Join Fr. James Marchionda, OP in this Know Before You Go video for the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. In our first reading from Deuteronomy, we learn that God's Law is already inside us. We don't need to go looking for it.
In the second reading from Paul's Letter to the Colossians, we hear of how Christ is the center of all things.
For a Gospel, we have the classic parable of the Good Samaritan, and are confronted with the question of who is our neighbor today? If it is the one in front of us in need, it seems as if the answer in the United States is the recent immigrant. What should we do about that as faithful Christians?
Timeline:
00:00 - Introduction: Welcome and overview of the readings
00:30 - This Sunday’s Readings: Deuteronomy, Colossians, and Luke
01:00 - Deuteronomy: The Law is within you—listen with urgency
02:12 - Colossians: Christ at the center of all creation
03:23 - Luke’s Gospel: The parable of the Good Samaritan
04:27 - Jesus' dialogue with the lawyer: Love God and neighbor
05:00 - The story retold: Priest, Levite, and Samaritan
06:00 - Who was the true neighbor? The one who showed mercy
06:26 - Urgency today: Being first to show mercy in a divided world
07:07 - The Gospel asks more: Beyond the minimum of the law
08:03 - Deuteronomy and Pope Francis: Acting from the heart
09:00 - Wrestling with the Gospel: Immigrants as modern-day Samaritans
10:08 - A challenge: Rethink our attitude toward immigrants
11:41 - Final invitation: Research, pray, and act from your heart
12:15 - Blessing: May God help us be instruments of mercy