Seek to Love-HOMILY FOR FRIDAY OF THE 20TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME 25th August 2023
Seek to Love-HOMILY FOR FRIDAY OF THE 20TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME 25th August 2023 Ruth 1:1.3-6.14b-16.22; Ps.146; Matthew 22:34-40 Seek to Love In Matt.22:23-33, some Sadducees came forth to test Jesus about the Resurrection of the dead. When the Pharisees saw that Jesus was able to put up with the Sadducees, they came forward to Jesus in today’s gospel to test him too; this time, about which commandment is most important than the others. This question rather revealed the ignorance of the Pharisees about the Law. The question of what is most important presupposes that there are varieties of things (Laws) present. However, the commandments or the Law were actually different sides of a coin. Every law is born of love and is geared towards love. It is because God wants us to love that is why he gave the Law through Moses. With this understanding, the question of which commandment is most important becomes irrelevant. One lesson we learn here is that authentic love makes us practice equity...