HOMILY FOR WEDNESDAY OF THE 3RD WEEK OF LENT

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Homily for Wednesday of the 3rd week of Lent 

Deuteronomy 4:1,5-9. Psalm 147:12-13,15-16,19-20. Matthew 5:17-19.

Our readings today concern the law. In the first reading, Moses said to the people of Israel that it is when the Israelites do what God has commanded them to do that will make them a great nation.

Still, concerning the law, Jesus said in today's Gospel, "Do not think that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets; I have come not to abolish them but to fulfil them" (Matt.5:17).

All the law and prophets are summed up in the 'new' commandment: love of God and neighbour as oneself. This law reaches the four corners of the earth and the end of time. Living this commandment with the proper motivation and a considerate, dedicated attitude is what makes one great.

Jesus, by his life, death and resurrection brings the law to perfection and teaches us that it is by loving God and our fellow creatures that God's law finds its fulfilment in us.

This Lenten season offers us an opportunity to love God and our neighbour and teach others to do the same so as to be great in the kingdom of heaven.

May God grant us the grace to obey his commandments and bring others to do the same so as to be great in his kingdom through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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