Jn 15, 26–16, 4
En aquel tiempo, Jesús dijo a sus discípulos: “Cuando venga el Consolador, que yo les enviaré a ustedes de parte del Padre, el Espíritu de la verdad que procede del Padre, él dará testimonio de mí y ustedes también darán testimonio, pues desde el principio han estado conmigo.
Les he hablado de estas cosas para que su fe no tropiece. Los expulsarán de las sinagogas y hasta llegará un tiempo, cuando el que les dé muerte creerá dar culto a Dios. Esto lo harán, porque no nos han conocido ni al Padre ni a mí. Les he hablado de estas cosas para que, cuando llegue la hora de su cumplimiento, recuerden que ya se lo había predicho yo’’.
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GospelJN 15:26—16:4A
Jesus said to his disciples:
“When the Advocate comes whom I will send you from the Father,
the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father,
he will testify to me.
And you also testify,
because you have been with me from the beginning.
“When the Advocate comes whom I will send you from the Father,
the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father,
he will testify to me.
And you also testify,
because you have been with me from the beginning.
“I have told you this so that you may not fall away.
They will expel you from the synagogues;
in fact, the hour is coming when everyone who kills you
will think he is offering worship to God.
They will do this because they have not known either the Father or me.
I have told you this so that when their hour comes
you may remember that I told you.”
They will expel you from the synagogues;
in fact, the hour is coming when everyone who kills you
will think he is offering worship to God.
They will do this because they have not known either the Father or me.
I have told you this so that when their hour comes
you may remember that I told you.”
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Meditacion:
Hasta hace una semana, el evangelio nos hablaba diariamente sobre el amor de Dios para con sus hijos, de como el pastor se preocupaba por cada una de sus ovejas.
De camino ya hacia la Fiesta de la Epifania, el tono de los evangelios va cambiando. Ultimamente, esta lleno de advertencias sobre lo duro que sera seguir a Jesus.
Una frase del Evangelio de hoy me llego especialmente "Los expulsarán de las sinagogas y hasta llegará un tiempo, cuando el que les dé muerte creerá dar culto a Dios", me recordo especialmente la carta de uno de los novicios claretianos asesinados en Barbastro durante la guerra civil española; donde durante 3 dias, 51 novicios fueron asesinados. A los jóvenes seminaristas los milicianos que los iban a fusilar les decían: “No odiamos vuestras personas sino ese hábito que lleváis y lo que representáis”. ¿Y que representaban? La fe en Jesucristo. El joven seminarista Esteban Casadevall dejó escrito: “Muero contento. Me tengo por feliz, como los Apóstoles, porque el Señor ha permitido que pueda sufrir algo por su amor antes de morir. Espero confiadamente que Jesús y el Corazón de María me llevarán pronto al cielo. Perdono de todo corazón a los que nos injurian, persiguen y quieren matarnos, y puedo decir con Jesucristo, moribundo en la cruz, al Eterno Padre: Padre, perdónalos, porque realmente no saben lo que hacen. Los ciegan sus dirigentes y el odio que nos tienen. Si supiesen lo que hacen, ciertamente no lo harían. Ya hemos rogado todos por su conversión. Yo les tengo verdadera compasión y desde el cielo espero conseguir que Dios Nuestro Señor les abra los ojos para que vean la verdad de las cosas y se conviertan. Francamente no tengo ninguna dificultad en perdonarles”. La serenidad y la fortaleza de este joven de 23 años de edad nos sorprende. ¿Dónde las pudo aprender? Ciertamente en el amor a Jesucristo y en el apoyo de sus compañeros jóvenes mártires como él.
Pidamos por un lado, no tener que enfrentar el martirio por nuestra fe pero por el otro, pidamos por aquellos que deben enfrentarlo diariamente, siendo atacados por su fe en muchas partes del mundo.
Que el Espiritu Santo convierta nuestro corazon en algo vivo y amante del mundo en que vivimos porque fe sin accion es nada y vivir sin amor, tambien nos pone en un lugar sin resultados para nuestra vida y la de los demas.
“Señor Jesús, gracias por enviarnos al Espíritu de la verdad que viene del Padre.” Amen
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Until a week ago, the gospel spoke to us daily about God's love for his children, how the shepherd cared for each of his sheep.
On the way to the Feast of the Epiphany, the tone of the Gospels is changing. Ultimately, it is full of warnings about how hard it will be to follow Jesus.
A phrase from today's Gospel especially came to me "They will be expelled from the synagogues and until a time will come, when the one who kills them will believe they worship God", I was especially reminded of the letter of one of the Claretian novices murdered in Barbastro during the Spanish Civil War; where for 3 days, 51 novices were killed. To the young seminarians, the militiamen who were going to shoot them said: "We do not hate your people, but that habit that you wear and what you represent." And what did they represent? Faith in Jesus Christ. The young seminarian Esteban Casadevall wrote: “I am happy. I am happy, like the Apostles, because the Lord has allowed me to suffer something for his love before dying. I confidently hope that Jesus and the Heart of Mary will take me to heaven soon. I wholeheartedly forgive those who insult us, persecute us and want to kill us, and I can say with Jesus Christ, dying on the cross, to the Eternal Father: Father, forgive them, because they really do not know what they are doing. They are blinded by their leaders and the hatred they have for us. If they knew what they were doing, they certainly would not. We have all prayed for his conversion. I have true compassion for you and from heaven I hope that God our Lord will open your eyes so that you see the truth of things and are converted. Frankly I have no difficulty in forgiving them. ” The serenity and strength of this 23-year-old boy surprises us. Where could you learn them? Certainly in love for Jesus Christ and in the support of his fellow young martyrs like him.
Let us ask on the one hand, not having to face martyrdom for our faith, but on the other, let us ask for those who must face it daily, being attacked for their faith in many parts of the world.
That the Holy Spirit turns our heart into something alive and loving the world in which we live because faith without action is nothing and living without love, also puts us in a place without results for our life and that of others.
"Lord Jesus, thank you for sending us the Spirit of truth that comes from the Father." Amen
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