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     St. Paul makes an interesting comment in the Letter to the Colossians: “I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake and in my flesh I complete what is lacking in Christ’s affliction for the sake of his body, that is, the Church, of which I became a minister according to the divine office which was given to me for you, to make the Word of God fully known, the mystery hidden for ages and generations, but now made manifest to his saints.” (Col 1:24-26)

     Paul does not mean that Christ’s sacrifice was in any way incomplete or unsatisfactory. His sacrifice was total and prefect and has brought about our redemption. Once Christ ascended to heaven, we were commanded to continue his mission in the power of the Holy Spirit. Through the Holy Spirit, we unite our actions and sufferings to Christ and thus continue to make known his sacriice and the redemption it brought to the whole world. The mystery of evil is conquered and destroyed by the mystery of grace, made fully known in Jesus Christ.

     If Christians did not carry this message and continue Christ’s saving deeds, the world would not know the grace it has been given. All Christians possess a great gift and a serious responsibility. The gift is the love of God and the grace of the Holy Spirit, and the responsibility is to continue to communicate the message and person of Jesus Christ through our words and actions. As members of His Mystical Body, the Church, we continue to embrace Christ’s sufferings and ours, so that the life and death of Jesus never loses its impact on the world.

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