Among the spiritual works of mercy is the admonishing of sinners. Though not a work of mercy many of us would choose to carry out, it is precisely the work Jesus calls us to in the Gospel this Sunday. As Tony Crescio explains, in addition to providing us with step by step instruction as to how to go about this work of mercy, the readings for this weekend teach us what virtues are necessary to develop if we are to carry out this work in harmony with God’s will.
Mass Readings:
Reading 1: Ezekiel 33:7-9
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9
Reading 2: Romans 13:8-10
Gospel: Matthew 18:15-20
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.