GOSPEL OF THE DAY

From the Gospel according to Matthew

Mt 6:1-6, 16-18

Jesus said to his disciples:

“Take care not to perform righteous deeds

in order that people may see them;

otherwise, you will have no recompense from your heavenly Father.

When you give alms, do not blow a trumpet before you,

as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets

to win the praise of others.

Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward.

But when you give alms,

do not let your left hand know what your right is doing,

so that your almsgiving may be secret.

And your Father who sees in secret will repay you.

“When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites,

who love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on street corners

so that others may see them.

Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward.

But when you pray, go to your inner room, close the door,

and pray to your Father in secret.

And your Father who sees in secret will repay you.

“When you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites.

They neglect their appearance,

so that they may appear to others to be fasting.

Amen, I say to you, they have received their reward.

But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,

so that you may not appear to others to be fasting,

except to your Father who is hidden.

And your Father who sees what is hidden will repay you.”

The gospel of the Lord.

Offered is delivered.

The only valid and pleasing offering to God is that of his Son who gives himself on the cross. It is what we commemorate in each Eucharist. But just as in His passion,  He is alone. However, in the Eucharist, He offers himself with His mystical body, which is the Church. Therefore, in the Eucharistic prayer we ask for three things:

1. That God accepts the sacrifice of his Son that we are offering every day to him;
2. That through him we may be gathered into the unity of the Church; and
3. That therefore we become victims offered with Christ to the Father, by the grace of the Holy Spirit.

Hence, our sacrifices are something that we offer to the Father and we do not make them public, because the only public sacrifice is that Christ and we are allowed to be united to Him through the grace of the Holy Spirit.

Landed to Married life:

Juan: Have you seen our desire to show off? It is especially noticeable because of what it costs us to offer a sacrifice to God without keeping it between Him and us.

Marta: The Bishop said that an offering that is given to the Father has already been given, and therefore no longer belongs to us. If we show it or discuss it with someone, then we are no longer delivering it.

Juan: You are right, Besides, it has no value if it is not through the grace of the Holy Spirit who unites it to the Sacrifice of Christ in the cross.

Marta: Do you know how can we notice the ones that have already offered themselves to the Lord? They are always happy and avoid talking about themselves. Those are the Host pleasing to Lord

Juan: I love it. I would like it to be my goal for this month. Thank you wife.

Mother,

You kept all things in your Heart, because all things were between God and You. Amen