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Moses spoke to the people and said: “Now, Israel, hear the statutes and decrees which I am teaching you to observe, that you may live, and may enter in and take possession of the land which the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you. Therefore, I teach you the statutes and decrees as the LORD, my God, has commanded me, that you may observe them in the land you are entering to occupy. Observe them carefully, for thus will you give evidence of your wisdom and intelligence to the nations, who will hear of all these statutes and say, ‘This great nation is truly a wise and intelligent people.’ For what great nation is there that has gods so close to it as the LORD, our God, is to us whenever we call upon him? Or what great nation has statutes and decrees that are as just as this whole law which I am setting before you today? “However, take care and be earnestly on your guard not to forget the things which your own eyes have seen, nor let them slip from your memory as long as you live, but teach them to your children and to your children’s children.”
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.
Glorify the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion.
For he has strengthened the bars of your gates; he has blessed your childrenwithin you.
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.
He sends forth his command to the earth; swiftly runs his word!
He spreads snow like wool; frost he strews like ashes.
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.
He has proclaimed his wordto Jacob, his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.
He has not done thus for any other nation; his ordinances he has not made known to them.
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.
Glorify the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion.
For he has strengthened the bars of your gates; he has blessed your childrenwithin you.
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.
He sends forth his command to the earth; swiftly runs his word!
He spreads snow like wool; frost he strews like ashes.
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.
He has proclaimed his wordto Jacob, his statutes and his ordinances to Israel.
He has not done thus for any other nation; his ordinances he has not made known to them.
R. Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.
Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life; you have the words of everlasting life.
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.”
What these readings tell us about God
hear the statutes and decrees which I am teaching you to observe, that you may live
Observe them carefully, for thus will you give evidence of your wisdom and intelligence
so close to it as the LORD, our God, is to us whenever we call upon him
he has strengthened the bars of your gates
he has blessed your children
He sends forth his command to the earth
He sends forth his command to the earth
swiftly runs his word
He has proclaimed his word
He has proclaimed his word
Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life
you have the words of everlasting life.
Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill
whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the Kingdom of heaven
whoever obeys and teaches these commandments will be called greatest in the Kingdom of heaven
What these readings tell us to do
hear the statutes and decrees which I am teaching you to observe
Observe them carefully
take care and be earnestly on your guard not to forget the things which your own eyes have seen
but teach them to your children and to your children’s children
Praise the Lord
Glorify the LORD
Glorify the LORD
praise your God
Praise the Lord
Praise the Lord
Praise the Lord
obeys and teaches these commandments
What these readings tell us not to do
Whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the Kingdom of heaven.
Scriptures addressing similar principles are collected at Wisdom Principles: God’s Ways Give Security
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