TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - YEAR B
Readings
First: Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-8: "You shall not add to the word which I command you, nor take from it; that you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you."
Psalm: 14 - The just will live in the presence of the Lord / Lord who shall dwell on your holy mountain
Second: James 1:17-18, 21-22,27 - live true to the true Law
Gospel: Mark 7:1-8, 14-15,21-23 - The Pharisees challenge Jesus because his disciples don't follow their interpretation of the law. Jesus condemns them for their hypocrisy and use (abuse) of God's Law to oppress people. He lists the things that defile people, knowing that some of these sins were being committed by his listeners.
Themes
God's Law is wisdom and truth, doing God's will rather than human traditions. Keeping the commandments - living by God's word.
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Picture: "Moses with the Ten Commandments ," by Philippe de Champaigne (1602–1674), in the State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia. Public Domain.
