Gospel: Luke 2:41-52
Each year his
parents went to Jerusalem for the feast of Passover, and when he was twelve
years old, they went up according to festival custom. After they had completed
its days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem,
but his parents did not know it. Thinking that he was in the caravan, they
journeyed for a day and looked for him among their relatives and acquaintances,
but not finding him, they returned to Jerusalem to look for him. After three
days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers,
listening to them and asking them questions, and all who heard him were
astounded at his understanding and his answers. When his parents saw him, they
were astonished, and his mother said to him, “Son, why have you done this to
us? Your father and I have been looking for you with great anxiety.” And he
said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in
my Father’s house?” But they did not understand what he said to them. He went
down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them; and his mother
kept all these things in her heart. And Jesus advanced [in] wisdom and age and
favor before God and man.
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Reflection:
Do you always bring
your children to church for Holy Mass?
As we celebrate
today the feast of Sto. Nino we will obviously be seeing many processions,
motorcades and parades in honor of the baby Jesus. But some of those who will
be joining this celebration will not be in the church for Mass. Some will be
giving more importance to the parades than to their worship for Jesus at Holy
Mass.
Joseph and Mary
absolutely knew the importance of introducing their child to their Jewish faith.
That is why they brought the twelve years old Jesus to worship God during the
yearly celebration of the feast of Passover. Joseph and Mary completely knew
also that their worship for God will help form the young mind of Jesus. By
doing so Jesus would learn to love and honor God more than anything else in
this world.
The primary duty of
parents is to teach their child/children to love and honor God and this they
could do by bringing their children to church for Holy Mass. Because the moment
they always bring their child for Holy Mass everything that is good and Godly
is inculcated in their young minds. And it will become their guiding light as
they grow-up.
Bring your children
to church for Holy Mass, teach them to love and honor God, and teach them also
about your faith. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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