Gospel: Matthew
28:16-20
The eleven disciples
went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had ordered them. When they saw
him, they worshiped, but they doubted. Then Jesus approached and said to them, “All
power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make
disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the
Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded
you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.”
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Reflection:
A military man was
about to be assigned in a faraway place so he said to his wife: Properly take
care of the children. Teach them about our faith and teach them values so that they’ll grow-up to become
responsible and God fearing individuals. The wife seriously followed the
command of his husband. She taught their children the basic tenets of the faith
and she educated them about good manners and values. After fifteen years he
came back, his children were all grown-up and he was so happy for the reason
that they were all responsibly brought-up by her wife.
Jesus in our gospel
episode for this Sunday is about to leave HIS disciples for heaven but before
doing so. He gave them this marching order: Go, therefore, and make disciples
of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and
of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And
behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age (Matthew 28:19-20).” The
disciples lived to the hilt this command of Jesus. In fact many of them were
martyred for the sake of advancing the gospel of Jesus.
To whom does these
powerful words of Jesus speaks to now? It speaks to us with the same fervor
during this very moment. Who is our
target? Is it the population at large? The target is not the population at
large, the target is the members of our family, let us creatively share Jesus’
teachings with them. And let us encourage them to attend Holy Mass.
The words of Jesus are
like endless stream of pure water it flows with the passing of time and it
speaks to us now. What will be our response?
