The readings of this day speak of the richness of the presence, revelation and divine glory in our life.

The book of Deuteronomy begins with God’s arrival on the mountain for the Prophet Moses and the congregation of the Israelites to take the Ten Commandments.

“These words the Lord spoke to all your assembly, in the mountain from the midst of the fire, the cloud, and the thick darkness, with a loud voice; and He added no more. And He wrote them on two tablets of stone and gave them to me.”  (Deuteronomy 5)

 

The prophecy of Isaiah, on the other hand, proclaims a wonderful and glorious divine presence in the temple and the Seraphim around which the heavenly praise is performed.

“In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple.

Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.

And one cried to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory!”

For my eyes have seen the King, The Lord of hosts.” (Isaiah 6)

 

The soul yearns in the Matins psalm that God lifts her up by declaring His salvation for her and His constant presence among His people as a savior and shepherd.

“Save Your people, And bless Your inheritance; Shepherd them also, And bear them up forever.” (Psalms 28)

The Matins gospel reveals the simplicity of the divine revelation, as it is hidden from the wise and understanding – when they are themselves – and revealed to those who are in the simplicity of children as a gift from the Father and the Son.

 

“At that time Jesus answered and said, “I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and have revealed them to babes.

Nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.” ( Matthew 11)

 

He also rebukes the peoples who did not repent despite the revelation and declaration of His power in them.

“Then He began to rebuke the cities in which most of His mighty works had been done, because they did not repent:”   (Matthew 11)

 

Pauline Epistle also explains the eternity of divine economy in making this revelation special to a few individuals in ancient times, then to the people of Israel to prepare humanity for salvation, and then in the fullness of time it became freely available to everyone who believes.

“Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret since the world began

but now has been made manifest, and by the prophetic Scriptures has been made known to all nations, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, for obedience to the faith” (Romans 16)

 

Catholic Epistle warns against the fake advertisements of Christians and about the most dangerous things that hinder the revelation of God, the lust for teaching and the abundance of speech, so he recommends controlling the mouth and tongue

“With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the similitude of God.

Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so.

Does a spring send forth fresh water and bitter from the same opening?

Can a fig tree, my brethren, bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh.”   (James 3)

 

Praxis gives an image and a tragic end to the one who steals the glory of God for himself, as it happened to Herod the King.

 

“So on a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat on his throne and gave an oration to them.

And the people kept shouting, “The voice of a god and not of a man!”

Then immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give glory to God. And he was eaten by worms and died.”   (Acts 12)

 

The psalm of the liturgy proclaims the fruit of the divine revelation: joy and praise, which overflows not only on humans, but also on nature.

“Your right hand is full of righteousness.

Let Mount Zion rejoice, Let the daughters of Judah be glad, Because of Your judgments.”   (Psalms 48)

 

The Gospel of the liturgy concludes with the king sitting on the throne of His glory and the disciples sitting on the chairs of judgment as the Lord’s reward for their subordination to Him, the proclamation of divine compensation on Earth and also the heavenly share.

“So Jesus said to them, “Assuredly I say to you, that in the regeneration, when the Son of Man sits on the throne of His glory, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My name’s sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life.”  (Matthew 19)

 

The summary of the readings

God appeared on the mountain to Moses the prophet and in the temple to Isaiah the Prophet. Deuteronomy and Isaiah.

The longing of the soul to proclaim His salvation and to rejoice at the appearance of his Justice and judgments. The Matins and the liturgy Psalm

The Son wants to declare Himself to everyone, but to those who are in the simplicity of children. The Matins Gospel