The greatest commandments

“The first is this: Hear, O Israel!  The Lord our God is Lord alone! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. The second is this: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.” (MK 12: 29-31)

In any conflict situation, when we have several options, these are our signposts to show which road should be used. St. John Paul II wrote in Centesimus Annus: “It follows that the Church cannot abandon man, and that ‘this man is the primary route that the Church must travel in fulfilling her mission … the way traced out by Christ himself, the way that leads invariably through the mystery of the Incarnation and the Redemption’” (CC, 53). The love for God and the love for our neighbors can direct us to the right choices.

“Our Savior Jesus Christ has destroyed death and brought life to light to through the Gospel.” (Gospel Acclamation)