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Monday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time
Gospel text
Lk 8:16-18
Lk 8:16-18
Jesus said to the crowd: "No one who lights a lamp conceals it with a vessel... To anyone who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he seems to have will be taken away."
Gospel's Commentary
Today we quickly understand the first part of Jesus’ message: the faith and talents we have received from God are not only for our own benefit. How wonderful it would be if, through my way of life and my joy, others discovered Christ and fell in love with Him!
—The final words are a warning: whoever does not live striving to bear fruit ends up giving up on life. In short: whether you have much or little, either you produce fruit or you rust…