Monday of the 3rd Week of Lent 2 Kgs 5:1-15 Lk 4:24-30 “...if the prophet had asked you to do something difficult, would you not have done it? All the more reason then, when he says to you, ‘Bathe and you will become clean.’” The story of Naaman in today’s reading demonstrates several valuable lessons... Continue Reading →
12 March, Sunday – An Arrogant Heart Cannot Hear
3rd Sunday of Lent Exo 17:3-7Rm 5:1-2,5-8Jn 5:42 …they put the Lord to the test by saying, ‘Is the Lord with us, or not?’ Isn’t the grumbling of the Israelites against Moses, and chiefly against God, something so familiar today? Grumbling is a rather universal response of having to grow up – being made to... Continue Reading →
11 March, Saturday — Rejoicing over the Lost and Found
Saturday of the 2nd Week of Lent Mic 7:14-15,18-20Lk 15:1-3,11-32 “...your brother here was dead and has come to life; he was lost and is found.” The prodigal son is one of my favourite parables. It gives us so much hope that even when we have disappointed and offended our Heavenly Father, He is still... Continue Reading →
10 March, Friday — Distorted Views
Friday of the 2nd Week of LentGen 37:3-4,12-13,17-28Mt 21:33-43,45-46 “This is the heir. Come on, let us kill him and take over his inheritance.” Today’s readings have a similar theme. Joseph’s brothers were so jealous of their father’s love for Joseph; they were so distorted with anger, they wanted to kill him. Likewise, in the... Continue Reading →
9 March, Thursday – Stubborn Reconciliation
Thursday of the 2nd Week of Lent Jer 17:5-10Lk 16:19-31 ‘If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if someone should rise from the dead.’” I would imagine that all of us have people in our lives that we find to be very stubborn and hard to deal... Continue Reading →
8 March, Wednesday — On God’s Terms
Wednesday of the 2nd Week of Lent Jer 18:18-20Mt 20:17-28 “You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus answered. “Can you drink the cup that I am going to drink?” When John and James’ mother approached Jesus with her request that her sons sit at the left and right of Jesus, she (and her... Continue Reading →
7 March, Tuesday — Serving first, disabilities second
Tuesday of 2nd Week of Lent Isa 1:10,16-20Mt 23:1-12 "The greatest among you must be your servant." I was in a snow ski resort with my family in Japan for a family holiday recently. I am unable to walk, so I move around in a wheelchair. But it was very difficult for my wheelchair to... Continue Reading →
6 March, Monday – The Golden Rule
Monday of the 2nd Week of Lent Dan 9:4-10Lk 6:36-38 "... do not condemn, and you will not be condemned yourselves; grant pardon, and you will be pardoned." Today's readings speak about the golden rule -- to do unto others what you wish for them to do to you. Many times, we wish and pray... Continue Reading →
5 March, Sunday – Grace
2nd Sunday of Lent Gen 12:1-42 Tim 1:8-10Mt 17:1-9 ... not because of anything we ourselves have done but for his own purpose and by his own grace. As we begin the 2nd week of Lent, we are reminded of the grace of God in our readings today. We are once again confronted with the... Continue Reading →
4 March, Saturday – Perfect Love
Saturday of the 1st week of Lent Dt 26:16-19Mt 5:43-48 "You must therefore be perfect just as your heavenly Father is perfect." I read an article recently about St Therese of Lisieux and her view on perfection. It was a very interesting take and I will include the link to it at the end of this... Continue Reading →
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