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  • Tercer domingo de Cuaresma, 3 de marzo de 2024: B. La verdadera adoración

Tercer domingo de Cuaresma, 3 de marzo de 2024: B. La verdadera adoración

31 January 2024 / Published in Uncategorized

Tercer domingo de Cuaresma, 3 de marzo de 2024: B. La verdadera adoración

Les dijo a los que vendían palomas: “¡Llévense esto de aquí! Dejad de hacer de la casa de mi Padre un mercado.”
Sus discípulos se acordaron de que estaba escrito: “El celo por vuestra casa me consumirá.”

Juan 2:16 -17

Por el P. Franz Berajano SJ

En esta tercera semana de Cuaresma, camino a la Pascua de Resurrección las lecturas de la liturgia de la Iglesia nos invitan a ver dónde tenemos puesto el foco de nuestra fe, es decir, el lugar que ocupa Dios – Padre en nuestra vida de fe y en el cotidiano vivir.

Jesús quiere participar de la fiesta de la pascua judía y por esa razón está en Jerusalén y se acerca al templo y el espectáculo que ve ahí no le gusta y reacciona con violencia hacia los mercaderes que vendían palomas y otros animales para las ofrendas en el templo: “¡Llévense esto de aquí! Dejad de hacer de la casa de mi Padre un mercado” es la frase lapidaria de Jesús. Pues hoy como ayer el templo de lugar de culto y encuentro con Dios se ha convertido en un espacio donde se acude para pedir favores a cambio de retribuir con ofrendas y sacrificios. Juego de intereses expresado en un culto vacío carentes de sentido y verdadera fe.

Y los discípulos recuerdan lo que estaba escrito “El celo por vuestra casa me consumirá.” Haciendo referencia al Salmo 69, 9 y en Jesús se irá concretando en otra manera de dar culto a Dios en cuanto a lugar y circunstancias.

En cuanto al lugar del culto a Dios ya no sólo es el templo, sin quitar su significado ni importancia para el pueblo fiel, sino que el lugar del culto a Dios es donde hay una celebración autentica de libertar, justicia y encuentro con Dios Padre-Madre. El culto que agrada a Dios no es de sacrificios ni holocaustos, sino de actos de solidaridad y justicia con el necesitado, con el marginado. Un verdadero encuentro con Dios nos debe llevar a que en nuestras vidas descubramos el rostro de Dios en nuestros hermanos, hermanas y nuestra casa común.

En las comunidades indígenas cuando la comunidad se reúne para la celebración de agradecimiento y petición al Dios Padre-Madre es un momento de encuentro de la comunidad para entrar en armonía con uno mismo, con los demás y con la creación. No estar en armonía no permite sanar las injusticias y por lo mismo muchas faltas seguirán impunes, tampoco permitirá la celebración en libertad para que el Espíritu de Dios se manifieste. Que nuestro Dios Padre-Madre nos permita este encuentro en armonía y solidaridad con los necesitados.

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Música católica zambiana
Despierta, oh durmiente

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¿Quién está haciendo hoy de este mundo -nuestra casa común- un mercado?

No dudes en compartir tus ideas en la sección de comentarios más abajo.

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Recordemos en nuestras oraciones al Centro de Formación Agrícola Kasisi (KATC), un instituto de formación de agricultores dirigido por Jesuitas en Zambia, donde cientos de pequeños agricultores están cosechando los beneficios de la agroecología y resistiendo al poder de la agroindustria que les hace dependientes de semillas y fertilizantes . Los conocimientos que adquieren los agricultores les ayudan a mejorar sus medios de vida y a sacar a sus familias de la pobreza, fomentan la seguridad alimentaria, la salud y la nutrición. Los métodos de agroecología también les ayudan a adaptarse al cambio climático y a hacer frente a sus efectos. El KATC cuenta ahora con un Programa de Diploma en Agroecología, de dos años de duración, en colaboración con la Universidad de Zambia (UNZA), que contribuye a tener un mayor impacto. El programa de estudios a distancia está diseñado principalmente para personas que ya trabajan en el campo de la agricultura.

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On International Literacy Day, September 8, and International Day to Protect Education from Attack, September 9, Canadian Jesuits International (CJI) reaffirms its commitment to support education as a human right for all. CJI supports formal and informal education projects initiated by its Jesuit partners in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Among them is a a Fe y Alegría project to ensure access to quality and inclusive preschool education for the most vulnerable children in the rural areas of Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Madagascar, and Haiti. The project aims to improve the cognitive, physical and socio-emotional development of vulnerable children ages four to six. It hopes to accomplish this by implementing a participatory education model. Rather than operating in isolation, the schools will actively integrate families and local leaders into their daily operations to ensure that education is accessible, valued, and sustained at the local level. Access to education in these countries are often hindered by many factors such as gender, disability, ethnicity, Indigenous status, poverty, displacement. In Haiti, approximately two out of ten children aged six and eleven do not attend primary school, according to UNICEF. Learn more: Click link in bio, Fe y Alegria: Early Childhood Education Photo by Irene Galera #Jesuits #education #chad #haiti #drc #madagascar
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In the first photo sent by the Darjeeling-Nepal Province, Fr. Armit Rai, SJ, of the Nepal Jesuit Society (third from left) leads the delivery of relief goods to victims of the flash floods. 

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Please join us in helping Nepal now: Click link in bio
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Last Friday, as our time with our summer interns and volunteers came to an end, we celebrated and expressed our gratitude for their generous contributions of time, talents, and friendship. 

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With thanks to Marcela and Eva for hosting us.
Last Friday, as our time with our summer interns and volunteers came to an end, we celebrated and expressed our gratitude for their generous contributions of time, talents, and friendship. 

Thank you, Hasina, Kofi and Dominic! 

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With thanks to Marcela and Eva for hosting us.
Last Friday, as our time with our summer interns and volunteers came to an end, we celebrated and expressed our gratitude for their generous contributions of time, talents, and friendship. 

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Everyone had a great time, except Kofi, who was unable to attend due to a prior commitment. 

With thanks to Marcela and Eva for hosting us.
Last Friday, as our time with our summer interns and volunteers came to an end, we celebrated and expressed our gratitude for their generous contributions of time, talents, and friendship. 

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Everyone had a great time, except Kofi, who was unable to attend due to a prior commitment. 

With thanks to Marcela and Eva for hosting us.
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Click link in bio to read the full article and to support relief efforts in Nepal. 

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We, at Canadian Jesuits International (CJI), encourage our friends and supporters to join us in praying for those affected by the devastating flash floods that killed more than 360 people on the Nepal-Tibet border on August 26. 

According to Fr. Shajumon Chakkalakkal, SJ, Provincial of the Darjeeling-Nepal Province, among those who have been deeply affected by the deluge include teachers and students in Jesuit schools in the area. CJI has partnered with several Jesuit institutions in Nepal since the first Canadian Jesuits went there several decades ago. 

“We are deeply concerned about two of our Jesuits in Tipling, a remote part of Nepal. They are totally cut off. We cannot reach them. Roads and bridges have been washed out,” said Fr. Shajumon in an email to CJI Executive Director Jenny Cafiso. 

The Jesuits are safe,  but lack food, electricity and internet connectivity, and it is not possible to reach them or for them to leave the area. “Many who had gone to work in the neighbouring district are missing or dead. They tell me all the shops are empty of supplies. If connectivity is not established, many will starve.” 

Click link in bio to read the full article and to support relief efforts in Nepal. 

@jesuitsglobal @n_js_i 

#nepal #jesuits #flashfloods

Main photo by Paolo Nicolello for Unsplash
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We, at Canadian Jesuits International (CJI), encourage our friends and supporters to join us in praying for those affected by the devastating flash floods that killed more than 360 people on the Nepal-Tibet border on August 26. According to Fr. Shajumon Chakkalakkal, SJ, Provincial of the Darjeeling-Nepal Province, among those who have been deeply affected by the deluge include teachers and students in Jesuit schools in the area. CJI has partnered with several Jesuit institutions in Nepal since the first Canadian Jesuits went there several decades ago. “We are deeply concerned about two of our Jesuits in Tipling, a remote part of Nepal. They are totally cut off. We cannot reach them. Roads and bridges have been washed out,” said Fr. Shajumon in an email to CJI Executive Director Jenny Cafiso. The Jesuits are safe, but lack food, electricity and internet connectivity, and it is not possible to reach them or for them to leave the area. “Many who had gone to work in the neighbouring district are missing or dead. They tell me all the shops are empty of supplies. If connectivity is not established, many will starve.” Click link in bio to read the full article and to support relief efforts in Nepal. @jesuitsglobal @n_js_i #nepal #jesuits #flashfloods Main photo by Paolo Nicolello for Unsplash
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During a meeting with young Catholics from the Archdiocese of Genoa (Arcidiocesi di Genova) Pope Leo XIV urged them not to be “couch potatoes,” saying the Church “needs your holy rebelliousness, your pure energy, and your desire to transform situations of suffering into spaces of hope.” By encouraging them to be a driving force in the Church, he offered a compelling vision for youth engagement, writes Dang Khoa Tran, a Jesuit scholastic from Vietnam. He spent a seven-week “field placement” (practical experience) at Canadian Jesuits International as part of his Master of Divinity program at Regis College, at the University of Toronto. Read the full reflection: Click link in bio Photo: Jesuit Media/General Curia Communications Office @jesuitsglobal @regiscollege
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