Gospel: Matthew 14:1-12
Herod the
tetrarch heard of the reputation of Jesus and said to his servants, “This man
is John the Baptist. He has been raised from the dead; that is why mighty
powers are at work in him.”
Now Herod
had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, the
wife of his brother Philip, for John had said to him, “It is not lawful for you
to have her.” Although he wanted to kill him, he feared the people, for they
regarded him as a prophet. But at a birthday celebration for Herod, the
daughter of Herodias performed a dance before the guests and delighted Herod so
much that he swore to give her whatever she might ask for. Prompted by her
mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.” The
king was distressed, but because of his oaths and the guests who were present, he
ordered that it be given, and he had John beheaded in the prison. His head was
brought in on a platter and given to the girl, who took it to her mother. His
disciples came and took away the corpse
and
buried him; and they went and told Jesus.
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Reflection:
Do you
always see to it that you always have a clear conscience?
Guilt of
conscience is the worst enemy that we can ever have because we don’t see it yet
it keeps on bothering us.
When King
Herod heard of Jesus he thought that John has been raised from the dead. Why
was he thinking of John? Because he was the one responsible for John’s
undeserved death, the injustice that he did to John was perpetually bothering
him.
It had been haunting him for the
longest time, that’s why upon hearing of the reputation of Jesus he became so
afraid because he thought that Jesus was John.
The
wrongs that we’ve done in the past will hang around our necks like an
albatross. We would be reminded of it every now and then unless we make a
positive action to heal it.
Let us
avoid doing anything that will hurt anyone, let us always do good and let us always
be humble and peaceful. And if ever we offend or hurt the feelings of someone let
us be quick to apologize. - Marino
J. Dasmarinas
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