Friday of the Third Week of Lent

Today’s Reflection
Gospel: Mk 12: 28-34
March 17, 2023 | Friday

Today’s Gospel

A teacher of the law had been listening to this discussion and admired how Jesus answered them. So he came up and asked him, “Which commandment is the first of all?”

Jesus answered, “The first is: Hear, Israel! The Lord, our God, is One Lord; and you shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind and with all your strength. And after this comes a second commandment: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these two.”

The teacher of the law said to him, “Well spoken, Master; you are right when you say that he is one, and there is no other besides him. To love him with all our heart, with all our understanding and with all our strength, and to love our neighbor as ourselves is more important than any burnt offering or sacrifice.”

Jesus approved this answer and said, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And after that, no one dared to ask him any more questions.

Today’s Reflection:

In today’s reading, Jesus summarized all the commandments into one Commandment—the love for God and love for one’s neighbor. This makes it easier for us, Christians to examine our own conscience every night by reflecting on the following questions: Did I love God? Did I love my neighbor? Did I allow God to love me? Did I allow my neighbor to love me? /Vulnerasti, 2023 

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