8.24.15

Lectio Mt 23.23-26                                                        

Meditatio: “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You pay tithes of mint and dill and cummin, and have neglected the weightier things of the law: judgment and mercy and fidelity. [But] these you should have done, without neglecting the others.” Mt 23.23

Oratio: O God, Your Son made it very clear that tithing is important but mercy is what You want above all from us. Pray to be faithful to the laws of the Church and in all matters of, be merciful.

I ask this and all things in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You
and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Contemplatio: spend some time in silence & meditate on the selected passage and hear what  God is saying to you.

Operatio: reflect: “Woe...hypocrites....tithes...neglected...mercy”: Jesus upbraided the religious leaders for practicing the externals of the Law while neglecting the most important requirement - mercy. Seek the grace to do all that the Law requires and to always be a person of mercy.                                                             .
Tomorrow's reading:Mt 23.27-32