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If the Lord does not watch over the city, in vain does the watchman keep vigil.Ps 127:1

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Bishop Broderick Pabillo delivers homily

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During the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Jesus identifies two commandments that serve as the foundation for all religious law: loving God and loving one's neighbor.

A scholar of the law questioned Jesus to determine which commandment was the greatest. Jesus responded that the first is to love the Lord with all one's heart, soul, and mind, and the second is to love one's neighbor as oneself. These two commandments underpin the entire law and the prophets.

The readings for this Sunday also address the Mosaic Law's requirements for treating specific groups with justice and dignity, including foreigners, widows, and orphans. Father Koch, in a reflection for The Monitor, noted that the Mosaic Law demanded non-Israelites living in the land be treated with the rights due to them as human persons.

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