Holy Week: meditation on Holy Monday

At that time, [while he was at the table with his disciples,] Jesus was
deeply troubled and declared: «Verily, verily, I say to you: one of
you will betray me ». The disciples looked at each other, not knowing well
who he was talking about. Now one of the disciples, the one whom Jesus loved, was at
table beside Jesus. Simon Peter motioned him to inquire who he was
what he was talking about. And he, bending over Jesus' breast, said to him:
"Lord, who is he?" Jesus replied: «He is the one for whom I will dip the morsel
and I will give it to you ». And, having dipped the morsel, he took it and gave it to Judas, son of
Simone Iscariòta. Then, after the bite, Satan entered him.
So Jesus said to him, "Whatever you want to do, do it quickly." None of the
diners understood why she had told him this; in fact some thought
that since Judas kept the box, Jesus said to him: «Buy that
that we need for the party », or that he should give something to the
poor. He took the bite and immediately went out. And it was night.
When he was gone, Jesus said, "Now the Son of man has been glorified,
and God has been glorified in him. If God has been glorified in him, God too
he will glorify him for himself and glorify him immediately. Children, still for
I am little with you; you will seek me but, as I said to the Jews, now I am
I also say to you: where I am going, you cannot come ». Simon Peter the
he said, "Lord, where are you going?" Jesus replied: «Where I am going, you for now
you cannot follow me; you will follow me later ». Peter said: «Lord, why
can't I follow you now? I will give my life for you! ». Jesus replied: «You will give
your life for me? Truly, truly, I say to you, the cock will not crow before
that you have not denied me three times. " Jn 13,21-33.36-38
Whenever the big ones (one, three, five it doesn't matter: how it doesn't matter if
instead of having elected them in the rallies we applauded them on the squares) they gather
to talk about war and its necessity, our destiny is fixed,
how the destiny of Christ was fixed in that Sanhedrin. Under almost equal words, lo
same deception: "It is necessary for one to die for a people to live". Self
those who make themselves bold about salvation, honor, dignity, and
greatness of nations, tell us openly that armies recruit and
three quarters of the work, ingenuity and wealth of the world are eaten for
to make wars necessary, the peoples would rise up against the "councils of the
Senior citizens". Now we have seen: and no propaganda, however cleverly
maneuvered, it should make us believe that the massacres commanded, which lead
the infamous name of war, bring prosperity and well-being to the poor.
Unfortunately there will always be someone among the poor who will go to the side of the
"Elders", to help deceive or oppress his own. So far the poor
they were not very supportive of each other. They have little faith in rising up on their own, like this
that the impatient and the adventurers, behind I do not know what mirage, pass to
military under other flags and for other reasons, betraying that of the just, who
she cannot offer him anything but tears, mourning, pain. The people have always done the
war against himself. Wars would be long over if the poor did
they refused to fight for those who find it much more convenient to kill
than die.