HOW TO BECOME GREAT IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD.
DO YOU WANT TO BE GREAT, THEN BECOME THE SERVANT OF THE BRETHREN.
"James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and said to him,
"Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you."
He replied, "What do you wish me to do for you?"
"They answered him, "Grant that in your glory
we may sit one at your right and the other at your left."
"Jesus said to them, "You do not know what you are asking.
"Can you drink the cup that I drink or be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?"
"They said to him, "We can."
Jesus said to them, "The cup that I drink, you will drink,
and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized; but to sit at my right or at my left is not mine to give but is for those for whom it has been prepared."
"When the ten heard this, they became indignant at James and John.
Jesus summoned them and said to them,
"You know that those who are recognized as rulers over the Gentiles lord it over them,
and their great ones make their authority over them felt.
"But it shall not be so among you.
Rather, whoever wishes to be great among you will be your servant; whoever wishes to be first among you will be the slave of all.
"For the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many." (Mark 10: 35 - 45).
Sunday 20th October 2024 in the 29th Week in Ordinary Time.
The Lord Jesus used the childish ambition of James and John to teach an important principle in the Church. The principle of governance in the world is radically different to that of the Church that Jesus has come to establish.
In the world, authority, precedence, privilege go to the Leader. He exercises this power as he pleases.
But in the Church "whoever wishes to be great among you will be your servant; whoever wishes to be first among you will be the slave of all."
One of the titles of the Pope is "Servant of the Servants of God."
We are all servants of God. But the Pope is our servant.
What does this mean for you and me? Jesus Christ washed the feet of His disciples and taught them to wash the feet of the poor, the homeless and the sick.
St Francis of Asissi and all the saints understood that without Jesus no man can do this. "With out Me, you can do nothing." (John 15: 5).
Therefore the saints asked Jesus for the grace to do the impossible. Jesus gladly gives the grace.
You do the same.
October is the Holy Rosary Month.
"As for you, dear son of mine, persevere in praying to me. Hold fast to my Rosary and beware of every ploy of the Evil One to separate you from it. My Rosary is your safeguard and your weapon in the fight against the forces of evil. At the same time, for you it is a remedy and a comfort. Do you not see how the Rosary has stabilized you? Do you not experience its healing and all its benefits? Pray my Rosary and teach others to do the same. I will bless you" (IN SINU JESU Tuesday, December 11, 2007).
"Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, pray for us."
Say the Holy Rosary every day in October.
For Prayers, Consecration, Litany, Testimony of Jesus about those who pray the Rosary, click the link below:
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