General. The Eucharist is the power-house for action. After listening to God’s Word and being filled with the grace coming from the celebration of the Divine Mysteries, the Christian goes forth to fulfil the message which he has just received.

Isaiah speaks on behalf of the Lord Who has erased from His memory all sins committed in times past as He is about to open up new horizons for he who asks forgiveness and promises to start afresh. Although God has formed a new race to spread around His praise, this nation has failed to call upon the Lord its God and instead of praise offered Him sins and wrong-doing. Yet the Lord declares that it was Him Who had cancelled the nation’s sins from memory. A pay-back in praise of His doing was now required.

Psalm 40. The Psalmist is aware of the state of the repentant sinner. The Lord defends whoever shows pity with the needy. Yet the sinner, like the Psalmist, must be aware of his sin and ask God forgiveness for his wrong-doing against Him. Then he will be content that the Lord will hold him in sight before His face for ever.

Second Letter to the Corinthians. St Paul refers to God’s categorical statement to humanity in sending His Only Begotten Son for our redemption. We are now duty bound to show praise by believing (Amen) for it is God Who has given us all fulfilment in Jesus through Whom He has consecrated us unto Himself, bestowing the Holy Spirit in our hearts to make the Trinity complete within us.

St Mark. The carriers of the palsied man had great faith in the Lord’s doings and did not hesitate to lower him down to Jesus through a hole in the roof. This is very becoming of consecrated persons, mostly priests and catechists, who are called upon to go out of their way to help sinners. Jesus saw the man’s illness as a consequence of his sins and healed him telling him his sins had been forgiven. Jesus thus showed that He had the same might which was attributed to God Almighty, and this consequently showed that He was emanating from the Father as His Son with all power to do anything and undo all sins on earth.

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