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Theo Tigno•
4/10/2006 2:10 pm
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Monday of Holy Week |
John 12:1-11
Six days before Passover Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. They gave a dinner for him there, and Martha served, while Lazarus was one of those reclining at table with him. Mary took a liter of costly perfumed oil made from genuine aromatic nard and anointed the feet of Jesus and dried them with her hair; the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil. Then Judas the Iscariot, one of his disciples, and the one who would betray him, said, "Why was this oil not sold for three hundred days' wages and given to the poor?" He said this not because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief and held the money bag and used to steal the contributions. So Jesus said, "Leave her alone. Let her keep this for the day of my burial. You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me."
The large crowd of the Jews found out that he was there and came, not only because of him, but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. And the chief priests plotted to kill Lazarus too, because many of the Jews were turning away and believing in Jesus because of him.
Dawg's thought:
Today's prayer intention is for an increase in vocations to the priesthood and religious life.
Welcome to Holy Week! What do we need to die to in our own lives? Are we like Judas who looked to make a profit versus Mary who was obedient to God? Are we jealous like the Jews in today's reading? What do we need to continually die to in our own lives? Take care and God Bless.
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