Today’s Reflection
Gospel: Lk 4: 38-44
September 6, 2023 | Wednesday

Today’s Gospel

Leaving the synagogue, Jesus went to the house of Simon. His mother-in-law was suffering from high fever, and they asked him to do something for her. Bending over her, he rebuked the fever, and it left her. Immediately, she got up and waited on them.

At sunset, people suffering from many kinds of sickness were brought to Jesus. Laying his hands on each one, he healed them. Demons were driven out, howling as they departed from their victims, “You are the Son of God!” He rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, for they knew he was the Messiah.

Jesus left at daybreak and looked for a solitary place. People went out in search of him, and finding him, they tried to dissuade him from leaving. But he said, “I have to go to other towns, to announce the good news of the kingdom of God. That is what I was sent to do.” And Jesus continued to preach in the synagogues of Galilee.

 Today’s Reflection:

Christ said to the people not wanting Him to leave, “I have to go…That is what I was sent to do”. This very statement tells us the mission the Son received from the Father: to proclaim the Good News. His very life is the Gospel. Christ is the proclaimer and the one being proclaimed at the same time. Such also is the mission Jesus entrusted to His apostles, to the Church, and to each and every person baptized. The proclamation must happen all throughout our lives as believers. And its fruits are seen in our actions and relationships with
those around us. St. Paul is clear on this in our second reading today. However, this could also be a great struggle for each of us. How do we remain faithful to this mission given to us by Christ?.    /Vulnerasti, 2023