General. Attending Mass on Sundays has become a banner signal of belief in God, truth and life everlasting, or rather, it might be said, of heavenly values which are quite distinct from the earthly values of work, money and business which keeps going on the same day. Yet during the Mass we share the Liturgy of the Word and the Liturgy of the Body of Christ. May the Word we hear stay and find its abode within us through the grace we receive by the Eucharist, making us apostles of the truth which only comes from God.

Ecclesiasticus. The choice whether to depart from God’s ways lies in our own hands. God has certainly laid out the best conditions so that we keep on moving along His path, yet He has given us full liberty to act as we will. God loves those who fear Him, yet He still acts liberally with all, be they God-fearing or sinners alike.

First Epistle to the Corinthians. St Paul describes Jesus as a mystery hidden by God from the world but only revealed to those who have faith and love (charity) and thus show that they have received God’s Spirit. It is precisely this Spirit which imparts hidden knowledge to man who may not otherwise be aware of God’s doings with humanity towards fostering both individual and collective salvation.

St Matthew. Jesus preaches strict observance of God’s commandments while not forgetting, however, the major commandment of love (charity). The Jews were very finicky about visible strict observance, usually only paying lip service as far as is heard by fellow Jews but little if at all keeping God’s commandments in their heart of hearts. Jesus does not desire the simple utterance of nice words from the lips, but the fulfilling of God’s commandments from the heart.

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