Mass Readings for 17.11.11
1 Macc. 2 :15-29
Luke 19:41-44
Jesus is given a hero's welcome when he enters Jerusalem, but he knows quiet well that in a week's time the same crowd will be seeking for his blood when they discover that he is not a political Messiah. The people of Jerusalem did not accept Jesus as the Son of God come to save them from their sins. This rejection of Jesus would not only result in their eternal condemnation but would also make their bitter political slavery under their Roman masters complete with the invasion of Jerusalem and destruction of their Temple by the ruthless Roman army in 70 AD. Jesus in his infinite love weeps over the cruel and hopeless destiny that awaits his people who repeatedly turned a deaf ear to all his appeals.
Even today God appeals to each one of us to make sincere and sustained efforts at continuous spiritual transformation before the patience of God runs out on us. Even today could be the eleventh hour for some people to hear God's message of salvation and repent before it is too late. God does not want any of us to be eternally lost because we are precious in his eyes.
God Bless.
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