Saints Paul Miki and his Companions, Martyrs
Tuesday of week 5 in Ordinary Time
Gospel – Mark 7:1-13
“You put aside the commandment of God to cling to human traditions”. This is very important observation of Jesus about us. We often given importance to human traditions and not to the commandment of God. This can be seen in every human reaction. We are so worried about what others speak about us and about our actions. We are worried about what others comment about us and about our actions. We are worried about what other think about us and about our actions. But in all these situations, we rarely think about God and His commandments. We look around rather than looking up. By this attitude we make the Word of God null and void in our life. What is important in our life is the Word of God and not the words of men and women around us. Traditions are good and it’s good to follow them. But always the priority must be to the Word of God. Today we celebrate the feast of St. Paul Miki and his companions who did not have no regard for the word of men but only to the Word of God. Let’s reflect: We must be attentive to what God of God says rather than what others say about my actions.
Tuesday 6 February
