February 16, 2024 — Friday, after Ash Wednesday — Seek good and not evil so that you may live, and the Lord will be with you — Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew (Mt 9: 14-15)
The disciples of John approached Jesus and said,
“Why do we and the Pharisees fast much,
but your disciples do not fast?”
Jesus answered them,
“Can the wedding guests mourn
as long as the bridegroom is with them?
The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them,
and then they will fast.”