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Wednesday Mar 18, 2020
Homily for Wednesday of the 3rd Week of Lent
Wednesday Mar 18, 2020
Wednesday Mar 18, 2020
During His ministry, Jesus made wonderful use of imagery to describe what is important in life. At one point, He compared His ministry to new wine, then said that this new wine required new wineskins. In other words, the traditional way of doing things would no longer be enough; what was and is needed is a combination of tradition and innovation.
In His Sermon on the Mount, Jesus declared that He came not to abolish the Law and the prophets but to complete them. He did not pretend to be starting over. There was much in Jewish tradition that He treasured, but He wanted to bring that tradition to a greater fullness; He came to renew Israel’s tradition, not to discard it. His attitude suggests that we don’t simply abandon our religious tradition, but neither should we idolize it.
Our faith is always in need of reform and renewal; the new wine of the Holy Spirit will always require new wineskins. The work of renewal will always involve honoring what is best in our tradition by allowing its rich potential to be fully realized. +
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