Today’s Reflection
Gospel: Lk 11: 47-54
October 19, 2023 | Thursday

Today’s Gospel

A curse is on you, for you build monuments to the prophets your ancestors killed. So you approve and agree with what your ancestors did. Is it not so? They got rid of
the prophets, and you build monuments to them!

For that reason, the wisdom of God also said: I will send prophets and apostles and these people will kill and persecute some of them. But the present generation will have to answer for the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world, from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was murdered between the altar and the Sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, the people of this time will have to answer for the all.

A curse is on you, teachers of the law, for you have taken the key of knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you prevented others from entering.”

As Jesus left that place, the teachers of the law and the Pharisees began to harass him, asking him endless questions, setting traps to catch him in something he might say

Today’s Reflection:

In this Gospel, Jesus denounced the teachers of the Law because they impeded the people from knowing the Truth. They were accomplices in the murder of the prophets who proclaimed God’s message and continued to silence the voice of God. They prevented the people from entering the Kingdom because of their unbelief. The Pharisees and the Scribes would later try to silence Jesus by setting up traps for Him, but they could not stop the coming of the Kingdom. The people would know the Truth that is Jesus. Our unchristian practices may impede others from experiencing God’s mercy and compassion. Let us ask ourselves, do we bring others closer to God, or
are we stumbling blocks for those on the way to God?  / Vulnerasti, 2023