10th March >> Fr. Martin’s Gospel Reflections / Homilies on Matthew 23:1-12 for Tuesday, Second week of Lent: ‘You have only one Teacher, the Christ’.Tuesday, Second Week of LentGospel (Europe, Africa, New Zealand, Australia & Canada)Matthew 23:1-12They do not practise what they preachAddressing the people and his disciples Jesus said, ‘The scribes and the Pharisees occupy the chair of Moses. You must therefore do what they tell you and listen to what they say; but do not be guided by what they do: since they do not practise what they preach. They tie up heavy burdens and lay them on men’s shoulders, but will they lift a finger to move them? Not they! Everything they do is done to attract attention, like wearing broader phylacteries and longer tassels, like wanting to take the place of honour at banquets and the front seats in the synagogues, being greeted obsequiously in the market squares and having people call them Rabbi.‘You, however, must not allow yourselves to be called Rabbi, s...
