20th Sunday in Ordinary Time
St Bernard of Clairvaux (1090 – 1153)
First reading – Isaiah 56:1,6-7
“all who observe the sabbath, not profaning it, and cling to my covenant – these I will bring to my holy mountain”. Everyone without exception will be brought to the Holy Mountain of the Lord, if the sabbath is observed. The day of the Lord must be observed according to the covenant. This passage begins by admonishing to care for justice and to act with integrity. Our integrity depends on the fact that we acknowledge the presence and care of our Lord in our life. The observation of the day of the Lord is doing justice to what the Lord does in our life. And if we are doing this justice, the Lord says “I will make them joyful in my house of prayer”. We become joyful and we will become His house of prayer, a place God interacts. And we will become a house of prayer for all the peoples. All these start from our right celebration of the day of the Lord, by doing justice to the presence of the Lord in our life. Let’s reflect. Am I doing justice to the presence of the Lord in my life by observing the day of the Lord according to the covenant?
Sunday 20 August
