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SATURDAY, EIGHTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME<\/strong><\/p>\r\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n Jude 17, 20-25\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ps 63: 2-6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mk 11: 27-33<\/strong><\/p>\r\n \u00a0<\/p>\r\n AUTHORITY FROM ABOVE<\/strong><\/p>\r\n \u00a0<\/p>\r\n In the first reading, we see St Jude reminds his readers that the presence of false teachers in the church was expected because the apostles actually said they would come. He warns that they must contend for the faith and encourages Christians that they must be built up in the faith. He invites them to pray in the Holy Spirit and devote themselves to the love of God. Christians are called to help each other stay faithful to Jesus and God\u2019s protection will accompany them in life. At the end of the letter, he reminds us that, although we have a role to play, our hope is not in our ability to hold on to God, but in God\u2019s ability to hold on to us and reminds us that although we have every reason to doubt ourselves, we have no reason to doubt the one in whose love we dwell.<\/p>\r\n \u00a0<\/p>\r\n In today\u2019s gospel reading, Jesus is confronted by a group of Jewish leaders, chief priests, scribes & elders. The questions they pose are cunning and misleading. Jesus turns the table on them through counter-question (which was common in rabbinical debate), leaving them speechless. The underlying purpose of their questioning was to get Jesus to admit that he had no authority to do what he did. They did not venture on a fact-finding mission. They were the ones with the authority over the temple. Jesus was not one of them, so he needed to be shown his place. If only they knew the kind of authority they were dealing with, they would not have dared to come with such accusatory questions.<\/p>\r\n \u00a0<\/p>\r\n Jesus opens a window of understanding for us about where his authority came from. St Mark wants his readers to know that Jesus\u2019 authority, though doubted and questioned by many, is from God and that he can therefore be trusted. He wants us to know that the authority of Jesus is in fact the authority of God, and asks us to introspect: How does Jesus\u2019 authority affect my everyday lives?<\/p>\r\n \u00a0<\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n Response: I will sing forever of your mercies, O Lord.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n Copyright \u00a92013-2026 \u00a9Springs of Living Water\u00a0 http:\/\/springs.carmelmedia.in<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" SATURDAY, EIGHTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME \u00a0 Jude 17, 20-25\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ps 63: 2-6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mk 11: 27-33 \u00a0 AUTHORITY FROM ABOVE \u00a0 In the first reading, we see St Jude reminds his readers that the presence of false teachers in the church was expected because the apostles actually said they would come. He warns that they … <\/p>\n
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