Gospel of the Day
A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Saint Mark 6:7–13
At that time, Jesus called the Twelve and began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over unclean spirits. He instructed them to take nothing for the journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts. They were to wear sandals but not take a second tunic.
He said to them:
‘Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you leave that place. And if any place does not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.’
So they went out and preached repentance. They cast out many demons, anointed many sick people with oil, and healed them.
Infinitely Less Wise
Jesus chooses the least wise among us, and then sends us out without any resources so that it’s clear to everyone that the works are not ours—they are His.
It often happens that when a married couple prepares to evangelise, arguments arise during the preparation. Why? Because we start to take ownership of God’s work. Let it not be so among us. Let’s acknowledge that we are limited. The wisest person on Earth is infinitely less wise than the least in Heaven.
Applying It to Married Life
María: I can’t take it anymore. I’ve tried everything, but I can’t condense the content, nor create a flow that fits with your outline.
Andrés: I’ve tried to help, but whenever I summarise, remove something, or rearrange your structure, you say it’s not what you want to convey and that I’ve left out important points. So, let’s go with what we have, and the Holy Spirit will assist us. But above all, let’s not lose our unity—that’s the most important thing, okay?
María: Okay. More than what we say, the important thing is that we are one. From that, the Holy Spirit can build through our Sacrament.
Andrés: Let’s invoke Him because we’re really going to need Him.
María: That’s the point—that He speaks, not us.
Mother,
We are so small to go forth in the name of the Lord, and we experience this every time. Assist us, Mother. In you, we trust.