Gospel: John 12:1-11
Six days before Passover Jesus came to
Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. They gave a
dinner for him there, and Martha served, while Lazarus was one of those
reclining at table with him. Mary took a liter of costly perfumed oil made from
genuine aromatic nard and anointed the feet of Jesus and dried them with her
hair; the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil. Then Judas the
Iscariot, one of his disciples, and the one who would betray him, said, “Why was
this oil not sold for three hundred days’ wages and given to the poor?” He said
this not because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief and held
the money bag and used to steal the contributions. So Jesus said, “Leave her
alone. Let her keep this for the day of my burial. You always have the poor
with you, but you do not always have me.”
The large crowd of the Jews found out that
he was there and came, not only because of him, but also to see Lazarus, whom
he had raised from the dead. And the chief priests plotted to kill Lazarus too,
because many of the Jews were turning away and believing in Jesus because of
him.
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Reflection:
What can you offer Jesus this Holy Week?
Can you offer Him your time by going through all of the liturgical celebration
in your parish? Can you offer Him some of your treasures by helping somebody in
need? Or you have nothing to offer to the Lord because Holy Week is like one of
the ordinary days for you.
When you treat Holy Week as one of the
ordinary days or you treat it as your vacation day. You miss something very
significant in your life, you miss the opportunity to have a personal encounter
with the Lord. You miss the opportunity to deepen your faith with the Lord.
When Jesus went to the house of the
siblings Mary, Martha and Lazarus, the three of them gave their precious time
to the Lord. Martha prepared the food, Mary was beside the Lord listening to
Him and even anointed His foot with expensive perfume. Lazarus dined with Jesus
and listened to Him. No wonder the three of them were close to the Lord because
they gave their precious time to the Lord.
Think also of how you could give your time
to the Lord this Holy Week. It could be by listening to Him, it could be by
serving Him or any activity that could bring you closer to the Lord. This Holy
Week, shut yourself out from this boisterous world and enough of the noise of
this world for this will not bring you closer to Him.
When you decide to spend time with Jesus
this Holy Week you are already investing for your spiritual growth. Which you
could always lean on when you go through episode/s of turbulence in your life.
How will you use your time this Holy Week?
- Marino J. Dasmarinas
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