Gospel: John 20:24-29
Thomas, called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not
with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples said to him, "We have
seen the Lord." But Thomas said to them, "Unless I see the mark of
the nails in his hands and put my finger into the nailmarks and put my hand
into his side, I will not believe." Now a week later his disciples were
again inside and Thomas was with them. Jesus came, although the doors were
locked, and stood in their midst and said, "Peace be with you." Then
he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here and see my hands, and bring your
hand and put it into my side, and do not be unbelieving, but believe."
Thomas answered and said to him, "My Lord and my God!" Jesus said to
him, "Have you come to believe because you have seen me? Blessed are those
who have not seen and have believed."
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Reflection:
What moves us to be present at Holy Mass? It’s our
deep faith in Jesus, we allocate time and we prepare ourselves for this union
with Jesus. But there are times that we get disappointed with the homily of the
priest. So instead of going back to Mass some of us would purposely miss it and
we will just be content on watching tv Mass.
But is this correct? No it’s not! Whenever we
purposely fail to voluntarily submit ourselves to the celebration of the Holy
Mass. We also deny ourselves deeper intimacy with Jesus and as a result of this
we miss the opportunity to further deepen our faith in Him.
Thomas was nowhere to be found when Jesus made
himself visible for the first time to His apostles. Where was he around that
time? Perhaps he was just around the vicinity pondering about his faith and the
role of Jesus in his life. Perhaps he was also questioning his
discipleship in Jesus. However, amidst the questioning and doubt he finally
went to see Jesus.
What made Thomas go to see Jesus this time? It was
his deep faith and longing for his Lord and Master. May we all have this deep
faith and longing for Jesus so that we would always be
present at Holy Mass. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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