The large crowd of the Jews found out that he was there and came, not only because of him, but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. And the chief priests plotted to kill Lazarus too, because many of the Jews were turning away and believing in Jesus because of him. (Jn 12:1-11)
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/033026.cfm
The plot to kill Lazarus surprises, but it really shouldn’t. The powers that be are always threatened by a radical love for the poor, the hungry, the outcast. The wondrous love that Jesus offers frees us to work for a world where the poor have the seats of honor, the rich are sent empty away, where the lowly are raised up, the imprisoned walk free, and everyone knows their dignity as children of God. https://youtu.be/eBtaO_kGrBs?si=7IwkWcxr-sZcwnCq
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.
Holy Monday
