First Reading: (Isaiah 1:10, 16–20)
Responsorial Psalm: (Psalm 50)
Response: To one whose way is blameless, I will show the salvation of God.
Alleluia
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ, King of endless glory.
Cast away from you all the crimes you have committed, says the Lord, and make for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit.
Gospel: (Matthew 23:1–12)
Reflection:
Happy Tuesday!
Today the prophet Isaiah gives us a direct command in the Old Testament “Wash yourselves. Make yourselves clean.” God is not speaking about bathing the body, but about scrubbing the soul.
We wash our bodies daily because dirt is visible and uncomfortable. But sin also soils the soul, and unlike physical dirt, it can remain hidden while silently damaging us within.
The first washing of the soul happened at Baptism. Yet after Baptism, we still fall. We still sin. And so God provides another washing: the Sacrament of Confession.
Through Isaiah, the Lord reassures us:
Even if your sins are scarlet, they shall become white as snow.
No stain is too deep. No dirt is beyond His mercy.
Many avoid confession out of shame. But nothing shocks God. He already knows. What He desires is our willingness to come, to reason with Him, to be cleansed.
God’s grace is the water.
Confession is the washing machine.
Absolution restores the soul to purity.
He warns us: if we refuse and rebel, we harm ourselves. But if we obey, blessings follow. The choice is ours.
Today’s assignment for us is simple: to wash our souls. Do not delay. We must go to confession. Remove our wrongdoings from His sight and allow His mercy to make us clean again.
Amen.
God bless 🙌
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