HOMILY FOR MONDAY OF THE 2ND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
Homily for Monday of the 2nd week in ordinary time Hebrews 5:1-10; Mark2:18-22 The first reading tells us convincingly that Jesus Christ with his whole life and sacrifice on the cross fulfilled all that was written in the messianic tradition of divine revelation. He brought to fulfilment the ritual service of the priests of the Old Covenant. Hence, in him is is the fulfilment of God's eternal design for the institution of the priesthood in the history of the Covenant. It says that Jesus Christ is priest "having been designated by God a high priest according to the order of Melchizedek" (Heb 5:10). Through the liturgy, which is an exercise of the priestly office of Christ, the Church continues to ceaselessly interceed for the salvation of the whole world. The letter to the Hebrew says: " Every high priest chosen from among the mortals is put incharge of things partaining to God... to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins (Heb 5:1). Thus, for every priest, the appoint...