Tuesday April 7, 2009 of Holy Week

Tuesday April 7, 2009 of Holy Week
Readings: Isaiah 49: 1-6 Psalm 71: 1-6,17 John 13: 21-33,36-38
Psalm Response: “I will sing of Your salvation”

One of the ‘Servant Songs’, Isaiah 49 prefigures the advent of the anointed One who will reveal the Father in Himself. Like a two-edged sword, His words will cut both ways, to open our hearts to holiness fully and on extraction guaranteeing it never to waver or be misunderstood.. The rescue, from depravity, self-centeredness and exclusivity both Jerusalem and the world will ultimately believe His message with joy.

When the ‘beloved disciple’ asked “who would betray Him”, Jesus didn’t name him but referred to him as the one who is fed by Him.
In our hearts, we know Christ’s message as the Church has made it abundantly clear in its many Councils which decided matters of Faith and Morals.
Like Judas, we are fed by Faith and we consume the Doctrines. However, like an abuser of food, we sometimes force ourselves to regurgitate the truth to replace it with false doctrine or selfishness!