April 1, 2026 Wednesday of Holy Week Gospel: Matthew 26:14-25
Today is Wednesday of Holy Week. The Gospel according to Saint Matthew presents us with the scene of Jesus sharing the Last Supper with His disciples. In today’s Gospel, we witness a collision of two value systems. I would like to say this: such a conflict also exists within our Church community today.
Today, among us, there are still brothers and sisters who pursue a mentality of “vested interest.” They seek to gain advantages from those in authority and use that influence to climb the ranks within the Church. They believe this maximizes their benefits and makes them highly “valuable” in the eyes of the powerful. Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus, stands as the ultimate representative of these self-interested believers; for he saw only thirty pieces of silver before him and sold the Lord of Life.
Also today, among the faithful who come to our parish, some hold this view: if they can hear gossip and idle talk in this parish, then it is “valuable” to them; if there is no gossip, the parish loses its appeal. They follow the values of a world that is passing away, rather than the values taught by the Word of God.
Therefore, today let us refuse to be a Judas who betrays Jesus Christ. Let us no longer follow false values and a distorted faith. Let us not remain shackled by the bonds of sin and death. Instead, relying on the help of the Word of God and guided by the Holy Spirit, let us truly break free from sin and live always in the true light of God’s Word. Perhaps we are moved at this moment to choose to follow the teachings of Jesus Christ, making ourselves new creations in Him.
O God, who willed your Son to submit for our sake to the yoke of the Cross, so that you might drive from us the power of the enemy, grant us, your servants, to attain the grace of the resurrection. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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