shadow of death.
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Acercarnos a Dios
Segundo domingo del tiempo ordinario (A) Leccionario: 64
“Éste es el Cordero de Dios”
Para las personas que escuchaban a Juan el Bautista ese día, la expresión “Cordero de Dios” les hizo pensar en el sacrificio.
Para los judíos, el sacrificio consistía en hacer un regalo que nos representa a nosotros mismos y nos ayuda a acercarnos a Dios. Los sacrificios fueron aceptados para el perdón de los pecados, pero el perdón de los pecados no era el objetivo.
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Behold the Lamb of God
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (A)
Lectionary: 64
“Behold, the Lamb of God”
For the people listening to John the Baptist that day, the expression “Lamb of God” made them think of sacrifice.
For the Jews, sacrifice was about making a gift that represents ourselves, and helps us come closer to God. Sacrifices were accepted for the forgiveness of sins, but forgiveness of sins was not the goal.
It is the same for us.
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Abominable Sacrifices
Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Go sacrifice to your God within the land.” But Moses replied, “It is not right to do so, for what we sacrifice to the LORD, our God, is abhorrent to the Egyptians. If we sacrifice what is abhorrent to the Egyptians before their very eyes, will they not stone us?
Exodus 8:21-22
Lambs and sheep were sacred to their gods Amum and Khnum. Amum was the king of gods, and later joined with the sun god as Amun-Ra. Khnum was the god who created each individual human, controlled the water level of the Nile, and was one of the oldest gods of Egypt. The idea of sacrificing a lamb or sheep was probably highly offensive to the Egyptians.
