The prayers and antiphons of this celebration have a strong emphasis on the rights and responsibilities of the saved. The entrance antiphon and the alternative opening prayer focus on justice, while the opening prayer takes freedom as its central thought. Justice and freedom taken together lead us directly to life in God. This is seen in the prayer over the gifts and in the Communion antiphons, which cite Psalm 41 (on longing for God) and John 8 (the light of the world). And so when the prayer after Communion praises God for the twin gifts of food and life, we have a strong eucharistic theology: life and food from God in the form of word and sacrament lead to life in Christ and eternal life in the Father.

Eucharistic prayer IV with its reference to God living in "unapproachable light" and as source of "life and goodness," is a great choice for this day.

Form C5 of the penitential rite would also be a great choice today since it has similar references.

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