Saturday, May 21, 2016
Friday, 7th Week in Ordinary Time
20 May 2016
Friday, 7th Week in Ordinary Time
St. Bernardine of Siena, Priest
Green.
Jas 5:9 – 12 / Mk 10:1– 12
St. Bernardine of Siena (1380 – 1444), of the Franciscan Order, spread devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus.
Gospel Reading: Mk 10:1 - 12
Jesus then left that place and went to the province of Judea, beyond the Jordan River. Once more crowds gathered around him and once more he taught them, as he always did. Some (Pharisees came and) put him to the test with this question, "Is it right for a husband to divorce his wife?" He replied, "What law did Moses give you?" They answered, "Moses allowed us to write a certificate of dismissal in order to divorce."
Then Jesus said to them, "Moses wrote this law for you, because you are stubborn. But in the beginning of creation God made them male and female, and because of this, man has to leave father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one body. So they are no longer two but one body. Therefore let no one separate what God has joined."
When they were indoors at home, the disciples again asked him about this and he told them, "Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against his wife, and the woman who divorces her husband and marries another also commits adultery."
Reflection
Why is Christian marriage indissoluble? Why can't spouses divorce? There seems to be many justifiable grounds for couples to divorce, but why does the Catholic Church not allow it?
Marriage is a sacrament because the union of husband and wife signifies a deeper reality. It is not merely a human covenant between two people or a pledge of undying love for one another. The honeymoon stage is short lived when differences appear. As time passes, terms of endearment between the couple become rare. Human chemistry fades and so what happens when the spouse becomes an irritant, or even the enemy? The world offers a quick remedy – separation or divorce.
But not for the Christian couple because the sacrament is not limited to human love alone but it signifies most specially a divine love, which is the love of Jesus Christ for us. He loves us unconditionally and this love cannot be destroyed by defects, weaknesses and even infidelities. Forgiveness and reconciliation renew the broken relationship between spouses. The vows exchanged by the couple is not what they can achieve with their own strength but what Christ can fulfill in them. That is why they stay married until death separates them. The spouses can hurdle any test if Christ is with them in their marriage.
WE PRAY FOR MTQ DAILY PRAYER DIARY INTENTIONS:
THANKSGIVING
Cecilia Lim Yu
Finally, we pray for one another, for those who have asked our prayers and for those who need our prayers the most.
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