{"id":25068,"date":"2025-09-18T12:30:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T19:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/?p=25068"},"modified":"2025-09-20T08:50:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T15:50:46","slug":"make-heaven-rejoice-haz-que-el-cielo-se-regocije","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/2025\/09\/18\/make-heaven-rejoice-haz-que-el-cielo-se-regocije\/","title":{"rendered":"Make Heaven Rejoice \/ Haz que el cielo se regocije"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

On the 25th Sunday C, the prophet Amos opens the readings, teaching the way to a happy life here and in heaven. Amos is known as the prophet of Social Justice. Though he was from\u00a0Judaea, he proclaimed that the Samaritan kingdom would fall\u00a0because of its irreligious and unjust ways \u2013 unfair tactics of the wealthy and powerful against poor common folk. The lesson intended for us is that we\u00a0deal fairly with others, no matter what our position above them may be. \u201cHear this, you who trample upon the needy and destroy the poor of the land!\u201d \u2026 \u201cThe LORD has sworn,\u00a0never will I forget a thing they have done!\u201d\u00a0<\/em>The Psalm agrees:\u00a0\u201c<\/em>Praise the Lord who lifts up the poor to seat them with princes.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

St. Paul in 2 Corinthians asks\u00a0prayers\u00a0<\/strong>for kings and all in authority\u00a0\u201cthat we may lead a quiet and tranquil life in all devotion and dignity.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0We too\u00a0can\u00a0be over others and thus be held to provide peace for another to pursue one\u2019s dignity as a creature of God, striving for happiness here and in heaven. An undisturbed way of life is a human right. To permit\u00a0the “pursuit of happiness<\/em>” is the duty of us all. Troublemakers are obstacles to the gift of the God of nature. \u201cIt is my wish, then,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>wrote Paul,\u00a0\u201cthat in every place man should pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or argument.\u201d <\/em>May\u00a0Peace reign among us!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On His last way to Jerusalem Jesus spoke about His \u201cgreat joy\u201d\u00a0<\/em>over saving the lost “sheep,\u2019\u2019 then of\u00a0\u201crejoicing\u201d<\/em>\u00a0in heaven over finding the lost “coin,” then the wayward young son who repents and the other son, refusing to celebrate, which Jesus concluded by reflecting on words of the father,\u00a0\u201cWe must\u00a0celebrate and rejoice<\/u>, because your brother was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.\u2019\u201d (see Lk 15).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hence, at the start of Lk. 16, Jesus continued His discourse. Consider yourself to be the\u00a0“dishonest servant.”\u00a0<\/em>Unworthy though you may feel, you get praise from Jesus.<\/em>\u00a0Likely, you will never again wonder how Jesus could praise\u00a0“dishonesty<\/em>.” You will know that He\u00a0praises\u00a0your shrewd and great effort to get rid of sin, for that is what the debt in the parable is, a debt of sin owed to God. Then, rejoice in your Savior. Sins forgiven even though\u00a0not worthy; cry out with joy. I repent. I am saved!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Haz que el cielo se regocije<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

En este 25\u00ba domingo, el profeta Am\u00f3s abre las lecturas ense\u00f1ando el camino hacia una vida feliz aqu\u00ed y arriba. Am\u00f3s es conocido como el profeta de la justicia social. Aunque era de Judea, proclam\u00f3 que el reino samaritano caer\u00eda debido a sus formas irreligiosas e injustas: t\u00e1cticas injustas de los ricos y poderosos contra la gente com\u00fan pobre. La lecci\u00f3n que se nos pretende es que tratemos de manera justa a los dem\u00e1s, sin importar cu\u00e1l sea nuestra posici\u00f3n por encima de ellos. “\u00a1Escucha esto, t\u00fa que pisoteas a los necesitados y destruyes a los pobres de la tierra!” … “El Se\u00f1or ha jurado que nunca olvidar\u00e9 nada de lo que han hecho”. <\/em>El Salmo concuerda: “<\/em>Alabado sea el Se\u00f1or, que levanta a los pobres para sentarlos con los pr\u00edncipes”.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

San Pablo en 2 Corintios pide oraciones <\/strong>por los reyes y todos los que tienen autoridad “para que podamos llevar una vida silenciosa y tranquila con toda devoci\u00f3n y dignidad<\/em>“. <\/em>Nosotros tambi\u00e9n podemos estar por encima de los dem\u00e1s y, por lo tanto, ser considerados para proporcionar paz para que otros puedan perseguir la dignidad como criaturas de Dios que se esfuerzan por la felicidad aqu\u00ed y en el cielo. Una vida tranquila es un derecho humano. Permitir  la “b\u00fasqueda de la felicidad” <\/em>es el deber de todos nosotros. Los alborotadores son obst\u00e1culos para el regalo del Dios de la naturaleza. “Es mi deseo, entonces”, <\/em>escribi\u00f3 Pablo, “que en todo lugar el hombre ore, levantando manos santas, sin enojo ni discusi\u00f3n”. \u00a1Que <\/em>la paz reine entre nosotros!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

En su \u00faltimo camino a Jerusal\u00e9n, Jes\u00fas habl\u00f3 de su “gran alegr\u00eda” <\/em>por salvar a las “ovejas” perdidas, luego de “regocijarse”<\/em> en el cielo por encontrar la “moneda” perdida, luego del joven hijo descarriado que se arrepiente y del otro hijo, que se niega a celebrar, lo que Jes\u00fas concluy\u00f3 reflexionando sobre las palabras de su Padre: “Debemos <\/em>‘celebrar y<\/em>regocijarnos<\/em>”, porque tu hermano estaba muerto y ha vuelto a la vida; estaba perdido y ha sido encontrado'”. (ver Lc 15).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Por lo tanto, al comienzo de Lucas 16, Jes\u00fas continu\u00f3 su discurso. Consid\u00e9rese a s\u00ed mismo como el ‘sirviente deshonesto’. <\/em>Indigno que te sientas minucioso, recibes alabanza de Jes\u00fas.<\/em> Es probable que nunca m\u00e1s se pregunte c\u00f3mo Jes\u00fas pudo alabar la ‘deshonestidad<\/em>‘. Sabr\u00e1s que \u00c9l hace tu astuto y gran esfuerzo para deshacerte del pecado, porque esa es la deuda de la par\u00e1bola, una deuda de pecado que se le debe a Dios. Luego, regoc\u00edjense en su Salvador. Pecados perdonados aunque no sean dignos; grita de alegr\u00eda. Me arrepiento. \u00a1Estoy salvado!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Fr. Ed Lipstick, SDB On the 25th Sunday C, the prophet Amos opens the readings, teaching the way to a happy life here and in heaven. Amos is known as the prophet of Social Justice. Though he was from\u00a0Judaea, he proclaimed that the Samaritan kingdom would fall\u00a0because of its irreligious and unjust ways \u2013 unfair tactics of the wealthy and powerful against poor common … Continuar leyendo Make Heaven Rejoice \/ Haz que el cielo se regocije<\/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-25068","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-6wk","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\/25068","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=25068"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25068\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25071,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25068\/revisions\/25071"}],"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=25068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}