In today's Gospel, Caiaphas presents, with his prophecy, the new Passover Lamb: the One who would take away the sin of the world. Jesus Christ had already said that he would give his life as a ransom for many, and therefore he tried suffering to bring us salvation. It was fitting, indeed, that He for whom everything is and for whom everything is, bring many children to glory, perfecting through suffering the one who was going to lead them to salvation, "says the author of the Letter to the Hebrews. In this way, Christ has left us Christians the best memory in moments of pain, of joy, of joy: the comfort of His cross. It happens that many times Christians carry a cross on our chest, but only an external cross. When the weight of the cross falls on our shoulders, the true heart of the Christian is tempered. He who knows how to raise a look of faith and babble "Thy will be done, Father." The cross not only appears in the fertile blood that the martyrs shed, but when physical, moral, and spiritual pain comes. And just as there are examples of great martyrs who embraced the cross of Christ, there are so many Christians who are nailed to their pain seeing the face of Christ, seeing his loving hand that comes to shape them and forge their love with pain. Come to Him who gave His life for many. But it can also happen that in some hearts the attitude of the Pharisees is sown not to recognize Christ as their Redeemer. Cardinal Nguyen van Thuan, in his book "Witnesses of Hope" wrote: "Look at the cross and you will find the solution to all the problems that concern you. The martyrs have looked at Him."
To all those who right
now cannot receive sacramental Communion, now is the moment to do a spiritual
Communion; Let us be sure that the Lord comes to our hearts:
I wish my Lord to
receive you, with the purity, humility and devotion with which your Most Holy
Mother received you, with the spirit and fervor of all the saints. Amen •
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Dentro de una semana estaremos ya en el corazón de la
Pascua: estaremos meditando en silencio junto al sepulcro de Jesús. Pero el
sepulcro no es la última palabra. Hoy el profeta Ezequiel nos habla sobre el programa
de Dios en el que todo es salvación y alegría: Dios quiere restaurar a su
pueblo haciéndole volver del destierro, quiere unificar a los dos pueblos
(Norte y Sur, Israel y Judá) en uno solo: como cuando reinaban David y Salomón;
lo purificará y le perdonará sus faltas, les enviará un pastor único ¡El buen Pastor!
para que los conduzca por los caminos que Dios quiere; les hará vivir en la
tierra prometida, sellará de nuevo con ellos su alianza de paz y pondrá su
morada en medio de ellos, ¿Hay un panorama
más alentador? Es también lo que dice Jeremías, haciendo eco a Ezequiel, en el
pasaje que nos sirve hoy como salmo responsorial: «el Señor nos guardará como
pastor a su rebaño... el que dispersó a Israel lo reunirá... convertiré su
tristeza en gozo». El desenlace del drama ya se acerca. Hoy está reunido el Sanedrín,
asustado por el eco que ha tenido la resurrección de Lázaro; ahí deliberan
sobre lo que han de hacer para deshacerse de Jesús y Caifás (¡todo cae siempre bajo
la providencia de Dios!) acierta, sin saberlo, con el sentido que va a tener la
muerte de Jesús: «iba a morir, no sólo por la nación, sino para reunir a los
hijos de Dios dispersos». Así se cumplía plenamente lo que anunciaban los
profetas sobre la reunificación de los pueblos. Y es que la Pascua de Cristo va
a ser salvadora para todos, es el comienzo de la redención para todos los
hombres y mujeres en la historia del mundo • AE
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