Our Lady Of Guadalupe
Gospel – Matthew 17:10-13
And the disciples asked Jesus, “Why, then, do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” He replied, “Elijah is indeed coming and will restore all things; but I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but they did to him whatever they pleased.
So also the Son of Man is about to suffer at their hands.” Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them about John the Baptist.
The Gospel of the Lord
The Mass intention is for Anne Hubbard RIP
Reflection:
The disciples have just seen Moses and Elijah with Jesus during His Transfiguration. In general, people believed Elijah had to return in order to prepare for the coming of the Kingdom. The prophet Malachi said “Look, I shall send you the prophet Elijah before the great and awesome Day of the Lord. He will reconcile parents to their children and children to their parents, to forestall my putting the country under the curse of destruction!”. The disciples want to know what do the doctors of the Law mean when they say that Elijah has to come before. Because Jesus, the Messiah, had already arrived seemingly before the expected return of Elijah.
- Placing myself in the position of the disciples: does consumerism
have power over me?
Placing myself in the position of Jesus: Do I have the desire and
determination to create a new human way of living together?
