RENEWAL OF INNER BEING | The Word Exposed with Cardinal Tagle (June 9, 2024)
We are on the Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. In the gospel, Saint Mark narrates a curious incident during the public ministry of Jesus.
At the time, Jesus was attracting many people. Some wanted to listen to his preaching, to be healed of their infirmities and to follow him. Others were critical of him-the scribes and even some of his relatives.
Jesus took this occasion to teach these people. To those who claimed he drove out demons by the prince of demons, he asked, “How can Satan drive out Satan?” Can we acknowledge the good works done by people we disagree with?
Another lesson is that in the exercise of mission, your family grows. Blood relation is not the only criterion for God’s family. Jesus said,“Here are my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.”
What Jesus said about his family may sound strange at the time, but if we look at it closely, we would realize that his family, thanks to his good works and mission, now includes each one of us. Jesus resists isolating people from each other.
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The Word Exposed with Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples reflects on Sunday's Mass readings each week. From the Vatican, produced by Jesuit Communications.
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