02/23/25 A New Commandment

Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz

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🗓️ 24 February 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Homily from the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Love those who deserve it. And those who don’t.

Jesus gives us a commandment that existed from the beginning: we are to love those who deserve it. This is justice. Jesus goes on to teach us and even greater love: mercy.

Mass Readings from February 23, 2025:
1 Samuel 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23
Psalm 103:1-2, 3-4, 8, 10, 12-13
1 Corinthians 15:45-49

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0:00.0	Welcome to Sunday homilies with me, Father Mike Schmitz. I hope today's homily inspires and motivates you,
0:07.6	and I also hope that it leaves you hungry for the one who gave everything to feed you.
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0:24.0	You can also follow or subscribe on your podcast app for weekly notifications.
0:28.3	God bless.
0:29.9	The Lord be with you.
0:32.7	A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Luke.
0:37.1	Chapter 6 verses 27 through 38.
0:40.8	Jesus said to his disciples,
0:43.6	to you who hear, I say,
0:45.8	love your enemies.
0:48.0	Do good to those who hate you.
0:50.7	Bless those who curse you.
0:53.1	Pray for those who mistreat you. to the person who strikes you on one cheek
0:57.6	offer the other one as well and from the person who takes your cloak do not withhold even your tunic
1:03.4	give to everyone who asks and from the one who takes what is yours do not demand it back
1:09.0	due to others as you would have them do to you.
1:13.6	For if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you?
1:17.6	Even sinners love those who love them.
1:20.5	And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you?
1:24.2	Even sinners do the same.
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