MEMORIAL OF SAINTS MARTHA, MARY, AND LAZARUSGospel (John

MEMORIAL OF SAINTS MARTHA, MARY, AND LAZARUS
Gospel
(John 11:19-27)
Many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary
to comfort them about their brother [Lazarus, who had died].
When Martha heard that Jesus was coming,
she went to meet him;
but Mary sat at home.
Martha said to Jesus,
"Lord, if you had been here,
my brother would not have died.
But even now I know that whatever you ask of God,
God will give you."
Jesus said to her,
"Your brother will rise."
Martha said to him,
"I know he will rise,
in the resurrection on the last day."
Jesus told her,
"I am the resurrection and the life;
whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live,
and anyone who lives and believes in me will never die.
Do you believe this?"
She said to him, "Yes, Lord.
I have come to believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God,
the one who is coming into the world."
The Gospel of the Lord: Praise to You, Lord Jesus Christ.
The Word of God for Everyone
Dear People of God,
Today, the Church celebrates the Feast of Saints Martha, Mary, and Lazarus. These three saints always followed Jesus Christ closely in preaching the Gospel, bringing the Word of God to all humanity. Saint Martha strongly proclaimed that Jesus Christ is God who must come to the world, the only One who can raise people from the dead.
Today's Word of God speaks of God's love for His fellow human beings, who are as close to him as His blood brothers and sisters and friends.
Jesus Christ is God. He is powerful and exalted, but He still humbles Himself to befriend ordinary and small people like the three siblings Martha, Mary, and Lazarus.
This image shows us that Jesus Christ is the One who is simple and ordinary in life. He did not appear to be a noble and powerful person to be respected by everyone. His simplicity, humility, and self-abasement easily made people close to Him, become friends with Him, and believe that He is Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God, who must come into the world to help humanity recognize a God who has full authority over life.
The professing of Saint Martha: "Yes, Lord. I have come to believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, the One who is coming into the world."
He reminded everyone to have absolute faith in Jesus Christ as God, the One who came into the world to save humanity. He is the only One who can bring humans back to life like the resurrection of Lazarus. That shows those who believe that Jesus Christ is God, who believe that He is the One who brings humankind back to life, will also be brought back to life by God with Him in heaven. But to achieve that, God wants humans to have absolute faith and trust in His power and love.
It is only God the One who can give love and life. Anyone who comes to call upon the name of God with absolute trust and faith, He will grant them eternal life and eternal happiness in Heaven with God the Father. When humans live according to His teachings, then right here on earth, God will also give people peace and happiness with Him.
Thanks be to God. Amen.