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First reading Ecclesiasticus 27:33-28:9

Forgive your neighbour the hurt he does you; and when you pray, your sins will be forgiven

Resentment and anger, these are foul things,
  and both are found with the sinner.
He who exacts vengeance will experience the vengeance of the Lord,
  who keeps strict account of sin.
Forgive your neighbour the hurt he does you,
  and when you pray, your sins will be forgiven.
If a man nurses anger against another,
  can he then demand compassion from the Lord?
Showing no pity for a man like himself,
  can he then plead for his own sins?
Mere creature of flesh, he cherishes resentment;
  who will forgive him his sins?
Remember the last things, and stop hating,
  remember dissolution and death, and live by the commandments.
Remember the commandments, and do not bear your neighbour ill-will;
  remember the covenant of the Most High, and overlook the offence.
 

Responsorial Psalm 102(103):1-4,9-12

R. The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to anger, and rich in compassion.

Bless the LORD, O my soul;
and all my being, bless his holy name.
Bless the LORD, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits.

He pardons all your iniquities,
heals all your ills.
He redeems your life from destruction,
crowns you with kindness and compassion.

He will not always chide,
nor does he keep his wrath forever.
Not according to our sins does he deal with us,
nor does he requite us according to our crimes.

For as the heavens are high above the earth,
so surpassing is his kindness toward those who fear him.
As far as the east is from the west,
so far has he put our transgressions from us.

 

Second reading Romans 14:7-9

Alive or dead, we belong to the Lord

The life and death of each of us has its influence on others; if we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord, so that alive or dead we belong to the Lord. This explains why Christ both died and came to life: it was so that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.
 

Gospel Matthew 18:21-35

To be forgiven, you must forgive

Peter went up to Jesus and said, ‘Lord, how often must I forgive my brother if he wrongs me? As often as seven times?’ Jesus answered, ‘Not seven, I tell you, but seventy-seven times.
  ‘And so the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who decided to settle his accounts with his servants. When the reckoning began, they brought him a man who owed ten thousand talents; but he had no means of paying, so his master gave orders that he should be sold, together with his wife and children and all his possessions, to meet the debt. At this, the servant threw himself down at his master’s feet. “Give me time” he said “and I will pay the whole sum.” And the servant’s master felt so sorry for him that he let him go and cancelled the debt. Now as this servant went out, he happened to meet a fellow servant who owed him one hundred denarii; and he seized him by the throat and began to throttle him. “Pay what you owe me” he said. His fellow servant fell at his feet and implored him, saying, “Give me time and I will pay you.” But the other would not agree; on the contrary, he had him thrown into prison till he should pay the debt. His fellow servants were deeply distressed when they saw what had happened, and they went to their master and reported the whole affair to him. Then the master sent for him. “You wicked servant,” he said “I cancelled all that debt of yours when you appealed to me. Were you not bound, then, to have pity on your fellow servant just as I had pity on you?” And in his anger the master handed him over to the torturers till he should pay all his debt. And that is how my heavenly Father will deal with you unless you each forgive your brother from your heart.’
 
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Forgiveness and freedom

Forgiveness is not an easy matter for us. We always think that we are in the right and others are in the wrong. Relationships among families and friends break up because of the inability to forgive. In the first reading, the book of Ecclesiasticus states: “Resentment and anger, these are foul things, and both are found with the sinner… Forgive your neigbour the hurt he does you, and when you pray, your sins will be forgiven”. Resentment and anger in us are poisons that can only cause us harm. In order to be liberated from them and to heal ourselves, we must first forgive those who hurt us. Let us remember that forgiveness is a decision, not a feeling. We choose to forgive and not hold onto resentment and vindictiveness.
 
In the gospel, Peter asked Jesus, “How often must I forgive my brother if he wrongs me?” Jesus replied, “Seventy-seven times”, meaning that forgiveness does not have limits. As Christians, we must always forgive by restoring unity. Today, let us think of a person we are angry with or someone we do not like. Let us pray for them.
 
Reflective question:
What is Jesus’ message to me in this time of prayer?
 
Acknowledgment: Reflections are based on “Prayer for Living: The Word of God for Daily Prayer Year A” by Sr Sandra Seow FMVD.

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