The gospel reading for the second week of Lent is the reading about the healing of the paralytic (Mark 2:1-12). Four of the paralytic’s friends lowered him through the roof to the feet of the Savior.
According to one of the interpretations, the soul of the paralytic represents our own souls, and his friends are the saints of the Church, who intercede for us and help us in this life to obtain Christ’s mercy and help. And the Lord says to the paralytic: “Your sins are forgiven you. Arise, take your bed and go to your house.”
This is what we hope to gain from fasting. We await for our paralyzed soul to grow in God’s strength that spiritually heals and transforms us.
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