This Week’s Gospel Message

Thursday, February 9th, 2023

This week’s Gospel message for Sunday, February 12th is from Matthew 5:17-37

“Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter will pass from the law, until all things have taken place. Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever obeys and teaches these commandments will be called greatest in the kingdom of heaven. I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.’”

Reflection: “The scribes and Pharisees looked as if they were perfect in their behavior. They observed the letter of the law to a T. But Jesus could see deep into their hearts and realized that their righteousness was only for show. It is not enough to observe every commandment outwardly. We need to change our attitudes so that we have internalized God’s law.” SOURCE: Pastoral Patterns, Winter 2022-2023

DAILY READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday Genesis 4:1-15, 25; Mark 8:11-13

Tuesday Genesis 6:5-8; 7:1-5, 10; Mark 8:14-21

Saints Cyril, Monk and Methodius, Bishop (Memorial) – Constantine (Cyril was his monastic name) and Methodius were brothers and were born in Greece. They became missionaries, first to what is now Ukraine and then to Moravia. Cyril devised an alphabet to make the liturgy and Scriptures available in the Slavonic language. Cyril died on a visit to Rome, but Methodius was consecrated a bishop and returned to Moravia. St. John Paul II declared them patrons of Europe in 1980.

Wednesday Genesis 8:6-13, 20-22; Mark 8:22-26 

Thursday Genesis 9:1-13; Mark 8:27-33

Friday Genesis 11:1-9; Mark 8:34—9:1

Saturday Hebrews 11:1-7; Mark 9:2-13

SOURCE: Living With Christ, February 2023

 

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