Mar. 6 Friday of the Second Week of Lent, Weekday
Today’s first reading and Gospel draw a parallel between Joseph, sold into slavery by his brothers and Jesus, the well-beloved Son of the Father, put to death by the religious […]
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Mar. 5 Thursday of the Second Week of Lent, Weekday
The thought expressed in today’s first reading in Jeremias is one of the basic themes of the great prophets; it is to be found also in the Psalms (particularly Ps […]
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Mar. 4 Wednesday of the Second Week of Lent; Opt. Mem. of Saint Casimir, Opt. Mem.
The Gospel reminds us of the necessity of sharing in the sufferings of Christ, to “drink of His chalice” in order to share also in His glory in His kingdom. […]
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Mar. 3 Tuesday of the Second Week of Lent; Opt. Mem. of St. Katharine Drexel, Virgin (USA), Opt. Mem.
Jesus’ condemnation of religious externalism, hypocrisy and vanity is not meant to correct only the Pharisees of his time. It is also directed at us. We should look into our […]
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Mar. 2 Monday of the Second Week of Lent, Weekday
The greatest proof of Christ’s charity was given on the Cross. With Christ our gift of ourselves will be given to God as an expression of our love. Communion will […]
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Mar. 1 Second Sunday of Lent, Sunday
From the Gospel of the Second Sunday of Lent, Year A: While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud cast a shadow over them, then from the cloud came […]
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Feb. 28 Saturday of the First Week of Lent; Ember Saturday, Weekday
The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Louise de Marillac (1591-1660). She was born in 1592, and married in 1613. When her husband died she made a vow of widowhood and devoted […]
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Feb. 27 Friday of the First Week of Lent; Opt. Mem. of St. Gregory of Narek, Abbot & Doctor of the Church; Ember Friday, Weekday
Today is the Optional Memorial St. Gregory of Narek (950-1005). St Gregory of Narek, Doctor of the Church, Armenian monk, poet, mystical philosopher, theologian, writer and saint of the Armenian […]
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Feb. 26 Thursday of the First Week of Lent, Weekday
In certain ways the Lenten Christian is like the Jew in exile. He is still exposed to the attacks of the enemies. Lent, like the exile in Babylon, is a […]
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Feb. 25 Wednesday of the First Week of Lent; Ember Wednesday, Weekday
Today is Ember Wednesday, the beginning of the Spring or Lent Embertide. There are two principal objects for the Ember Days of this period of the year: the first is […]