February 15, 2026
The Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Gospel: Mt 5:17 – 37
Jesus: The Fulfiller of God’s Commandments

We often handle our relationship with the world according to our own will. Whenever we interact with others in life, we frequently demand that they do things against their own wishes, that is, require them to conform to our thoughts and say what we want to hear. Once their actions do not meet our expectations, we will use every means at our disposal to stop them and cut off contact with them.

We often focus on external things while neglecting the internal ones. When we participate in the gatherings of God’s people, we often rush to seize the best seats, and even accuse and attack one another in God’s holy temple for the sake of seats. When we are in disputes with others, our mouths are often filled with filthy language. We even escalate these accusations to personal attacks and are willing to resort to physical violence for some immediate gains. (Mt 5:21 – 22) In fact, the root cause of all this is that we often follow the guidance of the flesh and desire worldly things rather than what the Holy Spirit of God requires us to desire.

We often teach others to follow God’s will, but we are unwilling to abide by it ourselves. We even find various excuses to cover up our evil deeds because our hearts are unwilling to leave our past sinful lives. We are unwilling to follow the guidance of the Holy Spirit and rely on it to put an end to the restless impulses of the flesh. Therefore, in today’s Mass gospel, Jesus requires us to boldly renounce everything about ourselves, just like a strong man cutting off his own wrist, and stay away from all opportunities to sin. (Mt 5:27 – 30) Boldly return to God.

On this last Sunday in Ordinary Time before Lent, let us reflect on our words and deeds so that our thoughts, words, and actions may increasingly resemble those of Christ, follow the illumination and guidance of the Holy Spirit of God, and move towards the new world that Jesus has introduced to us.

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