GOSPEL OF THE DAY

From the Gospel according to Matthew

MT 15:21-28

At that time Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.

And behold, a Canaanite woman of that district came and called out,

“Have pity on me, Lord, Son of David!

My daughter is tormented by a demon.”

But he did not say a word in answer to her.

His disciples came and asked him,

“Send her away, for she keeps calling out after us.”

He said in reply,

“I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

But the woman came and did him homage, saying, “Lord, help me.”

He said in reply,

“It is not right to take the food of the children

and throw it to the dogs.”

She said, “Please, Lord, for even the dogs eat the scraps

that fall from the table of their masters.”

Then Jesus said to her in reply,

“O woman, great is your faith!

Let it be done for you as you wish.”

And her daughter was healed from that hour

The gospel of the Lord

You make me fall in love with you.

When I hear this Gospel, I have in my mind: I wish I could say that phrase so that Jesus would tell me: “Great is your faith.” What a compliment coming from Jesus! But that compliment comes after that faith has been tested by the path of humiliation.

Applied to Married Life:

Juan: One of the things that makes me fall in love with you even more is your faith.

Cristina: I love when you say that to me. There’s no greater compliment. In what situations do you notice my faith?

Juan: Especially when you live with peace and joy in a situation where someone humiliates you, and right after, you thank God for having experienced it with you.

Cristina: It’s true. I don’t really live through those situations myself. It’s the Lord who lives them for me.

Juan: Great is your faith.

Mother,

Model and Teacher of faith, give us more faith to live through humiliations in Your Immaculate Heart.