St. Peter’s Chair: Feb 22nd

1 Peter 5:1-4

Peter talks about service: Watch over those entrusted to your care.

A woman bought a beautiful, old porcelain pitcher. It was cream colored with red and blue flowers painted delicately on its surface. It soon became one of her cherished possessions. One day someone dropped the pitcher, breaking it into many pieces.

6th Week: Feb 17-22: - Reflections

Feb 17 Monday (Seven Founders of the Order of Servites) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/seven-founders-of-the-servite-order/ ): Mk 8:11-13: The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, seeking from him a sign from heaven, to test him. 12 And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly, I say to you, no sign shall be given to this generation.” 13 And he left them and getting into the boat again he departed to the other side. USCCB video reflections: https://youtu.be/lGo0DZDsf1A?list=PLpTzvCOJa7DCtgpPT22G8NClHeoKpWu5Q

6th Sunday A: I have come to fulfill the Law- A new meaning of the Law

6th Sunday A from Jaimelito Gealan

Gospel reading: Matthew 5:17-37

5th Week: Feb 10-15: Reflections

Feb 10 Monday (St. Scholastica, Virgin) 

https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-scholastica/:

Catholic Online Video:

https://youtu.be/D8DGB94UI3Y?list=PL58g24NgWPIzvBk2IQVES_xC4WTm6-CDI Mk 6: 53-56: 53 And when they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret, and moored to the shore. 54 And when they got out of the boat, immediately the people recognized him, 55 and ran about the whole neighborhood and began to bring sick people on their pallets to any place where they heard he was. 56 And wherever he came, in villages, cities, or country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and besought him that they might touch even the fringe of his garment; and as many as touched it were made well. USCCB video reflections: https://youtu.be/SC3JYdFlZ9E?list=PLpTzvCOJa7DCtgpPT22G8NClHeoKpWu5Q

5th Sunday A - Salt and Light

Gospel Text: Matthew 5:13-16

4th Week-Feb 3-8: Reflections

Feb 3 Monday (St. Blasé (see page 2), St. Ansgar(https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-ansgar/) : Mk 5: 1-20: 1 They came to the other side of the sea, to the country of Gerasenes. 2 And when he had come out of the boat, there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, 3 who lived among the tombs; and no one could bind him anymore, even with a chain; 4 for he had often been bound with fetters and chains, but the chains he wrenched apart, and the fetters he broke in pieces; and no one had the strength to subdue him. 5 Night and day among the tombs and on the mountains, he was always crying out, and bruising himself with stones.

4 Sunday A - Blessed Are you ....

Gospel Text: Matthew 5:1-12
  

 
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Michel DeVerteuil 
General comments
On this Sunday the “continuous reading” of St Matthew’s gospel (see last week’s “guidelines”) leads us to the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus’ long discourse which runs from chapters 5 to 7 and has always been recognised as a summary of all his teaching.