00:00Hello dear brothers and sisters! How are you?
00:27I am very pleased to greet you this week, a truly important week in our lives, because many years ago, our Lord Jesus Christ, through this week, achieved for us rescue and liberation.
00:41Well, during this week we will generally be sending you a video in the morning and one in the afternoon, with the idea of experiencing in real time what was happening or what would be happening in Jerusalem, at the time when Jesus is walking towards his Father.
00:58So I invite you to follow us and during this week to walk with Christ on his final journey to Jerusalem, which will lead him into the arms of his beloved Father.
01:09This journey passes through the cross, which invites us to also take this path and accompany Him.
01:19If you follow Jesus on this path, you too will surely meet the loving Father at the end of the road, who will invite you to come and share in the joy of your Lord.
01:31And so, we begin Holy Monday. The journey begins with Jesus' visit to his great friends, Lazarus and his sister Martha, and Mary.
01:43Sacred Scripture in the Gospel of Saint John tells us,
01:48Six days before Passover, Jesus went to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom he had raised from the dead.
01:55There they offered him dinner. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at the table with him.
02:03Maria then took a bottle of genuine, very expensive tuberose perfume.
02:09She anointed Jesus' feet with it and wiped them with her hair.
02:14And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
02:18Then Judas Iscariot, one of the disciples, the one who was going to betray him, exclaimed,
02:24Why wasn't this perfume sold for 300 denarii and given to the poor?
02:30This dinner is not new. It was surely the place where Jesus would go when he visited Jerusalem.
02:38to the point of establishing a great friendship between them.
02:41The same Gospel, in the previous chapter, tells us that when they went to look for Jesus,
02:47They told him that the one he loved so much was sick.
02:51And later, when Jesus arrives and Lazarus is already dead, people see him crying and exclaim,
02:58See how much he loved him.
03:01It was a family that welcomed Jesus with love and charity, and Jesus knew how to return that love.
03:08Jesus knows that the end of his journey to the Eternal Father is near.
03:11and that this will be his last visit to his friends, and he wishes to spend a pleasant time with them,
03:18Perhaps to reminisce about old times, to eat together, to give them one last token of their love.
03:25Jesus always wants to visit us, wants to be with us, because he truly loves us.
03:30It is sad that so many people are visited by Jesus, and yet they do not realize the great love He has for them.
03:38and that they remain preoccupied with their own pursuits, without enjoying His love and His word.
03:44In these visits, Jesus always invites his friends to go with him, to follow his path,
03:50to let themselves be loved by their beloved Father.
03:52Perhaps you are one of them, have you realized it?
03:58Are you aware of the visit God is paying you this week, on this day?
04:05This Monday will be a very special day for Lázaro's family.
04:11They know nothing of what will happen in a few days.
04:15And they offer, as surely happened on other occasions, a dinner.
04:19What's special about this day is that during dinner,
04:23Mary anoints his feet with a very expensive perfume, 300 denarii,
04:28that is, the salary of a worker for one year.
04:33The price is so high, it would seem like a waste.
04:39Judas says, why didn't he sell himself to help the poor?
04:43With this action, Mary shows him the value of his friendship with Christ.
04:47Jesus truly loves him, and gives him the best he has.
04:53I would even be capable, if I could, of giving him my very life.
04:58And you, do you really love Jesus?
05:02Would you be willing, like Mary, to offer Jesus the best you have?
05:07Remember that we cannot follow Jesus if we are tied to someone.
05:13He clearly made it known to the young man that he had many riches that bound him and did not allow him to follow him.
05:20Jesus goes to the Father.
05:22Maria doesn't yet know that this trip ends this week, but for her it doesn't matter.
05:28Today is your opportunity to show Jesus how much you love him.
05:32You don't know if this is also your last week.
05:37Would you be able to give Jesus a sign of love like Mary did?
05:41Don't waste this week, this day, to show Jesus how much you love him.
05:49Receive blessings from Jesus.
05:51Receive blessings from Jesus.
06:05We need a ball.
06:05Receive blessings from Jesus.
06:07In the community of Jesus saves.
06:11Closing blessings of fate.
