Mt 8, 5-17
En aquel tiempo, al entrar Jesús en Cafarnaúm, se le acercó un oficial romano y le dijo: “Señor, tengo en mi casa un criado que está en cama, paralítico, y sufre mucho”. El le contestó: “Voy a curarlo”.
Pero el oficial le replicó: “Señor, yo no soy digno de que entres en mi casa; con que digas una sola palabra, mi criado quedará sano. Porque yo también vivo bajo disciplina y tengo soldados a mis órdenes; cuando le digo a uno: ‘¡Ve!’, él va; al otro: ‘¡Ven!’, y viene; a mi criado: ‘¡Haz esto!’, y lo hace”.
Al oír aquellas palabras, se admiró Jesús y dijo a los que lo seguían: “Yo les aseguro que en ningún israelita he hallado una fe tan grande. Les aseguro que muchos vendrán de oriente y de occidente y se sentarán con Abraham, Isaac y Jacob en el Reino de los cielos. En cambio, a los herederos del Reino los echarán fuera, a las tinieblas. Ahí será el llanto y la desesperación”.
Jesús le dijo al oficial romano: “Vuelve a tu casa y que se te cumpla lo que has creído”. Y en aquel momento se curó el criado.
Al llegar Jesús a la casa de Pedro, vio a la suegra de éste en cama, con fiebre. Entonces la tomó de la mano y desapareció la fiebre. Ella se levantó y se puso a servirles.
Al atardecer le trajeron muchos endemoniados. Él expulsó a los demonios con su palabra y curó a todos los enfermos. Así se cumplió lo dicho por el profeta Isaías: Él hizo suyas nuestras debilidades y cargó con nuestros dolores.
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GospelMT 8:5-17
When Jesus entered Capernaum,
a centurion approached him and appealed to him, saying,
“Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, suffering dreadfully.”
He said to him, “I will come and cure him.”
The centurion said in reply,
“Lord, I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof;
only say the word and my servant will be healed.
For I too am a man subject to authority,
with soldiers subject to me.
And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes;
and to another, ‘Come here,’ and he comes;
and to my slave, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him,
“Amen, I say to you, in no one in Israel have I found such faith.
I say to you, many will come from the east and the west,
and will recline with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
at the banquet in the Kingdom of heaven,
but the children of the Kingdom
will be driven out into the outer darkness,
where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.”
And Jesus said to the centurion,
“You may go; as you have believed, let it be done for you.”
And at that very hour his servant was healed.
a centurion approached him and appealed to him, saying,
“Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, suffering dreadfully.”
He said to him, “I will come and cure him.”
The centurion said in reply,
“Lord, I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof;
only say the word and my servant will be healed.
For I too am a man subject to authority,
with soldiers subject to me.
And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes;
and to another, ‘Come here,’ and he comes;
and to my slave, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”
When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him,
“Amen, I say to you, in no one in Israel have I found such faith.
I say to you, many will come from the east and the west,
and will recline with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
at the banquet in the Kingdom of heaven,
but the children of the Kingdom
will be driven out into the outer darkness,
where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.”
And Jesus said to the centurion,
“You may go; as you have believed, let it be done for you.”
And at that very hour his servant was healed.
Jesus entered the house of Peter,
and saw his mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever.
He touched her hand, the fever left her,
and she rose and waited on him.
and saw his mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever.
He touched her hand, the fever left her,
and she rose and waited on him.
When it was evening, they brought him many
who were possessed by demons,
and he drove out the spirits by a word and cured all the sick,
to fulfill what had been said by Isaiah the prophet:
who were possessed by demons,
and he drove out the spirits by a word and cured all the sick,
to fulfill what had been said by Isaiah the prophet:
He took away our infirmities and bore our diseases.
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Meditacion:
Hoy leemos a Enrique Lamas Madariaga:
" Al entrar en la ciudad se acercó a Jesús un militar romano, por tanto pagano, uno de esos de los que «los buenos» israelitas tenían que apartarse, uno de los que no tenían por qué habérsele acercado, y menos aún con la intención de pedirle favores. Pero este centurión, aún siendo representante del poder opresor romano, debía llevarse bien con los judíos, pues les había construido una gran sinagoga con dinero de su propio bolsillo (esto nos lo cuentan otros evangelistas).
Jesús le presta atención, a pesar de toda la gente que en ese momento le rodeaba. A Jesús la presencia de la gente no le impide darse cuenta cuándo alguien lo necesita realmente. Allí están colocados los dos, frente a frente: Jesús y el militar. Tuvo que vencer el probable rechazo por mezclarse con un grupo de judíos, por dejar ver su necesidad, su preocupación, su dolor por la enfermedad de uno de sus sirvientes: «Tengo un criado paralítico».
Y Jesús terminará alabándolo delante de todos:«Os aseguro que en ningún judío, en ninguno de vosotros, que sois el pueblo elegido, he encontrado tanta fe».
No debió caerles nada bien semejante alabanza: Es mejor, tiene más fe que vosotros.... Pero si no practica los santos ritos judíos, no sigue la Ley de Moisés, no pertenece al Pueblo de Dios, ni adora al único Dios: él se debe y pertenece al emperador de Roma...
El criado paralítico no está presente en la escena. Ha quedado en casa postrado en cama. Pero podemos afirmar que ha sido él quien ha «empujado» a su amo a acercarse a Jesús, y superar el qué dirán, la vergüenza y el posible rechazo. Se ve que están muy unidos. Realmente aquí no hay «amo» y «esclavo», sino dos personas unidas entrañablemente por el cariño mutuo. El cariño es especialista en suprimir diferencias, superar distancias y clases sociales, igualar a las personas, y tender puentes.
Esto lo sabe apreciar Jesús. Y decide ayudarlo. No se sabe quién estaba ayudando a quién: si el centurión al pedir la curación de aquel enfermo... o el enfermo haciendo que el centurión se encuentre con Jesús de Nazareth, de modo que ponga en evidencia su fe, su esperanza, su confianza en aquel profeta de Galilea. A quien considera con mucha autoridad, como para curar a distancia.
Podríamos plantearnos si esta fe es válida, porque ha nacido de la necesidad de resolver un problema, de ayudar a alguien que sufre. Pero ¿quién puede acusar de interés o de inmadurez a quien se ocupa y preocupa por la vida de otro? Probablemente no conocía gran cosa sobre Jesús, ni su mensaje. Seguramente no encaja en lo que nosotros llamaríamos «un creyente». Pero confía, sabe que aquel Maestro tiene una fuerza especial, que podría hacer algo por él... y se acerca humildemente: «Señor, no soy digno de que entres en mi casa». No tengo ningún derecho a pedirte que vengas, no quiero siquiera molestarte, no tengo ningún mérito para que te dignes desplazarte a mi casa. «Basta con tu palabra».
Este capitán sabe mucho y confía mucho. Sabe que la Palabra de Jesús tiene autoridad, incluso sobre la enfermedad, la suya es una palabra con fuerza salvadora y sanadora, que está cargada de vida. Eso le basta. Es una palabra capaz de «transformar», de«cambiarnos», de hacernos mejores.
Con esta fe debiéramos acercarnos siempre a la Palabra: tanto en la Liturgia, como en la oración personal. Me hace recordar aquellas otras palabras de María: «Que se haga en mí tu Palabra». Nos falta mucha fe para llegarle a las botas a este «creyente pagano». «Que suceda según tu fe». Esta es la cosa: nuestra fe en el Señor es lo que cambia y lo que nos cambia. Y es lo que nos falta. El Señor hoy nos lo pone como ejemplo". Amen
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Today we read Enrique Lamas Madariaga:
"Upon entering the city, a Roman soldier, therefore a pagan, approached Jesus, one of those from whom" the good "Israelites had to withdraw, one of those who had no reason to approach him, and even less with the intention But this centurion, even though he was a representative of the Roman oppressing power, had to get along with the Jews, since he had built a great synagogue for them with money from his own pocket (this is what other evangelists tell us).
Jesus pays attention to him, despite all the people around him at that time. Jesus' presence of people does not prevent him from realizing when someone really needs him. There they are both placed, face to face: Jesus and the military man. He had to overcome the probable rejection for mixing with a group of Jews, for showing his need, his concern, his pain for the illness of one of his servants: "I have a paralytic servant."
And Jesus will end by praising him in front of everyone: «I assure you that in no Jew, in any of you, who are the chosen people, have I found so much faith».
Nothing like that praise should have come down to them: He is better, he has more faith than you .... But if he does not practice the holy Jewish rites, he does not follow the Law of Moses, he does not belong to the People of God, nor does he worship the only God: he owes and belongs to the emperor of Rome ...
The paralytic servant is not present on the scene. He has been bedridden at home. But we can affirm that it is he who has "pushed" his master to come closer to Jesus, and to overcome what they will say, shame and possible rejection. It is seen that they are very close. Actually, there are no "master" and "slave" here, but two people united intimately by mutual affection. Affection is a specialist in suppressing differences, overcoming distances and social classes, equalizing people, and building bridges.
This Jesus knows how to appreciate. And she decides to help him. It is not known who was helping whom: whether the centurion asking for the cure of that sick man ... or the sick man making the centurion meet Jesus of Nazareth, so that it shows his faith, his hope, his trust in that prophet from Galilee. Whom he considers with great authority, as to heal at a distance.
We could ask ourselves if this faith is valid, because it was born from the need to solve a problem, to help someone who suffers. But who can accuse of interest or immaturity who cares and cares about the life of another? You probably didn't know much about Jesus, or his message. It surely does not fit into what we would call "a believer." But trust, you know that that Master has a special strength, that he could do something for him ... and he humbly approaches: "Lord, I am not worthy to enter my house." I have no right to ask you to come, I don't even want to bother you, I have no merit for you deigning to move to my house. "Your word is enough."
This captain knows a lot and is very confident. He knows that the Word of Jesus has authority, even over illness, his is a word with saving and healing force, which is full of life. That is enough for him. It is a word capable of "transforming", of "changing ourselves", of making us better.
With this faith we should always approach the Word: both in the Liturgy and in personal prayer. It reminds me of those other words of Mary: «May your Word be made in me». We lack a lot of faith to get to the boots of this "pagan believer." "May it happen according to your faith." Here's the thing: Our faith in the Lord is what changes and what changes us. And it is what we lack. The Lord today sets us as an example. "Amen
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