‘O God, be merciful to me a sinner.’
Saturday of the Third Week of Lent Reading I: Hosea 6:1–6Psalm: 51:3–4, 18–19, 20–21abGospel: Luke 18:9–14 Today’s first reading is one of the most beautiful texts in the Old[…]
Pledge Allegiance to Christ
Thursday of the Third Week of Lent Reading I: Jeremiah 7:23–28Psalm: 95:1–2, 6–7, 8–9Gospel: Luke 11:14–23 The Kingdom of God is at hand. This is the message of Jesus[…]
Love requires obedience + fidelity
Wednesday of the Third Week of Lent Reading I: Deuteronomy 4:1, 5–9Psalm: 147:12–13, 15–16, 19–20Gospel: Matthew 5:17–19 Sacred Scripture teaches us that law and love are not mutually exclusive.[…]
Trust and Hope
Tuesday of the Third Week of Lent Reading 1 Dn 3:25, 34-43 Responsorial Psalm 25:4-5ab, 6 and 7bc, 8-9 Gospel Mt 18:21-35 The faith-filled figure of Azariah in today’s[…]
Christ present in the sacraments
Monday of the Third Week of Lent Reading 1 2 Kgs 5:1-15ab Responsorial Psalm 42:2, 3; 43:3, 4 Gospel Lk 4:24-30 The story of Naaman in the second Book[…]
Jesus cleanses the temple – Righteous Anger
Third Sunday of Lent Reading I Ex 20:1-17 Responsorial Psalm 19:8, 9, 10, 11 Reading II 1 Cor 1:22-25 Gospel Jn 2:13-25 Jesus cleanses the temple – his Father’s[…]
Be more like St. Joseph
Friday of the Second Week of Lent Reading 1 Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a Responsorial Psalm 105:16-17, 18-19, 20-21 Gospel Mt 21:33-43, 45-46 The readings for today point forward to[…]
Heaven or Hell
Thursday of the Second Week of Lent Reading 1 Jer 17:5-10 Responsorial Psalm 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6 Gospel Lk 16:19-31 Today’s readings point to what biblical scholars sometimes[…]
Do not be conformed to this world
Wednesday of the Second Week of Lent Reading 1 Jer 18:18-20 Responsorial Psalm 31:5-6, 14, 15-16 Gospel Mt 20:17-28 There is an amusing side to today’s Gospel reading. The[…]
True Humility
Tuesday of the Second Week of Lent Reading 1: Is 1:10, 16-20 Responsorial Psalm: 50:8-9, 16-17, 21 and 23 Gospel: Mt 23:1-12 Today’s Gospel reading teaches us that humility[…]