Friday of week 15 in Ordinary Time
Saint Laurence of Brindisi, Priest, Doctor
First reading – Exodus 11:10-12:14
“The blood shall serve to mark the houses that you live in”. In today’s reading we read about the institution of the Passover. This Passover in the Old Testament prefigures the real Passover when the blood of Christ is saving the whole humanity. The blood in the Old Passover is taken and put on the two doorposts and the lintel of the houses where the Passover is eaten. In the New Testament the blood of Christ serves as the door to all the sacraments in the Church. We need the liberation from our slavery. The slavery of sins. We can be liberated from our sins only if we let God pass over our life. For this Passover we need to be prepared. We need to welcome the Lord over us. This preparation is done in Jesus Christ and in the blood of Jesus Christ we are liberated from the slavery of sin. Let’s reflect: Am I devoted to the precious blood of Jesus Christ which saved me from the slavery of sin?
Friday 21 July
