{"id":6134,"date":"2017-01-21T13:43:21","date_gmt":"2017-01-21T21:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lubukhati.org\/?p=6134"},"modified":"2017-01-21T06:44:27","modified_gmt":"2017-01-21T14:44:27","slug":"he-left-nazareth-and-went-to-live-in-capernaum-by-the-sea-in-the-region-of-zebulun-and-naphtali-mat-413","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lubukhati.org\/?p=6134","title":{"rendered":"He left Nazareth and went to live in Capernaum by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali (Mat 4:13)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Third Sunday in Ordinary Time<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
January 23, 2017<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Matthew 4:12-23<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\u201cHe left Nazareth and went to live in Capernaum by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali (Mat 4:13)\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Jesus began His public ministry by moving to another town in Galilee.<\/span> From his hometown Nazareth to a bigger and more dense Capernaum. It was an ancient urbanization! Nazareth was small and scarcely populated, while Capernaum was one of the fishing centers in the Sea of Galilee. It was where people came, gathered, and interacted with each other. Had Jesus commenced His mission in Nazareth, probably, it would have taken more time to grow. Capernaum gave critical advantages for Jesus. It was easier to gather people, preach and attract followers. As a port city, it eased up Jesus mobility to other places in Galilee. And, Capernaum provided Jesus with shelter and other resources for His preaching. The reason for migrating was practical and yet decisive.<\/span><\/div>\n
When St. Dominic started his Order, one of the first things he did was to send his small and fragile group of friars to big university cities like Paris and Bologna. His move was criticized as careless and dangerous. It could have swept away the infant community of Dominic. But, He insisted. \u201cStored seeds rot!\u201d Dominic was actually able to think like Jesus. In bigger cities, it was much manageable not only to study, but also to preach and invite generous souls to be part of the community. Thus, Dominic made a clear instruction as he sent his brothers: \u201cto study, preach and build community.\u201d
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Our time is characterized with mega migration. Countless people move from town to another, from one country to another, and from one continent to another with ease and speed. And like Jesus, we migrate for practical cause as well as survival. We go places because of our works, our family, or our dreams. My life as a seminarian and a Dominican is also marked with constant movement. As early as fourteen years old, I left my hometown Bandung to enter the seminary in Magelang. Then, from Indonesia to Manila in the Philippines.<\/span><\/div>\n
Going back to today\u2019s Gospel, St. Matthew does not only see Jesus\u2019 migration as practical solutions to His ministry, but as fulfillment of God\u2019s promise: \u201cthe people who sits in darkness have seen a great light.\u201d As Jesus travelled from one place to another, He brought light to others that they may see God whose Kingdom has come. Jesus immediately preached the Good News and called Andrew, Peter, James and John to His disciples. Jesus accommodated the practical and temporal things in His disposal for His mission. And He was faithful to this to the end. He used the cross, the practical means of torture and humiliation as means of presenting God\u2019s love and salvation.<\/span><\/div>\n
The same mission is given to us. As we move from one place to another, we bring also the light of Christ with us. Like newly-wed persons, we are called to enlighten our new families. As workers, we are to denounce what is evil in our new workplaces. As people who live on this earth, we shall take care of the creations in every land we step.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Br. Valentinus Bayuhadi Ruseno, OP<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time January 23, 2017 Matthew 4:12-23 \u00a0 \u201cHe left Nazareth and went to live in Capernaum by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali (Mat 4:13)\u201d \u00a0 Jesus began His public ministry by moving to another town in Galilee. From his hometown Nazareth to a bigger and more dense Capernaum. It was an ancient urbanization! Nazareth was small and scarcely populated, while Capernaum was one of the fishing centers in the Sea of Galilee….<\/p>\n

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