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Monday, May 10, 2010, St. Damien of Molokai
Acts 16:11-15, Psalm 149:1-6, 9, John 15:26—16:4
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I TOLD YOU SO...
"I have told you..." —John 16:1, 4
Jesus mentions twice in today's Gospel reading that He told the apostles
something in advance. First, Jesus warns them that He told them "all this"
so that their faith may not be shaken under worldly pressure, and
therefore they may not fall away (Jn 16:1). What does "all this" refer to?
Jesus had just finished warning His apostles that worldly people would
hate, harass, and disrespect them. Why? Jesus says it's because they bear
witness to Him and because they don't belong to the worldly system which
refuses to accept His lordship (Jn 15:18-20). Jesus knew His apostles
would be tempted to give up under this pressure, and so He warned them in
advance (Jn 16:1).
First the apostles experience only threats and hatred. Jesus warns that
the hatred will soon escalate into physical violence. Jesus warns them
that when being beaten and even when about to be martyred, they must
remember He had forewarned them (Jn 16:4). This remembrance is more than
just recalling Jesus' warning. They must constantly live in a state of
remembrance. Jesus gave these commands during the Last Supper, the first
Mass, in which He commanded: "Do this in remembrance of me" (see Lk
22:19).
Is the world putting the pressure on you for witnessing to Jesus by your
words, actions, and lifestyle? Keep your faith unshakable. Go to Mass
frequently, even daily. Remember that "Christ suffered in the flesh;
therefore arm yourselves with His same mentality" (1 Pt 4:1).
Prayer: "O Lord, look at the threats they are leveling against us. Grant
to Your servants, even as [we] speak Your words, complete assurance by
stretching forth Your hand in cures and signs and wonders to be worked in
the name of Jesus" (Acts 4:29-30).
Promise: "The Lord loves His people." —Ps 149:4
Praise: St. Damien spent his final sixteen years ministering to a leper
colony, and lived his last four years as a leper himself (see Jn 15:13).
(This teaching was submitted by a member of our editorial team.)
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