LIVE IT TODAY: Sunday, February 15, 2026 | Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
I have not come to lower the call on your life but to fulfill it in you—let My truth take root in your heart and bear real fruit.
LIVE IT TODAY: Sunday, February 15, 2026 | Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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GOD’S DECLARATION TO YOU TODAY
I have not come to lower the call on your life but to fulfill it in you—let My truth take root in your heart and bear real fruit.
INVOCATION
Come, Holy Spirit! Through the intercession of Our Blessed Mother Mary, open my heart to hear and receive all that You desire for me. Draw me ever more deeply into the Love and Life of the Blessed Trinity!
GOSPEL | Matthew 5:17-37
Jesus said to his disciples:
“Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets.
I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.
Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away,
not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter
will pass from the law,
until all things have taken place.
Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments
and teaches others to do so
will be called least in the kingdom of heaven.
But whoever obeys and teaches these commandments
will be called greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses
that of the scribes and Pharisees,
you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.
“You have heard that it was said to your ancestors,
You shall not kill; and whoever kills will be liable to judgment.
But I say to you,
whoever is angry with his brother
will be liable to judgment;
and whoever says to his brother, ‘Raqa,’
will be answerable to the Sanhedrin;
and whoever says, ‘You fool,’
will be liable to fiery Gehenna.
Therefore, if you bring your gift to the altar,
and there recall that your brother
has anything against you,
leave your gift there at the altar,
go first and be reconciled with your brother,
and then come and offer your gift.
Settle with your opponent quickly while on the way to court.
Otherwise your opponent will hand you over to the judge,
and the judge will hand you over to the guard,
and you will be thrown into prison.
Amen, I say to you,
you will not be released until you have paid the last penny.
“You have heard that it was said,
You shall not commit adultery.
But I say to you,
everyone who looks at a woman with lust
has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
If your right eye causes you to sin,
tear it out and throw it away.
It is better for you to lose one of your members
than to have your whole body thrown into Gehenna.
And if your right hand causes you to sin,
cut it off and throw it away.
It is better for you to lose one of your members
than to have your whole body go into Gehenna.
“It was also said,
Whoever divorces his wife must give her a bill of divorce.
But I say to you,
whoever divorces his wife - unless the marriage is unlawful -
causes her to commit adultery,
and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
“Again you have heard that it was said to your ancestors,
Do not take a false oath,
but make good to the Lord all that you vow.
But I say to you, do not swear at all;
not by heaven, for it is God’s throne;
nor by the earth, for it is his footstool;
nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
Do not swear by your head,
for you cannot make a single hair white or black.
Let your ‘Yes’ mean ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No’ mean ‘No.’
Anything more is from the evil one.”
EVERY DAY QUESTION
What struck you? Challenged you? Inspired you? What questions did it raise?
GOING DEEPER
Jesus fulfills the law by driving it from rule-keeping into heart-keeping.
Jesus does not relax God’s commands; He radicalizes them. The law is not abolished but fulfilled—filled to the brim with its true intent. Obedience is no longer measured merely by external compliance but by interior conversion.
Again and again Jesus says, “You have heard it said…but I say to you.” He moves the battlefield inward. Anger, lust, deception, half-truths—these are not harmless interior matters. In the biblical sense, the heart is the control center of the person, where decisions are born and relationships are shaped.
The Greek word Jesus uses for anger points to a settled resentment, a slow-burning refusal to forgive. Unchecked, it corrodes communion. The same is true of lust, which reduces the other to an object, and of evasive speech, which fractures trust. Holiness is not about avoiding scandal; it is about becoming whole.
This teaching lands squarely in the home. The domestic church is the first place where anger is either healed or handed down, where fidelity is either modeled or undermined, where words either mean what they say—or don’t. Children learn righteousness less from rules than from what reigns in the heart of their parents.
The scribes and Pharisees were experts in the letter of the law. Jesus calls His disciples to something greater: integrity without compartmentalization, truth without loopholes, love without shortcuts. The Enemy thrives where faith is reduced to appearance. Christ reigns where the heart is surrendered.
Holiness is not softer than the law—it is deeper. Grace does not lower the bar; it supplies the power to live it.
Build saint-forming homes by allowing Christ’s teaching to shape your inner life, pray over your children by name for pure hearts and truthful speech, and act daily in the power of the Holy Spirit, trusting that a home ordered by love from the inside out becomes a witness to the Kingdom.
“The law of the Gospel ‘fulfills’, refines, surpasses, and leads the Old Law to its perfection.” (CCC 1967)
LIFE APPLICATION QUESTIONS
In My Heart: Where is Jesus inviting me to deeper interior honesty and conversion?
In My Home: What patterns of speech or behavior are forming hearts for—or against—holiness in our family?
In My World: How can my integrity become a quiet but powerful witness to the Gospel?
FAMILY LIVE IT
Make some time today to gather together and, going around, name one area where you want God to help you live with greater integrity.
Then pray together aloud. As parents, place a hand on each person and pray over them by name, asking that they know God’s love personally, be freed from the Enemy’s lies, be strengthened to overcome temptation, and be filled with the joy and courage to live the truth faithfully.
Daily Challenge: Choose one concrete action today that aligns your inner intention with outward action.
DAILY PARENT & GRANDPARENT BLESSING
LORD JESUS CHRIST, let Your holy anointing be upon each of our children, grandchildren, and godchildren this day and week, including all to whom they are called in vocation, and all future generations! In Your Sacred Name we claim them for You! We renounce all whispers, lies, and influences of the Enemy! We pray right now that each know Your loving Presence, be forged in virtue, and be flooded with an abundance of Your Holy Spirit to live fully their identity and mission in You now and through all eternity, through the intercession of our Blessed Mother! Amen.
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GOING VERTICAL
“Be still and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10
Just as the vertical beam upholds the horizontal beam of the Cross, so too does undistracted, dedicated daily turning to God as our lifeblood uphold and strengthen every part of life. Start with just three minutes. Wait patiently for the breakthrough beyond the noise. Let Him speak.
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