Reflection for WEDNESDAY, 29th Week, Ordinary Time.

By

   Fr. Aloysius Santiago sdb
Director, Social Action Movement, Don Bosco Bidar 

 Today's Gospel Verses 


 Luke 12:39-48

 But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.  You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”

 Peter asked, “Lord, are you telling this parable to us, or to everyone?”

 The Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their food allowance at the proper time?  It will be good for that servant whom the master finds doing so when he returns.* *Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.  But suppose the servant says to himself, ‘My master is taking a long time in coming,’ and he then begins to beat the other servants, both men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk.  The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of. He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers. 

 “The servant who knows the master’s will and does not get ready or does not do what the master wants will be beaten with many blows. But the one who does not know and does things deserving punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked. 

 Today's Reflection

At Mass, during the Eucharistic prayer, we are called to proclaim the “Mystery of faith”.

We respond with the proclamation that the Lord Jesus died and rose from the dead, and will come again in glory.

It is called the “Mystery of faith” because as much it is revealed to us who Jesus Christ is, there is still much more to be revealed to us as we enter deeper into the mystery of salvation.

Each of us will understand that mystery according to our own capacity and we will live out that mystery of faith in accordance to our own abilities.

That is why in the 1st reading, St. Paul tells us that when we read his words, we will have some idea of the depths of the mystery of Jesus Christ.

And from what we know we will then put it into practice.

But as Jesus tells us in the gospel, the evil one wants to break into our lives and break our faith so that we will follow the ways of the world instead of the way of Jesus Christ our Saviour.

And we know what is the way of Jesus Christ, we know that we have to be alert and stand ready to face the challenges to our faith, and we know that we have to be faithful to the teachings of the gospel.

Faith is a gift from God to us. With faith we will rise to understand the mystery of salvation in Jesus Christ.

Let us put that faith into practice and be witnesses to the saving love of God for the world. 


GOD BLESS YOU

Good morning. Have a nice day.