Saturday of week 19 in Ordinary Time
Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Gospel – Matthew 19:13-15
“Let the little children alone, and do not stop them coming to me; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of heaven belongs”. The disciples turned the children from approaching Jesus, but Jesus welcomed them. Because Jesus recognizes how important is the figure of a child in our relationship to God. The only Son, in the Holy Trinity, became man, Jesus Christ. And in Him we are all sons and daughter of God the Almighty. This relationship as sons and daughters gets a better understanding when it’s about children. We are the children of God. When we recognize the fatherhood of God the Father, we recognize our dignity as sons and daughters of God. Often, we are sad, disappointed, and even frustrated because we don’t recognize our dignity as sons and daughters of God. That also means, we don’t recognize the love of God the Father. So, in those dark moments of our life, the fact that we are sons and daughters of God must brighten up our life. Things may not be going well but I am a son or daughter of God. And my Father will take of it in the right time and in the right way. That’s recognizing the fatherhood of God in our life. Let’s reflect: How much I recognize that God is my Father, especially in my moments of difficulty?
Don Giorgio