Monday of the Fifth Week of Lent (Year A & B) - Mercy Fulfills All Justice

<a href="https://catholic-daily-reflections.com/2026/03/23/mercy-fulfills-all-justice/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Read Online</a><br /><br />“Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act of committing adultery. Now in the law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?” John 8:4–5<br /><br />Justice has to be fulfilled. God is perfectly Just. That is why, in the Old Testament, capital punishment was prescribed for serious sins. Sometimes the Old Testament can be difficult to understand, particularly in relation to capital punishment. The Torah, the first …