05/03/2026
๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง | ๐๐ฎ๐ค๐ ๐๐: ๐๐-๐๐
โ๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐ช๐จ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ค๐ค๐ ๐ค๐ง ๐๐ซ๐๐ก, ๐๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ค ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ฉ.โ
- Sem. Jan Michael Niรฑo N. Torre, Discipleship Year 2
We live in a world where material wealth seems to be the measure of greatness. The more we have, the greater we appear; yet we assume that we cannot be great if we are poor.
In todayโs Gospel, Jesus teaches us the importance of humilityโbeing concerned for those who are poor.
The story of the rich man and Lazarus is a serious warning from Jesus for our time. We may be tempted to hoard as many things as we can, thinking that they will make us great. But this is actually a warning for those who value material wealth over the needs of others.
Like the rich man in the Gospel who refused to give even a crust of bread to poor Lazarus, we too might beg for a drop of water in the afterlife if we refuse to help others with what we have.
Wealth and poverty in themselves do not make one evil or good; rather, it is what we do with them that defines our moral character.
May we use what we possess to meet the needs of others, rather than keeping it solely for ourselves. For we are not meant to live only for ourselves, but for others. True greatness, then, is measured not by what we own, but by the service we render.
Let us be true disciples of Christ by serving the needs of those who are in need. So be it.
