In today's Gospel, St. John the Baptist is pointing out there is no contradiction between
the mission of Christ and the mission of the Baptizer.
Indeed, he is pointing out that his ministry was to serve and to point to the one who was
come, the one whom he told us that he was unworthy to tie the sandals of his strap.
And so, he shows in today's Gospel and gives us an example of the proper disposition that
we all must have as members of the mystical body.
For at the end of the Gospel, when he points out that the bride is always pleased to be
in the bridegroom's chamber.
He points out the proper disposition of the disciple.
For the disciple is to always call attention to the one whom has begotten him.
And the one who begets us is the bridegroom, that is, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Indeed, he is showing an attitude towards our Lord that the Blessed Mother would give
us the first example of when she declared that she rejoiced in God her Savior.
For at that moment, she is pointing out that Christ truly belongs to her, but also,
that he is her Savior.
And so, all the graces that she received, she received because of the love of Christ.
And so, the baptizer is also pointing out that his ministry was a grace given to him
in order to point to the one who was to come.
And so, he shows himself a true disciple.
And he especially shows that to us in imitation of the Mother of God when he declares that
he must increase and I must decrease.
And so, he points out that he is a true disciple.
And he points out that he is always to know, love, and serve the Lord.
And hence, he points out that all the faculties of his soul, his memory, his understanding,
and his will are to be sanctified.
And they are sanctified by keeping memory of the Lord, by loving the Lord, and by serving
the Lord.
And so, we have a great example in the baptizer of our disposition.
Indeed, he points out that as the bridegroom, Christ is the one who gives us the first example
of all grace.
And so, many of the doctors and fathers of the church, in commenting on this passage
of scripture, call Christ the husband of the church because he truly begets it, just as
the farmer is called a husbandry because he brings forth the fruits of the earth, that
is, the grace of the earth.
And so, our Lord is the one who brings forth all the graces necessary for our salvation.
And so, he truly is the one that we should always keep.
We should always keep in our minds, always have in our hearts, and always desire to
serve.
And this is so that we may bring attention to him and not to ourselves.
And so, the baptizer is also recognizing in a humble way that all his faults and failings,
all that he does that is contrary to bringing forth the Christ is contrary to the Christian
mission.
And so, while we struggle through our faults and our failings, and as scripture tells us,
the just man falls.
Even seven times a day, that is, he falls into those little faults and failings that
bring attention more to himself than to the Christ.
But what is our disposition?
Our disposition is to always try to decrease so that the life of Christ may increase in
us.
And when the life of Christ increases in us, we help cooperate in the mission of the mother
of God to communicate that life to all souls.
And so, we have a great dignity that we have been called to as members of the mystical
body.
And so, let us always strive to keep in mind that Christ is our king.
He is the one who gives us the graces to do all things so that we may unite ourselves
to his mission, as the baptizer did, and so that we may always point out the path of salvation.
Not ourselves, not others, but the Christ, the one true savior of all mankind, the one
hope of salvation for all mankind.
And so, let us strive in these turbulent times to take upon ourselves the grace to do all
things so that we may always strive to believe and love Christ.
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