GOSPEL OF THE DAY

From the Gospel according to Mark

Mark 9:41-50

Jesus said to his disciples:

“”Anyone who gives you a cup of water to drink

because you belong to Christ,

amen, I say to you, will surely not lose his reward.

“”Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin,

it would be better for him if a great millstone

were put around his neck

and he were thrown into the sea.

If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off.

It is better for you to enter into life maimed

than with two hands to go into Gehenna,

into the unquenchable fire.

And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off.

It is better for you to enter into life crippled

than with two feet to be thrown into Gehenna.

And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out.

Better for you to enter into the Kingdom of God with one eye

than with two eyes to be thrown into Gehenna,

where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.

“”Everyone will be salted with fire.

Salt is good, but if salt becomes insipid,

with what will you restore its flavor?

Keep salt in yourselves and you will have peace with one another.””

The word of the Lord

 

Keep drinking. 

We must remain together, with the Lord, like a tree by the riverbank whose roots drink from its water. It is not enough to drink from time to time; we must continue drinking continuously from His side. Because if we, who are Christian spouses, are not in Christ, who will be a witness of His Love? If we call ourselves Christians but do not pass through our union the Nuptial Love of Christ, we do Christ and His Church a disservice, because we will be a scandal. Therefore, we can only be a Christian spouse by remaining in Christ.

 

Applied to married life: 

Aníbal: I read a phrase in a book: Tell me how your marriage is, and I will tell you how your faith is. Wow! That’s strong, isn’t it, Almudena?

Almudena: It’s strong, but it’s very real. That is what walking in truth is, Aníbal. Aníbal: The truth is that we have no other way of passing our faith than through our marital union. There is no other way, and there is no pretention or deception here. Almudena: As Christians, we are constantly a showcase for our children and the world, and if our union does not convince God, then it will not convince the world. But you, as a husband, I do see you as a good testimony.

Aníbal: And I see the same about you.

 

Mother,

At the foot of the Cross, in the Heart of the Lord in the Cenacle, or wiping His feet with our tears, but we you like to be with Jesus, your Son. Praise be forever.