# Wednesday of Week 11 in Ordinary Time - Matt 6: 1-6, 16-18 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/daily-gospel-exegesis-774948/wednesday-of-week-11-in-ordinary-time-matt-6-1-6-16-18 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/daily-gospel-exegesis-774948/wednesday-of-week-11-in-ordinary-time-matt-6-1-6-16-18.md Podcast: [Daily Gospel Exegesis](https://stenobird.com/podcast/daily-gospel-exegesis-774948) Published: 2026-06-16T18:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daily-gospel-exegesis/episodes/Wednesday-of-Week-11-in-Ordinary-Time---Matt-6-1-6--16-18-ef6bv5 Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/1025ef1c/podcast/play/14937509/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-5-7%2F6b375d37-0ff8-dc3a-a810-d76971b494dd.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/daily-gospel-exegesis-774948/episodes/wednesday-of-week-11-in-ordinary-time-matt-6-1-6-16-18 Duration seconds: 1443 ## Resource To support the ministry and access exclusive content, go to: ⁠⁠⁠http://patreon.com/logicalbiblestudy⁠⁠⁠ For complete verse-by-verse audio commentaries from Logical Bible Study, go to: ⁠⁠⁠https://mysoundwise.com/publishers/1677296682850p Matthew 6: 1-6, 16-18 - 'Your Father who sees all that is done in secret will reward you.' Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs: - 1430 (in 'Interior Penance') - Jesus' call to conversion and penance, like that of the prophets before him, does not aim first at outward works, "sackcloth and ashes," fasting and mortification, but at the conversion of the heart, interior conversion. Without this, such penances remain sterile and false; however, interior conversion urges expression in visible signs, gestures and works of penance. - 1969 (in 'The New Law') - The New Law practices the acts of religion: almsgiving, prayer and fasting, directing them to the "Father who sees in secret," in contrast with the desire to "be seen by men." Its prayer is the Our Father. - 1753 (in 'The Sources of Morality') - A good intention (for example, that of helping one's neighbor) does not make behavior that is intrinsically disordered, such as lying and calumny, good or just. the end does not justify the means. Thus the condemnation of an innocent person cannot be justified as a legitimate means of saving the nation. On the other hand, an added bad intention (such as vainglory) makes an act evil that, in and of itself, can be good (such as almsgiving). - 2447 (in 'Love for the Poor') - The works of mercy are charitable actions by which we come to the aid of our neighbor in his spiritual and bodily necessities. Instructing, advising, consoling, comforting are spiritual works of mercy, as are forgiving and bearing wrongs patiently. the corporal works of m… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/daily-gospel-exegesis-774948/episodes/wednesday-of-week-11-in-ordinary-time-matt-6-1-6-16-18/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/daily-gospel-exegesis-774948/wednesday-of-week-11-in-ordinary-time-matt-6-1-6-16-18.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.