Today the psalmist in the texts from the Roman CatholicLectionary exhorts ‘Let us go to the house of the Lord!’
(Psalm 122:1) The leaders of the ten northern tribes of Israel approach David
in Hebron, the site of many important events in Jewish and Christian history,
to go to Jerusalem and be the king of a united Israel. The Kingship of David according
to Elna K. Solvang of Concordia College
is expressed in the Book of Samuel as Israel's hope does not rest in a dynasty
but there is hope that from the house of David will come forth trustworthy
leadership, attentive to the voices of those in need, and in faithful service
to God's goals for Israel and the world. Friar Jude Winkler examines the hymn
of praise to Jesus in the first chapter of the Letter to the Colossians wherein
Jesus is God truly present, who reigns over the spiritual entities of angels.
This assertion is to address the theme in Greek philosophy which held that
things spiritual were superior to things of the flesh. Today is celebrated in
Roman Catholic and Anglican communities as the Feast of Christ the King. DrTaylor Marshall writes that Pope Pius XI promulgated
an encyclical on Christ the King titled Quas primas December 11, 1925. The Holy
Father issued it to mark the “sixteenth centenary of the Council of Nicaea”
held in AD 325. The Council of Nicea in AD 325 defended the divinity of Christ
from which flows Christ’s royal claims over humanity. Father Larry Gillick SJdraws us to consider the Eucharistic meal in comparison to the family meals
which we celebrate at this time of year. The plan of God for people is
proclaimed as a message of forgiveness and blessing from the King of the Jews on
a throne of the Cross. Father Larry notes that the elders and the Romans saw
their security in the death of Jesus. Linda Pepe understands the invitation of
Jesus to stand with Him in Paradise as the kingship which brings the message to
us about how far God is willing to go to free to the oppressed…. to ensure that
the hungry are fed, and the naked are clothed and the
poor are cared for and the sick are healed.
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