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Monday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time
Gospel text
Lk 12:13-21
Lk 12:13-21
Jesus told them a parable. “There was a rich man whose land produced a bountiful harvest. He asked himself, ‘What shall I do, for I do not have space to store my harvest?’ And he said, ‘This is what I shall do: I shall tear down my barns and build larger ones. There I shall store all my grain and other goods..."
Gospel's Commentary
Today we hear the parable of the “fool” who puts his trust in material wealth. “Soul, you have many good things stored up for many years.” Oh, really? What are “many years”? Compared with eternity, they are nothing.
—Besides, “many years” can turn into only a few days for me (weeks, months). God alone has complete dominion over time! And worst of all, neither Heaven nor God can be bought with “grain.”