GOSPEL OF THE DAY

From the Gospel according to Mark

Mk 9:2-10

Jesus took Peter, James, and his brother John,

and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves.

And he was transfigured before them,

and his clothes became dazzling white,

such as no fuller on earth could bleach them.

Then Elijah appeared to them along with Moses,

and they were conversing with Jesus.

Then Peter said to Jesus in reply,

“Rabbi, it is good that we are here!

Let us make three tents:

one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

He hardly knew what to say, they were so terrified.

Then a cloud came, casting a shadow over them;

from the cloud came a voice,

“This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.”

Suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone

but Jesus alone with them.

As they were coming down from the mountain,

he charged them not to relate what they had seen to anyone,

except when the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

So they kept the matter to themselves,

questioning what rising from the dead meant.

The gospel of the Lord

After His manifestation.

The Lord keeps His divine manifestation to show Himself to us incarnated as one of many. But for a moment He reveals Himself to Peter, James and John as He really is. It was necessary before they contemplated His transfiguration and His tearing in Gethsemane. On Mount Tabor, another event happened, the Father also manifests Himself, confirming that Jesus is His Son and the mediator of His Word. God the Father was with Him. This is also important, because Jesus, in addition to being God, did not face His Passion alone.

What Jesus did with His apostles is what we should do when we are going to face a complicated situation: Contemplate the glory of God that will accompany us in that situation. If we really become aware of what His glory means, we would live the tribulation in a different way. Instead, we see how the apostles lived the preparation before the glorious manifestation of Jesus and before His crucifixion, Tabor and Gethsemane. In both preparations they fell asleep. This is how we are…

Grounded in Married Life:

Ana: In the past, in times of tribulation, I saw my husband as a sinner and the Lord showed me that he was just a simple man and under construction. In the past, I used to see him as superficial, and the Lord showed me that he was actually lost. Before, I saw him as hard-hearted, and the Lord showed me that He had not yet called him, that His time had not come. And so on with everything. I judged my husband according to my criteria and condemned him. But the Lord, little by little, showed me the truth to which he was called. Now I live the wonders of my marriage, because it is now the time to help the Lord with my dedication, so that my husband lives forever. What else can I aspire to? My mission is already given fruits, in my husband and in me. Is there a more beautiful mission than discovering Love together?

Mother of married love,

show us the greatness of God present amongst us. Amen.