Category: Lent

Day 10 of Lent: Saturday of the First Week – Love Your Enemies and Be Perfect as Your Father Is Perfect Scripture Readings (from the Roman Missal / USCCB for this day):First Reading: Deuteronomy 26:16-19 Moses spoke to the people, saying: “This day the LORD, your God, commands you to observe these statutes and decrees. Be careful,…

Day 9 of Lent: Friday of the First Week – Reconciliation and a Righteous HeartScripture Readings (from the Roman Missal / USCCB for this day): First Reading: Ezekiel 18:21-28Thus says the Lord GOD: If the wicked man turns away from all the sins he has committed… he shall surely live, he shall not die… But if a…

Scripture FocusMatthew 7:7-8 (often highlighted for this day) “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.”This Gospel reminds us that God…

Prayer for Day 7 of Lent Heavenly Father,On this seventh day of Lent, we lift our hearts to You in persistent prayer, just as Queen Esther did in her anguish—trusting in Your mercy when all seemed lost.  Lord Jesus, You taught us: “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find;…

Brief Reflection: “The Desert Begins to Bloom” By Day 6, the first rush of Lent may have settled into quiet routine. The ashes have faded from our foreheads, temptations whisper, and the daily grind tests our resolutions. Yet this is exactly where grace works most powerfully—in the ordinary faithfulness of showing up again today.  Remember:…