Tuesday, February 8, 2022 — Fifth Week of Ordinary Time — Incline my heart to your demands; grant me the grace of your law, O Lord — Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark 7, 1-13
Societies and nations have their own traditions for which they are fiercely jealous and respectful. Jewish society at the time of Jesus was no exception to this rule, which did not fail to irritate Jesus, because the scribes and Pharisees used it as a means of discrimination and persecution, going against of the commandments of God.