"Only the one who sins shall die!" (Ezekiel 18: 4).
The word of the Lord.
"But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die." (Genesis 3: 3).
In today's first Reading, the Prophet Ezekiel corrects the mistaken notion of the People of God on sin and responsibility. The people believed that they suffer for the sins of their fathers and mothers. O no, says the Lord God. "Only the one who sins shall die!" (Ezekiel 18: 4).
The wages of sin continue to be death. (Romans 6: 23). But God has no pleasure in the death of anyone. He wants everyone of His children to be converted to Him and live! (Ezekiel 18: 32).
"A clean heart create for me, O God;
and a steadfast spirit renew within me.
Cast me not out from your presence, and your Holy Spirit take not from me." (Psalm 51: 12 - 13).
"Holy Father and Lord, You willed that Christ Your Son should be the price of our salvation. Give us grace so to live that through sharing his sufferings we may be strengthened by the power of his resurrection..." (Prayer at Vespers, Friday, 19th Week of Ordinary Time).
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