25 November, 2023 | Saturday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Tim

 Gospel Lk 20:27-40

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Some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection,

came forward and put this question to Jesus, saying,

"Teacher, Moses wrote for us,

If someone's brother dies leaving a wife but no child,

his brother must take the wife

and raise up descendants for his brother.

Now there were seven brothers;

the first married a woman but died childless.

Then the second and the third married her,

and likewise all the seven died childless.

Finally the woman also died.

Now at the resurrection whose wife will that woman be?

For all seven had been married to her."

Jesus said to them,

"The children of this age marry and remarry;

but those who are deemed worthy to attain to the coming age

and to the resurrection of the dead

neither marry nor are given in marriage.

They can no longer die,

for they are like angels;

and they are the children of God

because they are the ones who will rise.

That the dead will rise

even Moses made known in the passage about the bush,

when he called 'Lord'

the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob;

and he is not God of the dead, but of the living,

for to him all are alive."

Some of the scribes said in reply,

"Teacher, you have answered well."

And they no longer dared to ask him anything.

Reflections: 

In this passage, the Sadducees, who were a Jewish religious group, come to Jesus with a question about the resurrection. Jesus responds with wisdom and insight. Jesus affirms the concept of resurrection, emphasizing that there is life beyond this earthly existence. This gives us hope and reassurance that our lives have eternal significance. It reminds us to prioritize our relationship with God and our eternal destiny over earthly concerns. We should seek to build treasures in heaven rather than on earth and strive to live according to God's will.

Activity: 

Make an effort to nurture and cherish your relationships with family and friends. Love, respect, and support one another.