March 2 Monday: Matthew 25: 31-46: “When
the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will
sit on his glorious throne. 32 Before him will be gathered all the nations, and
he will separate them one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from
the goats, 33 and he will place the sheep at his right hand, but the goats at
the left. 34 Then the King will say to those at his right hand, `Come, O
blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation
of the world; 35 for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you
gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 I was naked and you
clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’
37 Then the righteous will answer him, `Lord, when did we see thee hungry and
feed thee, or thirsty and give thee drink? 38 And when did we see thee a
stranger and welcome thee, or naked and clothe thee? 39 And when did we see
thee sick or in prison and visit thee?’ 40 And the King will answer them,
`Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren,
you did it to me.’ 41 Then he will say to those at his left hand, `Depart from
me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; 42
for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no
drink, 43 …46 USCCB video reflections: http://www.usccb.org/bible/reflections/index.cfm
Lent 2nd Sunday A - Transfiguration
Opening Story:
1) The Samurai Warrior and the Zen Master
One day, a Samurai warrior went to a Zen master for instruction. "Please," the huge man asked in a thundering voice that was used to instant obedience, "teach me about heaven and hell."
The master scowled at the swordsman, then broke into mocking laughter. "Me, teach you about heaven and hell? I wouldn't waste a moment trying to instruct the brain of an overweight ignoramus like you! How dare you ask me for such a lofty insight?"
Lent 1st Week - Wednesday
1st Week of Lent, Wednesday, Mar 4
Jonah 3:1-10 / Luke 11:29-32
People
asked Jesus for a sign
“No sign will be given."
The
sign of Jonah was the radical conversion of the Ninevites as a
result of Jonah’s preaching. The Ninevites underwent a radical conversion
because they heard God's voice in Jonah's. The reason they converted was that
their ears and hearts were open to what Jonah had to say. The Jews
weren't converted when they heard Jesus preach because they didn't recognize
God's voice in his. And the reason they didn't do this was that their ears and
hearts were closed to what Jesus had to say. If the Jews had opened their
hearts to Jesus’ preaching, they too would have seen the "sign of Jonah,”
a radical conversion of themselves and their brothers and sisters.
Who hurts you? Abraham Lincoln
When Abraham Lincoln became the president of America, his father was a
shoemaker. And, naturally, egoistic people were very much offended that a
shoemaker’s son should become the president. On the first day, as Abraham
Lincoln entered to give his inaugural address, just in the middle, one man stood
up. He was a very rich aristocrat. He said, “Mr. Lincoln, you should not
forget that your father used to make shoes for my family.” And the whole Senate
laughed; they thought that they had made a fool of Abraham Lincoln.
Lent 1st Week, Tuesday, Mar 3
Jesus teaches about prayer: “This is how you are to pray."
Two men
were arguing about religion. As the
argument heated up, the one man shouted at the other,
"1'll bet
five bucks you don’t even know the Lord’s Prayer.” "I’ll
take that bet," the other shouted.
Then he
began praying, "Now I lay me down to sleep. I pray
the Lord my soul to keep. If I
should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.” The
other man looked at him in amazement and said, "III be darned! You win! I
didn't think you knew it.”
Sometimes
we might just as well be praying “Now I lay me down to sleep” as praying the
Lord's Prayer. For we
pray it without really thinking about what we are saying.
Lent 1st Week, Monday, Mar 2nd: Reflection & Liturgy
Leviticus 19:1-2, 11-18 / Matthew 25:31-46
Jesus talks about judgment
"I was hungry and you gave me food,"
"I was hungry and you gave me food,"
Mike Peters won the 1981 Pulitzer prize for political cartoons. Reporter Joe Urschel asked him, "How did you feel when you got the news?"
“I couldn’t believe it," said Mike.
Lent 1 Sunday A - Liturgical Prayers
A. I Will Serve
B. Forty Days to Easter
Greeting
We are gathered in the name of Jesus.
He brought us life instead of death;
by his obedience he made up for our disobedience.
May his grace and peace be always with you.
R/ And also with you.
Saturday after Ash Wednesday, Feb 29th - Reflection & Liturgy
Isaiah 58:9-14 / Luke 5:27-32
God speaks: “Help others and I will help you.”
A woman named Linda was in a state mental hospital. She
said she was without hope for the future and without faith in God. Then one day
she happened to notice a small sign: “Volunteers needed to help the elderly.” She
says she doesn’t know why she responded to that sign, but she did. Several
months later she wrote about her experience, “Each day spent with these elderly
patients awakened something within me.” Linda’s experience with the elderly
patients restored not only her faith in the future but also her faith in God.
Friday after Ash Wednesday, Feb 28th: Reflection & Liturgy
Isaiah 58:1-9 / Matthew 9:14-15
This is the fast I want: “Share your bread with the
hungry.”
Under the listing of “Dog” in the yellow pages of the
Evanston, Illinois, telephone directory there is an ad for American Pet Motels.
Here are some of the services these kennels provide for their clients’ pets. Deluxe
and imperial suites FM music in every room Beauty salon Senior citizens’ care
plan Daily cookie breaks When the initial humor of the ad fades, we suddenly
realize that we take better care of our pets than we do of the poor.This is the kind of thing God confronts us with, through
the prophet Isaiah, in today’s reading.
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