Friday of 4th Week in Lent The Suffering Servant Introduction Men and women who claim to know God a bit and to live consistently as his sons or daughters, are queer and bothersome to unbelievers as well as to those who take their religion as a set of duties or religious rites. There is […]
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Thursday of 4th Week in Lent Jesus Mediator Introduction From today on and in the Holy Week, the opposition between the Jewish leaders and Jesus is growing. People always tend to adore their own god – a god or gods made in their own image and likeness, rather than accepting in humility, conscious of […]
Wednesday of 4th Week in Lent My Father and I Are Still Working Introduction When Jesus is questioned and blamed for curing a paralyzed man on a Sabbath, Jesus responded to them that how he is like […]
Tuesday of 4th Week in Lent The Waters of Paradise Introduction Water flows from the Temple and turns the land into a fertile paradise, bringing health and life, says Ezekiel. But this living Temple is Christ, says John. Encountering him means forgiveness, health, and life. These readings on the symbolism of life-giving water and […]
Monday of 4th Week in Lent Faith in the Future Introduction For people who believe, the golden age lies in the future, not in the past, says the third section of the book of Isaiah. Before the exile, the Jews and their prophets looked to the beginnings, to the past, as the golden […]
Fourth Sunday Of Lent A Father Prodigal with His Love m A Scandalizing Mercy Greeting (See Second Reading) Blessed be God our Father who has reconciled us to himself through Christ and has entrusted to us the work of reconciliation in this world. May his pardon and peace be always with you. R/ […]
Saturday of 3rd Week in Lent God Sees What It Is In Us Introduction We cannot save ourselves by rites and practices. Sin is forgiven and lasting happiness found in an encounter of love with God. If we recognize that we are sinners, people who have failed at times and who could do better, […]
ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD Introduction We celebrate today the solemn feast of the Annunciation. “Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary,” said the old missal. That was correct, in a way, for the angel came to announce glad tidings to Mary. “Annunciation of the Lord,” says the new missal. Yes, this is the day that […]
Thursday of 3rd Week in Lent Listening to God’s Word Introduction “Listen to my voice,” says God through his prophet Jeremiah, and then, he complains that God’s people fails to listen, that they listen to themselves and follow their own ways. Their deeds do not speak the language […]
Wednesday of 3rd Week in Lent Commandments: Sign of Freedom and Love Introduction What is the meaning of the commandments to us? To some, they are the summary and summit of all morality; to others, narrow and outmoded rules; still to others, obstacles to the freedom of the gospel. To Israel, they were […]