He is the Son of God
First Reading: Acts 9:1-20
Gospel: Jn 6:52-59
'For l myself too,
when l was delighting in the doctrine of Plato, and heard the Christians
slandered, and saw them fearless of death, and of all others things which are
counted fearful, perceived that it was impossible that they could be living in
wickedness and pleasure.' (Justin the Martyr)
The first reading
of today from book of Acts, presenting to us Saul, who became converted after
meeting Jesus on his to persecute men and women who were followers of Jesus. By
then, they were not having the name Christians, but their name was just men and
women who belong to the Way. In the
Gospel of today according to John, as Jesus was teaching in synagogue in
Capernaum about His body to be the true food, and His blood to be the true
drink, for whosoever going to eat His body and drink His blood, will have
eternal life, He met with tension from the Jews. The Jews did not understand
what Jesus was speaking about.
The conversion of
Saul brought the new beginning on the growth of the early Church. After his
baptism, Saul, as Paul begun the mission of Jesus, even though the persecution
continued. The same Jesus who was misunderstood by the Jews is the same Jesus
who convert Saul to be His servant. Through the first reading we can learn that
the grace of God is for all the people. The gospel teaches us that the body and
blood of Christ which we receive daily, is Jesus himself whom we are receiving.
The same Jesus whom we are receiving, is the same who will give us the power to
do His mission like the way he did to Saul.
I Year Theology
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