Allocution, September 19, XXV Sunday in Ordinary Time

Thank you to everyone who makes this radio broadcast possible, today, September 19, XXV Sunday in Ordinary Time. We hear in all the Catholic churches of the world, the Gospel of Mark, chapter 9 verses 30 to 37.

(GOSPEL)

Jesus Christ again insists that he will be handed over and killed, but three days later he will be resurrected. The disciples did not understand and it is difficult for us to understand, especially when things do not go well. He who follows Christ in the face of pain looks at his Cross and places his suffering on it; It’s what we do now. We take a cross, we look at it and we tell the crucified one about our crosses, sorrows, sufferings, difficulties, illnesses, failures, betrayals and, if we wish, we write all our suffering and place it in the crown of thorns, in the nails of our hands and our feet, on the side wounded by the spear, and we pray.

(I PRAY)

We also tell the crucified person the sorrows and sorrows of known people, some of whom suffer more than us and we prepare ourselves like the Cyrenean, the one who helped Christ carry the Cross, to be next to those people: accompany them, console them and change them. life and fill it with hope. Love changes suffering. On the Cross, Christ prayed, forgave, multiplied the motherhood of the Virgin by turning us all into children of Her.

The musical work “Man of La Mancha” is based on the novel by Miguel de Cervantes. At the end of the musical, Don Quixote is dying. At his side is Aldonza, a woman without merit whom he idealized and called Dulcinea. Don Quixote loved her with a pure love, like she had never been loved before. When Don Quixote breathes his last, Aldonza sings The Impossible Dream. When she finishes, someone calls her Aldonza, and she replies, “now my name is Dulcinea.” Thanks to the love of Don Quixote, the ugly Aldonza has died and the beautiful Dulcinea has been born. Love turned a poor unfortunate woman into a wonderful woman.

Now, through love, suffering becomes peace, hope, strength… And after filling life, the family, the Church, society, the resurrection, fully enjoying the house of heaven with love, the good done On earth he leaves behind everything he suffered. Where love is, even in the midst of pain, there is God. Saint Paul has said, “I am crucified with Christ and now it is not I who live, but Christ lives in me.”

(SINGING)

The second part of today’s Gospel tells us about children. Children are wonderful; The pregnant mother knows it, the mother and father of many children, the grandparents who never tire of serving their grandchildren, the parks where children run and play, the schools… A house without children is very boring. Children are not afraid of frogs or anything. After fighting, children immediately become friends. Children settle mom and dad’s fights. Children transform the lives of their father and mother when they say I love you very much, hug them, and kiss them. Girls are daddy’s smile and mommy’s song. Children are the tireless work of their parents. The greatest happiness of children is to see daddy and mommy always together.

Grandchildren are the meaning of their grandparents’ lives, the encouragement to live and make their grandchildren happy. Within our people is the experience of childhood. In our unconscious is the experience of nine months in the womb; We remember the tenderness of our family in the first years of life, the teachings and corrections of parents and grandparents, the friends with whom we went to school. What wonderful childhood memories! So many unforgettable experiences! We thank God for our childhood.

We tell God all the happiness we have experienced and we promise that we want to make the love received and given present today in the midst of whatever age we have. And since children are willing to serve, to help the elderly cross the street, to care for and be affectionate with the old people in the house and neighborhood, to share what they have with their little friend, we want to do the same despite that we are no longer children in age, but in soul and heart. We want to be like children, servants of those who need us.

(SINGING)

Dear family:

How wonderful that a blessed fruit of family love has received the blessing of baptism by which we are children of God the Father! How wonderful that this baptized creature feels protected by Father God, who never leaves us abandoned! How wonderful to teach the way of Jesus Christ, by whom no one has ever been lost, whom the mother has carried into the womb for the love of her father! How wonderful to be able to read the gospel of Jesus Christ together as a family, comment on it, live it and teach it! How wonderful to make our house a place of love, family harmony, a palace of peace where everyone wants to return early! How wonderful to thank God for the people who make up our family! How wonderful to be all baptized, children of God, brothers of all! How wonderful to live as sons and daughters of the Virgin Mary of Charity! How wonderful the children and grandchildren they have are!

(SINGING)

Prayer of a father in the silence of his heart:

Give me, oh lord, a son who is strong enough to know when he is weak and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid. A son who is inflexible in human defeat and humble and magnanimous in victory.

Give me, oh lord, a son who never bends his back when he should lift his chest; a son who knows how to know you and himself, which is the fundamental stone of knowledge.

Lead it, I beg you, not along the comfortable and easy path, but along the rough path, goaded by difficulties and challenges. There let him learn to stand firm in the storm and to feel compassion for those who fail.

Give me, oh lord, a son whose heart is clear, whose ideals are high; a son who dominates himself before he learns to dominate others; a son who learns to laugh, but also knows how to cry; a son who moves towards the future. but never forget the past.

And after you have given him all that, add to him, I beg you, enough sense of good humor, so that he can always be serious, but not take himself too seriously.

Give him humility so that he may always remember the simplicity of true greatness, the impartiality of true wisdom, the meekness of true strength.

Then, O lord, I, your father, will dare to murmur: I have not lived in vain.

(SINGING)

Next Friday, September 24, we celebrate the Feast of the Virgin of Mercy. We ask her:

Virgin Mary of Mercy, Mother of God and Mother of the Church, queen of angels and refuge of sinners… I approach you, full of love and trust, sure that you always listen to your children, because you are a mother of mercy. I ask you, dear Mother, that my faith, hope and charity grow and strengthen. May he always live as a true son of God and as your son, my mother. I consecrate to you everything I have and everything I am, my life, my work, my joys and my sufferings, I want to be totally yours; I wish to follow your steps along the path that Christ, redeemer of men, leads me. Don’t abandon me heavenly mother. Grant me what I sincerely ask for myself and for all those who suffer, those who cry and those who are imprisoned. I promise to always live grateful for your favors and love you more every day. Virgin of Mercy, always pray for me, for my family and friends, for Covid patients and for all your children who suffer. Amen.

Sweet mother, don’t go away, don’t take your eyes off me, come with me everywhere and never leave me alone. And since you protect me so much, as a true Mother, please bless me in the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

(SINGING)