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307-6 ^ Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A) - February 13, 2010

From the Gospel according to Matthew (5, 20-22a.27-34a.37-28.33)

Short form

At that time, Jesus told his disciples: "I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of cieli.Avete heard it said to the ancients: "Do not kill, and whoever kills shall be submitted to the court." But I say to every one who is angry with his brother shall be submitted to giudizio.Avete heard it said: "Thou shalt not commit adultery." But I say to everyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his cuore.Avete also heard that it was said to the ancients: "Do not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the Lord." But I say: Do not swear at all. Let what you say, "yes, yes," "no, no" more than this comes from evil. "

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Comment

The religious ideal of devout Jews consisted in observing the law, through which it carries out the will of God meditate, obey the law, the Israelite was to his "legacy" "a lamp for his steps, his" refuge ", his" peace "(cf. Ps 119). Jesus is the fulfillment of the law because he is the last word of the Father (Heb 1:1). Paul tells us that "he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law ... Fulfilling of the law is love "(Rom 13.8 to 10). And it is in this sense that Jesus is the fullness of each word that comes from the mouth of God: "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son ... that the world might be saved through him "(Jn 3:16-17). The Christian is first and foremost a disciple of Jesus, not the one who fulfills the law. The Pharisees were obsessed with the literal and meticulous implementation of the law, but they had completely lost the spirit. Hence the words of Jesus: "Unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees ...". Love is not primarily a widespread feeling to always do what we want, but rather the engine of the service of others, according to the divine plan. And that is why Jesus enumerates six cases of vita quotidiana - noi vedremo oggi i primi tre - in cui si manifesta questo amore concreto: la riconciliazione con il prossimo, non adirarsi, non insultare nessuno, non commettere adulterio neanche nel desiderio, evitare il peccato anche se vi si è affezionati come al proprio occhio o alla propria mano destra, non divorziare da un matrimonio valido... Il contrasto con i criteri che reggono il mondo attuale non potrebbe essere maggiore. Per quali valori i cristiani scommetterebbero? Ancora una volta siamo confortati dalla affermazione di Cristo: “Il cielo e la terra passeranno, ma le mie parole non passeranno” (Mt 24,35).