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Readings for Sun. 7th of March: Thirty-Ninth Sunday After Pentecost: 3rd Sunday of the Great Fast: VENERATION OF THE HOLY CROSS

  Hebrews 4:14-5:6 Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition Jesus the Great High Priest 14 Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15 For we have not a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who […]

Readings for Sat. 6th of March: Thirty-Eighth Week After Pentecost: Great Fast (3rd ALL SOULS SATURDAY)

    Isaiah 13:2-13 Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition 2 On a bare hill raise a signal,     cry aloud to them; wave the hand for them to enter     the gates of the nobles. 3 I myself have commanded my consecrated ones,     have summoned my mighty men to execute my anger,     my proudly exulting ones. 4 Hark, a tumult […]

Readings for Fri. 5th of March: Thirty-Eighth Week After Pentecost: Great Fast

  Isaiah 11:10-12:2 Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition Return of the Remnant of Israel and Judah 10 In that day the root of Jesse shall stand as an ensign to the peoples; him shall the nations seek, and his dwellings shall be glorious. 11 In that day the Lord will extend his hand yet a second time […]

Readings for Thurs. 4th  of March: Thirty-Eighth Week After Pentecost: Great Fast  

  Isaiah 11:10-12:2 Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition Return of the Remnant of Israel and Judah 10 In that day the root of Jesse shall stand as an ensign to the peoples; him shall the nations seek, and his dwellings shall be glorious. 11 In that day the Lord will extend his hand yet a second time […]

Readings for Wed. 3rd  of March: Thirty-Eighth Week After Pentecost: Great Fast

Readings for Wed. 3rd  of March: Thirty-Eighth Week After Pentecost: Great Fast Isaiah 10:12-20 Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition 12 When the Lord has finished all his work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem he[a] will punish the arrogant boasting of the king of Assyria and his haughty pride. 13 For he says: “By the strength of my hand […]

Readings for Tues. 2nd  of March: Thirty-Eighth Week After Pentecost: Great Fast

  Isaiah 9:9-10:4 Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition 9 and all the people will know,     E′phraim and the inhabitants of Samar′ia,     who say in pride and in arrogance of heart: 10 “The bricks have fallen,     but we will build with dressed stones; the sycamores have been cut down,     but we will put cedars in their place.” 11 So […]

Readings for Sun. 28th of Feb.: Thirty-Eighth Sunday After Pentecost: Great Fast

Isaiah 8:13-9:7 Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition 13 But the Lord of hosts, him you shall regard as holy; let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. 14 And he will become a sanctuary, and a stone of offense, and a rock of stumbling to both houses of Israel, a trap and a snare to the inhabitants […]

The Presence of God

“I say frequent prayer because purity and perfection in prayer is not within our reach, as St. Paul the Apostle indicates. The Spirit comes to help us in our weakness when we do not know how to pray (Rom. 8:26). Consequently, our only contribution toward perfection in prayer, the mother of all spiritual good, is […]