For 11 March 2022, Friday of the first week of Lent, based on Matthew 5:20-26
Jesus said to his disciples, ‘You have heard that it was said to those of ancient times, “You shall not murderâ€; and “whoever murders shall be liable to judgement.†But I say to you that if you are angry with a brother or sister, you will be liable to judgement; and if you insult a brother or sister, you will be liable to the council; and if you say, “You foolâ€, you will be liable to the hell of fire. So when you are offering your gift at the altar, if you remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother or sister, and then come and offer your gift. Come to terms quickly with your accuser while you are on the way to court with him, or your accuser may hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you will be thrown into prison. Truly I tell you, you will never get out until you have paid the last penny.
Scripture passage from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
About Euan Marley, O.P.
I was born in Glasgow in 1957. In November 2016, I moved from St Columba’s Glasgow to St Michael’s priory, Cambridge, which is the novitiate of the Province of England.
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Jesus said to his disciples, ‘You have heard that it was said to those of ancient times, “You shall not murderâ€; and “whoever murders shall be liable to judgement.†But I say to you that if you are angry with a brother or sister, you will be liable to judgement; and if you insult a brother or sister, you will be liable to the council; and if you say, “You foolâ€, you will be liable to the hell of fire. So when you are offering your gift at the altar, if you remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother or sister, and then come and offer your gift. Come to terms quickly with your accuser while you are on the way to court with him, or your accuser may hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you will be thrown into prison. Truly I tell you, you will never get out until you have paid the last penny.
Scripture passage from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
About Euan Marley, O.P.
I was born in Glasgow in 1957. In November 2016, I moved from St Columba’s Glasgow to St Michael’s priory, Cambridge, which is the novitiate of the Province of England.