Feb 24 Monday: Mk
9:14-29: 14 And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great
crowd about them, and scribes arguing with them. 15 And immediately all the
crowd, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and ran up to him and greeted
him. 16 And he asked them, “What are you discussing with them?” 17 And one of
the crowd answered him, “Teacher, I brought my son to you, for he has a dumb
spirit; 18 and wherever it seizes him, it dashes him down; and he foams and
grinds his teeth and becomes rigid; and I asked your disciples to cast it out,
and they were not able.” 19 And he answered them, “O faithless generation, how
long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to me.” 20
And they brought the boy to him; and when the spirit saw him,
Ash Wednesday - Liturgy
AWAY WITH ALL MARKS
Greeting
The peace and reconciliation
of the merciful Father
be always with you. R/ And also with you.
Introduction by the Celebrant
In many regions of the world people celebrate carnival in the days before Lent with much noise and merrymaking. Often they wear masks for the occasion. But today Lent begins, the time to put off our masks and to turn our face and heart to God and to people. In this holy season we reflect on the true meaning of our lives. Who am I and what am I living for? Am I living for God and the community? We shall be invited to receive ashes on our foreheads with the invitation, "Turn away from sin and be faithful to the gospel." Away, then, with all masks and return to God, to your true self and to one another as God's people.
Note. The penitential rite is omitted, since the rite of the ashes is a rite of penance and conversion.
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
5th Week: Feb 10-15: Reflections
Feb 10 Monday (St. Scholastica, Virgin)
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
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.
Jan 27- Feb 1: 3rd Week - Reflections
Jan 27 Monday (Angela Merici Virgin,
https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-angela-merici/ ): Mk
3:22-30: 22 And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, “He
is possessed by Beelzebul, and by the prince of demons he casts out the
demons.” 23 And he called them to him, and said to them in parables, “How can
Satan cast out Satan? 24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom
cannot stand. 25 And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not
be able to stand. 26 And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he
cannot stand, but is coming to an end. 27 But no one can enter a strong man’s
house and plunder his goods unless he first binds the strong man; then indeed
he may plunder his house.
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