And every living soul that moves, wherever the torrent arrives, will live. And there will be more than enough fish, after these waters have arrived there, and they will be healed. And all things will live, where the torrent arrives. (Ez 47:9)
וְהָיָה כָל־נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה אֲשֶׁר־יִשְׁרֹץ אֶל כָּל־אֲשֶׁרָ יָבוֹא שָׁם נַחֲלַיִם יִחְיֶה וְהָיָה הַדָּגָה רַבָּה מְאֹד כִּי בָאוּ שָׁמָּה הַמַּיִם הָאֵלֶּה וְיֵרָפְאוּ וָחָי כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־יָבוֹא שָׁמָּה הַנָּחַל׃
et omnis anima vivens, quae movetur, quocumque venerit torrens, vivet, et erunt pisces multi satis, postquam venerint illuc aquae istae, et sanabuntur et vivent omnia, ad quae venerit torrens.
καὶ ἔσται πᾶσα ψυχὴ τῶν ζῴων τῶν ἐκζεόντων ἐπὶ πάνταἐφ᾽ ἃ ἂν ἐπέλθῃ ἐκεῖ ὁ ποταμός ζήσεται καὶ ἔσται ἐκεῖἰχθὺς πολὺς σφόδρα ὅτι ἥκει ἐκεῖ τὸ ὕδωρ τοῦτο καὶὑγιάσει καὶ ζήσεται πᾶν ἐφ᾽ ὃ ἂν ἐπέλθῃ ὁ ποταμὸς ἐκεῖζήσεται.
Today’s reading recalls the prophet Ezekiel’s vision of the temple. Water flows from the side of the temple (Ez 47:1), which after some time turns into a life-giving river. Thanks to it, salty waters become healthy and become a space where plants and animals can develop. Wherever this water reaches, it revives or heals everything. No exceptions, and no limits… No conditions can stop the life-giving force of water…
Where to find this water? Because each of us wants it…
The answer is the pierced side of Jesus – the new Temple – from which flowed blood and water… (Jn 19:34). It has the power to revive and heal everything, even what is long dead or very wounded and bruised…
O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fountain of Mercy for us, we trust in You! Heal us!
