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Evangelizacion Activa
Can you truly "see" Jesus? Join us as we delve into Mark's Gospel, exploring Jesus' profound journey to Jerusalem and the pivotal moments that reveal his divine identity.

We'll unpack Jesus' repeated announcements of his Passion and the disciples' struggle to comprehend his path. Discover how the healing of Bartimaeus, the blind man of Jericho, serves as a powerful metaphor for spiritual awakening and the necessity of divine grace to truly understand Jesus' mission and our own calling.

This lesson highlights the transformative power of faith. Just as Bartimaeus shed his old life for a new one following Jesus, we are called to leave behind worldly distractions and embrace a life of service and sacrifice. Learn how to overcome the "blindness" that prevents us from fully recognizing Jesus and his teachings on family, sexuality, and wealth.

Prepare to be challenged as we confront the temptations of power, control, and pleasure, and learn to say "no" to the world in order to say "yes" to Christ. This is more than a lesson; it’s an invitation to deepen your relationship with Jesus and discover your true identity in Him.

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00:07We had left off with Jesus announcing his passion for the second time and giving his disciples
00:15a series of teachings. Now we find Jesus and his disciples already ascending
00:23to Jerusalem when he announces his passion to them for the third time. This announcement is found in chapter
00:3110 from verse 32 to 34. At the end of the announcement, the sons of Zebedee, James and John, ask Jesus
00:41sit next to him, one on his right and one on his left. Jesus' response to them and
00:50for
00:50The problem is that we all cannot put our personal interests above those of others.
00:57Because this confuses the message of following Jesus. As one priest said, following Jesus is a
01:08a life choice, not a stepping stone to privilege, but a way to serve. After these three
01:18Advertisements of passion come with what is known as the hinge pericope. This opens the door to the
01:27Passion and resurrection. This passage tells us about the healing of the blind man of Jericho.
01:36Bartimaeus, whom we find in chapter 10 from verse 46 to 52.
01:44Bartimaeus was sitting by the roadside. When Jesus passed by, he healed him. Why? Well
01:53because of the faith he had. In this story, Jesus indirectly speaks to the apostles as
02:01I've told them, three times I've announced my passion to them, and they still don't understand. It's about the moment.
02:09to free one's eyes to believe fully. Although the blind man was already sitting on the road,
02:18In other words, he was following Jesus, and he needed to be healed of his blindness in order to be able to
02:27to recognize that the one he has called the son of David is the true Messiah and to follow his path
02:35It is to walk towards the cross. After healing him, he tells him, you can leave. But instead of leaving,
02:45The text says, and followed Jesus along the road. That is, in his freedom, Bartimaeus follows him.
02:55In this healing of the blind man of Bethsaida, and rather, in the healing of the blind man of Bethsaida and in this
03:05In the parable of the blind man of Jericho, Mark shows the urgent need for grace to help people heal.
03:13May the eyes of our spirit be opened to understand who Jesus is and the value of his grace.
03:22mission. That town that was in darkness is about to see the light of the resurrection. The faith of
03:31This blind man is about to perform another miracle. The blind man leaves his cloak behind, and with it, he leaves behind...
03:40Yeah
03:40An old life, an ancient life to embrace a new one following Jesus. Look, who was on the sidelines?
03:50From the path, now follow Jesus, who is the way. We must ask ourselves, how do I follow Jesus? Well,
04:00First, we must ask for His grace, ask Him to perform the miracle of removing the blindness that
04:08They leave us by the wayside without any commitment to follow up, and of course, they don't allow us to...
04:15to move forward. Those blind spots that make us see mistaken views of what family and sexuality are,
04:25Money. That is, we must say to Jesus, have mercy on me, so that I may leave behind, like the blind man, his cloak.
04:35and truly follow him. We are almost, brothers, to conclude this Gospel of Saint Mark.
04:46In the next session, we're going to begin looking at Jesus' ministry in Jerusalem. But to go
04:52As we conclude our class today, we must remember that this gospel revolves around one question.
05:01I think you already know it by heart because I've repeated it constantly. The question is,
05:08Okay, so who is Jesus? There were three key moments regarding this question. Chapter 1,
05:17Verse 1, chapter 8, verse 29, and chapter 15, verse 39. These provide an answer to this question.
05:27question. I ask that, if you can, you review it. We had also mentioned that Marcos is searching with this
05:36The question is for us to discover who Jesus is. Brothers and sisters, recognizing Jesus is simple. Accept him.
05:48in the radical nature of their identity. That is truly difficult. Why? Because accepting the cross is not
05:57It's simple. We've already seen it with Peter. Even though the Holy Spirit has revealed it to him, he doesn't say it.
06:06Matthew in chapters 16 and 17. Notice, he had that revelation from the Spirit. However, he does not accept it.
06:15Why? Because he sees things the way men do. And in addition to this, he tells her,
06:25Peter, you and the disciples must share my destiny, as it says in Mark 8:34. If
06:33Anyone who wants to be my disciple, let him forget himself, take up his cross and let us follow.
06:43To follow him is to share his destiny, the destiny of suffering. It is to embrace the cross. It is, brothers,
06:53to detach ourselves from what the world offers us so that we can identify with Jesus. And it is then
07:00that we begin to discover, pay close attention, not only the identity of Jesus, but our own identity.
07:10Because Jesus and all the Gospel texts, as we have said, are a mirror for our lives.
07:19Undoubtedly, in our beginnings, we will see that our identity is very closely tied to the mundane.
07:27So, that's why Jesus, at the beginning of his ministry, comes to teach us that we must face the
07:35temptations of the world. Therefore, we must strengthen ourselves with prayer, fasting, and the sacraments.
07:43These are what allow the grace of the Holy Spirit to work and strengthen.
07:49And so, with the example of Jesus, in that account of the temptations, we see that in order not to become complacent
07:57We have to sacrifice ourselves to what the world offers us.
08:04And thus overcome temptations.
08:08Everything that we find attractive.
08:12Well, this is already a first moment to identify with the cross.
08:16Because?
08:17Because we are saying no.
08:20Look, we don't want to give that one.
08:24Because?
08:25What are the temptations?
08:26Power, control, and pleasure.
08:29So, we don't want to say no, because I'm going to lose that power, I'm going to lose that control.
08:36I'm going to leave pleasant things behind.
08:39These are the temptations that Jesus suffered on the way.
08:46On that path He traveled towards the cross.
08:49Jesus, but they will also appear not only throughout Jesus' earthly life,
08:57but also of ours.
09:00Jesus showed us that we can overcome and that, just as He does not belong to this world, neither do we.
09:08He came to show us that we were created for eternity,
09:13that we are co-heirs of the kingdom, as Romans says in chapter 8.
09:18And citizens of heaven, as Paul tells us in his letter to the Philippians in chapter 3.
09:28But we must strive and always rely on His grace.
09:34Because?
09:35Because we will continually be tempted.
09:39The last temptation that Jesus suffered was in Gethsemane.
09:44In the final moments, even there he defeated her.
09:48In order to accept the cross, the will of God.
09:52He was clear about one thing.
09:55That after the cross, the path leads to glory.
09:59And we need to be clear about that too.
10:03The sacrifice is not in vain.
10:06With regard to what we have been reflecting on regarding sacrifice, the cross,
10:14Pope Francis said it in one of his morning masses.
10:19Jesus, in his pedagogy, prepares us step by step to understand it well.
10:26And it also prepares us to accompany him with our crosses on his path to redemption.
10:34In practice, it prepares us to be like Sirens, to help him carry the cross.
10:40Therefore, our Christian life without this is not Christian.
10:45It is simply a good spiritual life.
10:50And Jesus himself becomes the great prophet.
10:55The reality is different.
10:58Jesus saved us all by leading us down the same path He chose.
11:05Our identity as Christians must also be protected.
11:10And we must not fall into the temptation of believing that being a Christian is a merit, it is a spiritual path
11:18of perfection.
11:20It's not a merit, it's pure grace.
11:24It is also a path to perfection, but it is not enough on its own.
11:30Because, the pontiff concluded, being Christian is the part of Jesus in one's own identity.
11:37In that mystery of death and resurrection.
11:42Before I finish, I'll leave you with that question.
11:46Who is Jesus?
11:48You've probably already been answering it.
11:51But now I want you to ask yourself something.
11:54Have you discovered the identity of Jesus yet?
11:57In what?
11:59At what moments and what did you discover about her?
12:02But also ask yourself.
12:05Have I discovered myself through Jesus?
12:10In our next class we will continue talking about the last days of Jesus.
12:16About his ministry in Jerusalem.
12:20See you soon.
12:22God bless you.
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