SERMON/HOMILY FOR FRIDAY OF THE THIRD WEEK OF LENT 8TH MARCH 2024
SERMON/HOMILY FOR FRIDAY OF THE THIRD WEEK OF LENT 8TH MARCH 2024 Hosea 14:1-9; Ps.81; Mark 12:28b-34 Love is the best form of Repentance The knowledgeable Scribe, having being impressed by Jesus’ teaching sought to test him with the question of which commandment is the greatest. This was a common way of distinguishing Jewish teachers of that time. Although the question is about one precept, Jesus adds to it a second: Deut.6:4-5 and Lev.19:18. In effect he makes of the two precepts one dual commandment. For Him, love of God is to be expressed in the love of human beings. With this answer Jesus shows that we cannot subject the Christian principles to arithmetical calculations or Economics. To do so is to treat some of God’s word to be more important than some others. God is not hierarchical within Himself. He is truly one; “the Lord, our God is One Lord”. With this, lent again calls us to critically evaluate every details our lives. We must overcome the temptation to feel comfortable wi...