February 15 - Sunday of the 6th Week in Ordinary Time, Year A
(Sir.15:15-20; Ps.119:1-2,4-5,17-18,33-34; 1Cor.2:6-10; Mt.5:17-37) "Oh, that I might be firm in the ways of keeping your statutes!" The clear theme of today's readings is the need to "exactly observe" the commands of the Lord, to keep His law "with all [our] heart." It is this walking "in the law of the Lord" that makes us blessed in His sight. It is popular to believe that Jesus' coming somehow nullifies the law and makes it unnecessary for our lives. The Lord makes it quite clear the opposite is true: "I have not come to abolish but to fulfill." In fact, He could not make the point more…
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