Monday, June 04, 2018

1Reflection for Friday June 8, Solemnity of Most Sacred Heart of Jesus: John 19:31-37

Gospel: John 19:31-37
Since it was preparation day, in order that the bodies might not remain on the cross on the sabbath, for the sabbath day of that week was a solemn one, the Jews asked Pilate that their legs be broken and they be taken down. So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and then of the other one who was crucified with Jesus.

But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs, but one soldier thrust his lance into his side, and immediately blood and water flowed out. An eyewitness has testified, and his testimony is true; he knows that he is speaking the truth, so that you also may come to believe. For this happened so that the Scripture passage might be fulfilled: Not a bone of it will be broken. And again another passage says: They will look upon him whom they have pierced.
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Reflection:
Let us imagine seeing the lifeless Jesus on the cross. How does it move us? Imagine seeing the lifeless Jesus on the cross being brutally pierced by a lance that reached deep into his Sacred Heart. How does it move us? Let us never forget the sacrifice of Jesus for us, let us never forget that He gave His very life for us. 

Many have forgotten and mocked the supreme sacrifice of Jesus on the cross in exchange of this world. Where are they now? What happened to their lives? Many are despising Jesus now as irrelevant and fit to be relegated into the dustbin of history. What is presently happening in their lives now?

We must never forget that Jesus gave His life for us, we must never forget that God gave His only begotten Son so that we may live and have life. Those who never forget Jesus are constantly being blessed by Him and His Sacred Heart. Are we one of those who never forget the many sacrifices of Jesus? – Marino  J. Dasmarinas

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