Mystery of the day: Sorrowful
Theme: The mission of the servant
"...I will give you as a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth." (Isaiah 49:6)
In the messianic mission of Jesus Christ, He personified Himself in the image of a servant who sets out to carryout the mission entrusted to His care by the Master - God (His Father).
And the mission entrusted to His care is reconciling of humanity with God after the great fall. That is why Prophet Isaiah in the first reading highlighted this mandate:
"...I will give you as a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth." (Isaiah 49:6)
This text replicates itself in the first song of the servant (cf. Isaiah 42:1ff.); Prophet Isaiah gave allusion to Jesus as the
"seal of covenant" made by God as His beloved Son. The scenario which repeated itself during Christ's Baptism and Transfiguration..
Beloved in Christ, let us choose this day, a light which has come to us in Christ to dispel the darkness which has over the time veiled us. Truly, His salvation will reach our homes this season. Trust and hope in God. Peace! Be with you.
Let us pray
May your mercy, O God, cleanse the people that are subject to you from all seduction of former ways and make them capable of new holiness. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
© The ARCHIVE 12042022
Amen 🙏, thank you so much fr
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