Mk.7: 1-13: Jesus is accused of not
instructing the disciples to follow the tradition, which are human made. Jesus
establishes that these traditions are not in any way connected to the faith.
Rather it takes the people away from understanding a loving God and to have
faith in God. They cling to these rites and traditions because they are
incapable of believing. External religion replaces the authentic faith they do
not possess. They hang onto these things because these are all they have, and
if they lose that, God no longer has any meaning for them. It is time for us to
examine the way we celebrate novenas, church feasts and so on in which lots of
consumerism and monetary practices are involved.
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