Friends, on this Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Jesus reveals to us the plan which God has for the human creature. As Tony Crescio explains, Jesus does this by revealing to us more details as to how to live a fully human life, and thereby pursue ultimate happiness. Jesus isn’t merely suggesting an ethical paradigm, as Divine Lawgiver, he is making a statement of reality. And today, Jesus tells us that it is only by living in accordance with this reality that we can lead full and truly happy lives.
Mass Readings:
Reading 1: Sirach 15:15-20
Psalm: Psalm 119, 1-2, 4-5, 17-18, 33-34
Reading 2: 1 Corinthians 2:6-10
Gospel: Matthew 5:17-37
Tony Crescio is the founder of FRESHImage Ministries. He holds an MTS from the University of Notre Dame and is currently a PhD candidate in Christian Theology at Saint Louis University. His research focuses on the intersection between moral and sacramental theology. His dissertation is entitled, Presencing the Divine: Augustine, the Eucharist and the Ethics of Exemplarity.
Tony’s academic publications can be found here.