Gospel: John 14:21-26
(Jesus said to his disciples) “Whoever has my commandments and observes
them is the one who loves me. Whoever loves me will be loved by my Father,
and I will love him and reveal myself to him.” Judas, not the Iscariot,
said to him, “Master, then what happened that you will reveal yourself to us
and not to the world?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Whoever loves me will
keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our
dwelling with him. Whoever does not love me does not keep my words; yet the
word you hear is not mine but that of the Father who sent me.
“I have told you this while I am with you. The Advocate, the Holy Spirit
whom the Father will send in my name he will teach you everything and remind
you of all that I told you.”
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Reflection:
Do we always feel the infinite love of God?
A few years ago every Sunday morning I would go to a middle-aged sick
woman to nourish her with the Body of Christ. After I read to her the Sunday
gospel she would give her short reflection on the same gospel after which I
give her Holy Communion.
One reflection that she told was about the love of God and she said: When
she was still in the pink of health she would never fail to go to Sunday Mass
to manifest her deep love for God. And she said further, now that I am sick and
not anymore able to go to church I still feel this same love of God because God
is still sustaining me with His Body, Blood and Divinity.
In our gospel Jesus tells us: Whoever loves me will be loved by my
Father, and I will love him and reveal myself to him.” This words of Jesus
is very true as I have seen it in the sick woman who loved God by way of going
to Holy Mass every Sunday when she was still healthy. And when she got sick the
Lord gave back the love that she gave Him.
One of the many truths of our life is its very short and it could end
anytime. Therefore while we are still healthy let us express our deep love for
God by our presence at Holy Mass every Sunday. But since we can’t go right now
to gather in the Church for Holy Mass caused by Covid-19 pandemic, we instead attend
online Sunday Mass. We do this not because we are expecting something from God
someday. We do this out of our pure love for God.
How do we express our love for God? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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