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Catholic Charities USA
Wednesday of Holy Week
Today's Lectionary Readings
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I am confident that none of us would ever want to be considered a
traitor. And certainly, not betray the Lord Jesus! Who among us would
want responsibility for turning Jesus over to the authorities, knowing
what fate would await Him if we did so?
I think Judas gets a kind of bad rap in history. The last line in the
gospel did not help his standing: better for that man if he had not
been born. Scholars debate just what were Judas' true intentions
in handing Jesus over. Was Judas really that greedy and wanting some
easy money? Or was he hoping to box Jesus into a corner where He would
be forced to finally use His divine messianic power to overthrow the
Romans and establish the Kingdom He spoke of? And let's not
forget that even good ol' Saint Peter betrayed Jesus in his
three-fold denial. The only difference between Peter and Judas is that
Peter believed he could be forgiven; Judas could not, resulting in the
taking of his own life.
But back to the most challenging question this gospel poses for us: Do
we ever betray Jesus? If our Lenten journey has forced us to truly be
honest with ourselves, we must confess that all of us have betrayed
Him. We betray Him not so much in what we have done, but, as is said
in the Act of Penance, in what we have failed to do - our sins
of omission.
We betray Jesus whenever we have not fully followed His example and
teachings. When we have not been true in our thoughts, words and
actions to His example of non-violence, eerily prophesied by the
Prophet Isaiah in today's first reading. When we have not done
justice to the least of Jesus' sisters and brothers who are
hungry, cold, homeless, imprisoned, and oppressed. When we have not
forgiven from our hearts those who have hurt us. When we have not
spoken up to our elected officials on behalf of those suffering from
economic injustices. The list could go on and on...
My intent here is not to make any of us feel guiltier, but to realize
that we all still have a long way to go in our continual conversion to
become ever more faithful to Jesus. And certainly, the staff,
volunteers, and services of our Catholic Charities agencies strive
every day to be faithful to Jesus' gospel message. I would dare
to say that in many ways, the very existence and works of Catholic
Charities helps the wider Church to remain faithful to the Lord Jesus,
to His teachings, and to the Kingdom Jesus so wants for our troubled
world. Let us all strive to be Christ's faithful disciples and
trust, as did Saint Peter, in His merciful loving forgiveness when we
fail to do so!
Deacon Lucio Caruso has served in Catholic Charities agencies for 20
years and is currently Pastoral Administrator for a multi-cultured
parish in Louisville, KY.
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