Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament

September 25, 2026

When a father asks his child, “Do you know who I am?” how will the child respond? The answer depends on the relationship that has grown between them. A child may look up in fear, afraid to say the wrong thing, or look up with trust and say, “You are my daddy.” Jesus asks a similar question in the Gospel. He searched the hearts of his disciples then, and he searches our hearts now, asking how we have responded to our relationship with him.

When his mother and other relatives came to him while he was speaking to the crowds, Jesus said that whoever does the will of his Father is his mother, brother, or sister. Our response to the relationship reveals our heart, not the relationship itself. Even after Peter declared Jesus the Christ of God, he later denied knowing him in the crowd. So now Jesus asks each one of us, “Who do you say I am?” How we respond to that relationship matters more than simply naming it.

The reading from Ecclesiastes opens up the magnitude of that question: “There is an appointed time for everything under the heavens.” How do we know when and how to follow the will of Jesus’ Father? Jesus answers in John 14:6: “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” Our response to Jesus is shown in how we receive him in the Eucharist, how we pray and ask for his help, and how we live the Beatitudes in daily life. In every appointed time, we answer his question not only with our words, but with our lives.

Prayer:

Dear Jesus, I come before you seeking to do our Father’s will. Guide me in my life, my pursuits, and my relationships, so that I may do my part in bringing the Kingdom of God into full fruition. Amen.