Allocution, Sunday, September 27
Allocution September 27, 2020
Thank you to everyone who makes this radio broadcast possible, today September 27, the twenty-sixth Sunday of ordinary liturgical time.
In all the Catholic churches of the world this fragment of the gospel according to Saint Matthew, chapter 21, verses 28 to 32, is read.
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Many people have said yes to God and by saying yes to God they say yes to their family, to their neighbors, to their towns, to their churches.
Married couples who have been married for many years have said permanent yes. Tonight the husband tells the yes that has moved him the most from his wife to her. Tonight the wife tells her husband the yes that has moved her the most about her beloved.
The pregnant mother has said permanent yes to her blessed fruit, to whom she has given birth and who has accompanied her until the last minute of her maternal life. Today the son and daughter tell their father and mother the yes that has moved them the most about paternal and maternal love.
Many children have said permanent yes to their parents, especially when they are older and have been by their side until the last minute of their lives. Today parents tell their children the yes that has moved them the most about their blessed fruits.
The Virgin Mary has said a permanent yes to the will of God the Father, who asked her to be the mother of the Son of God made man and thus she gave birth to him in the cave of Bethlehem. The Virgin has said permanent yes in the flight to Egypt to save her Son from the evil hands of the bloodthirsty King Herod. Permanent yes she said at the crucifixion. Yes permanent he says now in the house of God the Father and from there he prays for his children on this earth.
Permanent yes has been said by Blessed José Olallo Valdés, who despite his mother saying no, he said yes for 54 years at the service of the poor, sick, prisoners, distressed, wounded mambises, and all those who came to him and received without respect of persons.
Saint Vincent de Paul said no first and then he said yes. Priest dedicated to the poor, who has left us the gift of the Paul Fathers and the Daughters of Charity, who have also said yes to Christ and the poor.
Write the yes that has moved you the most in your life from the Daughters of Charity. Write the yes that has touched you the most in your life from family, neighbors and friends and say it to the phone number 78624000.
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We meet four characters called: EVERYONE, SOMEONE, ANYONE and NOBODY.
It happens that a very important job had to be finished for the next day.
EVERYONE knew SOMEONE would do it.
ANYONE could have done it, but actually NO ONE did.
SOMEONE got angry when they found out what happened, because it would have been up to EVERYONE to do it.
The result was that EVERYONE believed ANYONE would do it and NO ONE realized that SOMEONE wouldn’t do it.
SOMEONE reproached EVERYONE because in reality NO ONE did what ANYONE could have done.
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Once upon a time there was a king of a small country called Uvilandia. His kingdom was full of vineyards and all his subjects were dedicated to making wine. By exporting to other countries, the 15 families that inhabited Uvilandia earned enough money to live quite well, pay taxes and indulge in some luxuries.
For several years now the King had been studying the kingdom’s finances. The monarch was fair and understanding and did not like the feeling of putting his hand in the pockets of the inhabitants of Uvilandia. That is why he made great efforts to find a way to reduce taxes.
Until one day he had the great idea. As the only contribution to cover the expenses of the State, the king would ask each of his subjects to once a year, at the time when the wines were bottled, to come to the palace gardens with a one-liter jug of the best wine from their harvest and emptied it into a large barrel that would be built for that purpose and on that date. From the sale of those 15 thousand liters of wine, the money necessary for the crown’s budget, health expenses and the education of its people would be obtained. The news spread throughout the kingdom through advertisements and posters on the main streets of the city. The joy of the people was indescribable. In every house the king was praised and songs were sung in his honor. In all the taverns glasses were raised and toasts were made to the good king’s health and long life.
Contribution day has arrived. Throughout the week in neighborhoods and markets, in squares and in churches, residents reminded each other not to miss the appointment. From early on, entire families of winegrowers began to arrive from all over the kingdom with their jug, in the hand of the head of the family. One by one they climbed the long staircase to the top of the enormous royal barrel, emptied their jug and went down another staircase at the foot of which, the treasurer of the kingdom placed a shield with the king’s seal on the lapel of each peasant.
In the middle of the afternoon, when the last of the peasants emptied their jug, it was known that no one was missing. The huge barrel was full. From the first to the last of the subjects they had passed through the gardens on time and emptied their jugs.
The king was proud and satisfied; At sunset, when the people gathered in the square in front of the palace, the king came out to his balcony acclaimed by his people. Everyone was happy. In a beautiful crystal glass, inherited from his ancestors, the king sent for a sample of the collected wine. With the cup on the way, the sovereign spoke to them:
-Wonderful town of Uvilandia: just as I had imagined, all the inhabitants of the kingdom have come to the palace today. I want to share with you the joy of the crown, confirming that the loyalty of the people to their king is the same as the loyalty of their king to their people. And I can’t think of a better tribute than to toast you with the first glass of this wine, which will undoubtedly be a nectar of gods, the sum of the best grapes in the world, made by the best hands in the world and watered with the greatest good. of the kingdom, that is, the love of the people. Everyone cried and cheered for the king.
One of the servants brought the glass to the king and he raised it to toast the people who were applauding euphorically… but in surprise he stopped his hand in the air. When he lifted the glass the king noticed that the liquid it contained was transparent and colorless. ; He slowly brought it to his nose, trained to perceive the aroma of the best wines, and confirmed that it had no smell whatsoever. Taster that he was, he brought the glass to his mouth and took a sip.
The wine didn’t taste like wine or anything else!
The king sent for a second glass of the wine from the barrel, then another, and finally he wanted to take a sample from the top rim. But there was no point, everything was the same: odorless, colorless and tasteless.
The alchemists of the kingdom were urgently called to analyze the composition of the wine. The conclusion was unanimous: the barrel was full of water, very pure water. One hundred percent water.
The monarch immediately ordered all the wise men and magicians of the kingdom to gather together, so that they could urgently seek an explanation for that mystery. What spell, chemical reaction or spell had happened for that mixture of wines to transform into water?
The oldest of the government ministers approached and said to the king: Miracle? Incantation? Alchemy? None of that, sir, none of that.
-I don’t understand – said the king. Explain to me.
-Take Juan for example, said the minister. Juan has a huge vineyard that stretches from the mountain to the river The grapes it harvests are from the best strains in the kingdom and its wine is the first to sell and at the best price. This morning, when he was preparing with his family to go down to town, an idea crossed his mind… What if I put water instead of wine, who can tell the difference…? A single jug of water in fifteen thousand liters of wine…no one would notice the difference… No one! …And no one would have noticed, except for one detail, your majesty, except for one detail: EVERYONE THOUGHT AND DID THE SAME THING!
A misleading yes is worse than a no.
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A no can be reversed into a yes like the second son who said no and then said yes.
Let’s think about the no’s we have said in word and deed to those we love or who have asked us for a favor.
How to turn them into a yes? We reflect, we pray and get to work. Great happiness will spring forth in us and in those to whom we have denied our service.
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Saint Paul in the Letter to the Philippians, chapter 2, verses 1 to 11 invites us to yes and reminds us of Christ’s yes.
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Our father…
Ave Maria…
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May the blessing of The Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit descend upon you, your families, and remain forever. Amen.