LIVING A HELL OF A LIFE?
Jonah “paid the fare, and went aboard to journey with them to Tarshish, away from the Lord.” –Jonah 1:3 Mass Readings: October 9 First: Jonah 1:1–2:2,11;Resp: Jonah 2:3-5,8;Gospel: Luke 10:25-37 Listen to the Mass Readings Jonah refused to go to the Ninevites and tell them to repent (Jon 1:2ff). When he refused to do God’s will, he could not stay where he was; instead, he felt compelled to flee (Jon 1:3). In his flight, Jonah caused a “furious tempest” (Jon 1:4). Next, he was thrown into the sea and swallowed by a large fish, in whose belly he remained for...