Saint Agatha, Virgin, Martyr
Monday of week 5 in Ordinary Time
Gospel – Luke 9:23-26
“What gain, then, is it for a man to have won the whole world and to have lost or ruined his very self”? This is a very fundamental question. Your self is more than the whole world. Because without your self, how are you going to be part of the whole world you have? But to have your own self, or to save your own self, you must do what Jesus is telling us. We must lose our life for His sake. And how can we lose our life for His sake? We can lose our life when we renounce ourselves and take up our cross every day and follow Jesus. Following Jesus is to love. But this process has two more contents: to renounce ourselves that is by becoming humble so that Jesus can be present in us and taking up our cross which is accepting the sacrifices needed so that Jesus can be present in us. So, we can gain our self by following Jesus. Let’s reflect: Create space for Jesus in our life so that we can gain our self.
Monday 5 February
