MONDAY, March 30, 2026

Monday of Holy Week

Memorial of St. John Climacus, Abbott of Sinai

Memorial of Blessed Amadeus IX of Savoy

PATHWAYS OF HOPE: “A PROMISE FULFILLED”

[GOSPEL OF THE DAY]: JOHN 12 : 1 - 11

Six days before Passover Jesus came to Bethany,

where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.

They gave a dinner for him there, and Martha served,

while Lazarus was one of those reclining at table with him.

Mary took a liter of costly perfumed oil

made from genuine aromatic nard

and anointed the feet of Jesus and dried them with her hair;

the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil.

Then Judas the Iscariot, one of his disciples,

and the one who would betray him, said,

"Why was this oil not sold for three hundred days' wages

and given to the poor?"

He said this not because he cared about the poor

but because he was a thief and held the money bag

and used to steal the contributions.

So Jesus said, "Leave her alone.

Let her keep this for the day of my burial.

You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me."

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.

Reflection by PJ Cumpas: Vice-President of Operations, Vice-Dean for Student Affairs and Professor, Don Bosco School of Theology; Core Group Member of Tahanan ng Panginoon Young Professionals (TNP-YP), South District B Evangelization Team Member; Covenanted Member of Ligaya ng Panginoon

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