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Friday Feb 23, 2024
Homily for Friday of the 1st Week of Lent
Friday Feb 23, 2024
Friday Feb 23, 2024
In our Gospel passage today, Jesus calls His followers to a virtue and a standard greater than those of the scribes and Pharisees, for whom an essential commandment was “You shall not kill.” Jesus’ call goes far beyond that to the fundamental feelings and passions that lead people to kill others or put the lives of others in danger. Deep-seated attitudes and emotions need to be addressed to prevent evil actions and lead us to a recreation of our minds and souls.
The more profound and more fundamental re-creation and transformation for which Jesus is calling is not something we can bring about by our own efforts; we need the power and the grace of the Holy Spirit to bring about that profound transformation within us.
So, let us pray that the Holy Spirit will re-create deep within us the love that is God, that the roots of that deeper virtue and standard may grow within our hearts and minds and help us to become what God truly wants us to be.+
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