--- title: Daily Readings Reflection for 10/01/09 description: Daily Readings Reflection for 10/01/09 --- [![catholic-mom-logo-v2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/images/catholic-mom-logo-v2.svg "catholic-mom-logo-v2")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) [![search-icon](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/search-icon.svg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2009/10/01/daily-readings-reflection-for-100109#) # Daily Readings Reflection for 10/01/09 Oct 1, 2009 5:00:06 PM  |  by [Guest](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/guest) Reflection on the Daily Readings for 10/01/09 by Fr. Bertrand Buby, SM [Today’s Readings](http://www.usccb.org/nab/) Scripture: Lectionary # 458. Thurs. of 26th week. Nehemiah 8:1-4.5-6.7-12. Psalm 19:8.9.10.11. Luke 10:1-12. "This day is holy unto the Lord your God; mourn not; nor weep." (Neh.8:9). Ezra, the scribe is appointed by Nehemiah the governor or leader to read the Torah in front of the people. He is elevated above the people so that he may be seen and heard. They are so moved that many weep and mourn for not having observed the precepts of the Lord, but Ezra realizes that this is not a day for fasting or mourning but for rejoicing. The passage is beautiful and remarkable for its description and leads historically to a transition from the time of the prophets to the new era of Judaism when the syngagogue will become central. We are historically around the time of 485 B.C. and the people are being prepared for the future of the nation and its worship of the one true God. The celebration precedes or sets the way for Sukkot-- a time of thanksgiving and joy for the harvest. Here it is the return of the people to the holy city and holy land. It reminds us of the Acts of the Apostles where there are several summaries by Luke who tells us of the celebration and joy of the first Christian community in Jerusalem. "And continuing daily in one accord in the temple and breaking bread in their houses, they took their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, praising God and being in favor with all the people." (Acts 2:46-47). Sukkot or the Festival of Tabernacles is a time for thanking God for the harvest. It resembles Thanksgiving Day in some respects but is the oldest festival of this type thus giving us a model for thanking God and having a joyful celebration. The narrative of Nehemiah is an excellent context for appreciating the joy of the people of Israel coming home again. It is an appropriate introduction to Sukkot. Fortunately, the Catholic lectionary has chosen Psalm 19 for its Responsorial Psalm and this is also one of the Psalms for Sukkot. In a book called the "Joys of Hebrew" by Lewis Glinert we have this description of Sukkot: "Five days after Yom Kippur in mid-autumn, comes the festival of Sukkot, which has to be seen to be believed. The word literally means "booths." For the week-long festival, Jews traditionally eat, drink, and sleep "under the sky"-- in a little sukkah roofed over with temporary vegetation, commemorating the wandering in the wilderness. This is also the harvest season and a time of judgment for rain, and there are a plethora of other customs and ceremonies to match. Provided it doesn't pour with rain, Sukkot fully lives up to its nickname of zman simchatenu, "our season of joy." 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