Gospel – John 2 : 13 – 25 Our first reading from Exodus tells of God giving the Ten Commandments to Moses. With the first commandment, God elaborates on his desire that we be faithful to him. He describes himself as being a “jealous God.” He wants nothing to distract us from loving Him and […]
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The 9:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, March 7 will be broadcast at this link: (The technical issue with the feed has been resolved from last week.)
Continue ReadingFather Andrew S. Campbell, O.S.B., a monk of Saint Vincent Archabbey, died Sunday, February 28, 2021 after a brief illness. He was born September 26, 1951 in Mexico, Maine, a son of Warren J. Campbell, Mexico, Maine, and the late Yvonne M. (Turbide) Campbell. He was one of five children, including Jeffrey Lee Campbell, Boston, […]
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A profoundly difficult scripture text confronts the Church this Sunday, one whose very imagery has caused some to find the Judeo-Christian tradition troubling and not worthy of belief. The reading is the so-called sacrifice of Isaac, the moment when Abraham was ordered by God to offer his own son—his only legitimate child—in sacrifice to the […]
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Gospel –Mark 1: 12 – 15 The tone for Lent was set on Ash Wednesday when we heard the call to pray, fast and give alms. The First Sunday of Lent continues this as it addresses temptation, prayer and fasting through one of the synoptic Gospels. This year we hear the Gospel of Mark and […]
Continue ReadingIs 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 Psalm 86 that teaches us the way of the LORD so that we may walk in his truth. The truth is we have occasionally cried out to the LORD. We […]
Continue ReadingIs 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. In this desert retreat we are bound to encounter our demons and our weakness, and it is just such encounters that are supposed to initiate a conversion […]
Continue ReadingDt 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, the Truth, and the Life. Those who hope in the Lord are truly blessed; they follow the way of the Just One, Jesus Christ. Our blessing is to turn […]
Continue ReadingJl 2:12-18; Ps 51:3-6, 12-14, 17; 2Cor 5:20-6:2; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 If we prayed Psalm 51 every day throughout lent, perhaps then we would retrieve the joy of God’s salvation. However, this may be just too much to ask; so perhaps we could simply pray for forty days, “Lord, give me back the joy of […]
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Saint Vincent Archabbey and Seminary will join the Saint Vincent Basilica Parish for the live broadcast of Mass. These include the Ash Wednesday Mass, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 15; the five Sundays of Lent at 9:30 a.m. February 21 and 28, March 7, 14 and 21; 9:30 a.m. Palm Sunday, March 28 and 9:30 […]
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