The texts from the Roman Catholic Lectionary have been selected by the CCCB for the feast day of Saints Isaac Jogues, Jean de Brébeuf, and Companions.
The reading from the Book of Revelation describes the vision of the multitude from every nation.
* [7:1–17] An interlude of two visions precedes the breaking of the seventh seal, just as two more will separate the sixth and seventh trumpets (Rev 10). In the first vision (Rev 7:1–8), the elect receive the seal of the living God as protection against the coming cataclysm; cf. Rev 14:1; Ez 9:4–6; 2 Cor 1:22; Eph 1:13; 4:30. The second vision (Rev 7:9–17) portrays the faithful Christians before God’s throne to encourage those on earth to persevere to the end, even to death. (Revelation, CHAPTER 7, n.d.)
Psalm 124 is a thanksgiving for Israel’s Deliverance.
* [Psalm 124] A thanksgiving which teaches that Israel’s very existence is owed to God who rescues them. In the first part Israel’s enemies are compared to the mythic sea dragon (Ps 124:2b–3a; cf. Jer 51:34) and Flood (Ps 124:3b–5; cf. Is 51:9–10). The Psalm heightens the malice of human enemies by linking them to the primordial enemies of God’s creation. Israel is a bird freed from the trapper’s snare (Ps 124:6–8)—freed originally from Pharaoh and now from the current danger. (Psalms, PSALM 124, n.d.)
The reading from the Second Letter to the Corinthians presents the paradox of the ministry.
* [4:7–5:10] Paul now confronts the difficulty that his present existence does not appear glorious at all; it is marked instead by suffering and death. He deals with this by developing the topic already announced in 2 Cor 3:3, 6, asserting his faith in the presence and ultimate triumph of life, in his own and every Christian existence, despite the experience of death. (2 Corinthians, CHAPTER 4, n.d.)
In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus tells of the conditions of Discipleship.
* [9:23] Daily: this is a Lucan addition to a saying of Jesus, removing the saying from a context that envisioned the imminent suffering and death of the disciple of Jesus (as does the saying in Mk 8:34–35) to one that focuses on the demands of daily Christian existence. (Luke, CHAPTER 9, n.d.)
In the Gospel of John, the coming of Jesus’ Hour is foretold.
* [12:24] This verse implies that through his death Jesus will be accessible to all. It remains just a grain of wheat: this saying is found in the synoptic triple and double traditions (Mk 8:35; Mt 16:25; Lk 9:24; Mt 10:39; Lk 17:33). John adds the phrases (Jn 12:25) in this world and for eternal life. (John, CHAPTER 12, n.d.)
Maureen McCann Waldron comments on the USCCB texts for Monday of the Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary Time.
Daily Scripture net reflects on the USCCB Gospel for Monday of the Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary Time.
https://www.dailyscripture.net/daily-meditation/?ds_year=2022&date=sep26
Franciscan Media details the story of Saints Isaac Jogues, Jean de Brébeuf, and their Companions.
Faith and heroism planted belief in Christ’s cross deep in our land. The Church in North America sprang from the blood of martyrs, as has been true in so many places. The ministry and sacrifices of these saints challenges each of us, causing us to ask just how deep is our faith and how strong our desire to serve even in the face ofdeath. (Saints Isaac Jogues, Jean De Brébeuf, and Companions, n.d.)
The Word Among Us Meditation on Job 1:6-22 is from the USCCB Gospel for Monday of the Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary Time.
Friar Jude Winkler comments on the USCCB texts for Monday of the Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary Time.
Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM, unpacks the parable of the tax collector and the Pharisee (Luke 18:9–14), showing how Jesus affirmed a spirituality of imperfection.
This repositions the whole role of religion. Didn’t most of us think that it’s all a meritocracy? I certainly did! Many religious people think that it’s all a merit badge system—all achievement, accomplishment, performance, and perfection. The good people win and the bad people lose. Of course, once we cast anything as a win-lose scenario, the irony is that everybody loses. Why can’t people see that competitive games are not the way to go?
I’m convinced that Jesus’ good news is that God’s choice is always for the excluded one. Jesus learned this from his Jewish tradition: God always chooses the rejected son, the barren woman, the people enslaved in Egypt or exiled in Babylon. It’s not a winner’s script in the Bible—it’s a loser’s script. It’s a loser’s script where, ironically, everybody wins. (Rohr, 2022)
We have access to the prompting of the Spirit in those circumstances where we need to surrender in the manner of the seed that brings forth new growth.
References
John, CHAPTER 12. (n.d.). USCCB. Retrieved September 26, 2022, from https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/12
Luke, CHAPTER 9. (n.d.). USCCB. Retrieved September 26, 2022, from https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/9
Psalms, PSALM 124. (n.d.). USCCB. Retrieved September 26, 2022, from https://bible.usccb.org/bible/psalms/124
Revelation, CHAPTER 7. (n.d.). USCCB. Retrieved September 26, 2022, from https://bible.usccb.org/bible/revelation/7
Rohr, R. (2022, September 26). A Gospel of Humility — Center for Action and Contemplation. Center for Action and Contemplation. Retrieved September 26, 2022, from https://cac.org/daily-meditations/a-gospel-of-humility-2022-09-26/
Saints Isaac Jogues, Jean de Brébeuf, and Companions. (n.d.). Franciscan Media. Retrieved September 26, 2022, from https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saints-isaac-jogues-jean-de-brebeuf-and-companions
2 Corinthians, CHAPTER 4. (n.d.). USCCB. Retrieved September 26, 2022, from https://bible.usccb.org/bible/2corinthians/4
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