23 Mar – Memorial for St. Turibius de Mogrovejo, Bishop St. Turibius (1538-1606) was born a noble and became a lawyer, and then a professor of law at Salamanca. He was ordained in 1578, and was a judge of the Court of the Inquisition at Granada. He was later appointed Archbishop of Lima, Peru on [...]
22 Mar _____________________ Jeremiah 20:10-13 Jeremiah said: I hear so many disparaging me, ‘“Terror from every side!” Denounce him! Let us denounce him!’ All those who used to be my friends watched for my downfall, ‘Perhaps he will be seduced into error. Then we will master him and take our revenge!’ But the Lord is [...]
21 Mar _____________________ Genesis 17:3-9 Abram bowed to the ground and God said this to him, ‘Here now is my covenant with you: you shall become the father of a multitude of nations. You shall no longer be called Abram; your name shall be Abraham, for I make you father of a multitude of nations. [...]
20 Mar _____________________ Daniel 3:14-20.24-25.28 King Nebuchadnezzar said, ‘Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, is it true that you do not serve my gods, and that you refuse to worship the golden statue I have erected? When you hear the sound of horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, bagpipe, or any other instrument, are you prepared to prostrate [...]
18 Mar – Memorial for St. Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop & Doctor of the Church Cyril (315-386) was raised a Christian in Jerusalem. He was well-educated, especially in religion. He was ordained a priest by St. Maximus, and was a great instructor of catechumens. His instructions are still source documents for the Church’s early teachings. [...]
17 Mar The Lord Who Has Wiped Out Our Past Sinfulness The utter completeness of Christ’s forgiveness is almost incredible. When he says to us ‘Neither do I condemn you’, the past is dead, snuffed out like a wick, forgotten. Laughter and song fil our hearts. It seems like a dream. – The Sunday Missal [...]
16 Mar _____________________ Jeremiah 11:18-20 The Lord revealed it to me; I was warned. O Lord, that was when you opened my eyes to their scheming. I for my part was like a trustful lamb being led to the slaughter-house, not knowing the schemes they were plotting against me, ‘Let us destroy the tree in [...]
15 Mar _____________________ Wisdom 2:1.12-22 The godless say to themselves, with their misguided reasoning: ‘Our life is short and dreary, nor is there any relief when man’s end comes, nor is anyone known who can give release from Hades. Let us lie in wait for the virtuous man, since he annoys us and opposes our [...]
14 Mar _____________________ Exodus 32:7-14 The Lord spoke to Moses, ‘Go down now, because your people whom you brought out of Egypt have apostatised. They have been quick to leave the way I marked out for them; they have made themselves a calf of molten metal and have worshipped it and offered it sacrifice. “Here [...]
13 Mar _____________________ Isaiah 49:8-15 Thus says the Lord: At the favourable time I will answer you, on the day of salvation I will help you. (I have formed you and have appointed you as covenant of the people.) I will restore the land and assign you the estates that lie waste. I will say [...]
