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March 04, 2022
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Gospel: Matthew 9:14-15
Then the disciples of John came to him with the question, “How is it that we and the Pharisees fast on many
occasions, but not your disciples?” Jesus answered them, “How can you expect wedding guests to mourn as
March 03, 2022
Written byGospel: Luke 9:22-25
And he added, “The Son of Man must suffer many things. He will be rejected by the elders and chief priests and
teachers of the law, and be put to death. Then after three days he will be raised to life.” Jesus also said to all the people,
“If you wish to be a follower of mine, deny yourself and take up your cross each day, and follow me! For if you choose
March 02, 2022
Written byGospel: Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18
Be careful not to make a show of your good deeds before people. If you do so, you do not gain anything from your Father
in heaven. When you give something to the poor, do not have it trumpeted before you, as do those who want to be noticed in the
synagogues and in the streets, in order to be praised by people. I assure you, they have their reward.
March 01, 2022
Written byGospel: Mark 10:28-31
Peter spoke up and said, “We have given up everything to follow you.” Jesus answered, “Truly, there is no one who
has left house, or brothers or sisters, or father or mother, or children, or lands, for my sake, and for the gospel, who
will not receive his reward. I say to you: even in the midst of persecution, he will receive a hundred times as many houses,
February 28, 2022
Written byGospel: Mark 10:17-27
Just as Jesus was setting out on his journey again, a man ran up, knelt before him and asked, “Good Master, what
must I do to have eternal life?” Jesus answered, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the
commandments: Do not kill; do not commit adultery; do not steal; do not bear false witness; do not cheat; honor your
February 27, 2022
Written byGospel: Luke 6:39-45
And Jesus offered this example, “Can a blind person lead another blind person? Surely both will fall into a ditch. A disciple is not above the master;
but when fully trained, he will be like the master. So why do you pay attention to the speck in your brother’s eye, while you have a log in your eye,
and are not conscious of it? How can you say to your neighbor, ‘Friend, let me take this speck out of your eye,’ when you can’t remove the log in your
February 26, 2022
Written byGospel: Mark 10:13-16
People were bringing their little children to him to have him touch them; and the disciples rebuked them for this.
When Jesus noticed it, he was very angry and said, “Let the children come to me and don’t stop them, for the kingdom
of God belongs to such as these. Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not
February 25, 2022
Written byGospel: Mark 10:1-12
Jesus then left that place and went to the province of Judea, beyond the Jordan River. Once more, crowds gathered
around him and, once more, he taught them, as he always did. Some (Pharisees came and) put him to the test with this
question: “Is it right for a husband to divorce his wife?” He replied, “What law did Moses give you?” They answered, “Moses
allowed us to write a certificate of dismissal in order to divorce.” Then Jesus said to them, “Moses wrote this law for you, because
February 24, 2022
Written byGospel: Mark 9:41-50
If anyone gives you a drink of water because you belong to Christ and bear his name, truly, I say to you, he will not go without reward.
If anyone should cause one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble and sin, it would be better for him to be thrown into the sea
with a great millstone around his neck. If your hand makes you fall into sin, cut it off! It is better for you to enter life without a hand,
February 12, 2022
Written byGospel: Mark 8:1-10
Soon afterward, Jesus was in the midst of another large crowd, that obviously had nothing to eat. So he called his disciples and said to them,
“I feel sorry for these people, because they have been with me for three days and now have nothing to eat. If I send them to their homes hungry,
they will faint on the way; some of them have come a long way.” His disciples replied, “Where, in a deserted place like this, could we get enough
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February 11, 2022
Written byGospel: Mark 7:31-37
Again, Jesus set out: from the country of Tyre he passed through Sidon and, skirting the sea of Galilee, he
came to the territory of Decapolis. There, a deaf man, who also had difficulty in speaking, was brought to him.
February 10, 2022
Written byGospel: Mark 7:24-30
When Jesus left that place, he went to the border of the Tyrian country. There, he entered a house, and did
not want anyone to know he was there; but he could not remain hidden. A woman, whose small daughter had an evil
spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet. Now this woman was a pagan, a Syrophoenician by birth, and she
begged him to drive the demon out of her daughter. Jesus told her, “Let the children be fed first, for it is not right to take the children’s
bread and throw it to the puppies.” But she replied, “Sir, even the puppies under the table eat the crumbs from the children’s bread.”
Then Jesus said to her, “You may go your way; because of such a response, the demon has gone out of your daughter.”
And when the woman went home, she found her child lying in bed, and the demon gone.
Reflection:
Did Jesus really heal the woman’s daughter? If we go by
Jesus’ own words – “Because of such a response, the demon has
gone out of your daughter” – we realize that the healing simply
happened at her very response. What was so powerful about her
response that made the demon walk out? It expressed a faith
built on deep humility, a virtue unbearable for demons as they
are personifications of pride. St. Anthony Mary Claret, who made
humility his foundational virtue, writes: “The virtue of humility
consists in this: in realizing that I am nothing, can do nothing
but sin, and depend on God in everything – being, conservation,
movement, and grace. (Aut. 347).” With all his wisdom and
experience in life, Solomon fell away from God due to his pride,
whereas humility lifted up the woman and her daughter and
drew God’s favor and healing instantaneously.
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February 09, 2022
Written byGospel: Mark 7:14-23
Jesus then called the people to him again and said to them, “Listen to me, all of you, and try to understand.
Nothing that enters a person from the outside can make that person unclean. It is what comes from within that
makes a person unclean. Let everyone who has ears listen.” When Jesus got home and was away from the crowd, his
February 08, 2022
Written byGospel: Mark 7:1-13
One day, the Pharisees gathered around Jesus, and with them were some teachers of the law who had just come from Jerusalem.
They noticed that some of his disciples were eating their meal with unclean hands, that is, without washing them. Now the Pharisees,
and in fact all the Jews, never eat without washing their hands, for they follow the tradition received from their ancestors. Nor do they
