The First Reading from the Mass for Tuesday of Holy Week reminds us of how special we are to God. Pay special attention to the part italicized: Isaiah 49:1-6: “Hear me, O islands, listen, O distant peoples. The Lord called me from birth, from my mother’s womb he gave me my name. He made of …
The First Reading from the Mass for Monday of Holy Week is one of my favorites: Isaiah 42:3: “A bruised reed he shall not break, and a smoldering wick he shall not quench…” Via USCCB.) It reminds me of us alcoholics and addicts in our times of suffering and eventual recovery. I had written about …
Quite often in AA meetings and in literature we hear the phrase “Not my will, but yours.” I’m not sure if the quoters are aware of the source. An excerpt from the Gospel of Mark from the Mass of the Passion of Our Lord (Palm Sunday): Mark 14:36: “Take this cup away from me, but …
Today is Palm Sunday. This excerpt from the Gospel is an astounding insight into Jesus’ humanity: Mark 14:34: “My soul is sorrowful even to death” (Via USCCB.) Jesus, the Son of God, was sorrowful. This is an immense revelation, that God can be, and was sorrowful. Sorrowful to the point of death. Remember this next …
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Once again I am trying the web service known as Twitter . Twitter is a “nanoblogging”or “microblogging” service that is increasingly popular. I had tried it before (see this post ) but couldn’t figure how to make use of it. It seems to be more useful now, especially since I joined Tweet Catholic, a group …
The Gospel reading for the Mass for Saturday of the Fifth Week of Lent shows the Pharisees with an interesting dilemma. Their power was threatened by Jesus. He was performing signs and working miracles showing His Divine nature and people were turning to Him instead of their traditional religious leaders. Yet as the leaders of …
The Church seems to be using Lent to drive home the theme of relying on the Lord to deliver His people from their distress. The Responsorial Psalm for Friday of the Fifth Week of Lent is yet another prayer of gratitude to God: Psalm 18:2-7: “I love you, O LORD, my strength, O LORD, my …
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The Responsorial Psalm for the Mass for Thursday of the Fifth Week of Lent reminds us of our bond with the Lord and our confidence in His help: Psalm 105:4-9“Rely on the mighty LORD; constantly seek his face. Recall the wondrous deeds he has done, his signs and his words of judgment, You descendants of …
This excerpt from the Gospel for Wednesday in the Fifth Week of Lent speaks a fundamental fact: John 8:31-32: “Jesus then said to those Jews who believed in him, ‘If you remain in my word, you will truly be my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (Via …