GOSPEL OF THE DAY

From the Gospel according to Mark

Mark 2:13-17

Jesus went out along the sea.

All the crowd came to him and he taught them.

As he passed by, he saw Levi, son of Alphaeus,

sitting at the customs post.

Jesus said to him, “Follow me.”

And he got up and followed Jesus.

While he was at table in his house,

many tax collectors and sinners sat with Jesus and his disciples;

for there were many who followed him.

Some scribes who were Pharisees saw that Jesus was eating with sinners

and tax collectors and said to his disciples,

“Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

Jesus heard this and said to them,

“Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do.

I did not come to call the righteous but sinners.”

The word of the Lord

 

Less is more.

We need to know the Heart of the Lord to understand this Gospel. His heart burns with love for us. Pope Francis says in Dilexit nos that “Jesus brought the great novelty of recognising dignity… especially of those people who were deemed ‘unworthy’… a new principle… by which the more weak, miserable, and suffering a human being is, the more ‘worthy’ they are of respect and love.” So, the more miserable someone is, the more worthy they are of love? That is the Heart of Christ.

 

Grounded in Married Life:

Rocío: There is a piece in our marriage that is placed the other way around, because for God our “less” is His “more.”

Jaime: I don’t understand anything. You woke up philosophising today and I’m completely lost.

Rocío: Hahaha. Yes. For me, the more miserable you are, the less worthy of my love I consider you, meaning you deserve my love less. And for the Lord, it is the opposite.

Jaime: So, the more miserable one is, the more worthy they are of love? Now you really have me dumbfounded.

Rocío: But that doesn’t mean you have to treat me badly on purpose, okay?

Jaime: Hahaha, no dear. I can imagine…

Rocío: Look at it this way. The lower one falls, the more they need to be lifted up. But you don’t want to fall low, right?

Jaime: No, of course not! I always want to be in grace.

Rocío: That’s how I like it, my husband.

 

Mother,

Who is like God? Praised be His Sacred Heart.