Reflection for SATURDAY Within Octave of Easter
By
Fr. Aloysius Santiago sdb
Rector and Parish Priest
Don Bosco Shrine
Lingarajapuram, Bangalore
Today's Gospel verses
Mark 16:9-13
When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons. She went and told those who had been with him and who were mourning and weeping. When they heard that Jesus was alive and that she had seen him, they did not believe it.
Afterward Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them while they were walking in the country.
These returned and reported it to the rest; but they did not believe them either.
Today's Reflection
One of the attitudes that can creep in and make us take things for granted is complacency.
It may not necessarily be a case of "familiarity breeds contempt".
But it can be quite certain that familiarity can have the consequence of complacency.
And when that happens, a "wake-up call" may be necessary.
In the gospel, Jesus reproached His disciples for their incredulity and obstinacy, because they had refused to believe those who had seen Him after He had risen.
He had to wake them up from their disbelief in order to send them out to the whole world and proclaim the Good News to all creation.
As for us, we need to guard against the complacency that can stifle our faith and make us mediocre Christians.
Let us keep our focus on Jesus our Risen Lord and He will keep our hearts burning with love for Him and the zeal to be witnesses of the Good News of salvation for the world.
GOD BLESS YOU
Good morning. Have a nice safe day