GOSPEL OF THE DAY

From the Gospel according to Mark

Mk 1:21-28

Jesus came to Capernaum with his followers,

and on the sabbath he entered the synagogue and taught.

The people were astonished at his teaching,

for he taught them as one having authority and not as the scribes.

In their synagogue was a man with an unclean spirit;

he cried out, “What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth?

Have you come to destroy us?

I know who you are–the Holy One of God!”

Jesus rebuked him and said, “Quiet! Come out of him!”

The unclean spirit convulsed him and with a loud cry came out of him.

All were amazed and asked one another,

“What is this?

A new teaching with authority.

He commands even the unclean spirits and they obey him.”

His fame spread everywhere throughout the whole region of Galilee.

The word of the Lord

 

And if I get a hair implant?

Jesus speaks with authority because He does not speak used theories, instead what He says He will be able to do it. But there is a attribute of Jesus Christ that interests us especially today: the power over evil. He has the power to expel evil from my soul and from my marriage. Who can promise a transformation of the heart? Who can guarantee love? Who else can offer eternal life? The one who can is the one with the authority to whom I decide to submit.

 

Applied to married life:

César: I promised you, Rosa, that I would make you happy. I was naïve, without realising that it was not in my hands.

Rosa: Well, it would be infatuation that would lead you to make me that promise. I remember perfectly how you were drooling over me.

César: Actually, I never stopped loving you, but over time, I forgot how important you are to me.

Rosa: It is true that you have given me a lot, César, but you do not give me what I need.

César: Yeah. But… I’ve found the solution!

Rosa: What is that miraculous solution?

César: I am going to get a hair transplant like Brad Pitt.

Rosa: Hahaha. You’re always so witty. Look, no one can beat you at that… Hahaha. César: No, seriously. The solution is in Christ. He can indeed meet all your needs and expel from me all that harms you and affects our marriage.

Rosa: And… how are you going to bring Christ into our marriage? 

César: Bribing Saint Peter to give me the keys to His house.

Rosa: Hahaha. Again with your overwhelming ingenuity. You have no remedy… César: No, seriously. Going to the Eucharist more frequently and not missing any catechesis of Saint John Paul II even if you can’t go.

Rosa: How special you are… Thank you, César, for loving me so much.

 

Mother,

Only the authority of Christ convinces us. Praised be He forever.