Gospel:
Luke 6:43-49
Jesus
said to his disciples: “A good tree does not bear rotten fruit, nor does a
rotten tree bear good fruit. For every tree is known by its own fruit. For
people do not pick figs from thornbushes, nor do they gather grapes from
brambles. A good person out of the store of goodness in his heart produces
good, but an evil person out of a store of evil produces evil; for from the
fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.
“Why do
you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ but not do what I command? I will show you what
someone is like who comes to me, listens to my words, and acts on them. That
one is like a man building a house, who dug deeply and laid the foundation on
rock; when the flood came, the river burst against that house but could not
shake it because it had been well built. But the one who listens and does not
act is like a person who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When
the river burst against it, it collapsed at once and was completely destroyed.”
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Reflection:
Why do many catholics embrace other Christian faiths? The reason is
their very weak foundation on the basics of the faith like the catechism and
apologetics.
If only
they knew of the rich history of this church that was founded by Jesus through
Saint Peter. If only they knew that we don’t worship anyone in the church
except God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.
If only
they knew the critical roles of the Blessed Mother and the Saints in the
advancement of our faith. If only they knew that images of the saints are
allowed and has biblical basis. I’m sure that they would have not dared leave
the church which Jesus Himself founded.
Perhaps those
who left the church are like the person in the gospel who built his house
without foundation, when the river burst against it, it collapsed at once and
was completely destroyed.
We must
build our faith on a rock solid foundation; we must not solely rely on the
learnings that we hear from the Priest’s Homily during the celebration of the
Holy Eucharist. Through our own initiative we must have that hunger to learn
more about our faith.
We must
ask the Holy Spirit to help us become more enlightened of the many truths of
our church. By doing so we would have a very strong foundation about our
church. And we will choose to remain no matter the many controversies and scandal
that it may encounter. - Marino J. Dasmarinas
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