Monday of the First Week in Lent
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
March 2, 2020
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,
Pope Francis has named three new auxiliary bishops for the Archdiocese of Newark, appointing Abbot Elias R. Lorenzo, O.S.B., Reverend Michael A. Saporito, and Reverend
Jl 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
Jas 4:1-10; Ps 55:7-11,23; Mk 9:30-37 With today’s psalm we find ourselves waiting for a Savior. We wait for the One who saves us from
Jas 3:13-18; Ps19:8-10,15; Mk 9:14-29 The law, the Torah, the Word of the LORD, these are the sources of wisdom for the simple. In another
1 Pt 5:1-4; Ps 23:1-3a, 4-6; Mt 16:13-19 Although this feast is named after the chair of Saint Peter, in our readings there isn’t much
Jas 2:14-24,26; Ps 112:1-6; Mk 8:34-9:1 How could the disciples not be shaken? How could they not wonder if the Lord Jesus had lost it?
Brother Luke Hsu, O.S.B., a monk of Saint Vincent Archabbey, was ordained to the transitional diaconate along with Brother Wenceslaus Omamo, O.S.B., of Christ the
Jas 2:1-9; Ps 34:2-7; Mk 7:24-30 The LORD hears the cry of the poor. Always and everywhere, whenever the poor cry out the LORD hears
Jas 1:19-27; Ps 15:2-4; Mk 8:22-26 The Psalms invite all who pray them to ask a simple question: Who shall live on the holy mountain
Jas 1:12-18; Ps 94:12-15,18,19; Mk 8:14-21 With the psalms we pray, “Sustain me oh LORD, as you have promised, that I may live and disappoint
Jas 1:1-11; Ps 119:67,68,71,72,75,76; Mk 8:11-13 The kindness of the LORD abounds and astounds us again and again. It is our only true comfort all
NOTE: Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 crisis, the first three retreats of the 2020 season have been cancelled. Please check with the retreat office regarding
1Kgs12:26-32;13:33,34; Ps 106:6-7ab,19-22; Mk 8:1-10 They forgot the God who had saved them. How could they forget? How could we forget the God Became Man
1Kgs 11:29-32; 12:19; Ps 81:10,11ab,12-15; Mk 7:31-37 In every generation the LORD God cries out in the words of Psalm 81, “If only my people
1Kgs 11:4-13; Ps106:3,4,35,36,37,40; Mk 7:24-30 In his later years King Solomon let his foreign wives and concubines draw him away from the LORD God Almighty.
1Kgs 10:1-10; Ps 37:5,6,30,31,39,40; Mk 7:14-23 The Word of God was the constant preoccupation for all who pray. It permeates all our days and frequents