Monday of week 28 in Ordinary Time
Saint Callistus, Pope, Martyr
Gospel – Luke 11:29-32
“This is a wicked generation; it is asking for a sign. The only sign it will be given is the sign of Jonah”. Jesus is speaking with strong words because the people in front of Him are not seeing the grace available for them. So, He wanted to call the attention of His listeners. The Queen of the South hearing about the wisdom of Solomon came a long way to meet Solomon. The People of Nineveh listened to Jonah who is an outsider. And here, Jesus born in the midst of them, God became Man, the people are not recognizing them but looking for sign. We also often do that. We don’t recognize the blessing of being in front of the Blessed Sacrament, but we look for miracles. The very fact that I am in front of the Blessed Sacrament is the greatest miracle. We don’t need another sign. God loves us. Then the Blessed Sacrament we receive in the Holy Communion, again another miracle. We must just recognize the greatness of what we are permitted as human being before Jesus Christ. Let’s reflect: Do I recognize the magnificence of Incarnation, God being with us or I look for miracles?
Don Giorgio