+ Our gospel passage today reminds us that it is among the primary missions of Jesus not only to save
the world and then leave it to fend for itself; no, he also is very much
interested in remaining with everyone redeemed (and also the potentially
redeemed), and to offer as much assistance, spiritual nourishment and
encouragement as he possibly can so that they stay the course which can now –
thanks to his resurrection – lead to eternal life in a Kingdom prepared for
them! The quintessential spiritual aids are the sacraments: and the queen among
them is the Eucharist: the Mass we share right now.
In
the first reading, the impetus behind the proclamation of this
truth is seen in the unrestrainable
reality of the gospel: there is no containing or impeding its spread: for
the command to take it to the ends of the earth came from Jesus: and thus must
indeed be carried out: God’s word will
not return to him empty and void, but shall do what he sent it to do!
May
we, today, live, both on the bread of this Eucharistic Sacrifice, and also the good works of gospel spreading that we are compelled to do after we
have shared in it: no, man does not live
just on bread, but also works of charity and love whose mandate comes from the
mouth of God!
Alleluia!
Alleluia!
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