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User’s Guide to Sunday, Feb. 27
Sunday, Feb. 27, is the Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Sirach 27:4-7; Psalm 92:2-3, 13-14, 15-16; 1 Corinthians 15:54-58; Luke 6:39-45.
The first reading today reminds us that our speech discloses our character:
When a sieve is shaken, the husks appear;
so do one’s faults when one speaks.
Praise no one before he speaks,
for it is then that people are tested (Sirach 27:4-7).
What we say reveals a great deal about us — more than we imagine. Speech is among our greatest gifts, yet self-mastery in speech is among the rarest. Some of the most common sins we commit are related to speech: gossip, idle chatter, lies, exaggeration, harsh attack and uncharitable remarks. With a gift capable of bringing such good, we can surely cause great harm!
Continued below.
Beware These 11 Common Sins of the Tongue
Sunday, Feb. 27, is the Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Sirach 27:4-7; Psalm 92:2-3, 13-14, 15-16; 1 Corinthians 15:54-58; Luke 6:39-45.
The first reading today reminds us that our speech discloses our character:
When a sieve is shaken, the husks appear;
so do one’s faults when one speaks.
Praise no one before he speaks,
for it is then that people are tested (Sirach 27:4-7).
What we say reveals a great deal about us — more than we imagine. Speech is among our greatest gifts, yet self-mastery in speech is among the rarest. Some of the most common sins we commit are related to speech: gossip, idle chatter, lies, exaggeration, harsh attack and uncharitable remarks. With a gift capable of bringing such good, we can surely cause great harm!
Continued below.
Beware These 11 Common Sins of the Tongue
