In the Gospel of this week, Jesus comes to fulfill the Law. A fulfillment that does not consist of external observance. It means going deeper, examining our attitudes, our reasons, our feelings, and everything that builds and defines us as people. It is there, at the center of our humanity, where we connect with the spirit and divinity. And in that serene depth, where the surge and noise of daily life are not felt, we glimpse that we are one. That wisdom gives meaning to life and our actions are a flow of what we are.
For those in Barcelona, as we have been reminding you, February 20th will be the presentation of this wonderful book, “Reform or Abolish the Papacy. A Challenge for the Future of the Catholic Church,”
For those in Vitoria, Logroño, and surrounding areas, we will have a luxury Lenten retreat in Haro accompanied by Vicky Irigaray.
More information on the Bulletin Board.
Gospel and comments on the Gospel
Matthew 5, 17-37. Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets!
Michael Munárriz: The Radical Novelty of Jesus. Jesus is offering himself as an alternative to Moses.
José Luis Sicre: The Christian should not be legalistic. Matthew presents Jesus’ religious offer, contrasting it with that of the scribes and Pharisees, because in their position there is a very serious danger of legalism, that is, of exalting the law and the norm above all things.
Enrique Martínez Lozano: Radicality can only be born from understanding. Radical is the one who lives from the roots and from there is born their gaze, their feeling and their action. Disconnected from our own background we can barely survive or live badly.
Fray Marcos: If the Law can be perfected, it is not perfect. If it is not perfect, it is not from God.
Fidel Aizpurúa: Everyone who lets themselves be carried away by cholera will be prosecuted. For Jesus, railing against others is a plant from the same garden as murder and falls under the same commandment: “You shall not kill.”
José Antonio Pagola: Social importance of forgiveness. It is not easy to hear Jesus’ call to forgiveness nor to draw out all the implications that can be had from accepting that a man is more human when he forgives than when he takes revenge.
Guadalupe Labrador: Are we called to fulfill the law or to live in justice? For Jesus, the fullness of the Law is justice. Jesus is not talking to us about fulfilling a multitude of precepts literally, dehumanized and far from what is forged in the heart.
Selected articles for the week
Yolanda Chávez: The Super Bowl halftime show. Hope in prime time. On the most-watched stage in the United States, Hispanic American music, language, and joy appeared without asking permission. And as I watched, I felt something difficult to explain: as if the heart took a deep breath…
Iñigo García Blanco: Talita kum, rise to live with dignity. In that minimal gesture lies a greater ethics: when life fades, it is not enough to look; you have to approach, pronounce the name, offer a hand, and support the rising.
Pedro Miguel Lamet: In the depths of the sea there is no turbulence. As long as we live in the relativity of space and time, sorrowful stories will come, good and bad days, the ups and downs of limitation.
Jesús Bastante: Cismas of yesterday and today, clouds and hopes, declaring war on hunger. The Pope’s trip to Spain, Manos Unidas’ campaign against hunger, an ‘interrupted eviction’ in Belorado, the new threats from the Lefebvrians, or the Epstein papers, in the #weeklysummary of Religion Digital.
Vatican News: The Pope to the laypeople: “It is not only the priest, nor a catechist, nor a charismatic leader who generates faith, but the Church”. Before the Plenary of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, Francis urged to accompany and support victims of all forms of abuse.
José Antonio Satué: Monsignor Satué calls for respect for human rights when regulating migration flows. The Bishop of Malaga points out that the Church’s task is, above all, “to counter that hateful discourse that sometimes criminalizes the poor for being poor” and to try to make parishes places of welcome.
María Clara Lucchetti Bingemer: A Man, a Jesuit, a Leader (in memory of Jesús Hortal). Fr. Jesús Hortal Sánchez was, above all, a righteous man. Of the same stock as those whom Scripture points out as examples of conduct for the chosen people.
Archimadrid: The ‘examination of conscience’ of the Madrid diocese: CONVIVIUM, or a response from the clergy to the future of the Church. Cardinals Cobo or Bustillo, and the secretary of the Synod, Luis Marin, lead two days of coexistence, dialogue and challenges among 1,200 priests from Madrid. Holiness, affection, poverty, Artificial Intelligence, migrations or liturgy, among the 28 working groups.
News of scope. New call for peace from the Pope: “The future is in respect and brotherhood between peoples.”
For more participatory and current Eucharists
Ecclesiasticus 15, 15-20. If you want, you will keep his commandments because it is wise to fulfill his will.
1 Corinthians 2, 6-12. We speak, among the perfect, a wisdom that is not of this world, nor of the princes of this world.
Florentino Ulibarri: Evangelical Style. Show that the evangelical life and society are possible and worthwhile.
Vicky Irigaray: 6th Sunday of Ordinary Time. Jesus reminds us that the law does not consist of fulfilling precepts; it must be assumed from within, as an expression of gratitude for all that has been received from God.
Anfora: The God of Jesus. The God of Jesus, not the God of the OT, must manifest itself in our religion and liturgy.
Benedictine Nuns of Montserrat. Sunday 6th of Ordinary Time.
Multimedia material
The mind has to be serene. By Eckhart Tolle. You have to abandon your personal baggage of problems, of past and future, and all your knowledge, because if you don’t, you will see but not see and hear but not hear…
Rest Your Mind. A therapeutic song created to accompany moments of tired mind, anxiety, or excessive thoughts. A sonic space to quiet the mental noise, return to the present, and regain clarity without forcing anything. It’s not about controlling the mind, but about letting it rest. It’s about allowing thoughts to pass without letting them pull you along. Listen to it when you feel your head won’t stop and you need a moment of inner calm.
Salomé Arricibita: Sacred Law. To love more, to love better… is Sacred Law.
How happy I am. By Lola Montes and lyrics by Vicente Simón. Featuring Lenin Vladimir Cárdenas. “Everything is fine, everything is good, and how happy I am just being, feeling life in my body.” Wonderful song-meditation to be light in my life and for others. Don’t miss it!!
Equipo Quiero Ver: More than rules. In the Gospel of this Sunday, Jesus proposes to follow him in freedom, taking as a reference his style of life, following a law, the law of the heart, which makes us attentive to those who suffer, to the poorest, to those most in need, to transmit that love of the Father to them. God is in our midst, he supports us and pushes us at every moment so that we live in his love and can take it to others.
They’re selling us the world in 5 seconds. By Naurea Soma. Everything goes fast. So fast that we stop feeling it. This song talks about the pulse, the body that doesn’t understand clocks, and the need to stop, before disappearing from our own life.
At the EFFA School, we provide the link to the study material where you can find all the talks and bibliography available, for those who were unable to see them or want to review them. The link to access the latest videos uploaded may also be useful.
And, as I promised, the letters will end with these three links: the letter of the week, the letter of last week and letters from other weeks. When someone loses -or doesn’t receive- the email with the news, they can use an old letter to access the new one.
A hug,
Inma Calvo
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