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Gospel for Wednesday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time II

Luke 11:42-46

Summary: Jesus rebukes the Pharisees for focusing on minor rituals while neglecting justice and love for God. He also criticizes the scholars of the law for placing burdens on others but not helping them.

Gospel Acclamation: My sheep hear my voice, says the Lord; I know them, and they follow me. (John 10:27)

Woe to the Pharisees and Scholars

The Lord said: “Woe to you Pharisees! You pay tithes of mint and of rue and of every garden herb, but you pay no attention to judgment and to love for God. These you should have done, without overlooking the others.

Woe to you Pharisees! You love the seat of honor in synagogues and greetings in marketplaces.

Woe to you! You are like unseen graves over which people unknowingly walk.”

Then one of the scholars of the law said to him in reply, “Teacher, by saying this you are insulting us too.”

And he said, “Woe also to you scholars of the law! You impose on people burdens hard to carry, but you yourselves do not lift one finger to touch them.”

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