I include the entire Psalm 30 (except the intro verse) as it is an excellent prayer of thanksgiving to God for all those who have been touched by His healing hand. This serves as the Responsorial Psalm for the Daily Mass for Monday of the Fourth Week of Lent: Psalm 30:2-13: “I praise you, LORD, …
The Second Reading for the Mass for the Fourth Sunday of Lent drives home again a repeating theme for Lent, that God is merciful to all who turn to Him in repentance over their sins: Eph 2:4-10: “Brothers and sisters:God, who is rich in mercy,because of the great love he had for us,even when we …
An excerpt from the First Reading for the Mass for Saturday of the Third Week of Lent tells us of the healing nature of repentance and returning to the Lord: Hosea 6:1-3: “‘Come, let us return to the LORD,it is he who has rent, but he will heal us;he has struck us, but he will …
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In the Gospel Reading for Friday of the Third Week of Lent Jesus tells us the best way to get to God: Mark 12:28-34: “One of the scribes came to Jesus and asked him,‘Which is the first of all the commandments?’Jesus replied, ‘The first is this:Hear, O Israel!The Lord our God is Lord alone!You shall …
Today is the Solemnity of St. Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Via USCCB.) It is also the ninth and therefore final day of the novena through him for alcoholics. St. Joseph was the head of the Holy Family of himself, the Blessed Virgin Mary and Jesus. He is the model and guide for …
The prayer changes for Days 8 and 9. The previous prayers were based on the Seven Sorrows of St. Joseph, and as a novena is 9 days I have to come up with something else for the last two. And also being mindful that one of St. Joseph’s titles is that of “St. Joseph the …
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Please read the Daily Mass Readings for Wednesday for the Third Week of Lent and meditate upon them. (Via USCCB.) The last few lines in the Gospel in which Jesus exhorts His followers to keep the Commandments stays with recent themes of “obedience” (doing God’s will instead of seeking out your own). Are you a …
The Gospel Reading for Tuesday of the Third Week of Lent tells us the limitless extent of forgiveness: Matthew 18:21-35: “Peter approached Jesus and asked him,‘Lord, if my brother sins against me,how often must I forgive him?As many as seven times?’Jesus answered, ‘I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times.That is why the …
On the seventh day of this novena we pray: St. Joseph: “O glorious Saint Joseph, pattern of all holiness, when thou didst lose, through no fault of thine, the Child Jesus, thou didst seek Him sorrowing for the space of three days, until with great joy thou didst find Him again in the temple, sitting …
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On this sixth day of the novena, we pray: St. Joseph: “O glorious Saint Joseph, an angel on earth, thou didst marvel to see the King of Heaven obedient to thy commands, but thy consolation in bringing Jesus out of the land of Egypt was troubled by thy fear of Archelaus; nevertheless, being assured by …
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