Then Jesus said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter said in reply, “The Christ of God.” He rebuked them and directed them not to tell this to anyone. He said, “The Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be raised.” (Lk 9:18-22)
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/092625.cfm
Peter’s confession is correct. Jesus IS the Christ of God. The question is how do we know this. The Lord tells us plainly that the Cross and the Resurrection are essential to understanding who he truly is. They are also essential in knowing who we truly are as his disciples. https://youtu.be/pKsh9ZPM0tY?si=f6WbfY2jejpbUE_S
These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.
Friday XXV, Ordinary Time
