Saturday of the First Week of Lent
The Readings
Deuteronomy 26:16-19; Psalm 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8; Matthew 5:43-48
Today’s readings correspond with each other very effectively; by reading them, we learn that Jesus wills us, above all, to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us. We are to “follow the law of the Lord,” in the words of Psalm 119, and “observe the statutes, commandments, and decrees of God,” as Moses tells the people in Deuteronomy 26. Jesus knows that we can only do our best to follow His commandments.



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