Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time/A
Massimo Palombella
In today’s Gospel (Mt 5:17-37), Jesus, speaking with his disciples, affirms that he did not come to “abolish” but to bring about “fulfilment”. Jesus’ reference to the Law and the Prophets is not foreign to us because, in a true relationship with the Lord, what exists in us slowly begins to be fulfilled in truth.
In fact, when our relationship with the Lord is authentic, in the sense that it is set in the logic of “dia-logicality” beyond any god invented by us, we learn to know ourselves, to move what seemed firm and stable, to travel paths we had never imagined, to tell and do the truth.
On this journey, which is not easy and obvious, we slowly realise that indeed everything is moving towards “fulfilment”, towards truth, and what we thought to be limitation and weakness silently turns out to be our greatest resource.
The true relationship with the Lord makes us more human, refines us, leads us beyond the learned patterns of being well, leads us substantially “beyond”, so that all that we are can be lived in fullness and slowly enables us to a deep awareness of what “life in abundance” means.
The Alleluia verse in Gregorian chant for today’s celebration is taken from Psalm 97:8 (Psalm 97:1) with the following text:
Cantate Domino canticum novum: quia mirabilia fecit Dominus.
(Sing to the Lord a new song; for the Lord has accomplished wondrous deeds).
The attached music, in Gregorian chant, is taken from the Graduale Triplex published in Solesmes in 1979. The music track can be found on YouTube, where there are no indications about the interpretation.
A blessed Sunday and heartfelt greetings.
