Readings for Monday of the Second Week of Lent , March 13, 2017 1st Reading: Book of Daniel 9:4b-10. “Lord, great and awesome God, you who keep your merciful covenant toward those who love you and observe your commandments! We have sinned, been wicked and done evil; we have rebelled and departed from your commandments … [Read more…]
Second Sunday of Lent, , March 12, 2017 1st Reading: Genesis 12:1-4A The LORD said to Abram: “Go forth from the land of your kinsfolk and from your father’s house to a land that I will show you. “I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your … [Read more…]
“Have you caught anything, friends?” Jn. 21:5. Strive to be faithful, for “God has called us to be faithful and not successful” (St. Mother Theresa of Calcutta). Don’t you know that the fear of failure is the beginning of failure in itself? So many people fail because they spend all their energies in not failing. … [Read more…]
Saturday of the First Week of Lent, March 11, 2017. 1st Reading: Book of Deuteronomy 26:16-19. Moses spoke to the people, saying: “This day the LORD, your God, commands you to observe these statutes and decrees. Be careful, then, to observe them with all your heart and with all your soul. Today you are making … [Read more…]
“I can do all things in Christ Jesus who strengthens me” Phil. 4:13. “‘…not by might nor by power, but by my spirit,’ says the Lord” Zechariah 4:6. I want to, I can be and I must be holy is a very beautiful and wonderful prospect but cannot be gotten solely on one’s personal effort, … [Read more…]