TUESDAY OF THE 11TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME OF THE YEAR (I)
Mystery of the day: Sorrowful
Celebration: Ferial
Liturgical Colour: Green
Table of the Word
First Reading: 2 Corinthians 8:1-9
Gospel: Matthew 5:43-48
Theme: Love in action
Reflection
In our day-to-day living experience, we speak the language of love most often than putting the love itself into action. We see love in every creature but we fail to reciprocate the gesture either through our selfishness or negligence. Be that as it may, we are still beneficiaries of this Divine gratuitousnes.
It is against this backdrop that St. Paul in his second epistle to the Corinthians Church being an extract of today's first reading exhorted us to prove by the earnestness of others that our love also is genuine (cf. 2 Corinthians 8:1-9).
However, how genuine is our love? To answer this, today's Gospel pericope according to Evangelist Matthew beautifully captures the practical motif of love when He gave an account of our Lord's teaching: "But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,..." (see Matthew 5:43-48).
Beloved in Christ Jesus, today's central messages is rooted in "active love" and not "verbal or passive kind of love." That is love beyond barrier as we made reference to yesterday's reflection (cf. I John 3:18). Love that counts no wrong, love without reason or condition, love without expectation and above all, love above all as God Himself did by sending His begotten Son as a ransom for man (cf. John 3:16).
Finally, let love speaks in our actions,the kind of love that is not emotional or reciprocal but radical and divine; which goes beyond sex, race and age.
+ Peace be with you.
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