2Sm 7:4-5a,12-14a,16; Ps 89:2-5,27,29; Rom 4:13,16-18,22; Mt 1:16,18-21,24a It is the kindness and faithfulness of God that is celebrated in this Lenten Solemnity. This festival
Dn 9:4-10; Ps 79:8,9,11,13; Lk 6:36-38: We are our own worst enemy. We remember our iniquities and sometimes even find such memories titillating. At such moments
Dt 26:16-19; Ps 119:1-5,7-8; Mt 5:43-48: Our true beatitude is found in following the Law of the LORD. As Pope John-Paul II proclaimed to the
Ez 18:21-28; Ps 130:1-8,6; Mt 5:20-26: What is plenteous redemption? It is something beyond kindness. It is found with the LORD, the one who will
Est C:12,14-16,23-25; Ps 138:1-8; Mt 7:7-12: The Lord Jesus continues to teach his disciples about prayer. The Psalm Response and the First Reading are used
Jon 3:1-10; Ps 51:3,4,12,13,18,19; Lk 11:29-32: Again the great Psalm of repentance, again we are summoned to pray for mercy. It is the goodness of
Is 55:10,11; Ps 34:4-7,16-19; Mt 6:7-15: All through Lent the church prays, “Restore my joy in your salvation; sustain in me a willing spirit.” This urgent
Lv 19:1,2,11-18; Ps 19:8-10,15; Mt 25:31-46: The words of the LORD are Spirit and Life. The LORD speaks, and we listen. His Word is all
Is 58:9-14; Ps 86:1-6; Lk 5:27-32: Who is abounding in kindness? The LORD is abounding in kindness and him alone! It is the beginning of
Is 58:1-9; Ps 51:3-6,18,19; Mk 9:14-15: What a rare thing indeed: a heart contrite and humbled. Yet, this is what Lent is supposed to produce.
Dt 30:15-20; Ps 1:1-4,6; Lk 9:22-25: The way of the just is the way of the Christ. The Lord Jesus identified himself as the Way,
Jl 2:12-18; Ps 51:3-6,12-14,17; 2Cor 5:20-6:2; Mt 6:1-6,16-18If we prayed Psalm 51 every day throughout Lent, perhaps then we would retrieve the joy of God’s
Sir 35:1-12; Ps 50:5-8,14,23; Mk10:28-31: To praise and to fulfill our vows are the sacrifice, which glorifies God. We offer this pleasing worship every day
Sir 17:20-24; Ps 32:1,2,5-7; Mk 10:17-27 Another beatitude abounds for those about to enter into the desert of Lent: “Blessed are
Sir 17:1-15; Ps 103:13-18; Mk 10:13-16: Our responsorial psalm invites us to rejoice in the compassion of the LORD for those who fear him. We are
Sir 6:5-17; Ps 119:12,16,18,27,34,35; Mk 10:1-12: When we delight in the path of the LORD’s commands, then we recognize that we have become his friends.
Sir 5:1-8; Ps 1:1-4,6; Mk 9:41-50: Our responsorial psalm, the first psalm, is not just numerically first. It is first because it can be seen
Sir 4:11-19; Ps 119:165,168,171,172,174,175; Mk 9:38-40: Like King David in today’s psalm, like all the saints, we long for his salvation. We long to be
Sir 2:1-11; Ps 37:3-4,18-19, 27-28, 39-40; Mk 9:30-28: If we listen with the ear of our heart, we will learn the ways of the LORD
Sir 1:1-10; Ps 93:1,2,5; Mk 9:14-29: The saints have taught us that the purpose of Christian life is more than doing good things for our
