Readings
I - Is. 9: 1-3, 11-14
II - 1 Cor. 1: 10-13, 17
III - Mt. 4: 12-23
FOLLOW THE LORD
The Gospel passage of the day is the fulfillment of the Prophecy of Isaiah in the first reading. Jesus is the Promised Light to the people of Israel. In the Gospel passage, Jesus calls the people for repentance and conversion; and he also calls his disciple to follow him in order to take the Gospel to all nations and work miracles in his name. Peter, Andrew and the sons of Zebedee followed Jesus instantly when they heard Jesus saying, ‘Follow me” and they in deed followed him to the point of their death in preaching, healing and proclaiming.
In the second reading, St. Paul says that he had been sent to preach the Gospel, the cross of Christ. We have been baptised in Christ for the same purpose: to preach and proclaim in his name, to cure and heal others at his command. This is possible only to the one who is ardent in following. As Christians we are called to preach him through our life, proclaim in our deeds and cure and heal other with our faith. Imbibe the spirit of the Gospel in order to be the effective followers and proclaimers of Christ. Let our mind and heart resonate with the prayer: “Lord Jesus, make me a witness of the Gospel”
