Friday of week 30 in Ordinary Time
Saint Martin de Porres, Religious
First reading – Romans 9:1-5
“I would willingly be condemned and be cut off from Christ if it could help my brothers of Israel, my own flesh and blood”. St. Paul is ready to do the maximum sacrifice to help his brothers. This is one of the moments which we can understand the principle of incarnation. Creator becoming a creature. Every difficult to understand. Like what St. Paul is saying, he is ready to be cut off from Christ. How can one think about something like that? But out of love for humanity, God became man. The love of God for us is the most important reality on earth. The logic of St. Paul is like this: God out of his love for the humanity decided to become a mortal man giving up His glory. If that is the criteria for love, I also must give up the most glorious thing in my life, my relationship to Christ, to show my love for my brothers. The faith in Jesus Christ is measured by the sacrifice made of love for the other. Let’s reflect: Am I just proud to be Christian or do I want to act like a Christian?
Friday 3 November
