The Sacred Banquet

Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermons - Catholic Preaching and Homilies

Bishop Robert Barron

Spirituality, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality:christianity

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🗓️ 12 October 2008

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

One of the most powerful and enduring symbols of God's intention toward the world is the sacred banquet. God wants his life to flow into us and through us to one another. The result of this is life and life to the full. The question posed by the Gospel is this: when the invitation to this banquet comes, do we answer yes or no?

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0:00.0	Word on fire is brought to you by Catholic cemeteries, serving the Chicago area since 1837.
0:06.7	This is Cardinal Francis George, and I invite you to join me for the next few minutes to
0:10.9	reflect with Father Robert Barron on the Word of God, which is the Word on fire.
0:17.4	Father Barron will challenge us to open our hearts to the Word on fire, which is God's
0:21.8	Word of Love for each of us.
0:24.0	If our hearts are open, the Lord can change and transform us, who we might speak with
0:29.0	God's Love about the One who is Love.
0:32.4	The Archdiocese of Chicago through the generosity of Sacred Heart Parish and Winetka now presents
0:37.4	the Word on fire.
0:41.5	Peace be with you.
0:43.0	Friends, our reading for this weekend, the center around this great theme of the meal of
0:50.2	the banquet.
0:51.4	You'll find it all throughout the Bible, Old Testament, and new.
0:55.6	The church couples together a passage from the prophet Isaiah with a terrible, terrible
1:02.5	from the New Testament.
1:04.4	Both sides now are very important to get.
1:07.9	Go back to the Isaiah reading.
1:10.9	We find a description here of God's holy mountain.
1:16.2	Much goes on in that holy mountain.
1:17.6	We know that it's a place of instruction.
1:19.9	We know it's a place of peace and nonviolence.
1:22.7	That's where we beat the swords into plowshares and the spears into pruning hooks.
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