Category Archives: Lent
Jesus teaches the disciples how to pray, and the Lord’s Prayer continues to powerfully sustain our spiritual lives today. May we offer these words from the heart, drawing close to the God and one another.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 1st Week of Lent (#224)
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Jesus teaches that at the end of time we will all stand before him to be judged, based on the way we treated the least among us. (#223)
Mass Readings – Monday of the 1st Week of Lent
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Here are some of the main themes that we find in the Mass Readings for the 2nd Sunday of Lent.
1st Reading – Genesis 22:1-2,91,10-13,15-18
God tests Abraham by telling him to offer up his son Isaac as a holocaust.
Before Abraham can accomplish the task, God intervenes and blesses Abraham.
Psalm – 116:10,15-19
“I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living.”
Even when we are afflicted, we serve the Lord with sacrifices of thanksgiving.
2nd Reading – Romans 8:31b-34
If God is for us, who can be against us? God acquits us.
Jesus Christ, who died and was raised, intercedes for us.
Gospel – Mark 9:2-10
Jesus takes Peter, James, and John up a high mountain where he is transfigured before them.
Elijah and Moses appear, and a voice comes from a cloud, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.”
Afterwards, Jesus tells the disciples to tell no one, until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.
Mass Readings – 2nd Sunday of Lent (B, #26)
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Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels.com The temptation of Jesus in the desert by Satan reveals its presence in all aspects of human life. One temptation that has profoundly changed in our culture is the rise and prevalence of pornography; yet we can confront this challenge through our faith in Christ and the resources of the Church.
Mass Readings – 1st Sunday of Lent (B – #23)
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Following the call of Levi, Jesus responds to the scribes and Pharisees, saying that he has come to call sinners to repentance. (Hint: that means all of us.) #222
Mass Readings – Saturday after Ash Wednesday
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Seven Founders of the Servite Order, pray for us!
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Psalm 51 powerfully reminds us to acknowledge our sins with humility and contrition.
Mass Readings – Friday after Ash Wednesday
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This is the first part of a six-week series about how we gently and loving share our faith with others. In this presentation Fr. Andrew gives an overview with reference to Acts 8:26-40.
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“Repent, and believe in the Gospel” are the words we hear as the ashes today are smeared on our foreheads, humbly reminding us that we have all greatly sinned and stand in desperate need of God’s mercy.
Mass Readings – Ash Wednesday
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Photo by Brett Sayles on Pexels.com Here are some of the themes that we find in the readings for the 1st Sunday of Lent.
1st Reading – Genesis 9:8-15
God makes a covenant with Noah, that never again will creation be destroyed by a flood.
God’s sign of this covenant is the rainbow in the sky.
Psalm – 25:4-9
“Your ways, O Lord, are love and truth to those who keep your covenant.”
God guides us and makes known the ways and paths that teach us justice and truth.
2nd Reading – 1st Peter 3:18-22
Put to death in the flesh, Christ suffered for sins once, and was brought to life in the Spirit.
The Lord preached to the souls in prison, saving us through his resurrection to cleanse us of our sins.
Gospel – Mark 1:12-15
The Spirit drove Jesus into the desert where he remained for forty days and was tempted by Satan.
Following John’s arrest, Jesus comes to Galilee and proclaims: “The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and believe in the gospel.”
Mass Readings – 1st Sunday of Lent (B, #23)
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Judas goes to the Chief Priests and receives thirty pieces of silver to find an opportunity to hand Jesus over to them.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of Holy Week
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Three Great Things 