{"id":19966,"date":"2025-04-04T19:06:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T02:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/?p=19966"},"modified":"2025-04-29T14:32:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T21:32:23","slug":"repentance-brings-joy-el-arrepentimiento-trae-gozo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/2025\/04\/04\/repentance-brings-joy-el-arrepentimiento-trae-gozo\/","title":{"rendered":"Repentance Brings Joy \/ El arrepentimiento trae gozo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Por Fr. Ed Liptak, SDB<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This fifth Sunday of Lent,\u00a0Isaiah<\/em>\u00a0recalls God\u2019s powerful presence among His ancient Chosen; St. Paul urges unshaken belief in God with us through the presence of Jesus; and John\u2019s Gospel displays God\u2019s Wisdom and Might in Jesus, the forgiver of sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isaiah, writing during the darkness of Babylonian and Persian captivity, reminds his fellow captives how God ended the Egyptian captivity. He led them through the waters of the deep. God, said Isaiah, would lead Israel through the desert to their ancient home. Today, not Isaiah but our Church begs us in dark times to trust in God\u2019s might as we seek, despite surrounding evil, to stay free of sin. St. Paul tells Christians of all ages to cherish their faith in Christ and not be shaken from their belief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thus, our Church also uses Paul\u2019s plea to urge us to avoid overconfidence, even if we are repentant of sin, trusting little in ourselves but much in Christ\u2019s saving power. Jesus is our way to an eternal reward. Easy ways of sinfulness belong on the garbage heap. With Paul and our companion believers, we ought to say, \u201cI continue my pursuit toward the goal, the prize of God\u2019s upward calling, in Christ Jesus.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

John\u2019s Gospel reveals Jesus on an early trip to Jerusalem for the Feast of Tabernacles. The City was crowded with pilgrims. Jesus was becoming very popular, and the Temple leaders got so angry that Jesus cried out openly,\u00a0\u201cYou want to kill me<\/em>.\u201d\u00a0 Seeking to arrest Him, the Elders brought Him a woman taken in adultery. By the Law of Moses, she deserved to be stoned to death. They challenged Jesus: \u201cMoses said, what do you say?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hence, a splendid example of holy Wisdom rooted in Jesus. They had set the woman in front of Him amidst the crowd. In return, Jesus set them before the eyes of God. Jeremiah\u00a0(17:13)<\/em>\u00a0records the finger of God tracing in the earth the names of those who forsake Him. Jesus imitated this action, and silence reigned. Jesus gave the accusers a simple task: \u201cLet the one who has no sin be the first to throw a stone.\u201dNo one dared test the knowledge and power of Jesus.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jesus knows you and me thoroughly. He gave the once-sinful woman and us the key to making the joy of repentance eternal.\u00a0\u201cGo and sin no more.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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El arrepentimiento trae gozo<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Por P. Ed Liptak, SDB<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Este quinto domingo de Cuaresma, Isa\u00edas<\/em> nos recuerda de la poderosa presencia de Dios entre sus antiguos Elegidos; San Pablo insta a creer inquebrantablemente en Dios con nosotros a trav\u00e9s de la presencia de Jes\u00fas; luego, el Evangelio de Juan muestra la Sabidur\u00eda y el Poder de Dios en Jes\u00fas, perdonador de pecados.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isa\u00edas, escribiendo durante la oscuridad del cautiverio babil\u00f3nico y de Persa, recuerda a sus compa\u00f1eros de cautiverio c\u00f3mo Dios termin\u00f3 con el cautiverio egipcio. Los gui\u00f3 a trav\u00e9s de las aguas del abismo. Ahora Dios, dijo Isa\u00edas, conducir\u00eda a Israel a trav\u00e9s del desierto hasta su antiguo hogar. Hoy, no Isa\u00edas, sino nuestra Iglesia nos ruega en tiempos oscuros que confiemos en el poder de Dios mientras buscamos, a pesar del mal que nos rodea, mantenernos libres de pecado. San Pablo les dice a los cristianos de todas las edades que aprecien su fe en Cristo y que no se dejen sacudir de su creencia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Por lo tanto, nuestra Iglesia tambi\u00e9n utiliza la s\u00faplica de Pablo para instar, incluso si se arrepiente del pecado, a evitar el exceso de confianza, confiando poco en nosotros mismos, pero mucho en el poder salv\u00edfico de Cristo. Jes\u00fas es nuestro camino hacia una recompensa eterna. Los caminos f\u00e1ciles de la pecaminosidad pertenecen al mont\u00f3n de basura. Con Pablo y nuestros compa\u00f1eros creyentes siempre debemos decir: ‘Prosigo mi b\u00fasqueda hacia la meta, el premio del supremo llamamiento de Dios, en Cristo Jes\u00fas’. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

El Evangelio de Juan revela a Jes\u00fas en un viaje temprano a Jerusal\u00e9n para la Fiesta de los Tabern\u00e1culos. La ciudad estaba abarrotada de peregrinos. Jes\u00fas se estaba volviendo muy popular, y los l\u00edderes del Templo se enojaron tanto que Jes\u00fas grit\u00f3 abiertamente: ‘Quieren matarme<\/em>‘. Tratando de arrestarlo, los ancianos le trajeron una mujer sorprendida en adulterio. Por la Ley de Mois\u00e9s, ella merec\u00eda ser apedreada hasta la muerte. Desafiaron a Jes\u00fas: “Mois\u00e9s dijo: \u00bfQu\u00e9 dices t\u00fa?”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

De ah\u00ed un espl\u00e9ndido ejemplo de santa Sabidur\u00eda enraizada en Jes\u00fas. Hab\u00edan puesto a la mujer delante de \u00c9l en medio de la multitud. A cambio, Jes\u00fas los puso ante los ojos de Dios. Jerem\u00edas (17:13)<\/em> registra el dedo de Dios trazando en la tierra los nombres de aquellos que lo abandonan. Jes\u00fas imit\u00f3 esta acci\u00f3n y rein\u00f3 el silencio. Jes\u00fas dio a los acusadores una tarea sencilla: “El que no tenga pecado sea el primero en tirar la piedra”. Nadie<\/em> se atrevi\u00f3 a poner a prueba el conocimiento y el poder de Jes\u00fas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jes\u00fas nos conoce a ti y a m\u00ed a fondo. \u00c9l nos dio a la mujer pecadora y a nosotros la clave para hacer eterno el gozo del arrepentimiento. “Vete y no peques m\u00e1s”.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Fr. Ed Liptak, SDB This fifth Sunday of Lent,\u00a0Isaiah\u00a0recalls God\u2019s powerful presence among His ancient Chosen; St. Paul urges unshaken belief in God with us through the presence of Jesus; and John\u2019s Gospel displays God\u2019s Wisdom and Might in Jesus, the forgiver of sin. Isaiah, writing during the darkness of Babylonian and Persian captivity, reminds his fellow captives how God ended the Egyptian captivity. … Continuar leyendo Repentance Brings Joy \/ El arrepentimiento trae gozo<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":10336596,"featured_media":12531,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[777629889,2343517,20310044],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fr-ed-liptak","category-gospel-reflection","category-province-news"],"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p59ePG-5c2","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/salesianbulletin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/intouch-scripture-graphic-feature.jpg?fit=1600%2C510&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10336596"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19966"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19966\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19973,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19966\/revisions\/19973"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}