{"id":24247,"date":"2025-08-22T14:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T21:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/?p=24247"},"modified":"2025-08-22T18:12:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T01:12:33","slug":"from-west-to-east-and-beyond-del-oeste-al-este-y-mas-alla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/2025\/08\/22\/from-west-to-east-and-beyond-del-oeste-al-este-y-mas-alla\/","title":{"rendered":"From West to East and Beyond\/ Del Oeste al Este y M\u00e1s All\u00e1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

From Tarshish in the west at the mouth of the Mediterranean to Lud of East Asia and all the Coastlands, says Isaiah, that is where the knowledge of the true God will prevail. And as the great Prophet declared, so it is, helped by the return from Persian captivity of Yahweh\u2019s Chosen People. And we, with confidence, see our Church, how it has spread to Nation upon Nation. We Catholics read of Isaiah\u2019s glorious \u2018Mother Jerusalem\u2019 as of our \u2018Mother Church\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joyfully we respond, \u201cPraise the LORD, all you nations; glorify him, all you peoples!\u201d The Psalm goes on, \u201cSteadfast is [God\u2019s] kindness toward us.\u201d But it also reminds us, as we muse on \u2018discipline\u2019 and \u2018suffering,\u2019 that \u201cthe fidelity of the LORD endures forever.\u201d God remains faithful to His promises of eternal life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One might insist, \u201cBut why must we suffer?\u201d Hebrews offers a reason, “My son, do not disdain the discipline of the Lord or lose heart when reproved by him; for whom the Lord loves, he disciplines; he scourges every son he acknowledges. Endure your trials as discipline.\u201d If we are wise, we learn to accept suffering as purification, cleansing us, poor and sinful as we may be, to share eternal life with Him. Yes, in our day, \u2018discipline\u2019 is pain, but in eternity, love and peace. Have Faith! Pray for Faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the 21st Sunday Gospel from Luke, we hear a terrible question from the crowd. It could mirror a thought of our own: \u201dLord, will only a few people be saved?” Fortunately, the answer from Jesus was like, \u2018Never Mind!\u2019 But the gate is narrow, and many are not strong. So, “Strive to enter through the narrow gate.\u201d Be careful not to beg, \u201cLord, open the door for us,\u201d and, says Jesus, I must reply, \u2018You were never mine.\u2019 ‘I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWill only a few people be saved? Jesus gives the final word: \u201cPeople will come from the east and the west and from the north and the south and will recline at table in the kingdom of God.\u201d But friends, please do be careful. “Some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.” It depends on us!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Our Church], \u201cGate of salvation open to all nations\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Del Oeste al Este y M\u00e1s All\u00e1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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

Desde Tarsis en el oeste en la desembocadura del Mediterr\u00e1neo hasta Lud del este de Asia y todas las costas, dice Isa\u00edas, ah\u00ed es donde prevalecer\u00e1 el conocimiento del Dios verdadero. Y como declar\u00f3 el gran Profeta, as\u00ed es, ayudado por el regreso del cautiverio persa del Pueblo Elegido de Yahv\u00e9. Y nosotros, con confianza, vemos a nuestra Iglesia c\u00f3mo se ha extendido a una naci\u00f3n tras otra. Nosotros, los cat\u00f3licos, leemos de la gloriosa “Madre Jerusal\u00e9n” de Isa\u00edas como de nuestra “Madre Iglesia”
 
Con gozo respondemos: “Alabad al Se\u00f1or, naciones todas; \u00a1Glorificadlo, pueblos todos!” El Salmo contin\u00faa: “Firme es la bondad [de Dios] para con nosotros”. Pero tambi\u00e9n nos recuerda, mientras reflexionamos sobre la “disciplina” y el “sufrimiento”, que “la fidelidad del Se\u00f1or es para siempre”. Dios permanece fiel a Sus promesas de vida eterna.  
 
Uno podr\u00eda insistir: “\u00bfPero por qu\u00e9 debemos sufrir?” Hebreos ofrece una raz\u00f3n: “Hijo m\u00edo, no desde\u00f1es la disciplina del Se\u00f1or, ni te desmayes cuando \u00e9l te reprenda; porque el Se\u00f1or al que ama, disciplina; azota a todos los hijos que reconoce. Soporta tus pruebas como disciplina. Si somos sabios, aprendemos a aceptar el sufrimiento como purificaci\u00f3n, limpi\u00e1ndonos, pobres y pecadores como seamos, para compartir la vida eterna con \u00c9l. S\u00ed, en nuestros d\u00edas la “disciplina” es dolor, pero en la eternidad, amor y paz. \u00a1Ten fe! Ora por la fe.
 
En el Evangelio dominical 21 de Lucas, escuchamos una pregunta terrible de la multitud. Podr\u00eda reflejar un pensamiento propio: “Se\u00f1or, \u00bfsolo se salvar\u00e1n unas pocas personas?” Afortunadamente, la respuesta de Jes\u00fas fue como: ‘\u00a1No importa!’ Pero la puerta es estrecha, y muchos no son fuertes. Entonces, “Esfu\u00e9rzate por entrar por la puerta estrecha”. Ten cuidado de no suplicar: “Se\u00f1or, \u00e1brenos la puerta”, y, dice Jes\u00fas, debo responder: “Nunca fuiste m\u00edo”. “No s\u00e9 de d\u00f3nde eres. Ap\u00e1rtense de m\u00ed, todos los malhechores.”
 
“\u00bfSolo se salvar\u00e1n unas pocas personas? Jes\u00fas da la \u00faltima palabra: “Vendr\u00e1n hombres del este y del oeste y del norte y del sur y se sentar\u00e1n a la mesa en el reino de Dios”. Pero amigos, por favor tengan cuidado.”Algunos son los \u00faltimos que ser\u00e1n los primeros, y algunos son los primeros que ser\u00e1n los \u00faltimos”.  \u00a1Depende de nosotros!
 
[Nuestra Iglesia], “Puerta de salvaci\u00f3n abierta a todas las naciones”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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