Feb 29, 2024
(Gn.37:3-4,12-13,17-28; Ps.105:5,16-21; Mt.21:33-43,45-46)
“They sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver.”
“The stone which the builders rejected has become the keystone of the structure.” Hear what Scripture says. As he who was “sold as a slave” by his brothers became “lord of [the...
Feb 28, 2024
(Jer.17:5-10; Ps.1:1-4,6,40:5; Lk.16:19-31)
“He is like a tree planted beside the waters,
that stretches out its roots to the stream.”
“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose hope is the Lord.” For he shall be like the tree “that yields its fruit in due season, and whose leaves never fade.”
Feb 27, 2024
(Jer.18:18-20; Ps.31:5-6,14-17; Mt.20:17-28)
“Can you drink of the cup I am to drink of?”
Do you know what He asks, brothers and sisters? And do you know where it leads?
In our gospel today, Jesus is very deliberate in His instruction to His apostles. As He starts out “to go up to Jerusalem,” where the...
Feb 26, 2024
(Is.1:10,16-20; Ps.50:8-9,16-17,21,23; Mt.23:1-12)
“To him that goes the right way
I will show the salvation of God.”
“Put away your misdeeds from before my eyes; cease doing evil; learn to do good.” For it is only following in the way of the Lord we shall be saved; for mere words, vain pretense, the Lord...
Feb 25, 2024
(Dn.9:4-10; Ps.79:8-9,11,13,103:10; Lk.6:36-38)
“Deliver us and pardon our sins for your name’s sake.”
It is a cry for forgiveness our psalmist makes to our compassionate God. “Remember not against us the iniquities of the past,” he begs, seeking release from sin’s prison for himself and his people. And...