Friday of week 15 in Ordinary Time
First reading Exodus 11:10-12:14
In today’s reading, the blood of the lamb marked on the doorposts becomes a sign of deliverance for the Israelites, a powerful prefiguration of the saving blood of Christ poured out for our redemption. Just as that blood shielded them from death and marked the beginning of their liberation, so the blood of Jesus frees us from the slavery of sin and opens the way to new life. This act is not merely symbolic, it is deeply personal, revealing the cost of our salvation and the depth of God’s love. It reminds us that redemption is not a distant hope but a lived reality, written not on doorposts but upon the heart of every believer who receives Christ with faith. As we recall this moment, we are called to live as people marked by the blood of the Lamb, not in fear, but in the freedom and gratitude that come from knowing we have been claimed, protected, and saved by a love that never fails. Let’s reflect: Do I live each day with the awareness and gratitude that I have been redeemed and set free by the saving blood of Christ?
Don Giorgio