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 […]
Continue ReadingGn. 6:5-8; 7:1-5, 10; Ps 29:1-4, 3b, 9c-10; Mk 8:14-21 We join in religious community to give the LORD glory and praise, to give Him the glory due his name. We would adore the LORD in holy attire. In prayer and meditation they would listen to the voice of the LORD. In the temple […]
Continue ReadingGn 4:1-15,25; Ps 50:1,8,16bc,17,20,21; Mk 8:11-13 Liturgy, that is not one with all of life, is not pleasing to the LORD God Almighty. It is never enough for us to recite his statues or profess his covenant with our mouth; we must delight in his discipline and never speak against our siblings much less hate […]
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Only twice in the three-year cycle of Sunday readings do we hear from the Book of Leviticus. This middle book of the Torah is concerned with many topics related to worship, morality, and the conduct of one’s everyday life. As Catholics we should appreciate the deep care with which our Jewish forebears observed the call […]
Continue ReadingGn 3:9-24; Ps 90:2-6,12,13; Mk 8:1-10 From day to day the LORD God calls out to us: “Where are you?” Our Creator wants to take a walk with us and enjoy our fellowship. Yet, still we hide ourselves because we feel guilty. The Lord Jesus, the eternally faithful son of the Father has come to […]
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