A sense of shame! Homily for Wednesday of the 10th week in ordinary time JUNE 2023
HOMILY FOR WEDNESDAY OF THE 10TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME 2Cor.3:4-11; Ps.99; Matthew 5:17-19 A sense of shame! In the gospel reading of today, Jesus remarked that he has not come to abolish the law and the prophets but to fulfil them. This means that in Jesus we shall not find a relaxation of any of the commandments. Jesus rather comes to help us understand the Spirit of the law so that our adherence to the commandments will bring us to the level of love. In the first reading, St. Paul noted that the written code kills but the Spirit gives life. By written code, St. Paul was referring to a regimented adherence to the commandments; a kind of obedience that brings us to a destination of hypocrisy or a holier-than-thou attitude. Jesus is God, and so in Jesus, we come to understand the Spirit of the law. In sum, Jesus teaches us how best to obey the law so that we become persons of love. Jesus also wants us to be teachers of the law. If we cannot teach others how best to keep the law, Jesus ...