Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 26, 14-25

Then one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, “What will you give me if I betray him to you?” They paid him thirty pieces of silver. And from that moment he began to look for an opportunity to betray him. On the first day of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Where do you want us to make the preparations for you to eat the Passover?” He said, “Go into the city to a certain man, and say to him, ‘The Teacher says, My time is near; I will keep the Passover at your house with my disciples.'” So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them, and they prepared the Passover meal. When it was evening, he took his place with the twelve; and while they were eating, he said, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me.” And they became greatly distressed and began to say to him one after another, “Surely not I, Lord?” He answered, “The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me will betray me. The Son of Man goes as it is written of him, but woe to that one by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been better for that one not to have been born.” Judas, who betrayed him, said, “Surely not I, Rabbi?” He replied, “You have said so.”

Betrayal and sale

1) Handing over. It’s a hard, difficult time when a person close to you gives you up, betrays you. Judas does not look at Jesus as the Messiah, he looks at himself and puts himself at the center of everything. How many times have we betrayed and handed over Jesus? How often have we set Him aside?! When Jesus does not satisfy our desires, we hand Him over.

2) The moment. In life there are moments of betrayal and disappointment, but also beautiful moments of growth. In our life we go through lovely moments and hard ones. In tough times you will feel wounded because you realize that those closest to you can hurt you deeply.

3) Supper. God reminds us that our refuge is the Eucharist. Prayer, the Eucharist and fraternity can help us through the worst moments of our life. Don’t neglect these three things and never stop looking for God!

God bless you in the name of the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. And never forget that Heaven is our goal!