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On this Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, we encounter a gospel passage from St. Luke (14: 25-33).
The theme of the Gospel passage is that to be a follower of Christ, we need to put him first in our lives. Others, such as family, must come second. Unfortunately, the language used in some of the Bible translations does not reflect this adequately. For example, in the New American Bible translation, which is used in Catholic liturgy, we hear, “If anyone comes to me without hating his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple” (Luke 14: 26). But in other languages, such as Spanish, the translation is clearer to reflect the theme Jesus was trying to teach, that is, put him first and others, such as family second. Obviously, Jesus would not be teaching us to literally “hate” others, for that would contradict his basic triple love commandment – to love God, to love others, as we love ourselves.
The second part of this theme is that we should not fall in love with things of this world. Yes, we should love the world, for God created it. But we should “fall in love” with the world so much that we become materialistic.
How do we show that we put Christ before people and things?
