November 13

“But when they saw it, they all complained, saying, ‘He has gone to be a guest with a man who is a sinner’” (Lk 19:7).

Meant to condemn, it now commends Him to heart-broken sinners. The swindler is changed to a saint, the thief to a philanthropist. Zacchaeus (from Zakkay, “pure”) finally matches his name.

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