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12 Again, Isaiah says, “There will be the root of Jesse, He who arises to rule over the Gentiles; On him will the Gentiles hope.”
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Mašna daritev nas na najučinkovitejši način pripravlja na naše končno poveličanje in na poveličanje vsega stvarstva. Glavni darovalec vsake mašne daritve, Kristus, je že poveličan.
. K temu hoče privesti tudi nas in vse stvarstvo ter dosežke človeškega dela in napora.
Ali se ne bi hoteli vključiti v ta veličastni napor tudi mi? Tako bomo skupaj s Kristusom gradili prihodnji, novi svet. Brez svete evharistije tega novega sveta, novih nebes in nove zemlje, ne bo.
Samo človeško prizadevanje, pa če je še tako orjaško, nas nikoli ne more privesti do tega vzvišenega cilja.
Kljub nezvestobi mnogih kristjanov bo mašna daritev in po njej kalvarijska daritev trajala do konca sveta.
Škodo pa bodo trpeli tisti, ki po svoji krivdi ne sodelujejo.
p.Anton Nadrah, iz knjižice Posvečevanje življenja
Sofonija 3,1-2.9-13Sofonija 3,1-2.9-13
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1 Woe to her who is rebellious and polluted, the oppressing city!
2 She didn’t obey the voice. She didn’t receive correction. She didn’t trust in Yahweh. She didn’t draw near to her God.
9 For then I will purify the lips of the peoples, that they may all call on the name of Yahweh, to serve him shoulder to shoulder.
10 From beyond the rivers of Cush, my worshipers, even the daughter of my dispersed people, will bring my offering.
11 In that day you will not be disappointed for all your doings, in which you have transgressed against me; for then I will take away out of the midst of you your proudly exulting ones, and you will no more be haughty in my holy mountain.
12 But I will leave in the midst of you an afflicted and poor people, and they will take refuge in the name of Yahweh.
13 The remnant of Israel will not do iniquity, nor speak lies, neither will a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth, for they will feed and lie down, and no one will make them afraid.”
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Grožnja Jeruzalemu
1 Gorje, uporna in pokvarjena
zatiralska prestolnica!
2 Glasu ne posluša,
svarila ne sprejema:
v GOSPODA ne zaupa,
svojemu Bogu se ne približa.
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Spreobrnjenje poganov
9 Tedaj bom naklonil ljudstvom
čiste ustnice,
vsi bodo klicali GOSPODOVO ime
in mu služili s skupno ramo.
10 Z druge strani etiopskih rek
mi bodo moji prosilci, sinovi mojih razkropljencev,
prinašali jedilno daritev.
Prestolnica Jeruzalem in njen ostanek
11 Tisti dan se ne boš več sramovala
vseh dejanj, s katerimi si se mi upirala.
Tedaj bom odstranil iz tvoje srede
tvoje predrzne bahače
in ne boš se več povzdigovala
na gori moje svetosti.
12 V tvoji sredi bom ohranil ljudstvo,
ponižno in ubogo,
ki bo zaupalo v GOSPODOVO ime.
13 Ti, Izraelov ostanek,
ne bodo delali krivice
in ne govorili laži.
V njihovih ustih ne bo najti
zvijačnega jezika,
kajti pasli bodo in počivali
in nihče jih ne bo strašil.
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Psalmi 34,2-3.6-7.17-19.23Psalmi 34,2-3.6-7.17-19.23
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Alef
2 Slavil bom GOSPODA ob vsakem času,
njegova hvalnica bo vedno v mojih ustih.
Bet
3 Z GOSPODOM se hvali moja duša,
ponižni naj slišijo in se veselijo.
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He
6 Glejte nanj, da boste žareli,
vaši obrazi naj se ne sramujejo.
Zajin
7 Ta nesrečnik je klical, in GOSPOD je slišal,
iz vseh njegovih stisk ga je rešil.
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Pe
17 GOSPODOVO obličje je zoper hudodelce,
da izbriše z zemlje njihov spomin.
Cade
18 Vpili so, in GOSPOD je odgovoril,
iz vseh njihovih stisk jih je rešil.
Kof
19 Blizu je GOSPOD tistim, ki so skrušenega srca,
in tiste, ki so potrtega duha, rešuje.
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23 GOSPOD odkupuje duše svojih služabnikov,
nihče od teh, ki se zatekajo k njemu, ne bo zašel v krivdo.
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Evangelij po Mateju
Mt 21,28-32Mt 21,28-32
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28 But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first, and said, ‘Son, go work today in my vineyard.’
29 He answered, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he changed his mind, and went.
30 He came to the second, and said the same thing. He answered, ‘I go, sir,’ but he didn’t go.
31 Which of the two did the will of his father?”
They said to him, “The first.”
Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly I tell you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering into the Kingdom of God before you.
32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you didn’t believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. When you saw it, you didn’t even repent afterward, that you might believe him.
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. 32 Janez je namreč prišel k vam na poti pravičnosti in mu niste verjeli, cestninarji in vlačuge pa so mu verjeli. Vi ste to videli in se tudi potlej niste skesali, da bi mu verjeli.«