Reflection for Tuesday March 31, Fifth Week of Lent: John 8:21-30 Gospel: John 8:21-30. Reflection: Before Lent, I was reflecting with a consecrated woman on how to grow in a particular virtue. – What has God been doing in your life during this Season of Lent? Audrey Meriwether is a young wife and mother who is a parishioner at Old St Mary’s in OTR. Jesus never causes pain, but He allows it when He knows that by it He can bring about even greater healing and strength. No question was off limits. March 25: Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord Jesus announcing the Passion for the third time, the mother of James and John asking Jesus to put her sons at His left and right hand, and Jesus’ stern reply to her, and all of the apostles. Readings: IS 42:1-7, 27:1, 2, 3, 13-14, JN 12:1-11. Only through an encounter with the Risen Christ in Chapter 21 of John’s Gospel do we see his threefold acceptance of the love of Jesus and his restoration into right relationship with Christ. During His Passion, He was scourged, humiliated, crucified, and suffered the pain of all man’s sins. …let us kill him … we shall then see what comes of his dreams.”. This is the truth. Simply, His fullness is beyond my human understanding. Let us today live as children of Light for a world that has a lot of darkness. So I sometimes am tempted to doubt. He is not saying NOT to give to the poor, but rather He is showing us the importance of returning our treasure to the Giver of all good things – the Source of our wealth. Readings: MT 21:1-11, IS 50:4-7, PS 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24., PHIL 2:6-11, MT 26:14—27:66. God knows that our humanity is burdensome, but gives us the opportunity to lift that burden every day with His help. Each week in the Lenten Guide: It is actually called an “Act of Spiritual Communion”. J.R.R. In the midst of the awe, wonder, and fear of the miracle, the angel reminds them both, “Do not be afraid” and then adds for Jesus “is going before you.” While fear still remained in their hearts, surely some uncertainty and confusion, they left overjoyed! At first glance Jesus’ response can seem counter intuitive to Marian devotion, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and Keep it!”, but if we take into consideration what He is really saying we find that it not only affirms Marian devotion, but raises it even higher. Prayer: Oh Lord, in this season of Lent, help us to turn our minds, souls, and hearts to you. How can I beg for salvation and sing of it at the same time? He shows us how to let go and trust in the Lord. Aren’t we all, no matter how often we go? Further thoughts for prayer & reflection: What helps us remember both the mercies of God and the joyful ways he has delighted us? Closing: What are those knots in our heart, or areas of sin we dare not look at alone? What do we really hunger for? “Do not be afraid.” These words should give us comfort and peace. How are you trusting or not trusting the Lord with that? We find ourselves now in the desert of Lent, and it is now, in this particular Lent that the whole world is experiencing, that we need to rely on the life-giving water of Christ. Reflection: “Do you want to be healed?” I’m a CCD teacher, and for the past three years have prepared about a half-dozen children every year for their first reconciliations. Closing: Jesus didn’t have to carry the cross alone. Matt Reinkemeyer is the Director of Development Operations for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati Stewardship Office. Reflection: Abram is presented with a choice. However, Jesus tells us, “You will always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me.” Wow. Need help? If you have not seen it, you ought to. Judas initially regrets his betrayal of Jesus and returns to the chief priests in the Gospel, “‘I have sinned in betraying innocent blood.’ They said, ‘What is that to us? He weeps for our present struggle. First Reading: Joel 2: 12-18. And I speak these words not because He might forget, but so I don’t! A teacher by education, she now works in social services as a client advocate at St. Vincent de Paul. Surely she had not had an easy life, surely she was so ashamed. Prayer: Lord, we pray that you will stir up in us a hunger to follow you and to live on your every word. We will explore the interconnection of these relationships, consider how they are broken and in need of healing, and reflect on how God calls us to repentance and renewal on the journey towards the joy of Easter. Prayer: Father, we thank You for deeming us worthy to call you “Abba.” Help me to thoroughly examine my life and and remove that which is keeping me from following your law. Let us today remember that Jesus took on the sin of the world in his death on the cross and peacefully rose from the dead. And now he realizes both the emptiness of the good things of life and the gravity of his sin of omission, not doing for Lazarus even one small good. It is about the heart of my intentions. I don’t think Lent is meant to fill us, it is meant to empty us, so we can later be filled by the joy of Easter! Reflection: Since the days of the early Church Wednesdays and Fridays have always been days of fasting and abstinence, particularly during the liturgical season of Lent. If we have been following Lent – and what a Lent it has been in 2020 – we should be a little readier to look death in the eyes and face our deepest fear. Prayer: Lord, pour out your Holy Spirit upon us. We act in the way we are called to live. Yet, St. Joseph’s response is one that I think each of us can emulate as we face our own moments of uncertainty: “He did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him.”. He also volunteers at the Ronald McDonald House and the Little Sisters of the Poor. The prophet Joel was sent by God to call the people to repentance and conversion. Remember, Abbie, how faithful God is and act like you remember!”. Whatever you do, whatever comes, I’m with you. Readings: EX 17:3-7, PS 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9., ROM 5:1-2, 5-8, JN 4:5-42. Do I care for their good as much as you do? Invitation to prayer: Holy Spirit, come into this place. In the Gospel of Luke 11:27-28 a woman from the crowd of followers shouts out, “Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts that you sucked!” There can be no question of whom the woman in the crowd is referring to, the mother of Jesus himself. I love Peter, I feel akin to him. We spend so little energy on the things of God and on showing mercy to each other. Abbie has over 12 years of youth ministry experience & Currently volunteers on the core team for St. Gertrudes High School Ministry in Madeira. In the Urbi et Orbi address Pope Francis offered on March 27, 2020 he said of us in this season, “We have realized that we are on the same boat, all of us fragile and disoriented, but at the same time important and needed… each of us in need of comforting the other.”, In living this stay-at-home order, may we hear Jesus invite us, “I want you to be with your families. Make everything new. April 5, 2020 Palm Sunday By Sr. Joanne Callahan, OSU. Are we willing to trust Him, and say, “Your will be done”? Readings; EX 32:7-14; PS 106:19-20, 21-22, 23; JN 5:31-47. This is, at least at times, the experience of faith. Do I remember that we are His children?? We hear Jesus preparing his disciples for what is to come. 2020 Lent Reflections Re-watch or catch up on all the 2020 BEST LENT EVER daily reflections. Lent and Easter Reflections The original Catholic Daily Reflections Series is a four-volume series offering daily Gospel reflections in a format that can be used year after year, covering each and every option for the liturgical years of A, B & C. Each volume offers reflections on the Gospel of the day in a practical, faithful and down-to-earth way. He can truly raise us up out of the things we are going through. You understood that he was the enemy of the story. Pope Francis' 2021 Lenten Message: “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem” (Mt 20:18) Lent: a Time for Renewing Faith, Hope and Love. What has He brought you to? He is currently in his fourth year of formation at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary. Genesis 17: 3-9, 105:4-5, 6-7, 8-9, John 8: 51-59. I love you. Prayer: Abba, thank you for hearing the cry of my heart even before I ask. Prayer: Father, reveal where I need Your mercy. How about taking the time to go to God in adoration to seek Him out without waiting for the prompting to do so? As we look for you, help us see with fresh eyes the people you’ve given to us – to love and be loved by them. Closing: Who is God calling you to forgive in your life? I have given you a model to follow…” See, Peter? Each of us is called to model ourselves after Mary’s “Yes” to God’s will. Visit the sick; 7. We weep for those who have died because of Covid-19 and for those who will die if this is not brought to a swift end. This is done in many ways, through our prayer, tending to the sick and poor around us, going the extra mile for someone, leaving a meal quietly on somebody’s doorstep. The Mass Readings for Ash Wednesday are quite familiar to all of us. When we betray or deny Christ we are not alone, “all have sinned and have fallen short of the glory of God” St. Paul says in Romans 3:23. To those who will enter into the mystery of the cross, the truth will set you free. Closing: Enter into this Triduum with an open heart and open arms. Invitation to Prayer: Lord Jesus, you call me out of where I am into where you want me to be. Readings: IS 65:17-21; PS 30:2 AND 4, 5-6, 11-12A AND 13B; JN 4:43-54. She said, “Yes, I think I’m a good person.” Step-by-step guide or a quick video overview. CATHOLIC LENTEN REFLECTIONS. Mary said in reply, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. No, He is a person, or rather a Person, the second Person of the Holy Trinity, God the Son, consubstantial with the Father. Reflection: I almost laughed when I read this line in today’s gospel, “Jesus no longer walked about in public…”. I would propose this is a gift from you to the Father that He could not deny, but would receive with overwhelming enthusiasm. Thursday, March 26, 2020. Prayer: Lord Jesus, help me let go of my pride when it takes me away from being a true disciple of yours. Whatever it is, He knows the good He will bring from it. We are asking the Lord, whether we realize it or not, only to forgive us as much as we forgive others. Jesus commands us to take up our cross daily and follow Him if we will be His disciples. 24, February, 2020 Posted by :Andrea Morale. EX 15:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 17-18, ROM 6:3-11, PS 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23, MT 28:1-10, US bishops promote prayer octave for China, Pope Francis calls for global prayer for peace in the Holy Land. It’s so easy to fall into despair and think “well I can’t possibly do all of those things… so I might as well do nothing.”. A 2020 online calendar to reflect, pray and take global justice actions throughout the season of Lent. And we discover what that looks like through our acts and actions. Let’s not look past a story we are probably quite familiar with, the infamous prodigal. The Resurrection of Jesus from the dead shows as definitively as possible that God is up to something greater than we had imagined. Between today’s Psalm and the opening line of the Gospel, God speaks poignantly: “Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever keeps my word will never see death.”, “When Abram prostrated himself, God spoke to him. He reassures me I can return to Him even now: weak, sinful, aching for the joy of salvation. Maybe you go as little as required by the Church (two times a year), or only go reluctantly when someone guilts you into it. Today’s readings give us a glimpse of the final resurrection––the day we’re united with God for eternity, body and soul––and the joy of the resurrection we celebrate at Easter. She is a Registered Nurse at Cincinnati Children’s doing medical consultations for child abuse and neglect cases, March 29: Fifth Sunday of Lent Readings: NM 21:4-9; PS 102:2-3, 16-18, 19-21; JN 8:21-30. The possibilities are endless, their imaginations powerful. The only way out is through. Forgive offenses willingly; 6. Closing: Going to confession can be embarrassing. We know He’s all we need, but we seek other things because we think we know better. May through recognizing those truths, I be merciful in my life like You. Readings: IS 55:10-1; PS 34:4-5, 6-7, 16-17, 18-19; MT 6:7-15. This year The Catholic Telegraph has reached out to those that work with Youth and Young Adult Ministries, as well as Young Adults throughout the Archdiocese for our 2020 Lenten Reflections. Our Lord is nothing like the scribes and the Pharisees, who “tie up heavy burdens hard to carry and lay them on people’s shoulders, but will not lift a finger to move them.” Instead, He died for our sins and then offers forgiveness no matter the transgression, from the smallest of mistakes to the evillest act. Closing: God, do I see and recognize the needs of others in my path? It can be hard to justify giving money to the Church, which has recently been the source of scandal, when there are so many good causes out there helping the poor, the homeless, the destitute. This is no wishful thinking or make-believe on our part. Scrolls and ink weren’t cheap back in the time of the Apostles, so the fact that John makes it a point to mention twice how expensive the oil was that Mary used to perfume Jesus’ feet really tells us a lot about how the meaning he is trying to get across with her generosity. Lent is a time of prayer and renewal and an opportunity to refocus relationships with God that lead us to the Easter Sunday celebration of our risen Christ. What area of your life is marked by worry, fear, or confusion that could be illuminated by God’s grace? One theme that I hear when readying them for this sacrament is that they’re scared and nervous. Prayer: Lord Jesus, help me to see clearly the things that you are asking me to be faithful in, and to give me the strength to carry out the simple disciplines of being Your disciple. His persistent, Acme-product-fueled quest for this crafty bird was animated by the hope that one day, the Road Runner would slip up. Invitation to prayer: Lord Jesus, keep my eyes open to the traps I might fall into. Why? Prayer: Father, your ways are above my understanding. Like Adam and Eve, and Jesus, we all face temptations. Ask Him to open your heart to the specific ways He wants to renew you this season. The theme of hunger actually gives us insight into this. Readings: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20, 103: PS1-2, 3-4, 9-10, 11-12, Lk 15:1-3, 11-32, Invitation to Prayer: Father, I do not know how to pray, please teach me to pray as I ought.”. Invitation to Prayer: Father, open my heart and mind to the presence of your mercy. In this time of waiting, are you waiting with certain hope and trust that God is at work or are you giving in to despair and fear? Closing: Brothers and sisters, let us pray for one another. Invitation to Prayer: Holy Spirit, I know that every good and perfect gift comes from above. Jesus is the Light leading us out of the slavery of sin darkness, the fulfillment of the Exodus. For many of us younger people, this is our first real brush with the sobering reality of serious disease, economic instability, and international crisis. And we can offer that to Jesus, because He will transform it into something beautiful. While praying through this passage, I was brought back to the Tomb of Jesus (in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem), where I spent an hour last summer reflecting on what Holy Saturday into Easter Sunday morning must have been like for Mary of Magdala. Trust Him. One of the most beautiful child-like attributes is the gift for children to dream. He’s waiting to see if we give into temptation, or give up on our Faith altogether. Daily Gospel reflections for Lent 2021. Yet, we look not only with human eyes at the suffering around us, but with eyes of faith to the resurrection of the body that is to be ours, if we are in Christ. Seeing everyone’s candle lit in the darkness shows who we really are. With so many people dying, ill, afraid and anxious, our lives seem scary and unpredictable. This same team are providing Easter Reflections, which can be found by clicking here, February 26: Ash Wednesday Prayer: Lord, help me on my journey to share joy, and lift me during my anxieties. *What was it like to have Him call her by name? When they entered the empty tomb. It is a time that reminds us of the human journey of fall and redemption. I encourage you to pray the Litany of Trust. Prayer: Father, allow me to draw deeper into who I am and who You’ve created me to be. As a father of three young children with a fourth on the way, I am all too familiar with how intimidating fatherhood can be. Prayer: Jesus how are you calling me to fast? May my actions reflect your Word spoken to me now and through the ages. You might be tempted to look at this as some sort of banal habit that you do every Lent. Prayer: Lord, help me to remember that you desire mercy, not sacrifice. While we don’t know the name of this woman, her story brings to mind the story of Mary Magdalene. He is leading a way for us; there is nothing to fear. Judas had the same question! I lay down my old life, my wills, my desires for the new fulfillment that only You can give. He obviously remembers. Something happens as we get older, perhaps the burdens and anxieties of the world, and they choke the dreams we once held. Jesus, I trust in you. Sin no more, that nothing worse should befall you.’” -John 5:14. Right before these words from Jesus, as Judas is slipping out to betray him, John reminds us: “And it was night.” I think about my own children. Closing: Listen to “New Wine” by Hillsong Worship. Near the end of the film, Franz sits in a room with three guards, a lawyer, and a priest; all have unsuccessfully implored him to make the oath to Hitler to spare his life and his family the grief of his loss. Here with us, we are confident He will save us from our present crisis. The Third Sunday of Lent [A] Exodus 17:3-7 + Romans 5:1-2,5-8 + John 4:5-42 March 15, 2020 “Is the Lord in our midst or not?” + + + click HERE to hear Scott Hahn’s reflection for this Sunday (2:59). Though we pray to be protected from temptation, what we really seek is to be delivered from all evil. I praise you. Closing: Ask God to open your heart and mind to where His is calling you to experience greater fullness instead of division during this Lent. Or was she caught in despair and fear as she went home to celebrate the Sabbath? Reflection: Wow, isn’t it interesting what the Lord has had to say to us through this most intriguing and sometimes stressful time in regards to Coronavirus. Timothy has the testimony of Paul who speaks of Christ’s destroying death and offering eternal life. Invitation to Prayer: Jesus, help me to forgive others as you have forgiven me. You invite me to embrace Your mercy. In other words, let’s stop hiding and protecting those areas of our life that our Father most desires to heal and free. https://sistersoflife.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Mobile-Litany-of-Trust.pdf, April 10-Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion “One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.” – Mt. Invitation to Prayer: Lord, give us the faith of St. Joseph. This year the College of the Holy Cross is excited to offer a daily Lenten reflection series, “Return to Me: Lenten Reflections from Holy Cross, 2021.” This resource is designed for use during the holy season of Lent by all interested members of the Holy Cross community: students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends. March 10: Tuesday of the Second Week of Lent But then, they first man to speak life to her is the Christ. He’s seen him so many times, what else is new? But what do we hope this season of prayer and fasting stirs up in us if not a hunger for righteousness and a focus on Jesus who made a life of holiness possible? Invitation to Prayer: Lord Jesus, your hour has come. When fears are faced, they crumble. Across from him sits his wife. Ask Him to reveal how He wants to rescue you this season. Make us responsive to your promptings, understanding of your wisdom, and attentive to the signs you place around us. April 3-Friday of the Fifth Week of Lent Written on: February 26, 2020. Ali converted to Catholicism in 2007. Admonish the sinner; 4. We are called to surrender to the Lord all that we have – holding nothing back.

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