Wednesday of the First Week in Lent
Today’s Reflection
Gospel: Lk 11: 29-32
March 1, 2023 | Wednesday
As the crowd increased, Jesus spoke the following words: “People of the present time are troubled people. They ask for a sign, but no sign will be given to them except the sign of Jonah. As Jonah became a sign for the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man be a sign for this generation. The Queen of the South will rise up on Judgment Day with the people of these times and accuse them, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and here, there is greater than Solomon. The people of Nineveh will rise up on Judgment Day with the people of these times and accuse them, for Jonah’s preaching made them turn from their sins, and here, there is greater than Jonah.
Today’s Reflection:
In today’s readings, the mention of “On the third day he rose again in fulfillment of the Scriptures” is an article of faith professing the resurrection. The resurrection of Jesus is the fulfillment of the sign of Jonah who was inside the belly of the whale for three days and three nights. As Jonah’s preaching ushered in the conversion of the Nenivites, so did the sign of Jesus, who is greater than Jonah, ushered in the conversion of the people. If only Christians live out the good news of the resurrection, what a culture of life we will be living at present. /Vulnerasti, 2023
