NY TENY IZAO MOMBA NY VAKIN'NY MASY
ho an'ny Alakamisy amin'ny Herinandron'ny Masina, 2 aprily 2015
Lamesa hariva amin'ny fanasana farany
Lahatsoratra litorjia Eto
JESOSY nesorina intelo nandritra ny Passion-ny. Tamin'ny fotoana fisakafoanana farany no voalohany; ny faharoa rehefa notafian'izy ireo akanjo miaramila izy; [1]jer. Matt 27:28 ary fanintelony, rehefa nahanton'izy ireo nitanjaka teo amin'ny Hazo fijaliana. [2]jer. Jaona 19:23 Ny mahasamihafa ny roa farany sy ny voalohany dia “nanala ny akanjony ivelany” i Jesosy mihitsy.
Do you realize what I have done for you? I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done for you, you should also do. (Today’s Gospel)
Take off the “outer garment” of your will, He is saying, and put on the “towel” of My will. And what is His will? That we manompo one another. This means far more, though, than simply “chipping in” with the chores. It means investing in the other, giving our whole self. It means stripping ourselves of our complacency, selfishness, and comfort zone so as to go out of ourselves, out of our fear, out of our laziness, out of our reservations and excuses, out of our homes and rectories, and find the sore and tired feet of our brethren, and wash them with an attentive love.
If I, therefore, the master and teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash one another’s feet.
Have you ever had a conversation with someone who does not look at you, who listens with only one ear, who checks their cellphone, and changes the subject? What Jesus is teaching us is that we must give, and give our manontolo tena. Henoy to another with your whole heart. And not only listen, but when they are hungry, feed them; when they are naked, clothe them; when they are alone, comfort them; when they are in prison, visit them. Yes, literally! What a stripping of the will this is! But Jesus does not water down His words: as I have done for you, you should also do.
Nor does Jesus only pour water over their feet, but He washes them amin'ny His holy hands. We can’t be afraid to “touch” the broken heart of another—not with platitudes, but with the investment of time and self. We can’t be afraid to feed the hungry with our own hands, to embrace a lonely soul, to smile at the stranger, and begin “seeking the happiness of others”. [3]PAPA FRANCIS, Evangelii Gaudium, tsy. 92 Catholic churches have become so clinically sterile—a country club of sorts. The world no longer believes our Gospel because we Sunday-goers have ceased to love tahaka ny nitiavan'i Kristy antsika, have ceased to be a “people of the towel and water.” [4]A beautiful expression of Servant of God Catherine de Hueck Doherty How many souls do we personally draw to Christ by the act of walking into a Church every Sunday? Rather…
Ny vondron'olona mitory ny filazantsara dia tafiditra amin'ny teny sy ny atao amin'ny fiainana andavanandron'ny olona; mampifandray ny halavirana izany, vonona ny hanambony tena raha ilaina izany, ary mandray ny ain'olombelona, manohina ny nofon'i Kristy mijaly amin'ny hafa. Araka izany, ny evanjelisitra dia mandray ny "fofon'ny ondry" ary vonona hihaino ny feony ireo ondry. -POPE Francis, Evangelii Gaudium, tsy. 24
How few and far between are the souls who actually care today, who care with the Heart of Christ. No wonder we are so lonely. Oh that Jesus would come and wash our feet again with His holy hands.
Well, He wants to beloved—through you and me.
He loved his own in the world and he loved them to the end… (Gospel)
… Isika rehetra dia asaina mankatò ny antson'izy ireo hivoaka avy amin'ny faritra mampionona antsika mba hahatratrarana ireo "peripheries" rehetra mila ny hazavan'ny Filazantsara. -POPE Francis, Evangelii Gaudium, tsy. 20
Precious in the eyes of the LORD is the death of his faithful ones. I am your servant, the son of your handmaid… (Today’s Psalm)
Isam-bolana, Mark dia manoratra ny mitovy amin'ny boky,
tsy mandany vola amin'ny mpamaky azy.
Saingy mbola manana fianakaviana tohanany izy
ary minisitera hiasa.
Your “alms” are needed and appreciated. Bless you.
Mba hisoratra anarana, kitiho Eto.
Mandany 5 minitra isan'andro miaraka amin'i Mark, misaintsaina isan'andro Teny izao amin'ny famakiana faobe
mandritra ny efapolo andro amin'ny Karemy.
Sorona izay hamelona ny fanahinao!
MISORATA ANARANA Eto.
