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It's about holiness and boundaries . The Ritual: Netilat Yadayim — Washing up to the Elbow 1. What Luke says — Greek is very specific Lucas 11:38: "hoti ou pro ebaptisthe" — he did not baptize himself before dinner. Luke uses baptizo — not nipto (to wash hands casually). Baptizo is immersion, ritual bath. And Mark's parallel tells us the detail Luke omits: Mark 7:3-4: "The Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands up to the elbow (pygme), holding to the tradition of the elders." Pygme literally means fist or elbow . Mishnah explains: you pour water from fist to elbow, so water flows down and impurity falls off. So it's not "wash hands" — it's a liturgical act. 2. Where did it come from? It's NOT in the Torah In Torah, only priests must wash before offering sacrifice (Exodus 30:19-21). Lay people have no command to wash before ordinary meal. The Pharisees took priestly holiness and applied it to every Jew...

Gospel: Luke 11:37-41 While Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to dine. Jesus went in and reclined at table. The Pharisee was amazed to see He did not wash before dinner. The Lord said to him, "You Pharisees clean the outside of cup and dish, but inside you are filled with greed and wickedness. You fools! Did not He who made the outside make the inside also? Give what is inside as alms, and everything will be clean for you." HOMILY: Hugas Labas, Hugas Loob? 1. The Invitation — and the Inspection The Pharisee invites Jesus, but not to listen — to inspect. Parang may bisita ka, pero tinitignan lang kung naghugas ka ng kamay. The Pharisee was shocked Jesus didn't wash. In Greek, ebaptisthe — ritual washing up to the elbow, not   hygiene. It was about being clean before God. Many of us are like that Pharisee in church. We check: Nakaluhod ba? Naka-veil ba? Naka-barong ba si  Father? We are experts at outside.  Jesus goes straight to the point: You clean the ou...

1. The ONLY King of England officially canonized by a Pope St. Edward the Confessor — 1003-1066, Feast Oct 13 He is the only King of England to be formally canonized by the Catholic Church — in 1161 by Pope Alexander III . Why? Known for gentleness and piety, not war — called Father of the Poor Abolished unjust taxes, cared for the poor, rebuilt churches and Westminster Abbey Ruled prudently and with much peace after decades of Danish wars Lived a vow of chastity in marriage, dedicated England to St. Peter After death, his body found incorrupt and miracles reported at his tomb He remains patron of kings, difficult marriages, and separated spouses. 2. Anglo-Saxon Kings of the English Kingdoms venerated as Saints — Pre-Congregation Before the 10th century there was no formal papal canonization. Saints were made by popular cult — if a king died for the faith, he was acclaimed a martyr. The Church still recognizes them as saints, but pre-congregation . a) St. Edmund the Martyr, King ...