{"id":22946,"date":"2025-07-18T13:11:52","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T20:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/?p=22946"},"modified":"2025-07-18T17:16:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T00:16:31","slug":"blessed-the-generous-heart-bendito-el-corazon-generoso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/2025\/07\/18\/blessed-the-generous-heart-bendito-el-corazon-generoso\/","title":{"rendered":"Blessed the Generous Heart \/ Bendito el Coraz\u00f3n Generoso"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Our Reading from Genesis on this 16th Sunday C presents Abraham not only as a man of faith, but an exceptionally generous man, as well. Abraham saw three men sheltering from the heat under an oak tree, and he offered them food and rest. Moses, without hesitation, identified them as sent by the LORD. Yet, Moses did refer to the Three as One, and many accept that as an initial reference to the Holy Trinity. In a flurry of action, Abraham had offered hospitality to the LORD, and the Lord gave Abraham and his wife Sarah their son, Isaac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Generosity. Jesus, in communion with His Apostles on the night before His Passion, said, \u201cNo one has greater love than this, to lay down one\u2019s life for one\u2019s friends\u201d(Jn 15:13). His Word has become a cornerstone of Christian Life. Paul was a late Apostle, but being a minister of Christ\u2019s word had enabled him to say, \u201cNow I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake.\u201d Paul had learned this generous donation of self to Christ, and he begged us to be willing stewards too of the Christian faith, bearing our afflictions generously, giving heart to all as we journey toward heavenly glory with Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, the Gospel of Luke leaves us to determine how the conduct of two different women fits in with \u2018generosity.’ Martha was a doer, and Mary, a listener. Both have the same duty, to welcome Jesus. Martha poured herself out, serving the Master a marvelous meal. Mary stayed close to Jesus, assuring he was not left alone. Praise to Martha because it was Jesus she served. Praise to Mary, who quietly showed Jesus attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If we are a Martha, we want to do what we can to please Him. If of Mary\u2019s type, we would want Jesus to know we are happy to be near Him and to listen to Him. Whatever our type, we willingly set aside our time and devote it to the Lord Jesus. Which is better? Jesus said that Mary had chosen the better part, not that Mary was better. She had made the right choice for that moment. He was the Teacher, and many heard without believing. Doubtless, Mary warmed His heart. She was well on the way to being united with Him in the Kingdom of Heaven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBlessed are they who have kept the word with a generous heart.\u201d (Lk 8:15)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bendito el Coraz\u00f3n Generoso<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nuestra lectura del G\u00e9nesis, en este 16\u00ba domingo, presenta a Abraham no solo como un hombre de fe, sino tambi\u00e9n como un hombre excepcionalmente generoso. Abraham vio a tres hombres que se refugiaban del calor debajo de un roble, y les ofreci\u00f3 comida y descanso. Mois\u00e9s, sin dudarlo, los identific\u00f3 como enviados del Se\u00f1or. Sin embargo, Mois\u00e9s se refiri\u00f3 a los Tres como Uno, y muchos lo aceptan como una referencia inicial a la Sant\u00edsima Trinidad. En una r\u00e1faga de acci\u00f3n, Abraham hab\u00eda ofrecido hospitalidad al Se\u00f1or, y el Se\u00f1or le dio a Abraham y a su esposa Sara su hijo, Isaac.  
 
Generosidad. Jes\u00fas, en comuni\u00f3n con sus Ap\u00f3stoles la noche antes de su pasi\u00f3n, dijo: “Nadie tiene amor m\u00e1s grande que este, dar la vida por sus amigos” (Jn 15, 13). Su Palabra se ha convertido en una piedra angular de la vida cristiana. Pablo fue un ap\u00f3stol tard\u00edo, pero el ser ministro de la palabra de Cristo le hab\u00eda permitido decir: “Ahora me regocijo en mis padecimientos por causa de vosotros”. Pablo hab\u00eda aprendido esta generosa donaci\u00f3n de s\u00ed mismo a Cristo, y nos rog\u00f3 que fu\u00e9ramos tambi\u00e9n mayordomos dispuestos de la fe cristiana, soportando nuestras aflicciones con generosidad, dando coraz\u00f3n a todos mientras caminamos hacia la gloria celestial con Cristo. 
 
Finalmente, el Evangelio de Lucas nos deja determinar c\u00f3mo la conducta de dos mujeres diferentes encaja con la “generosidad”. Marta era una hacedora, y Mar\u00eda, una oyente. Ambos tienen el mismo deber, acoger a Jes\u00fas. Marta se derram\u00f3, sirviendo al Maestro una comida maravillosa. Mar\u00eda se mantuvo cerca de Jes\u00fas, asegur\u00e1ndose de que no se quedara solo. Alabanza a Marta porque fue a Jes\u00fas a quien sirvi\u00f3. Alaben a Mar\u00eda, que en silencio mostraba la atenci\u00f3n de Jes\u00fas. 
 
Si somos una Marta, queremos hacer lo que podamos para agradarle. Si somos del tipo de Mar\u00eda, querr\u00edamos que Jes\u00fas supiera que estamos felices de estar cerca de \u00c9l y de escucharlo. Cualquiera que sea nuestro tipo, voluntariamente apartamos nuestro tiempo y lo dedicamos al Se\u00f1or Jes\u00fas. \u00bfCu\u00e1l es mejor? Jes\u00fas dijo que Mar\u00eda hab\u00eda escogido la mejor parte, no que Mar\u00eda fuera mejor. Hab\u00eda tomado la decisi\u00f3n correcta para ese momento. \u00c9l era el Maestro, y muchos lo escuchaban sin creer. Sin duda, Mar\u00eda enterneci\u00f3 su coraz\u00f3n. Ella estaba en camino de unirse a \u00c9l en el Reino de los Cielos.
 
“Bienaventurados los que han guardado la palabra con coraz\u00f3n generoso.” (Lc 8:15)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Fr. Ed Liptak, SDB Our Reading from Genesis on this 16th Sunday C presents Abraham not only as a man of faith, but an exceptionally generous man, as well. Abraham saw three men sheltering from the heat under an oak tree, and he offered them food and rest. Moses, without hesitation, identified them as sent by the LORD. Yet, Moses did refer to the … Continuar leyendo Blessed the Generous Heart \/ Bendito el Coraz\u00f3n Generoso<\/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-22946","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-5Y6","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\/22946","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=22946"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22946\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23032,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22946\/revisions\/23032"}],"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=22946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}