Holy Martyrs Probus, Tarachus and Andronicus (284-305). Our Venerable Father Cosmas of Jerusalem, Bishop of Maium and Composer of Canons (760). Our Holy Father Martin the Compassionate, Bishop of Tours (397).
2 Corinthians 3:12-18. Luke 6:1-10.
Read 2 Corinthians 3:12-18
When Moses descended from the mountain where he received the Ten Commandments directly from God, his face shone to such an extent that it blinded those who saw him. To prevent this, Moses put a veil over his face as he descended the mountain. St. Paul, in describing the hope that Christians have in Christ, points to this veil as a symbol of his brother Israelites, who although having the writings of Moses, are unable to recognize the revelation of Christ there.
Sinful passion, or addictive sinful behaviours, have the ability to blind us to what the Lord is working in our lives. What are those “veils” that remain in our lives? What is stopping us from recognizing Christ in the Holy Scriptures, the Divine Mysteries (Sacraments) and in our brothers and sisters?
St. Jerome writes:
The curtain of the temple is torn, for that which had been veiled in Judea is unveiled to all the nations; the curtain is torn and the mysteries of the law are revealed to the faithful, but to unbelievers they are hidden to this very day. When Moses, the Old Testament, is read aloud by the Jews on every Sabbath, according to the testimony of the apostle: “the veil covers their hearts.” They read the law, true enough, but they do not understand because their eyes have grown so dim that they cannot see. They are, indeed, like those of whom Scripture says: “They have eyes but see not; they have ears but hear not.” (Homily 66 on Psalm 88)