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FAITHLINK: “Sermon for the Transfiguration 1,3-4 ” – Saint Ephrem/DailyGospel

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“He leads them up on a high mountain to show them the Glory of His Divinity and to let them know that He was Israel’s Savior, as revealed by His Prophets … He leads them up on a high mountain so that the Father may call Him ‘My Son’ and show them that He really was His Son and that He was #God. … shows them His Royalty before suffering, His Power before dying, His Glory before being insulted and His honor before undergoing ignominy. In this way, when He will be captured and crucified, His Apostles will understand that He did not undergo this because of weakness, but to consent and willingly for the Salvation of the world. ….”

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: #Catholic #Mass #Readings: Second Sunday of Lent 3.12.17 – USCCB/NABRV

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“#Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain … He was Transfigured before them; His Face shone like the sun and His clothes became white as light. And behold, #Moses and #Elijah appeared to them, conversing with Him. … a Bright Cloud cast a shadow over them, then from the cloud came a Voice that said, ‘This is My Beloved Son, with Whom I AM well pleased; listen to Him.’ …”

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: #Catholic #Mass #Readings: Wednesday of the First Week of Lent 3.8.17 – USCCB/NABRV

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“R. (19b) A heart contrite and humbled, O God, You will not spurn.
Have mercy on me, O God, in Your Goodness;
in the greatness of Your Ccompassion wipe out my offense.
Thoroughly wash me from my guilt
and of my sin cleanse me. …”

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: #Catholic #Mass #Readings: Tuesday of the First Week of Lent 3.7.17 – USCCB/NABRV

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“… ‘This is how you are to pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your Name,
Your Kingdom come, Your Will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and do not subject us to the final test, but deliver us from the evil one. If you forgive others their transgressions, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you do not forgive others, neither will your Father forgive your transgressions.'”

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: #Catholic #Mass #Readings: Monday of the First Week of Lent 3.6.17 – USCCB/NABRV

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“…’Come, you who are Blessed by My Father.
Inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
For I was hungry and you gave Me food,
I was thirsty and you gave Me drink,
a stranger and you welcomed Me,
naked and you clothed Me,
ill and you cared for Me,
in prison and you visited Me.’
Then the righteous will answer Him and say,
‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed You,
or thirsty and give You drink?
When did we see you a stranger and welcome You,
or naked and clothe You?
When did we see You ill or in prison, and visit You?’
And the king will say to them in reply,
‘Amen, I say to you, whatever you did
for one of these least brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’ …”

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: #Catholic #Mass #Readings: First Sunday of Lent 3.5.17 – USCCB/NABRV

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“At that time #Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert
to be tempted by the devil.
He fasted for forty days and forty nights,
and afterwards he was hungry.
The tempter approached and said to him,
‘If you are the Son of God,
command that these stones become loaves of bread.’
He said in reply,
‘It is written:
One does not live on bread alone,
but on every word that comes forth
from the mouth of God.’ …”

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: #Catholic #Mass #Readings: Friday after Ash Wednesday 3.3.17 – USCCB/NABRV

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“Thus says the Lord #GOD: Cry out full-throated and unsparingly, lift up your voice like a trumpet blast; Tell my people their wickedness, and the house of Jacob their sins. … This, rather, is the fasting that I wish: releasing those bound unjustly, untying the thongs of the yoke; Setting free the oppressed, breaking every yoke; Sharing your bread with the hungry, sheltering the oppressed and the homeless; Clothing the naked when you see them, and not turning your back on your own. Then your light shall break forth like the dawn, and your wound shall quickly be healed; Your vindication shall go before you, and the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard. Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer, you shall cry for help, and he will say: Here I am!”

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: #Catholic #Mass #Readings: Thursday after Ash Wednesday 3.2.17 – USCCB/NABRV

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“‘The Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be Raised. … ‘If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me. … whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it. What profit is there for one to gain the whole world yet lose or forfeit himself?'”

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “Questions And Answers About Lent And Lenten Practices” – USCCB

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“… Q.  I understand that Catholics ages 18 to 59 should fast on Ash Wednesday and on Good Friday, but what exactly are the rules for these fasts?

A.  Fasting on these days means we can have only one full, meatless meal.  Some food can be taken at the other regular meal times if necessary, but combined they should be less than a full meal.  Liquids are allowed at any time, but no solid food should be consumed between meals. …”

 

 

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: #Catholic #Mass #Readings: #AshWednesday 3.1.17 – USCCB/NABRV

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“Even now, says the LORD, return to Me with your whole heart, with fasting, and weeping, and mourning; Rend your hearts, not your garments, and return to the LORD, your #God. For gracious and Merciful is He, slow to anger, rich in kindness, and relenting in punishment. …”

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