En la Liturgia de este Domingo, Cristo -como Buen Samaritano- Nos saldrá al encuentro, Para curar nuestras heridas Y nos invitará a que hagamos lo mismo: A que también nosotros seamos buenos samaritanos porque hay mucha gente herida justo a nuestro lado del camino. Hay muchos a quienes hay que ayudar y levantar, A quienes hay que curar y estar cercanos. Que este encuentro con el Señor en la Palabra y en la Eucaristía, nos renueve y nos dé nuevas energías y nuevas razones para continuar en las sendas de la vida Cristiana. Que Él nos dé un corazón compasivo y ojos abiertos para que seamos atentos a las necesidades de quienes se cruzan en nuestro camino.
We come together again on the Day of Lord to be inspired, directed and sustained by the Lord who wishes to bestow upon us His Life in abundance. God’s Word reminds us that Life in Abundance is found in Loving God and our Neighbor, the two-fold law of Love that fulfills all the Law and the prophets. And so that we understand the Lord’s command clearly, Jesus uses the Parable of the Good Samaritan to show us that no person is outside the parameters of being our neighbor–neither Samaritan nor Jew, neither freeman nor slave, neither Mexican, Puerto Rican, Colombian, nor American. Love calls us to reach out to all. This task is not complicated, nor is it easy. Our presence here at this Mass is a sign of willingness to love God and our neighbor. Our presence also indicates our recognition that we need God’s help to fulfill this two-fold commandment faithfully. We find that divine help in the Eucharist, for in receiving the Body and Blood of the Lord, we are nourished to imitate His Love.
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