Thus will it be for the one who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich in what matters to God

4 AUGUST (Lk 12,13-21)

The mission of Jesus is of true mediation between God and man, not between man and man. It is established, defined and written by God. The prophet Isaiah manifests it to us in all its beauty. Never might Jesus transgress the will of the Father, put himself against it. He is the man of the truth, the man of the truth and grace of God among his brothers.

Here is my servant whom I uphold, my chosen one with whom I am pleased, Upon whom I have put my spirit; he shall bring forth justice to the nations, Not crying out, not shouting, not making his voice heard in the street. A bruised reed he shall not break, and a smoldering wick he shall not quench, Until he establishes justice on the earth; the coastlands will wait for his teaching. Thus says God, the Lord, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spreads out the earth with its crops, Who gives breath to its people and spirit to those who walk on it: I, the Lord, have called you for the victory of justice, I have grasped you by the hand; I formed you, and set you as a covenant of the people, a light for the nations, To open the eyes of the blind, to bring out prisoners from confinement, and from the dungeon, those who live in darkness. I am the Lord, this is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to idols (Is 42,1-8).

The spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me; He has sent me to bring glad tidings to the lowly, to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives and release to the prisoners, To announce a year of favor from the Lord and a day of vindication by our God, to comfort all who mourn; To place on those who mourn in Zion a diadem instead of ashes, To give them oil of gladness in place of mourning, a glorious mantle instead of a listless spirit. They will be called oaks of justice, planted by the Lord to show his glory. They shall rebuild the ancient ruins, the former wastes they shall raise up And restore the ruined cities, desolate now for generations. Strangers shall stand ready to pasture your flocks, foreigners shall be your farmers and vinedressers. You yourselves shall be named priests of the Lord, ministers of our God you shall be called. You shall eat the wealth of the nations and boast of riches from them. Since their shame was double and disgrace and spittle were their portion, They shall have a double inheritance in their land, everlasting joy shall be theirs. For I, the Lord, love what is right, I hate robbery and injustice; I will give them their recompense faithfully, a lasting covenant I will make with them (Is 61,1-8).

Jesus Christ is tempted so that he becomes a minister, a mediator between men and no longer between God and men. This temptation is not only of Jesus Christ, it is also of every one of his apostles, disciples, priests, bishops, cardinals and pope. If Jesus was tempted, no one of his ministers, sent, will ever be immune from this temptation. The greatest temptation is this: living a friendly relationship with men, forgetting that we cannot have such relations, because ours is always, at all times, a relationship of mediation. He is the messenger of God to give every man the grace and truth.

Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me.” He replied to him, “Friend, who appointed me as your judge and arbitrator?” Then he said to the crowd, “Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one’s life does not consist of possessions.” Then he told them a parable. “There was a rich man whose land produced a bountiful harvest. He asked himself, ‘What shall I do, for I do not have space to store my harvest?’ And he said, ‘This is what I shall do: I shall tear down my barns and build larger ones. There I shall store all my grain and other goods and I shall say to myself, “Now as for you, you have so many good things stored up for many years, rest, eat, drink, be merry!” But God said to him, ‘You fool, this night your life will be demanded of you; and the things you have prepared, to whom will they belong?’ Thus will it be for the one who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich in what matters to God.”

Man has everything. Only one thing he is missing: the truth of his life. When he finds the truth, he will find peace, joy, wealth, friendship, brotherhood, communion and solidarity with it. The truth is the source of all good for man. Only one can give the truth to man: the minister of Lord Jesus, on condition that he always lives his ministry of mediation in greater fidelity to the mandate received. Never might he fail in this obligation, on penalty of loss of the light on the earth.

Virgin Mary, Mother of the Redemption, Angels and Saints make us true mediators of God.