We look back at the previous year and thank God for all the riches He has given us (Epistle). As the Lord Jesus healed the man with palsy (Gospel), and forgave his sins, we are reminded that in Baptism we were cripples spiritually who were cured by God’s medicine.
The Holy Eucharist gives us strength after Baptism. Prefigured by Moses in Old Testament times, as he built an altar upon which sacrifices of animals were offered, the Sacrifice of the Cross is our method of atoning for sins (Offertory).
The Secret continues the message that through the Communion in this venerable Sacrifice, we may follow worthy lives. The Communion encourages us to receive the Holy Bread of the altar of sacrifice while the Postcommunion thanks God for His Holy Gift of Communion.
Today is Feast of St. Bridget Widow of the Swedish Royal Family of the XVI Century, one of the greatest mystics of the Church. Although not commemorated in the 1962 rubrics of the Mass,we ought to pray to this Saint to bring us closer to Our Lord, to love Him as He deserves.