2. THE KINGDOM IS WITHIN YOU SON, ALL I HAVE IS YOURS THE KINGDOM IS WITHIN YOU Cycle C Music: Advent Cantata 61 (J.S. Bach)

3. The Kingdom is within you Lk 17:21 Watch and pray at all times Have no fear, little flock Lk 12:32 God reveals to the small ones All that is mine is yours Lk 15:31 The Father loves the prodigal son and ALL others Key thoughts of this Gospel:

4. Way bordering the Jordan 1st SUNDAY Walk ensuring to keep us standing on the day of his coming 2nd SUNDAY Breaking into John the Baptist’s road 3rd SUNDAY John brings us closer to God in the Jordan 4th SUNDAY Let us go with Mary to visit us

5. John makes Jordan a place of social claims Close to the place where John was baptizing

6. Lk 3:10-18 And the crowds asked John, "What then shall we do?" And he answered them, "Whoever has two tunics is to share with him who has none, and whoever has food is to do likewise." Images of Jordan

7. Baptism is not a rite but a social commitment “The bread in your cupboard belongs to the hungry person; the coat hanging unused in your closet belongs to the person who needs it; the shoes rotting in your closet belong to the person with no shoes; the money which you put in the bank belongs to the poor. You do wrong to everyone you could help, but fail to help.” (St. Basil, Fourth Century) Sandals of the 1st century

8. Tax collectors also came to be baptized and said to him, "Teacher, what shall we do?" And he said to them, "Collect no more than you are authorized to do."

9. John says to the economists: Do not collect more taxes than the essential ones Let the water run and give Life to all Taxes to those who have more Taxes to those who have more click Do not click

10. Soldiers also asked him, "And we, what shall we do?" And he said to them, "Do not extort money from anyone by threats or by false accusation, and be content with your wages."

11. Why you base the brotherhood in weapons? http://www.publico.es/espana/espana-explota-mercado-armas-salir.html John says to the military: Do not mistreat anyone Weapons in Jordan

12. As the people were in expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Christ,

13. Listen to what the Prophets say, instead of judging them, categorize them, or condemn them John says to those who wondered if he was perhaps the Messiah John the Baptist

14. John answered them all, saying, "I baptize you with water, but he who is mightier than I is coming, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

15. The baptism of Jesus is with the Holy Spirit and Fire Do we keep the flame lit? Remains of the place Do not click

16. His winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire." So with many other exhortations he preached good news to the people.

17. God will gather the wheat in His Barn “We are the wheat of God, that must be presented to Christ as Pure BREAD” (Ignatius of Antioch) Do not click Churches of the site

18. Lord, grant us to be consistent with our baptism, and vigilant to your constant COMINGS

19. Nuns of St. Benet de Montserrat www.monestirsantbenetmontserrat.com/regina www.monestirsantbenetmontserrat.com/regina