Oct-31 Liturgical Study Thirtieth-first Sunday
Thirtieth-first Sunday in Ordinary time Deuteronomy 6:2-6 Since Moses will not accompany Israel into Canaan, he takes great pain to stress what is important before he dies. What he leaves ringing in Israel’s ears and written before Israel’s eyes for future reading and hearing is the importance of the Lord’s instruction, command, statutes and ordinances–in a word, the Lord’s Torah. This reading in Hebrew is called the Shema, repeated twice a day, the core confession of faith in the Jewish tradition that occurs in a context in which the Israelites are standing at the border of the Promised Land : “Hear, O Israel: The Lord is our God, the Lord alone”. It is sometimes called the "prosperity gospel": If you keep the commandments, it will go well with you, and you will flourish and become many in the Promised Land that is described as “a land flowing with milk and honey” Love God. Love God with everything you are: heart, soul, strength. Love God with your life. To love God, then...