February 12 - Wednesday of the 5th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Gn.2:4-9,15-17; Ps.104:1-2,27-30; Mk.7:14-23) “The Lord God formed man out of the clay of the ground and blew into his nostrils the breath of life, and so man became a living being.” In addition, “out of the ground the Lord God made various trees grow that were delightful to look at and good for food.” These would feed the body of the man. But only spirit feeds the soul. Body and soul. They meet in man and become one, yet one is the cause of life while the other passes. When God formed man out of the clay of the ground, what He held in His hands was the body, and at the time it was dead. Not…
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