We have a responsibility to teach our children to observe the commandments, Word and Will of the Lord our God. We cannot say things like “They will find their own way.” or “Live and let live.” It is our duty to guide them into the way to Heaven just as it is our duty to lead one another there.
In His mercy and love the Lord our God gave us His laws and they are written in our hearts. So that we can remain in full communion with Him. If we say we love our children, then do we not want their souls to be in Heaven when we are reunited there one day? How then can we turn a blind eye when they bring their boyfriends or girlfriends home to share the same bed? Likewise if we say we following the Lord’s command to love our neighbour, then how can we not offer fraternal correction for sins that lead them away from the Lord our God? Just as we are concerned for our own souls so too we must be concerned for theirs.
Lord teach me Your ways and I will follow and teach them to my brethren. Amen
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First reading
Deuteronomy 4:1,5-9
Keep these laws and observe them
Moses said to the people:
‘Now, Israel, take notice of the laws and customs that I teach you today, and observe them, that you may have life and may enter and take possession of the land that the Lord the God of your fathers is giving you.
‘See, as the Lord my God has commanded me, I teach you the laws and customs that you are to observe in the land you are to enter and make your own. Keep them, observe them, and they will demonstrate to the peoples your wisdom and understanding. When they come to know of all these laws they will exclaim, “No other people is as wise and prudent as this great nation.” And indeed, what great nation is there that has its gods so near as the Lord our God is to us whenever we call to him? And what great nation is there that has laws and customs to match this whole Law that I put before you today?
‘But take care what you do and be on your guard. Do not forget the things your eyes have seen, nor let them slip from your heart all the days of your life; rather, tell them to your children and to your children’s children.’
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Gospel
Matthew 5:17-19
I have not come to abolish the Law and the Prophets but to complete them
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Do not imagine that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have come not to abolish but to complete them. I tell you solemnly, till heaven and earth disappear, not one dot, not one little stroke, shall disappear from the Law until its purpose is achieved. Therefore, the man who infringes even one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be considered the least in the kingdom of heaven; but the man who keeps them and teaches them will be considered great in the kingdom of heaven.’
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