Let’s share the treasure with others – NEK follow-up meeting in the Diocese of Debrecen-Nyíregyháza | Hungarian Courier
Nearly two months have passed since the International Eucharistic Congress from 5 to 12 September, and the events live on in our memories. At the follow-up meeting, many people came to share their experiences with each other and their communities. The main organizer and moderator of the meeting was Zoltán Krakomperger, Deputy Bishop.
During the gathering, video recordings and photos of the events of the congress, showing the participation of the faithful of the diocese, the communities and institutions, evoked the experiences and the gracious experiences of meeting Jesus.
After that, those present greeted the sacred Jesus; the sacrament worship was led by the county bishop Ferenc Palánki, who, after the prayer, greeted the faithful, pastors and, above all, Kornél Fábry as the host, thanking him and his staff for organizing and conducting the NEK.
The bishop was grateful for the special grace of the Good God that we were able to experience this event, which in our lives may not be repeated here in Hungary. That is why it is a great grace to be able to attend this international Christian meeting. The chief pastor also considers it special that in the current situation of the world, in the epidemic situation, we Hungarians could have been the nation that could give the Christians of the world the experience of meeting.
In his presentation, Kornél Fábry also talked about the preparations for the congress, he looked back at the events with the help of pictures, and shared backstage secrets and interesting things.
Recording of the lecture HERE look back.
The meeting continued and testified HERE they can read.
Following this, the county bishop Ferenc Palánki presented a festive Mass, at which the pastors arriving with their communities also concelebrated. Kornél Fábry said the homily of the Mass.
“Make friends of the false mammon, that when ye run out, they may receive you into everlasting habitation” (Lk 16: 9). This sentence of Jesus corrects our attitude to the world, the goal and the means are sometimes confused. With this sentence, Jesus teaches that what we have received, let us live for the good of others. Let us serve others with what we have.
Who will be our friend? If you love us – there reminded you of Kornél Fábry, and then of the parable of the merciful Samaritan, the Hungarian translation shows the question: who volt his neighbor is a man who is in a hurry, and the Greek translation says: who became your neighbor…? Because
he became his neighbor by doing him good.
When Jesus calls our attention to making friends from the false mammon, He says that
the treasures of the earth are entrusted to us, it is divided among us, but we are not the owners.
Elsewhere, Jesus says, give and receive. This is an exciting game that is worth starting small. If you are faithful in the small, they will trust you greatly (cf. Mt 25:21).
In his letter to Rome, the apostle Paul praised the people there, who had received the Christian communities at the cost of their lives, and thanked them for caring for the false mammon. We were invited to do the same. Kornél Fábry said: The congress could not have taken place without the generosity of the leaders of our country. We made many friends for Hungary and the Church, because the congress was a meeting, which we might not have been able to hold at such a standard without the help of the country’s leaders.
We experienced the congress as a holiday. The holiday is always wasteful. You can have a hamburger, but there are times when we have to give way to an event at a white table.
Jesus encourages us to do this: as it is, let us live for the rest. This is not just about financial opportunities.
We can beautify the lives of others with intellectual property, dexterity, physical help, a smile, but anyone can say a prayer if they have faith and make friends. In fact, it completes our lives.
Christianity is an altruistic religion that lives for others. Jesus Himself says, “The Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister” (Mark 10:45). The Secretary General of the NEK Secretariat also quoted Father Csaba Böjte, who said
material goods are like manure, if left in a heap, it will stink if it is scattered in the field, life will flow from it.
“Jesus called us to take all the treasure we received at the Eucharistic Congress and share it with others. Yes, we met Jesus in Budapest, we gathered on his behalf. Let us not forget that we are living people for others, and our source is Jesus Christ himself. Let us live with our gifts from Christ, make friends for him and for ourselves, that the kingdom of love may be built between us, and that in our deeds and words we may recognize that we are disciples of Jesus! ” Kornél Fábry finished his reflection.
The Lajos Bárdos Mixed Choir of the Co-Cathedral served at the Mass; conducted by József Gebri.
Text and photo: Ágnes Kovács
Source: Diocese of Debrecen-Nyíregyháza
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