Reflection for Friday 25th Week in Ordinary Time

By


Fr. Aloysius Santiago sdb
Rector and Parish Priest
Don Bosco Shrine
Lingarajapuram, Bangalore

Today's Word

Luke 9:19-21

They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that one of the prophets of long ago has come back to life.”

“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”

Peter answered, “God’s Messiah.”

Today's Reflection

Taking Courage Haggai Does Not Banish Painful Memories of the Past but puts Them to Good Use. Facing Up to Their Discouragement, He Asks the People to Recall in Its Former Glory the Temple Built by Solomon & Demolished by the Invaders. “And how Do U See It Now? Does It Not Seem like Nothing in Your Eyes?” But if He can Awaken Painful Memories, He is also Entitled to Remember Happier Times. He Evokes the Days of Moses & the Covenant at Mount Sinai, “This is the Pact that I Made with U when U Came Out of Egypt, & MY SPIRIT Continues in Your Midst. Do Not Fear.” To Revive Their Courage, He Recalls Israel’s Early Days of Dedication & Achievement, Their Joy at Receiving the Covenant & Their Achievement during the Glorious Reigns of David & Solomon.

After of the Tragedy of the Exile & the Austere Years that Followed, GOD Inspired in Haggai This Cry of Messianic Hope.

2 Questions

Luke, more than the Other Evangelists, Regularly Portrays JESUS at Prayer. It was after such a Pause for Prayer that HE Asked HIS Disciples the 2 Questions, “Who Do Others Say I am?” & “Who Do U Say I am?” They were important questions.

The 1st was General & Easy Enough to Answer;  the 2nd was much More Personal & More Demanding. It Asks Each of Us to Say who JESUS is for Us, for Me Personally. It is Easier to Guess what HE Means to People in General; It Takes a Little More Reflection to Say what HE Means to Me Personally. But It is the Answer to that 2nd Question that Matters. HE Wants Us to Express Our Personal Faith in HIM. HE Asks Us, “What Do U Believe?”

Good Morning

GOD Bless Us All Today

Let's remember and pray for children suffering from cancer.