Tuesday of the Second week of Lent

Book of Isaiah

Hear the word of the LORD, princes of Sodom! Listen to the instruction of our God, people of Gomorrah!
Wash yourselves clean! Put away your misdeeds from before my eyes; cease doing evil;
learn to do good. Make justice your aim: redress the wronged, hear the orphan's plea, defend the widow.
Come now, let us set things right, says the LORD: Though your sins be like scarlet, they may become white as snow; Though they be crimson red, they may become white as wool.
If you are willing, and obey, you shall eat the good things of the land;
But if you refuse and resist, the sword shall consume you: for the mouth of the LORD has spoken!

Psalms

"Not for your sacrifices do I rebuke you,
for your burnt offerings are before me always.
I take from your house no bullock,
no goats out of your fold."
"Why do you recite my statutes,
and profess my covenant with your mouth,
Though you hate discipline
and cast my words behind you?"
"When you do these things, shall I be deaf to it?
Or do you think that I am like yourself?
I will correct you by drawing them up before your eyes.
He that offers praise as a sacrifice glorifies me;
and to him that goes the right way I will show the salvation of God.”

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew

Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples,
saying, "The scribes and the Pharisees have taken their seat on the chair of Moses.
Therefore, do and observe all things whatsoever they tell you, but do not follow their example. For they preach but they do not practice.
They tie up heavy burdens (hard to carry) and lay them on people's shoulders, but they will not lift a finger to move them.
All their works are performed to be seen. They widen their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.
They love places of honor at banquets, seats of honor in synagogues,
greetings in marketplaces, and the salutation 'Rabbi.'
As for you, do not be called 'Rabbi.' You have but one teacher, and you are all brothers.
Call no one on earth your father; you have but one Father in heaven.
Do not be called 'Master'; you have but one master, the Messiah.
The greatest among you must be your servant.
Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; but whoever humbles himself will be exalted."

St. Cyril of Jerusalem(Doctor of the Church (+386))

SAINT CYRIL OF JERUSALEMBishop and Doctor of the Church(+386) Saint Cyril was born in or near Jerusalem around the year 315. He was ordained by St. Maximus, instructed to prepare candidates for baptism and catechized for several years. He composed instructions for catechism and wrote them at Mount Calvary's chapel in 347 or 348. His instructions are one of the earliest teachings on the creed and the sacraments. The Didache predates them with its teachings on the Eucharist. St. Cyril was consecrated bishop of Jerusalem after St. Maximus. At the beginning of his episcopate, a cross was seen in the air reaching from Mount Calvary to Mount Olivet. The apparition calls to mind Our Lady's appearanes in Portugal, Mexico and others. The apparition was noted in Pope Cyril's correspondence with the emperor. When the apostate Julian resolved to rebuild Jerusalem's Temple Mount, he employed the empire's resources. However, a secular writer tells us that flames came from the earth; and the place was inaccessible to workmen. Repeated attempts were made, but the Temple Mount was never rebuilt. Julian later perished during a war against the Persians. Like other bishops, Cyril was persecuted and driven repeatedly from his see. When the Arian emperor, Valens, passed away Bp. Cyril returned to Jerusalem. He also presided at the second General Council of Constantinople. He passed away peacefully in 386, after an episcopate of 35 years.

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