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二零二六年三月二十三日 - 不要定罪，天主施以寬恕 - 四旬期第五周星期一

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Falsely accused and sentenced to death, Susanna cries out to the eternal God who sees all hidden things.

The episode opens with the story of Susanna from the Book of Daniel. Susanna is a beautiful and devout woman married to Joakim, a wealthy man. Two elders, appointed as judges, develop lustful desires for her after watching her walk in her husband's garden daily. They wait for an opportunity and confront her when she is alone, demanding she have sex with them or face false accusations. Susanna refuses, choosing to risk death rather than sin against God. The elders falsely accuse her of adultery with a young man, and the assembly believes them due to their authority, condemning Susanna to death. As she is led to execution, she cries out to God, who hears her. A young man named Daniel is inspired by God to intervene. He questions the hasty judgment and separates the elders for interrogation. By asking each under which tree they saw the alleged act, he exposes their contradictory testimonies—one says a mastic tree, the other an oak. The elders are convicted of false witness and executed according to Mosaic law, saving innocent blood. The episode then transitions to a Gospel reading from John. The scribes and Pharisees bring a woman caught in adultery to Jesus, testing him on whether she should be stoned as per the law. Jesus responds by writing on the ground and saying, "Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her." The accusers, convicted by their conscience, leave one by one. Jesus then tells the woman he does not condemn her and instructs her to sin no more. The episode concludes with reflections on God's mercy, the danger of hypocritical judgment, and prayers of praise. The format is a narrated scripture reading with integrated commentary, focusing on themes of justice, false accusation, divine intervention, and forgiveness.

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