
March 2, 2026
Monday of the Second Week of Lent
Gospel: Luke 6:36-38
Misericordes sicut Pater
We often lose ourselves in life. In our eyes, those who live with us day by day sometimes interact with us according to their own wills, without regard for our feelings. Thus, when we encounter those who treat us arbitrarily based on their own thoughts, we clash fiercely with them, even labelling them with judgments rooted in human reasoning.
When we gather with the People of God, we also choose to associate with those who align with our preferences, guided by our own inclinations. When we engage with brothers and sisters who please us, our attitude toward them is often kind and merciful; we strive to meet their various needs. Yet, when we inevitably encounter brothers and sisters who go against our wishes, we often grow resentful, avoid contact with them, and may even reveal unfriendly attitudes. To act thus in our faith life is to base ourselves on human judgment, following the guidance of the flesh rather than that of the Holy Spirit.
Today, Jesus calls us not to respond to all things by the law of this old world, but by the law of the new world He proclaims. This new world consists of the God who loves, those loved by God, and children of God who love one another. They hold fast to Jesus’ teaching: Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful (cf. Lk 6:36). Following St. Paul the Apostle’s exhortation, they constantly rely on the Holy Spirit to mortify the misdeeds of the flesh (cf. Rom 8:13cde), thereby becoming children of God (cf. Rom 8:14). Though they continue to live in this passing world, their conduct no longer conforms to its ways; instead, they resemble Jesus Christ, so that others may see in them all that they do the merciful face of the Father.
O God, who have taught us
to chasten our bodies
for the healing of our souls,
enable us, we pray,
to abstain from all sins,
and strengthen our hearts
to carry out your loving commands.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever
©Totus Tuus 2026
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