Wednesday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time
Gospel text Lk 11:42-46
“Woe to you Pharisees! You pay tithes of mint and of rue and of every garden herb, but you pay no attention to judgment and to love for God. These you should have done, without overlooking the others."
Gospel's Commentary
Today the Divine Shepherd complains that those “false shepherds”—Pharisees and scholars of the Law—did things and fulfilled rules, but did not love. Jesus, the Good Shepherd, places Himself at the head of the flock. In the same way, good parents must be good examples: example draws others along; good educators strive to live the virtues they teach. This is consistency. Not merely pointing with a finger, but putting one’s life into it.
—Less theory and more action! Great souls are great because they put love into small things.