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My Beloved Child, Yes, it is YOU that I died for. It is your sins that I carried. It is your face...
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Fourth Sunday of Lent Reading 1: 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a Responsorial Psalm: Ps 23: 1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 Reading 2: Eph 5:8-14 Gospel: Jn 9:1-41 There is a shorter version of our gospel for this week that the presider may choose to proclaim but I eliminated it to shorten...
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Third Sunday of Lent Reading 1: Ex 17:3-7 Responsorial Psalm: Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 Reading 2: Rom 5:1-2, 5-8 Gospel: Jn 4:5-42 On the third, fourth and fifth Sundays of Lent we have three stories from the Gospel of John that were presented in the early church to...
2nd Sunday of Lent, 2026
Second Sunday of Lent Reading 1: Gn 12:1-4a Responsorial Psalm: Ps 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22. Reading 2: 2 Tm 1:8b-10 Gospel: Mt 17:1-9 Genesis chapter 12 is entitled “Abram’s Call and Migration” and is our introduction to Abraham. The first point to notice is that his...
Monica’s Praise Report 2-24-26
Praise be Jesus Christ, now and forever! Praise be His holy name! Praise God who was, is, and ever will be! Praise Him alone for all that He is: holy, perfect, mighty, knowing, merciful, loving, good! Thank You, God, for all Thy benefits. Thank You, God, for the...
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First Sunday of Lent Reading 1: Gn 2:7-9; 3:1-7 Responsorial Psalm: Ps 51:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 17 Reading 2: Rom 5:12-19 Gospel: Mt 4:1-11 As we are now in the Extraordinary Season of Lent, the overall message of our readings for the next few weeks will be the discernment...
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Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Reading 1: Sir 15:15-20 Responsorial Psalm: Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 17-18, 33-34 Reading 2: 1 Cor 2:6-10 Gospel: Mt 5:17-37 The Book of Sirach is also known in our bible as the Book of Ecclesiasticus. “Ecclesiasticus” comes from the Greek...
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2026
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Reading 1: Is 58:7-10 Responsorial Psalm: Ps 112:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 Reading 2: 1 Cor 2:1-5 Gospel: Mt 5:13-16 Most scholars seem to agree that the last 10 chapters of Isaiah (56-66), with the exception of a few passages here and there, were...
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2026
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Reading 1: Zep 2:3; 3:12-13 Responsorial Psalm: Ps 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10 Reading 2: 1 Cor 1:26-31 Gospel: Mt 5:1-12a The theme that connects our first reading from Zephaniah this week with our gospel from Matthew (and therefore, the golden...
Monica’s Praise Report 1-22-26
Praise be Jesus Christ, now and forever!. Praise be His most holy Name. Praise be to God, the most High. He is all-good, all-knowing, all-powerful. He is God! Thank You, Lord, for life. Thank You, Lord, for family and friends. Thank You, Lord, for all that You have...
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2026
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Reading 1: Is 8:23—9:3 Responsorial Psalm: Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14 Reading 2: 1 Cor 1:10-13, 17 Gospel: MT 4:12-23 Once again, there is a shorter form of the gospel that may be proclaimed this week, but I have eliminated it above to save space....