Blessed Are Those Who Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness
For they will be satisfiedMark 7:14-23
In today's gospel, Jesus talks about the things that defile a person. These are things that come from the heart of the person: "evil thoughts, unchastity, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, licentiousness, envy, blasphemy, arrogance, folly."
Let us implore the angels and saints to pray for us for the grace to keep ourselves devoid of these characteristics. And if we do fall, may we repent immediately.
Jesus, Son of the Living God, have mercy on me, a sinner.