Monday - Saint Lucia - 24,2-7.15-17 Nm Ps 24 Mt from 21.23 to 27: The baptism of John, where he came from?
blindness.
Today, the Church presents to us the figure of Saint Lucia, virgin and martyr of Syracuse, invoked as a protector of view. It 's the same name, Lucia, the bearer of light, giving it this name. Given the importance in our lives that this body is the eye, today's churches, which celebrate its feast, are crowded with devotees who call for the protection of the holy martyr. In the pieces of writing which are brought to our account we can see some connection with light, perhaps more negative than positive. Balak saw the jew people forward and would like to stop it. Call for help because the soothsayer Balaam curse this people which is now the border of Moab. But I guess instead of curses directed at Israel blessings upon blessings so that makes angry Balak king of Moab. While the prophet in God's law that has reserved for his people, on the other hand we have the gross blindness of this king who can not understand that you can not fight against God Another blindness is found in the Gospel. Before the question of Jesus about the origin of the baptism of John, whether from heaven or from men, the chief priests and elders of the people show a blindness smart, calculated. Each answer could backfire on them. Then choose not to act. They answer: We do not know. You can submit to us in circumstances that we should give a clear and truthful answer, but for expediency we want to go through fake rounds. We prefer to silence the truth when it may damage our reputation before men. This is also blind. If we were truly blind, we would have no guilt. But since we think there clever and well indoctrinated, then any behavior contrary to our deep belief becomes reprehensible as the denial of Peter, Judas' betrayal. We ask then to Saint Lucia. We can see the good to be done with the eyes of the body but particularly with those of the soul. MBS
Journal "A Sua Immagine" - comment by Msgr. Francesco Ruppi
the feast of Saint Lucia, Saint eye, which helps us to see the things not seen by the senses, the Church, in the Gospel Matthew, makes us listen to what Jesus responds to a question that do chief priests and elders of the people "By what authority you speak? Who given this authority? ".
This time the Son of God responds according to the custom of the rabbis , wondering where is the baptism of John: " the earth or the sky?". The chief priests
can not answer the question of the Master and then even He reveals the mystery of his person and where does his authority. not revealed to them that are chief priests, but it reveals to those who are small, because the small God reveals the mysteries of her Son. The same Gospel of Matthew (11, 25-30) shows the words of Jesus: 'Father held hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to the small. " If we become too small us, not only will enter the mysteries of God, but into the kingdom of heaven .
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