Saturday of the Third Week of Lent The pharisee and the publican He then addressed this parable to those who were convinced of their own righteousness and despised everyone else. “Two people went up to the temple area to pray; one was a Pharisee and … Read More »ENFL063

Friday of the Third Week of Lent The Lord, your God  One of the scribes, when he came forward and heard them disputing and saw how well he had answered them, asked him: “Which is the first of all the commandments?” Jesus replied: “The first… Read More »ENFL062

Thursday of the Third Week of Lent The world is a prison He was driving out a demon (that was) mute, and when the demon had gone out, the mute person spoke and the crowds were amazed. Some of them said, “By the power of… Read More »ENFL061

Wednesday of the Third Week of Lent The law and the freedom Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass… Read More »ENFL060

The Annunciation of the Lord The God’s alliance with the man In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God … to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph … and the virgin’s name was Mary. And coming to her, he said:… Read More »ENSM007

February 2, The Presentation of the Lord The Candlemas When the days were completed for their purification  according to the law of Moses, they took him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord ….  Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name… Read More »ENSM003

Monday of the Third Week of Lent The faith is wisdom and power And he said: “Amen, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own native place. Indeed, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah… Read More »ENFL058

Third Sunday of Lent The call of Moses Meanwhile Moses was tending the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. Leading the flock across the desert, he came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There an angel of the Lord appeared to him… Read More »ENFS139

Saturday of the Second Week of Lent Greatness and mediocrity  Then he said “A man had two sons, and the younger son said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of your estate that should come to me’ … After a few days, the… Read More »ENFL057

Friday of the Second Week of Lent Lord plan of salvation “Hear another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard …. Then he leased it to tenants and went on a journey. When vintage time drew near, he sent his servants ….  to… Read More »ENFL056