Tuesday, March 22 : A Homily attributed to Saint Fulgentius of Ruspe

The mirror image is passing by; the mirror image takes away. For indeed, he who “enlightens everyone coming into the world” (Jn 1,9) is the true mirror of the Father. Christ passes by as one who is the mirror image of the Father (cf. Heb 1,3) and takes away the blindness of eyes that do not see. Christ, who comes from heaven, passes by so that all flesh might see him according to the prophetic word of the holy old man, Simeon, who received the newborn Word in his arms and beheld him with joy, saying: “Now, Master, you may let your servant go in peace, for my eyes have seen your salvation” (Lk 2,29-30). The blind man alone was unable to see Christ, mirror of the Father. What great faithfulness was there then to what the prophets had proclaimed: “Then will the eyes of the blind be opened, the ears of the deaf be cleared; then will the lame leap like a stag, then the tongue of the dumb will sing”? (Is 35,5-6). Christ opened the blind man’s eyes and he saw in Christ the mirror of the Father. O wonderful remedy, contrary to all nature!… The first man was created filled with light; he became blind when he left the serpent. This blind man began to be born again when he started to believe. For his body was sick but his very nature, too, was corrupted. He had a twofold need of light… The craftsman, who was his Creator, passed by and refashioned this image of fallen man into the mirror image when he saw the blind man’s wretchedness. O wonder of God’s strength, healing what it sees and enlightening what it visits.

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