Gospel: John
12:1-11
Six days
before Passover Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised
from the dead. They gave a dinner for him there, and Martha served, while
Lazarus was one of those reclining at table with him. Mary took a liter of
costly perfumed oil made from genuine aromatic nard and anointed the feet of
Jesus and dried them with her hair; the house was filled with the fragrance of
the oil. Then Judas the Iscariot, one of his disciples, and the one who would
betray him, said, “Why was this oil not sold for three hundred days’ wages and
given to the poor?” He said this not because he cared about the poor but
because he was a thief and held the money bag and used to steal the contributions.
So Jesus said, “Leave her alone. Let her keep this for the day of my burial.
You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me.”
The large
crowd of the Jews found out that he was there and came, not only because of
him, but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. And the chief
priests plotted to kill Lazarus too, because many of the Jews were turning away
and believing in Jesus because of him.
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Reflection:
What can you
offer Jesus this Holy Week? Can you offer Him your time by going through all of
the liturgical celebration in your parish? Can you offer Him some of your
treasures by helping somebody in need? Or you have nothing to offer to the Lord
because Holy Week is just like one of the ordinary days for you.
When you
treat Holy Week as one of the ordinary days or you treat it as your vacation
day. You miss something very significant in your life. You miss the opportunity
to have a personal encounter with the Lord. You miss the opportunity to deepen
your faith in the Lord.
When Jesus
went to the house of the siblings Mary, Martha and Lazarus, the three of them
gave their precious time to the Lord. Martha prepared food, Mary was beside the
Lord listening to Him and even anointed His foot with expensive perfume.
Lazarus dined with Jesus and listened to Him as well. No wonder the three of
them were close to the Lord because they gave their precious time to the Lord.
Think also of
how you could give your time to the Lord this Holy Week. It could be by
listening to Him, it could be by serving Him or any activity that could bring
you closer to the Lord. This Holy Week, shut yourself out from this boisterous
world and enough of the noise of this world for this will not bring you closer
to Him.
When you
decide to spend time with Jesus this Holy Week you are already investing for
your spiritual growth. Which you could always lean on when you go through
episodes of turbulence in your life.
How will you
use your time this Holy Week? - Marino J. Dasmarinas
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