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Fr Mark is a Philadelphia Roman Catholic diocesan priest and university professor who enjoys doing database and web programming as well as things mechanical as a former union Boilermaker and electrician.
“Pour Your grace into our hearts,
we pray, O Lord,
that we may be constantly
drawn away from unruly desires
and obey by Your own gift
the heavenly teaching You give us.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son,
who lives and…”
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#StCyrilOfJerusalem ponders Hosea 14:9 on Friday of #Lent 3, “It is only by deeply considering the matters in the divinely inspired Scriptures that we shall find the hidden truth. It would be fitting for us when looking into…”
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"The mystery of our new life in Christ" — #StGregoryTheGreat — “Holy Job is a type of the Church. At one time he speaks for the body, at another for the head. As he speaks of its members he is suddenly caught up to speak in the name of their head…”
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“My transgressions, truly I know them;
my sin is always before me.
Against You, You alone, have I sinned;
what is evil in Your sight I have done.
So You are just in your sentence,
without reproach in your judgment
O see, in guilt I was born…”
#Psalm51
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"I am the Lord your God: hear my voice." #Psalm81 patrolo.gy/3ZVDtr0 #Catholic #Lent #Dailymass bible.usccb.org/bible/readin...
“We implore Your majesty most humbly,
O Lord,
that, as the feast of our salvation
draws ever closer,
so we may press forward
all the more eagerly
towards the worthy celebration
of the Paschal Mystery.
Through our Lord Jesus…”
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#Tertullian ponders Jer 7:24 on Thursday of #Lent 3, “Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and you will be my people; and you will walk in all my ways, which I have commanded you.” This was God’s invitation. “But,” it says…”
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“The spiritual offering of prayer” — #Tertullian — “Prayer is the offering in spirit that has done away with the sacrifices of old. What good do I receive from the multiplicity of your sacrifices? asks God. I have had enough of burnt offerings of …”
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“Founded by him on the holy mountain,
the LORD loves the gates of Sion,
more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
Of you are told glorious things,
you, O city of God!
“Rahab and Babylon I will count
among those who know me; of Tyre, Philistia…”
#Psalm87
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“If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.” #Psalm90 patrolo.gy/3DtnDdR #Catholic #Lent #DailyMass bible.usccb.org/bible/readin...
“Grant, we pray, O Lord,
that, schooled through Lenten observance
and nourished by Your word,
through holy restraint
we may be devoted to You with all our heart
and be ever united in prayer.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ…”
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#Origen ponders Dt 4:1 on Wednesday of #Lent 3, “See what we are generally taught about God: “God is not as a man to be deceived nor as the son of man to be threatened,” and we learn that God is not as man. But other texts say…”
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“Blessed are the clean of heart, for they will see God” — #StTheophilus — “If you say, “Show me your God,” I will say to you, “Show me what kind of person you are, and I will show you my God.” Show me then whether the eyes of your mind can see…”
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“Turn your ear, O LORD, and answer me,
for I am poor and needy.
Preserve my soul, for I am faithful;
save the servant who trusts in you, my God.
Have mercy on me, O Lord,
for I cry to you all the day long.
Gladden the soul of your servant…”
#Psalm86
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“Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.” #Psalm147 https:// #Catholic #Lent #DailyMass bible.usccb.org/bible/readin...
“May Your grace not forsake us, O Lord, we pray,
but make us dedicated to Your holy service
and at all times obtain for us Your help.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son,
Who lives and reigns with You
in the unity of the…”
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#Origen ponders Dn 3:25 on Tuesday of #Lent 3, “Regarding prayer, we have examples in Daniel, “And Azariah, standing up, prayed in this way, and opening his mouth in the middle of the fire he said...” And in Tobit, “And I prayed…”
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“Prayer knocks, fasting obtains, mercy receives” — #StPeterChrysologus — “There are three things, my brethren, by which faith stands firm, devotion remains constant, and virtue endures. They are prayer, fasting and mercy. Prayer knocks at the door…”
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“O LORD, you have favored your land,
and brought back the captives of Jacob.
You forgave the guilt of your people,
and covered all their sins.
You averted all your rage;
you turned back the heat of your anger.
Bring us back, O God, our…”
#Psalm85
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“Remember your mercies, O Lord.” #Psalm25 patrolo.gy/3Tdexse #Catholic #Lent #DailyMass bible.usccb.org/bible/readin...
May Your unfailing compassion, O Lord,
cleanse and protect Your Church,
and, since without You She cannot stand secure,
may She be always governed by Your grace.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son,
Who lives and reigns…”
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#StEphrem ponders #2Kings 5:1 on Lent 3 Monday, “Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man and in high favor with his master because by him the Lord had given victory to Aram.” Some rely on these words…”
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“Boast only of the Lord” — #StBasil — “The wise man must not boast of his wisdom, nor the strong man of his strength, nor the rich man of his riches. What then is the right kind of boasting? What is the source of man’s greatness? Scripture says: The…”
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“How lovely is your dwelling place,
O LORD of hosts.
My soul is longing and yearning
for the courts of the LORD.
My heart and my flesh cry out
to the living God.
Even the sparrow finds a home,
and the swallow a nest for herself
in which …”
#Psalm84
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“Athirst is my soul for the living God. When shall I go and behold the face of God?” #Psalm42 patrolo.gy/3l9scUg #Catholic #Lent #DailyMass bible.usccb.org/bible/readin...
“He (#Jesus) thirsted, to be sure, but for salvation and not for human drink; He was thirsty not for the water of this world but for the redemption of the…” #Podcast #StMaximus #Woman #Samaria #ThirdSundayOfLent #Gospel #Catholic #Scrutiny #Sundaymass patrolo.gy/26Lent3A
#Jesus encounters the #WomanOfSamaria at the #Well and calls her to #metanoia - #repenting. Reflections for the #ThirdSundayOfLent and the #FirstScrutiny of the #Elect. #Catholic #SundayMass #Gospel #John patrolo.gy/3Lent26
“O God,
Author of every mercy and of all goodness,
Who in fasting, prayer and almsgiving
have shown us a remedy for sin,
look graciously on this confession of our lowliness,
that we, who are bowed down by our conscience,
may…”
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On the #ThirdSundayOfLent, #StAugustine ponders #John 4:7, “Jesus says to her: Give me water to drink. For his disciples had gone to the city to buy food. The Samaritan woman therefore says to him: How is it that you, though a Jew…”
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“A Samaritan woman came to draw water” — #StAugustine — “A woman came. She is a symbol of the Church not yet made righteous but about to be made righteous. Righteousness follows from the conversation. She came in ignorance, she found Christ, and he…”
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