1. 17th November 2013: 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

2. Gospel:
Luke Ch. 21: 5 – 19

3. Jesus speaks of the Destruction of the Temple

4. a) This Gospel is a collection of sayings of Jesus:

5. 1. People who think only of the “present life” (short)

6. 2. We do not know when it ends.

7. 3. To be saved we must accept suffering.

8. 4. We must trust in God.

9. 1. Exploration of outer space
b) Man’s achievements:
1. Exploration of outer space

10. 2. Supermarkets where you find any kind of goods

11. 3. Means of communication: faxes, satellite, television, internet…

12. They are the temples of our modern world and we, like the apostles, make them our temples.

13. But the time will come when all these achievements of man will also come to an end.

14. Then came Jesus who told us not to be frightened by the troubles we may have in life;

15. these things must happen but it is not the end.

16. Prayer: Lord, we thank you that in many parts of the world where there are wars, where nations are fighting nations and where there are earthquakes and famines… etc