Gospel: John 20:1a, 2-8
On the
first day of the week, Mary Magdalene ran and went to Simon Peter and to the
other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them, “They have taken the Lord from
the tomb, and we do not know where they put him.” So Peter and the other
disciple went out and came to the tomb. They both
ran, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter and arrived at the tomb
first; he bent down and saw the burial cloths there, but did not go in. When
Simon Peter arrived after him, he went into the tomb and saw the burial cloths
there, and the cloth that had covered his head, not with the burial cloths but
rolled up in a separate place. Then the other disciple also went in, the one
who had arrived at the tomb first, and he saw and believed.
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Reflection:
Who is the
disciple that Jesus loved most? Of course it’s John the apostle whose feast we
celebrate today. Among many other reasons, John is the beloved apostle because
he remained with Jesus until His death on the cross.
John never left Jesus like what others did; he
stood for Jesus and was never afraid to show his fidelity to Him. John showed
the mettle of his faith in Jesus by remaining with Him until the end. This is perhaps
the reason why he is called the beloved disciple of Jesus.
Many
times in our lives we also profess our love for Jesus. But when temptation
comes along we often times choose to be tempted rather than remain loyal to
Jesus. This is primarily the reason why many of us live complicated and chaotic
life.
What if
we try to be loyal to Jesus, what would be the effect of it in our life? If we
would be loyal to Jesus we would avoid self-inflected problems and we will not
fear whatever that may come to us.
Why is this
so? The reason behind is we remained with Jesus and we never betrayed Him no
matter how attractive the temptations to do so. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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