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Scripture: Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18Philippians 3:17-4:1Luke 9:28b-36 Reflection: Our readings for today invite us to reflect on the second Sunday in Lent—called Transfiguration Sunday. We hear from the Gospel of Luke. In the previous verses leading up to this scene on…
Scripture: Deuteronomy 26:16-19Matthew 5:43-48 Reflection: Let your meditation be “taken up” in the Holy Spirit today. The Word of God invites us to the mystical within us. The “mystical” within us is the reality within us which is not apparent…
Scripture: Ezekiel 18:21-28Matthew 5:20-26 Reflection: We are all familiar with the three pillars of Lent: prayer, almsgiving, and fasting. The other day, as I reflected on my daily life, I concluded – with some self-satisfaction – that I already practice…
Scripture: Ester C:12, 14-16, 23-25 Matthew 7:7-12 Reflection: “Ask and it will be given; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened.” Can we believe that when so often it doesn’t appear to hold true? We…
Scripture: Isaiah 55:10-11Matthew 6:7-15 Reflection: How should we pray? If you do not have the words, don’t worry, the Holy Spirit will interpret them for you to the Father. What is in your heart is what is important. Hence, there…
Scripture: Leviticus 19:1-2, 11-18Matthew 25:31-46 Reflection: Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you…
Scripture: Deuteronomy 26:4-10 Romans 10: 8-13 Luke 4:1-13 Reflection: Who owns your heart? This is the question Jesus wrestles with while alone in the desert. After his baptism by John in the Jordon, his family, friends, the religious establishment were…
Scripture: Isaiah 58:9b-14Luke 5:27-32 Reflection: Thus says the LORD: If you remove from your midst oppression, false accusation and malicious speech; If you bestow your bread on the hungry and satisfy the afflicted; then light shall rise for you in…
Scripture: Isaiah 58:1-9 Matthew 9:14-15 Reflection: Fasting…For Lent 2022 and Beyond The keyword in both of today’s Scripture readings is “fasting”. Both the Prophet Isaiah and Jesus Himself uphold the value and challenge of true fasting. Pure and simple, fasting…
Ash Wednesday: March 2, 2022 Scripture: Joel 2:12-182 Corinthians 5:20—6:2Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 Reflection: Our first reading for today sets out the challenge of Lent for us: a call from God to “return to me with your whole heart.” An expression…