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On this Fifth Sunday of Easter, Jesus reminds his followers to love one another. In this passage from the Gospel of John, we read:
“I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one another. This is how all will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another” (John 13: 34-35).
The type of “love” that Jesus was talking about is called altruistic love. Simply put, it means wishing the best for another person. And because all people are our brother and sisters because we have the same Father, as Catholic Christians, we are to love all people of the world, whether we “like” them or not.
Based on the idea that altruistic love wants the “best” for another person, and the very “best” is eternal salvation, Catholic Christians are called to ask God to save all people. “All” means “all,” all who ever lived, all who are alive now, and all who will live. How can we make such an amazing request? We can do that for two reasons. First, Jesus noted that with God, all things are possible. And second, he told us, “ask and you shall receive.”
But in addition to praying for the ultimate gift for others, eternal salvation, altruistic love means we also show our love concretely, by living out the corporal and spiritual works of mercy. Physical works of mercy include such things as giving drink to the thirsty, food to the hungry, and the like. Spiritual works of mercy include such things as comforting the sorrowful, forgiving injuries, and the like.
How do we show that we grasp this concept in everyday life? Do we faithfully pray for the salvation of all people?
