I HAVE COME TO MAKE AN THINGS NEW!
I AM CAME TO COMPLETE THE LAW.
THE GOODNEWS:
"Jesus said to his disciples:
“Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.
Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter will pass from the law, until all things have taken place.
Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the Kingdom of heaven. But whoever obeys and teaches these commandments will be called greatest in the Kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5: 17 - 19).
On Wednesday 11th March 2026 in the 3rd Week in Lent, we hear this injunction from the Master:
Study the Law. Observe the Law. Teach the Law.
One dominant theme from today's Mass Readings is:
Teach the Law [the word]. The message comes strongly from the first Reading from Deuteronomy 4 and Matthew 5. Below are the excerpts of the Scriptures:
#1 "Israel, hear the statutes and ordinances I am teaching you to observe." (Deuteronomy 4: 1).
#2 "See, I am teaching you the statutes and ordinances as the Lord, my God, has commanded me." (Deuteronomy 4: 5).
#3 "However, be on your guard and be very careful not to forget the things your own eyes have seen, nor let them slip from your heart as long as you live, but teach them to your children and to your children’s children." (Deuteronomy 4: 9).
From the Gospel:
#4 "But whoever obeys and teaches these commandments will be called greatest in the kingdom of heaven." (Matthew 5: 19).
#5 "Whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven." (Matthew 5: 19).
The Church is in dire need of teachers of the word of God: catechists and evangelists.
Without teaching and knowledge, a people perishes. (Cf Hosea 4: 6).
Therefore,
+ Believe what you read in the word of God.
+ Practice what you believe.
+ Teach what you practice.
Every Christian who obeys the commandments of God is able to share the same by word and example.
"Glory to you, O Christ, you are the Word of God!
Your words are spirit, Lord, and they are life; you have the message of eternal life. (Cf. John 6: 63, 68).
"As for you, dear son of mine, persevere in praying to me. Hold fast to my Rosary and beware of every ploy of the Evil One to separate you from it. My Rosary is your safeguard and your weapon in the fight against the forces of evil. At the same time, for you it is a remedy and a comfort. Do you not see how the Rosary has stabilized you? Do you not experience its healing and all its benefits? Pray my Rosary and teach others to do the same." (IN SINU JESU, Tuesday, December 11, 2007).
St Joseph is the man chosen by God to be the foster father and guardian of Jesus.
THE SUPREME PONTIFFS SPEAK ABOUT ST JOSEPH:
1. Pope Leo XIII
(Quamquam Pluries, 1889)
“It is of high importance that the devotion to St Joseph should engraft itself upon the daily pious practices of Catholics; for he is, after the Blessed Virgin, the most powerful intercessor and protector of the Church.”
2. Pope Pius IX (Decree proclaiming St Joseph Patron of the Universal Church, 1870)
“Next to the Blessed Virgin, St Joseph is the greatest saint and the most powerful protector of the Church of Christ.”
3. Pope John Paul II
(Redemptoris Custos, 1989)
“The Church implores his protection because Joseph belonged to the order of the hypostatic union; through him and under him Christ was fittingly introduced into the world and into his Church.”
4. Pope Francis
(Patris Corde, 2020)
“Each of us can discover in Joseph — the man who goes unnoticed, a daily, discreet and hidden presence — an intercessor, a support and a guide in times of trouble.”
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