Gospel of the day
The Gospel of the Lord
Those of us who, as married couples, have taken part in the Proyecto Amor Conyugal retreat and follow the catechesis of Saint John Paul II know how God intended marriage to be. And in this Gospel, it is as if Jesus were saying to us: dear spouses, you know how my Father designed marriage — blessed are you if you put it into practice.
But we cannot do it alone. Without him we can do nothing. Because, through our fallen nature, what comes naturally to us is to want to be served, to fight to be right, to try to dominate the other, to want the other to change.
Let us not betray the one who shares bread with us — our spouse. Instead, let us do as Jesus did: let us wash one another’s feet, giving ourselves in the small details of each day. It is to him that we do it.
Brought down to Married Life
Peter: Emma, I think today I put myself above you…
Emma: Yes, but I also wanted to be right instead of serving you.
Peter: And that is exactly what Jesus speaks about — placing ourselves at the feet of the other.
Emma: Yes, and he says we will be blessed if we put it into practice.
Peter: Sometimes I feel that I give more than you, and that poisons me…
Emma: The same happens to me. I feel it too. And I think that is the trap — staying in what we feel.
Peter: How important it is to trust and to receive one another as a gift from God, to help each other become holy. To purify what is ugly within us by filling our hearts with blessing.
Emma: Even when we fail… to keep choosing one another. It is beautiful to choose to love. We need his help — shall we spend some time praying with this Gospel together?
Peter: Yes!
Mother,
Blessed are you who put into practice all the teachings of the Father.
We enter into your Heart so that you may teach us.