Today’s Reflection
Gospel: Luke 11: 27-28
October 11, 2025 | Saturday

Today’s Gospel

As Jesus was speaking, a woman spoke from the crowd and said to him, “Blessed is the one who gave you birth and nursed you!” Jesus replied, “Truly blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it as well.”

Today’s Reflection

In the Gospel passage, Jesus invites us to believe that true blessedness goes beyond our caring for our biological or family ties. Real blessedness comes from our obedience to the will of God, which encompasses all physical relationships with our brethren and includes our relationship with God. Furthermore, Jesus does not dismiss the blessedness of his relationship with His mother but shifted this focus into a spiritual truth of hearing and obeying the Word of God as truly blessed in the kingdom of God. And thus, Jesus is calling us into a deeper understanding of the will of the Father and to respond faithfully to His teachings as truly blessed in the Kingdom of God.

/Vulnerasti, 2025