“Come, let us return to the LORD, For it is he who has torn, but he will heal us; he has struck down, but he will bind our wounds” (Hosea 6:1.)
Saint Cyril of Alexandria comments on this verse from the Gospel proclaimed at Mass today:
“In the beginning he seized Adam’s human nature; for he at once declared it accursed, ascribing it to death and corruption. Thus the wrath has struck, but grace plugged the wound with lint. For Christ has brought the healing. He invited [us] to know the true divine revelation; he confirmed [us] through the Spirit to observe the commandments. He showed us again to be zealous followers by placing us beyond corruption and freeing us from the previous infirmities, namely, sin and passions.” (Commentary on Hosea)
Collect
Rejoicing in this annual celebration
of our Lenten observance,
we pray, O Lord,
that, with our hearts
set on the paschal mysteries,
we may be gladdened by their full effects.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son,
who lives and reigns with You
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
of our Lenten observance,
we pray, O Lord,
that, with our hearts
set on the paschal mysteries,
we may be gladdened by their full effects.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son,
who lives and reigns with You
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Glory to the Father
and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning,
is now, and will be forever. Amen
and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning,
is now, and will be forever. Amen
