Baby Jesus is presented in the temple, evoking words of praised from those who recognize God in human form. Fully human and fully divine, we can draw near to the Lord who becomes like us in all things but sin, even as he frees us from sin and death by his saving action on the Cross.
Mass Readings – Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
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Jesus reveals his divinity in John’s Gospel, and this truth becomes the foundation for our faith and the source of our hope as we configure our lives to Him.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 5th Week of Lent
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Just as Moses intervened for the people of Israel when they turned away from God, Jesus – the Son of God – intervenes for our sinfulness by his saving action on the Cross.
Mass Readings – Thursday of the 4th Week of Lent
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Jesus reveals his majesty as the Son of God through his relationship with the Father and the works that he performs. The moment we acknowledge this fact our lives profoundly change as we conform our thoughts, words and actions to the will of our Lord.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 5th Week of Lent
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The authority of Jesus is witnessed in Capernaum as he teaches and drives out an unclean spirit. The Lord’s authority, however, is also present in our lives, leading and directing our actions as disciples.
Mass Readings – Tuesday of the 1st Week of the Year
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Jesus tells the Pharisees that “the Son of Man is Lord of the sabbath.” Once we recognize that Christ is the Son of God, we have the opportunity with a simple question to determine if we are keeping our focus where it properly belongs.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 15th Week of the Year
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The Lord drives out demons from two people in the Gospel, inviting us to discern how we recognize and respond as we focus our lives on Christ.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 13th Week of the Year
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The Gospel of John reveals that people are questioning the identity of Jesus and trying to kill him. Who is he? He is Christ the Lord, the Son of God who comes from the Father to save and set us free.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 4th Week of Lent
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Mass Readings – Friday of the 5th Week of Lent
When Jesus says “the Father is in me, and I am in the Father” he reveals his divinity…and invites us to grow in the invitation to accept his saving death and resurrection offered out of love. May we take his hand and follow Him!
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