MONDAY, AFTER THE EPIPHANY - Gospel (Matthew 4:12 – 17, 23 – 25) - The Word of God for Everyone Monday, after the Epiphany
Gospel
(Matthew 4:12 – 17, 23 – 25)
When Jesus heard that John had been arrested,
he withdrew to Galilee.
He left Nazareth and went to live in Capernaum by the sea,
in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
that what had been said through Isaiah the prophet
might be fulfilled:
Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali,
the way to the sea, beyond the Jordan,
Galilee of the Gentiles,
the people who sit in darkness
have seen a great light,
on those dwelling in a land overshadowed by death
light has arisen.
From that time on, Jesus began to preach and say,
“Repent, for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
He went around all of Galilee,
teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom,
and curing every disease and illness among the people.
His fame spread to all of Syria,
and they brought to him all who were sick with various diseases
and racked with pain,
those who were possessed, lunatics, and paralytics,
and he cured them.
And great crowds from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, and Judea,
and from beyond the Jordan followed him.
The Gospel of the Lord: Praise to You, Lord Jesus Christ.
The Word of God for Everyone
Dear people of God,
Today's Word of God, God is calling all humanity to repent of our sins and return to God the Father.
For the Kingdom of God the Father is at hand.
That is a reminder for everyone living in this world always to prepare our spirits, awaiting the day the Lord comes to take our souls and bodies out of this world.
Repent, abandon the path of sin, resist the temptations of Satan, and follow the laws that God the Father has instructed within the heart, within the body, within the laws of the Church, and within the voice of conscience.
These are the words God inscribed in the essence of a human being from the moment of birth: a heart capable of love, kindness, compassion, forgiveness, and the belief that we have only one God who is the master of our souls and bodies, and that only God can bring eternal life to humanity.
The image of Jesus Christ came into the world, becoming human, preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom of Heaven, calling people to repent, and healing all diseases and illnesses for humanity; that is the call of the Almighty God the Father Himself, who is full of power and love.
He sacrificed Himself, humbled Himself to become human, to love, accompany, and call humanity to repent and abandon the path of sin.
There is no love as great as that of the Almighty God the Father; there is no love as humble, selfless, meek, forgiving, and loving as God's.
Today's Word of God calls upon humanity to engrave God the Father’s Word into our souls and bodies, to put God’s Word into practice, to stop living in sin, and to stop living in worldly desires and passions.
Let us transform ourselves into perfection, as God calls us to be, by knowing to fear God and understanding to love God above all things, learning to submit to and obey God the Father’s holy will in all places and at all times, and putting it into practice.
At the same time, we must love our neighbor as ourselves, eliminating wicked deeds, hatred, and arrogance.
Do not be disobedient to God the Father’s holy will, and do not be rebellious to the voice of conscience, which leads to living in lustful desires and sinful passions.
Today's Word of God calls upon all humanity to live a life of meekness, humility, love, forgiveness, reverence and obedience to God the Father’s holy will, so that He may come to heal our souls and bodies, so that He may come to drive out the illnesses and diseases in our souls and bodies, and so that He may free our souls and bodies from the captivity of Satan.
Thanks be to God. Amen.
