POPE FRANCIS ON THE PARABLE OF THE BARREN FIG TREE. Here is a ZENIT translation of the address Pope Francis gave March 24, 2019, 3rd Sunday of Lent, before praying the midday Angelus with those gathered in St. Peter’s Square. * * * Before the Angelus: Dear Brothers and Sisters, good morning! The Gospel of this Third…
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POPE FRANCIS’ ASH WEDNESDAY 2019 BEAUTIFUL HOMILY: “‘Return to me,’ says the Lord. ‘To me.'”
HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS Basilica of Santa Sabina Ash Wednesday, 6 March 2019 “Blow the trumpet […] sanctify a fast” (Joel 2:15), says the prophet in the first reading. Lent opens with a piercing sound, that of a trumpet that does not please the ears, but instead proclaims a fast. It is a loud…
A LENTEN PRAYER TO OUR MOTHER OF PERPETUAL HELP.
A LENTEN PRAYER TO OUR MOTHER OF PERPETUAL HELP. Mother of Perpetual Help, you have always been a good mother to us, overseeing our material and spiritual well-being. Pray for a spiritually fruitful Lent for us and for many souls. Help us take advantage of God’s Lenten graces and invitation to purify our heart and…
“THE CONVERSION OF THE CHILDREN OF GOD.” An Ash Wednesday and Lenten homily from St. Josemaria.
“THE CONVERSION OF THE CHILDREN OF GOD.” An Ash Wednesday and Lenten homily from St. Josemaria. We are at the beginning of Lent: a time of penance, purification and conversion. It is not an easy program, but then Christianity is not an easy way of life. It is not enough just to be in the…
POPE FRANCIS’ MESSAGE FOR LENT 2019
MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR LENT 2019 “For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the children of God ” (Rm 8: 19) Dear Brothers and Sisters Each year, through Mother Church, God “gives us this joyful season when we prepare to celebrate the paschal mystery with mind and heart…
LENTEN PRAYER TO SANTO NIÑO.
A SHORT PRAYER TO THE HOLY CHILD JESUS IN PREPARATION FOR HOLY WEEK. Holy Infant Jesus, as we joyfully prepare ourselves during this Lent to commemorate your Passion, Death and Resurrection, we ask the grace of radical conversion and a humble and contrite heart for us and for many souls. Grant us the courage to…
POPE BENEDICT XVI COMMENTARY ON THE GOSPEL OF THE 4TH SUNDAY OF LENT (B)
POPE BENEDICT XVI COMMENTARY ON THE GOSPEL OF THE 4TH SUNDAY OF LENT (B) Dear Brothers and Sisters, On our way towards Easter we have reached the Fourth Sunday of Lent. It is a journey with Jesus through the “wilderness”, that is, a time in which to listen more attentively to God’s voice and also…
4th Sunday of Lent (B). THE NECESSITY OF A LIVING FAITH IN JESUS TO BE SAVED.
4th Sunday of Lent (B). GOD’S GIFT OF LOVE AND SALVATION, THE REASON OF OUR JOY, DEMANDS A LIVING FAITH IN JESUS. OUTLINE Laetare Sunday Why the bronze serpent? The necessity of a living faith in Jesus Christ in order to be saved. 1. Laetare Sunday Today we are celebrating Laetare Sunday or Sunday…
4th Sunday of Lent (B). MASS READINGS.
4th Sunday of Lent (B). MASS READINGS. First reading: 2 Chr 36:14–16, 19–23 In those days, all the princes of Judah, the priests, and the people added infidelity to infidelity, practicing all the abominations of the nations and polluting the Lord’s temple which he had consecrated in Jerusalem. Early and often did the Lord, the…
3rd SUNDAY OF LENT (B). Mass readings
3rd SUNDAY OF LENT (B). Mass readings First reading: Ex 20:1-17 (Long form) In those days, God delivered all these commandments: “I, the Lord, am your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that place of slavery. You shall not have other gods besides me. You shall not carve idols for yourselves…
Catholics Striving for Holiness (OLD) 