Gospel of the Day
From the Gospel according to Saint Luke 14:1-6
On a sabbath Jesus went to dine at the home of one of the leading Pharisees, and the people there were observing him carefully.
In front of him there was a man suffering from dropsy.
Jesus spoke to the scholars of the law and Pharisees in reply, asking, “Is it lawful to cure on the sabbath or not?”
But they kept silent; so he took the man and, after he had healed him, dismissed him.
Then he said to them, “Who among you, if your son or ox falls into a cistern, would not immediately pull him out on the sabbath day?”
But they were unable to answer his question.
Grace, Grace
Today we see the Lord curing on the sabbath, because His Mercy wants to reach us at every moment. He says that He is ready to heal us and save us.
Therefore — why don’t we let Him? Why do we resist Grace? The Lord is longing for us to welcome it. In prayer, in the sacraments, and especially, He wants to heal us in the sacrament of confession.
In the sacrament of marriage we have the grace to recognise our sin when “I look badly at my husband”. When I’m seeing that my husband “does everything wrong”, the Lord tells us: “The lamp of the body is the eye”, so then, let us go to confession to heal our interior, let us reconcile with God and then with our husband.
Thank you Lord for giving us the sacraments! Thank you for marriage!
Applied to Married Life
Carmen: Hello Charles! How are you? How’s your day been?
Charles: Fine.
Carmen: (thinking… here we go again — abrupt and cold, always comes home tired and thinking about his work problems…) And your day good?
Charles: Yes.
Carmen: (thinking… well, could you at least ask how my day was? I’ll go prepare dinner, let’s see if he helps.) Charles, I’m going to make dinner, what would you like?
Charles: I don’t mind, whatever you feel like.
Carmen: (thinking… but come on, this is the limit! He doesn’t even help me decide what to cook! He doesn’t even help with that… Lord help me, because I can’t. I’ll pray.)
And the Lord said to her: “The lamp of the body is the eye”.
Well, Lord, it’s true that I’m seeing only the bad, so I’ll be the one to clean my heart and my gaze.
I’ll go to confession. Thank you Lord!
Carmen: Charles, I’ve been to confession because I was seeing everything wrong in you, I’m going to prepare the dinner you like so we can enjoy it together, does that sound good?
Charles: Of course my love! What a blessing your Faith is and how persevering you are in it. What a wonder to have you, Carmen!
Mother,
you are example of humility and of receiving the Grace of God. Thank you for being our Mother and model to reach your Son, Our Lord.
Praised be the Lord for ever!