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Lent: March 18th
Monday of the Fifth Week of Lent
Today we begin the fifth and final full week of Lent. In previous times the crosses and statues in church were veiled at this time to indicate Passion Time. Now the liturgical readings, day after day, tell of the lowering storm clouds... More
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Lent: March 17th
Fifth Sunday of Lent
'Out of the depths I call to you O Lord: Lord hear my cry. Listen attentively to the sound of my pleading!’ (Ps 129:1-2). In this, the fifth Sunday of Lent, the Church invites us to turn our attention to the realities that are... More
Sunday: a day of rest.
Lent: March 16th
Saturday in the Fourth Week of Lent
This Saturday of the Fourth Week of Lent in the early ages of Christianity, was called Sitientes, taken from the first word of the original Introit of the Mass meaning "Thirsting." The Church was addressing her catechumens in... More
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Lent: March 15th
Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent
The hostility of the enemies of Jesus becomes increasingly clear, and the agitation around His person continues with greater intensity; but He awaits His "hour." Satan and the forces of evil will appear to triumph, but the real victory... More
Lent: March 14th
Thursday of the Fourth Week of Lent
More than any other Gospel, John gives us an insight into the suffering soul of Jesus. Today we have the “Moses Mass.” In it both readings speak of that great Prophet and Deliverer of the people. And we note how the plot against the... More
Lent: March 13th
Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Lent
The first reading from Isaiah represents one of the most striking passages of the Bible that affirms the love of God for his people. It was a message of consolation addressed to the Jewish captives in Babylon promising them the joys of... More
Lent: March 12th
Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Lent
The mercy of God is not an invitation to sin. He may forgive us and take away the punishment due to sin. But let us not take it as an encouragement to sin more freely. The warning which Christ has just given to the man cured of his... More
Lent: March 11th
Monday of the Fourth Week of Lent
During the next two weeks the Gospel for each Lenten weekday Mass is from St. John. We shall read, day after day, about the growing hostility against Jesus that climaxed in the horror of Good Friday. The tragedy begins today on a happy... More
Lent: March 10th
Fourth Sunday of Lent
Today is the halfway mark of the Sundays of Lent. This Sunday is known as Laetare Sunday for the first word of the Introit or Entrance Antiphon laetare (rejoice); it is a Sunday of joy. The celebrant has the... More
Sunday: a day of rest.
Lent: March 9th
Saturday of the Third Week of Lent; Optional Memorial of St. Frances of Rome, Religious
The gifts received by us from God are derived not from ourselves but from the Holy Spirit, and are to be used, in a spirit of humility, in the service of the Church and of our brothers. The parable of the Pharisee and the... More
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Lent: March 8th
Friday of the Third Week of Lent; Optional Memorial of St. John of God, Religious
Good Friday is three weeks away. The conflict between Jesus and the religious leaders of his time continues to intensify as the Third Week of Lent draws to an end. In today’s gospel reading, one of the Temple scribes gives Jesus an... More