Saturday of the Third Week of Lent – Lk 18:9-14 Dear brothers and sisters, today the Church presents us with Our Lord’s words about the importance of humility and its intimate connection with prayer. Humility is one of the most important and fundamental virtues in the spiritual life. According to one tradition, Saint Bernard was …
Friday of the Third Week of Lent – Mk 12:28-34 Today’s Gospel narrative takes place after Jesus has successfully refuted groups of Pharisees, Herodians, and Sadducees; the Pharisee in today’s Gospel is the only good Pharisee that Mark presents in his entire Gospel, and it’s interesting to note why the Pharisee approaches Jesus in the …
Thursday of the Third Week of Lent – Lk 11:14-23 Today’s Gospel from Luke comes immediately after Christ tells His listeners that they’ll receive what they ask for in prayer. In verse 13, Christ tells them “If you then, who are wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will …
Wednesday of the Third Week of Lent – Option 1 – Mt 5:17-19 Today’s first reading ends with the injunction that the Israelites must not “forget the things which [their] own eyes have seen, nor let them slip from [their] memory as long as [they] live.” The Bible contains very few references to memory as …
Tuesday of the Third Week of Lent – Mt 18:21-35 In today’s Gospel, we heard the parable of the unforgiving servant. Christ preaches this parable after Peter asks how often he needs to forgive someone who sins against him. We can consider two parts: first, the parable itself, and what it says about God’s mercy, …
Monday of the Third Week of Lent – Option 1 – Lk 4:24-30 In today’s first reading, Naaman gets angry because he wanted Elisha the prophet to do something spectacular to cure his leprosy. His servants, however, give him a beautiful response, a response that is very useful for our lives. They tell him: “If …
Third Sunday of Lent – Year A Ex 17:3-7; Ps 95:1-2,6-9; Rm 5:1-2,5-8; Jn 4:5-42 Dear brothers and sisters, today, on the third Sunday of Lent, the Church offers us the opportunity to meditate on the encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan woman. We can contemplate two aspects of the encounter: on the one hand, …
Saturday after Ash Wednesday – Lk 5:27-32 Today’s Gospel recounts for us the conversion of Levi the tax collector, also called Matthew. There is something beautiful in the way that, simply with a word, Levi gets up and follows Jesus. Likewise, the first thing Levi thinks to do is to hold a party with people …
Friday after Ash Wednesday – Mt 9:14-15 Today’s brief Gospel passage from Matthew, all of two verses, starts by showing us how not to fast. That question from John’s disciples echoes in our ears. Although we can’t know the motivations of John’s followers, it should call our attention that they specifically use the word πολλά, …
Thursday After Ash Wednesday – March 7th, 2019 – Lk 9:22-25 Today’s Gospel is very appropriate as we start out Lenten journey, since this is the time for self-denial and taking up one’s cross. Although we’ve certainly heard this Gospel before, it’s good to consider once again the three things Jesus tells us to do: …
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