Sunday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time
Reading 1
Thus says the LORD:
Share your bread with the hungry,
shelter the oppressed and the homeless;
clothe the naked when you see them,
and do not turn your back on your own.
Then your light shall break forth like the dawn,
and your wound shall quickly be healed;
your vindication shall go before you,
and the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard.
Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer,
you shall cry for help, and he will say: Here I am!
If you remove from your midst
oppression, false accusation and malicious speech;
if you bestow your bread on the hungry
and satisfy the afflicted;
then light shall rise for you in the darkness,
and the gloom shall become for you like midday.
Ps 112:4-5, 6-7, 8-9Responsorial Psalm
R. (4a) The just man is a light in darkness to the upright.
Light shines through the darkness for the upright;
he is gracious and merciful and just.
Well for the man who is gracious and lends,
who conducts his affairs with justice.
R. The just man is a light in darkness to the upright.
He shall never be moved;
the just one shall be in everlasting remembrance.
An evil report he shall not fear;
his heart is firm, trusting in the LORD.
R. The just man is a light in darkness to the upright.
His heart is steadfast; he shall not fear.
Lavishly he gives to the poor;
His justice shall endure forever;
his horn shall be exalted in glory.
R. The just man is a light in darkness to the upright.
1 Cor 2:1-5Reading 2
When I came to you, brothers and sisters,
proclaiming the mystery of God,
I did not come with sublimity of words or of wisdom.
For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you
except Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
I came to you in weakness and fear and much trembling,
and my message and my proclamation
were not with persuasive words of wisdom,
but with a demonstration of Spirit and power,
so that your faith might rest not on human wisdom
but on the power of God.
Mt 5:13-16Gospel
Jesus said to his disciples:
“You are the salt of the earth.
But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned?
It is no longer good for anything
but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.
You are the light of the world.
A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden.
Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket;
it is set on a lampstand,
where it gives light to all in the house.
Just so, your light must shine before others,
that they may see your good deeds
and glorify your heavenly Father.”
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Catholic Fundamentalism Interpretation:
The Loving Programmer is making it very clear to us that He will treat us as we treat other people. If we help the poor, oppressed, homeless, and naked, our own problems and needs will be met by Him.
Light is programmed to shine through the darkness for the upright who is gracious, merciful, and just.
It goes well for the man who is gracious and lend and conducts his affairs with justice.
The just man will never be moved, but will remember forever. He won’t fear when hearing reports of evil, his heart is firm, trusting in The Loving Programmer.
The just man is steadfast, (therefore) unfearing. He gives lavishly to the poor. (The results of) His justice
will last forever, and His being will be exalted in glory (by The Program/Loving Programmer/Holy Wireless Connector).
When I came to tell you about the mysteries of The Loving Programmer, I didn’t have a lot of fancy words or wisdom. I had resolved to focus only on Jesus Christ and His crucifixion.
I came to you a weak, fearful man, trembling. My message to you, my proclamation of the truth, weren’t necessarily wise, but did demonstrate the power of The Holy Wireless Connector (and His ability to join you with the truth) and keep you focused on the power of the Loving Programmer.
Jesus Christ (Whom Catholic Fundamentalists sometimes visualize as The Program Who came to earth in perfect, loving, obedient, human form) said to His disciples: "You are the salt of the earth. You make humanity palatable by accentuating everything that is holy and good. If you lose your holy goodness, you will denied from Heaven and trampled on earth. (or,possibly, what can make the earth palatable? Without you, and your faith, humanity in its entirety would no longer be good for anything.)
A city on a mountain can’t be hidden (so, believers will be visible, not hidden).
No one lights a lamp and keeps its light from shining. It is raised up, to give light throughout the house. That’s how, and why, your own lights must shine before others, (to light their minds with the light in yours). You must let people see how you love and obey God, and are thereby helped. They must see your good deeds so that they, too, may come to realize that they must glorify God, be obedient, kind, and loving; thereby, saved.
