The Medjugorje Witness

JANUARY 20, 2021, FEAST OF SAINT SEBASTIAN, MARTYR

Artwork 1456-59 by Andrea Mantegna, Kunsthistoriches Museum, Vienna

THE PARABLE OF THE SHREWD MANAGER

Jesus told his disciples: There was a rich man and he had a steward who was denounced to him for being wasteful with his property. He called for the man and said, “What is this I hear about you? Draw me up an account of your stewardship because you are not to be my steward any longer.” Then the steward said to himself, “Now that my manager is taking the stewardship from me, what am I going to do? Dig? I am not strong enough. Go begging? I should be too ashamed. Ah, I know what I will do to make sure that when I am dismissed from office there willl be some to welcome me into their homes.”

Then he called his master’s debtors one by one. To the first he said, “How much do you owe my master? “One hundred measures of oil” was the reply. The steward said, “Here, take your bond; sit down straight away and write fifty.” To another he said, “And you, sir, how much do you owe?” “One hundred measures of wheat” was the reply. The steward said, “Here, take your bond and write eighty.”

The master praised the dishonest steward for his astuteness. For the children of this world are more astute in dealing with their own kind than are the children of light.

Luke 16 : 1-8

DEAR CHILDREN! I AM CARRYING TO YOU LITTLE JESUS WHO IS YOUR PEACE, HIM WHO IS THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF YOUR EXISTENCE. LITTLE CHILDREN, DO NOT PERMIT FOR YOUR FAITH AND HOPE IN A BETTER FUTURE TO BE EXTINGUISHED, BECAUSE YOU ARE CHOSEN TO BE WITNESSES OF HOPE IN EVERY SITUATION.December 25, 2020