Sunday Mass Gospel

Reflection
November 20, 2022

A Reading
from the Holy Gospel
according to
Luke 23:35-43
T oday is the feast day of our Lord
and King of the Universe, Jesus Christ.
The rulers sneered at Jesus and said,
“He saved others, let him save
However, His Kingship is distinct from that
himself if he is the chosen one, the of other kings. He is the king who accepted
Christ of God.” Even the soldiers
jeered at him. As they approached
other people's misery. A king who embraces
to offer him wine they called out, a cross of suffering rather than His throne.
“If you are King of the Jews, save
yourself.” Above him there was an
Instead of being a king who lives in luxury,
inscription that read, “This is the He is a king who gave up His comfort to
King of the Jews.” Now one of the
criminals hanging there reviled
provide for the ill and the abandoned.
Jesus, saying, “Are you not the It's not because of His miraculous
Christ? Save yourself and us.” The
other, however, rebuking him, said
prowess that Christ is the ruler of the
in reply, “Have you no fear of God, universe. Since He has such a deep affection
for you are subject to the same
condemnation? And indeed, we
for His people, He is the greatest of all
have been condemned justly, for the kings. It is love that made Him the greatest
sentence we received corresponds to
our crimes, but this man has done
for His love is the greatest.
nothing criminal.” Then he said, We shall become the best people on
“Jesus, remember me when you
come into your kingdom.” He
earth because of love. Since there is so
replied to him, “Amen, I say to you, much greed in this world, only love can
today you will be with me in
Paradise.”
truly change things.