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Friday of the Thirty-second Week in Ordinary Time

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Gospel text (Lk 17,26-37): Jesus said to his disciples, «As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be on the day the Son of Man comes». Jesus said to his disciples, «As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be on the day the Son of Man comes. Then people ate and drank; they took husbands and wives. But on the day Noah entered the ark, the flood came and destroyed them all. Just as it was in the days of Lot: people ate and drank, they bought and sold, planted and built. But on the day Lot left Sodom, God made fire and sulfur rain down from heaven which destroyed them all. So will it be on the day the Son of Man is revealed.

»On that day, if you are on the rooftop, don't go down into the house to get your belongings, and if you happen to be in the fields, do not turn back. Remember Lot's wife. Whoever tries to save his life will lose himself, but whoever gives his life will be born again. I tell you, though two men are sharing the same bed, it may be that one will be taken and the other left. Though two women are grinding corn together, one may be taken and the other left». Then they asked Jesus, «Where will this take place, Lord?». And he answered, «Where the body is, there too will the vultures gather».

Illustration: Francesc Badia

Today Jesus continues to call us to fidelity, without falling asleep. What happened in the days of Noah? «Then people ate and drank; they took husbands and wives. But on the day Noah entered the ark, the flood came and destroyed them all». Was this exaggerated? Not at all! The day of the Son of man will come to you as well. Or is it that you will live eternally in this world? You would be the first case! And to not perish eternally the best is to deserve permanently. Pray, work, love, help ...

- «And they said: 'Where, Lord?' He replied: ' Where the body is, there too will the vultures gather '». Less asking questions and more working!

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