Gospel: John 1:45-51
Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one about whom
Moses wrote in the law, and also the prophets, Jesus son of Joseph, from
Nazareth. But Nathanael said to him “Can anything good come from Nazareth?
Philip said to him, “Come and see. Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and
said of him, “Here is a true child of Israel. There is no duplicity in him.
Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me? Jesus answered and said to him
“Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree. Nathanael answered
him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel. Jesus answered
and said to him “Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig
tree? You will see greater things than this. And he said to him, “Amen, amen, I
say to you, you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and
descending on the Son of Man.
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Reflection:
Nathanael said to Jesus, “How do you know me?” Why did Nathanael ask this
question? This is for the reason that he did not know Jesus that well.
Otherwise if he knows Jesus he would have not asked, “How do you know me?”
Jesus knows everything about us: Our deepest even darkest secrets, our
thoughts and plans. Jesus knows everything and we certainly can’t hide anything
from Him. If Jesus knows everything including our darkest secrets, would this
mean that He will not love us anymore? Of course not!
The more hidden sins we have the more that Jesus will love us and the
more that He would seek us. Why? This is for the reason that Jesus walked on
this world to save us: We who are all sinners. We therefore have to walk away
and repent from all of the sins that we have committed.
How are we going to repent? We have to humbly submit ourselves to the
Sacrament of Reconciliation/Confession. In this healing Sacrament we will
surrender ourselves to our merciful Lord through the priest who acts in the
person of Jesus by telling Him our many sins. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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