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Gospel Reading for October 15, 2026 – Luke 11: 47-54
TRULY UNDERSTAND
The Lord said: “Woe to you who build the memorials of the prophets whom your fathers killed. Consequently, you bear witness and give consent to the deeds of your ancestors, for they killed them and you do the building. Therefore, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send to them prophets and Apostles; some of them they will kill and persecute’ in order that this generation might be charged with the blood of all the prophets shed since the foundation of the world, from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah who died between the altar and the temple building. Yes, I tell you, this generation will be charged with their blood! Woe to you, scholars of the law! You have taken away the key of knowledge. You yourselves did not enter and you stopped those trying to enter.” When Jesus left, the scribes and Pharisees began to act with hostility toward him and to interrogate him about many things, for they were plotting to catch him at something he might say.
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“Woe to you, scholars of the law! You have taken away the key of knowledge. You yourselves did not enter and you stopped those trying to enter.”
The scholars of the law lacked the knowledge needed to TRULY UNDERSTAND the Laws of God, and worse, they prevented others from gaining that knowledge. Jesus’ teachings provided a simple yet profound understanding of the Laws of God, and yet, they refused to accept his teachings. Worse still, they refused to accept him and plotted to destroy him.
It is very dangerous to interpret the Laws of God and the Word of God according to our own understanding. We need enlightenment from the Holy Spirit and openness to the teachings of the Church. We cannot use our own interpretations, especially to satisfy or justify our own needs. We shall be accountable to the One who gave the Laws and the One who speaks the Word.
Lord Jesus, may we always be aware that we are but instruments and not interpreters of your Laws and your Word. Amen.
