{"id":25563,"date":"2025-10-02T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/?p=25563"},"modified":"2025-10-03T19:36:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T02:36:09","slug":"a-wolf-on-the-fold-un-lobo-en-el-redil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/2025\/10\/02\/a-wolf-on-the-fold-un-lobo-en-el-redil\/","title":{"rendered":"A Wolf on the Fold \/ Un lobo en el redil"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

\u201cThe Assyrian came down like a wolf on the fold,\u201d is the way a famed British poet described the bloody advance of Nebuchadnezzar up to the very gates of Jerusalem. But by the intervention of God, the Babylonian siege failed. Eighteen years later, a new king succeeded. Jerusalem fell, and the Babylonian Exile of the elite, even Isaiah of a priestly family, began. Habakuk\u2019s prophetic view of history gives us much to contemplate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Habakuk lamented that despite his prayers for help, God did not respond. And yes, at times for us, our prayers seem to fail. But there is always a reason. Habakuk lamented the ill behavior of the Jews. They were complacent, and injustice abounded. It brought “destruction, violence, and discord.<\/em>” At times, our prayers too seem to fail. Could it also be because of our improper behavior? The prophet warned that current evil would hatch a new dark history. Punishment would come. The elite would be the first to be exiled. As for us, we should not carelessly join the evil about us. Instead, we must imitate Habakuk\u2019s prophesied \u201cJust One,\u201d<\/em> Jesus!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Psalm concurs. Change. Seek salvation. \u201cIf today<\/em><\/strong> you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.\u201d<\/em> God places these thoughts before us because he wants us to be saved. We need to<\/strong> do our part. Paul, writing to Timothy, agrees.<\/strong> Do not be cowardly. \u201cI remind you. Stir into flame the gift of God.\u201d<\/em> God\u2019s inspiration to us must not linger as cold coals. Hear and act! Never be ashamed of our Catholic Christian Faith!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the Gospel. It contains a plea of Jesus, not only to His Apostles, but that we too cooperate with Him to increase our faith. The seed of faith in us may be small, but it is strong<\/em> and meant to blossom. By the parable of the servant and his master, Jesus states that God gives faith<\/em> and expects us to work<\/em> at our faith in service<\/em> to Him. We are not only to hear what Jesus teaches, but to work<\/em> at it. Should doubt arise, never tolerate it. A Psalm cites how, by prayer and resolve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I call with all my heart; Lord, hear me,<\/em> I will keep your commands. I call upon you, save me, And I will do your will. <\/em>(Ps. 119: 145-146)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Un lobo en el redil<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEl asirio descendi\u00f3 como un lobo sobre el redil\u201d, as\u00ed describi\u00f3 un famoso poeta brit\u00e1nico el sangriento avance de Nabucodonosor hasta las mismas puertas de Jerusal\u00e9n. Pero por la intervenci\u00f3n de Dios, el asedio babil\u00f3nico fracas\u00f3. Dieciocho a\u00f1os despu\u00e9s, un nuevo rey sucedi\u00f3. Jerusal\u00e9n cay\u00f3 y comenz\u00f3 el exilio babil\u00f3nico de la \u00e9lite, incluso Isa\u00edas, de una familia sacerdotal. La visi\u00f3n prof\u00e9tica de Habacuc sobre la historia nos da mucho que reflexionar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Habacuc lament\u00f3 que, a pesar de sus oraciones pidiendo ayuda, Dios no respondiera. Y s\u00ed, a veces, para nosotros, nuestras oraciones parecen fallar. Pero siempre hay una raz\u00f3n. Habacuc lament\u00f3 el mal comportamiento de los jud\u00edos. Eran complacientes y la injusticia abundaba. Tra\u00eda “destrucci\u00f3n, violencia y discordia”. A veces, nuestras oraciones tambi\u00e9n parecen fallar. \u00bfPodr\u00eda deberse tambi\u00e9n a nuestro comportamiento inapropiado? El profeta advirti\u00f3 que la maldad actual incubar\u00eda una nueva historia oscura. El castigo vendr\u00eda. La \u00e9lite ser\u00eda la primera en ser exiliada. En cuanto a nosotros, no debemos unirnos descuidadamente al mal que nos rodea. En cambio, debemos imitar al “Justo” profetizado por Habacuc: \u00a1Jes\u00fas!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

El Salmo est\u00e1 de acuerdo. Cambia. Busca la salvaci\u00f3n. “Si hoy escuchas su voz, no endurezcas tu coraz\u00f3n”. Dios nos presenta estos pensamientos porque quiere que seamos salvos. Necesitamos hacer nuestra parte. Pablo, escribiendo a Timoteo, coincide. No seas cobarde. “Te recuerdo: aviva el fuego del don de Dios”. La inspiraci\u00f3n de Dios para nosotros no debe permanecer como brasas fr\u00edas. \u00a1Escucha y act\u00faa! \u00a1Nunca te averg\u00fcences de nuestra fe cristiana cat\u00f3lica!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Y el Evangelio. Contiene una s\u00faplica de Jes\u00fas, no solo a sus ap\u00f3stoles, sino tambi\u00e9n a nosotros para que cooperemos con \u00e9l para acrecentar nuestra fe. La semilla de la fe en nosotros puede ser peque\u00f1a, pero es fuerte y est\u00e1 destinada a florecer. Con la par\u00e1bola del siervo y su amo, Jes\u00fas afirma que Dios da la fe y espera que trabajemos en ella para servirle. No solo debemos escuchar lo que Jes\u00fas ense\u00f1a, sino tambi\u00e9n esforzarnos por lograrlo. Si surge la duda, nunca la toleremos. Un salmo cita c\u00f3mo, mediante la oraci\u00f3n y la resoluci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Invoco con todo mi coraz\u00f3n: Se\u00f1or, esc\u00fachame, guardar\u00e9 tus mandamientos. Te invoco, s\u00e1lvame, y har\u00e9 tu voluntad. (Salmo 119:145-146)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By Fr. Ed Liptak, SDB – \u201cThe Assyrian came down like a wolf on the fold,\u201d is the way a famed British poet described the bloody advance of Nebuchadnezzar up to the very gates of Jerusalem. But by the intervention of God, the Babylonian siege failed. Eighteen years later, a new king succeeded. Jerusalem fell, and the Babylonian Exile of the elite, even Isaiah of … Continuar leyendo A Wolf on the Fold \/ Un lobo en el redil<\/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_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_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-25563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fr-ed-liptak","category-gospel-reflection","category-province-news"],"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","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p59ePG-6Ej","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25563","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=25563"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25563\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25605,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25563\/revisions\/25605"}],"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=25563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}