Tag: lent

Like a Tree Planted by a River

Today’s Responsorial Psalm is from Psalm 1 Blessed the one who follows not the counsel of the wicked Nor walks in the way of sinners, nor sits in the company of the insolent, But delights in the law of the LORD and meditates on God’s law day… Continue Reading “Like a Tree Planted by a River”

Meeting God in Everyday Activities

Contemplate how you are being asked to give your heart to God amidst your everyday activities. Be prepared to meet your grace in every circumstance of life. – Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton  It would be enough of a Lenten practice to give oneself to… Continue Reading “Meeting God in Everyday Activities”

The Importance of Prayer

Today I quote Dom Helder Camara. I understood that in view of my decision to give myself unreservedly to God and my neighbor, it would be absolutely necessary for me to devote space and time to prayer. So how is my Lenten practice going?

Be Merciful as your Father is Merciful

Today is the 3rd Monday in Lent. The Gospel reading is from Luke 6:36-38. Jesus said to his disciples: “Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. “Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop condemning and you will not be condemned. Forgive and… Continue Reading “Be Merciful as your Father is Merciful”

How is our Lenten Fast Going?

Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. This world in arms is not spending money alone. It… Continue Reading “How is our Lenten Fast Going?”

Knock and the Door Shall Be Opened

Thursday’s Gospel reading from Matthew 7 reads: Jesus said to his disciples: “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks,… Continue Reading “Knock and the Door Shall Be Opened”

Create in Me a Clean Heart

Wednesday’s Lenten responsorial psalm is Psalm 51 A clan heart create for me, O God, and a steadfast spirit renew within me. 

To You, O Lord, I Lift Up My Soul

A Lenten reflection from today’s responsorial Psalm 86 Have mercy on me, O Lord, for to you I call all the day. Gladden the soul of your servant, for to you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.

There is a Time for Feasting and a Time for Fasting

In today’s Gospel from Matthew 9:14-15 we read: The disciples of John approached Jesus and said, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast much, but your disciples do not fast?” Jesus answered them, “Can the wedding guests mourn as long as the bridegroom is… Continue Reading “There is a Time for Feasting and a Time for Fasting”

Take Up Your Cross and Follow Me

In Today’s Gospel reading, Luke 9:22-25, we read: Jesus said to his disciples: “The Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be raised.      Then he said to… Continue Reading “Take Up Your Cross and Follow Me”