Saturday after Ash Wednesday, March 5th
Isaiah 58: 9-14 / Luke 5: 27-32
Jesus talks about his mission: " "I came for those who need help.
Friday after Ash Wednesday, March 4th
Friday after Ash Wednesday, March 4th
Isaiah 58:1-9 / Matthew 9:14-15
Jesus talks about fasting: "My disciples will fast after I go.”
Thursday after Ash Wednesday, March 3rd
Thursday after Ash Wednesday, March 3rd
Deuteronomy 30:15-20 / Luke 9:22-25
Jesus talks about the cross: "Pick it up daily and follow me"
Lent 1st Sunday C: Temptations
The readings of this Sunday contrast the power of good with the power of evil. God is all goodness and God's power is at work for all and in all who believe in him.
Lent - Reflection
Lent is a season of soul-searching and repentance. It is a season for reflection and taking stock. Lent originated in the very earliest days of the Church as a preparatory time for Easter, when the faithful rededicated themselves and when converts were instructed in the faith and prepared for baptism.
Ash Wednesday - Liturgy
1. "I Will Serve"
Greeting
The peace and reconciliation of the merciful Father be always with you. R/ And also with you.
8th Sunday C - Liturgical Prayers
Greeting (See Second Reading)
Let us thank God for giving the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. May the Risen Lord Jesus be always with you. R/ And also with you.
7th Sunday _ Liturgy
Greetings
The Spirit of the Lord
makes flexible what is rigid,
kindles what is frigid,
and straightens what is wayward.
May the Lord give you this Spirit
and be always with you.
R/ And also with you.
8th Week, Monday, Feb 28th
8th Week, Monday, Feb 28th
1 Peter 1:3-9 / Mark 10:17-27
You may have to suffer, But it will purify your faith.
7th Sunday C: Radicality of Christian Love
From The Connections:
HOMILY POINTS:
In every relationship, in every set of circumstances, the faithful disciple of Jesus seeks to break the cycle of hatred and distrust by taking that often-formidable first step to love, to seek reconciliation above all else.
7th Week, Thursday, Feb 24: Reflection & Liturgy
7th Week, Thursday, Feb 24
James 5:1-6 / Mark 9:41-50
Your riches have rotted; Your gold is covered with rust.
7th Week, Wednesday, Feb 23: POLYCARP OF SMYRNA
7th Week, Wednesday, Feb 23: POLYCARP OF SMYRNA
James 4:13-17 / Mark 9:38-40
Tomorrow is uncertain; “Life is brief like a puff of smoke.”
Chair of St. Peter, February 22
Chair of St. Peter, February 22
1 Peter 5:1-4 / Matthew 16:13-19
Peter's Chair; “Who do you say lam?
7th Week, Monday, Feb 21st - Reflection & Liturgy
7th Week, Monday, Feb 21st - Reflection & Liturgy
James 3:13-18 / Mark 9:14-29
True wisdom is from above: It is humble and filled with good sense.
6th Week, Saturday, Feb 19th: Reflection & Liturgy
6th Week, Saturday, Feb 19th
James 3:1-10 / Mark 9:2-13
James talks about our speech; We ought not to curse our brothers.
6th Week, Friday, Feb18th- Reflection & Liturgy
6th Week, Friday, Feb18th- Reflection & Liturgy
James 2:14-24, 26 / Mark 8:34 - 9:1
James talks about helping people: Faith without words is dead.
6th Week, Thursday, Feb 17th - Liturgy & Reflection
6th Week, Thursday, Feb 17th - Liturgy & Reflection
James 2:1-9 / Mark 8:27-33
James talks about favoritism: Do not show favoritism to the rich.
6th Week, Tuesday, Feb 15th: Reflection & Liturgy
James 1:12-18 / Mark 8:14-21
James talks about temptation: Temptation precedes sin.
6th Week, Monday, Feb 14th: Reflection and Liturgy
James 1:1-11 / Mark 8:11-13
James talks about death: Death comes to all, rich and poor alike.
5th Week, Saturday, Feb 12th: Reflection & Liturgy
1 Kings 12:26-32; 13:33-34 / Mark 8:1-10
Jeroboam fears tribal reunion: He thwarted worship in Jerusalem.
5th Week, Thursday, Feb 10th: Reflection & Liturgy
1 Kings 11:4-13 / Mark 7:24-30
Solomon’s wives influence him: They turned his heart from God.
6th Sunday C: Beatitudes: Blessed are you ....
From The Connections:
THE WORD:
In Matthew’s Sermon on the Mount, Jesus speaks of “Beatitudes,” but in Luke’s Sermon on the Plain, Jesus drops a series of bombshells.
5th Week, Wednesday, 9th Feb: Reflection and Liturgy
1 Kings 10:1-10 / Mark 7:14-23
The Queen speaks about Solomon: “Your people are fortunate to have you.”
“Not until I became a mother did I understand how much my mother sacrificed for me; not until I became a mother did I understand how hurt my mother was when I disobeyed; not until I became a mother did I understand how proud my mother was when I achieved; not until I became a mother did I understand how much my mother loved me.” Victoria Farnsworth.
5th Week, Tuesday, Feb 8th: Reflection and Liturgy
1 Kings 8:22-23, 27-30 / Mark 7:1-13
Solomon prays to God: “Listen to my prayer!”
Henry Nouwen is an authority on the spiritual life. He makes this surprising statement in his book Prayer and Hope: “[The person] who prays with hope might ask for everything . . . like nice weather and advancement. This concreteness is a sign of authenticity. . . . “All those concrete requests are merely . . . ways of saying that we must trust in the fullness of God’s goodness. . . . Whenever we pray with hope we put our lives in the hands of God.”
5th Week, Feb 7-12:
5th Week, Feb 7-12:
Feb 7, Monday: The context: Gennesaret was a tract of land four miles long on the western border of the Sea of Galilee, lying between current day Tabgha and ancient Magdala. Known as the “Paradise of Galilee,” the land was rich soil for farmers to grow walnuts, dates, olives, figs, and grapes and it was a fishing center as well.
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