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Our Joy Comes from Knowing God Will Never Abandon Us
Fourth Sunday of Lent This weekend, the Church observes Laetare Sunday, the name being derived from the first word, in Latin, of the Entrance Antiphon. This word is “laetare,” or […]
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Lent Prepares Us to Be with God – Now and in the Next Life
Third Sunday of Lent The Book of Exodus, the source of the first reading, recalls the encounter between God and Moses at the burning bush. Moses is reported as tending […]
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Lent Gives Us the Resolve to Grow Closer to Christ
Second Sunday in Lent The Book of Genesis is the source of the first reading. It is a story about Abraham, whom the Jews regarded – and still regard – […]
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Like Christ, We Must Reject Satan’s Temptations This Lent
First Sunday of Lent The Book of Deuteronomy provides the first reading for this First Sunday of Lent. Deuteronomy recalls the flight of the Hebrews from Egypt, where they had […]
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Lent: We Must Work to Conform Ourselves to Christ
Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time The Book of Sirach is the source of the first reading. Sirach does not appear in the King James Version of the Bible – the translation […]
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In Preparing for Lent, Aim to Strengthen Rejection of Sin
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time The First Book of Samuel supplies the first reading this weekend. Originally, this book and its companion, the Second Book of Samuel, were combined in […]
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Things of the Earth Are Temporary; Only God Is Everlasting
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time For its first reading, this weekend’s liturgy presents a selection from the Book of Jeremiah. Jeremiah must have been intense in his personality. First of […]
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Like the Apostles, We Are Called to Do the Will of God
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time The Book of Isaiah is the source of the first reading this weekend. It was composed in a time when tranquility prevailed in the southern […]
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Devotion to God Brings Not Only Hope but Wisdom
Feast of the Presentation of the Lord This weekend, the Church celebrates the feast of the Presentation of the Lord, reminding us of the Jewish heritage of Jesus, Mary, and […]
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Our Vocation in Life is Simple: Seek Christ and Do His Will
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time The Book of Nehemiah furnishes the first reading for this weekend. At one time in the Hebrew editions of the Bible, this book and the […]
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Miracle at Cana Encourages Us to Turn to Jesus
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time The Book of Isaiah furnishes this weekend’s first reading. When this third section of Isaiah was written, the Hebrew people had just emerged from a […]
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Christ’s Own Baptism Reveals His Plan for Our Salvation
Feast of the Baptism of the Lord The feast of the Baptism of the Lord is very important to the Church’s process of bringing us to Christ because it reveals […]