DAILY HOLY MASS READINGS
Repent, says the Lord;
Repent, says the Lord;
the Kingdom of heaven is at hand. MT 4:17
HOSEA 14:2-10
PSALM 81:6C-8A, 8BC-9, 10-11AB, 14 AND 17
MARK 12:28-34
HOSEA 14:2-10
My Beloved, Soul of my soul,
It is not by chance that the world is undergoing the present turmoil and uncertainty. Sickness and the specter of death shrouds the world. Our own wickedness and guilt has brought us to this calamity. The people in the time of Hosea were asked to make offering of bullocks. We need to make an offering of contrite and repentant hearts and resolve to sin no more for the wages of sin is death.
We refused to fulfill our Sunday Obligation, we refused to obey Your Commandments and now our indifference and cold hearts has brought us to this time when our churches are closed and we can no longer participate in the celebration of Holy Mass even if we wanted to.
We come back to You, Beloved,
We shall say no more, ‘Our god,’
to the work of our hands;
for in you the orphan finds compassion.”
Have mercy on us O Lord. Keep Your promises as You have done since the dawn of creation and say to us as You said to the prophet,
I will heal their defection,
I will love them freely;
for my wrath is turned away from them.
Restore and renew us in Your love beloved. Take away the hand of punishment that lies heavy on us. You have humbled us. You have crushed us and we lie down in dust and ashes and beg for Your mercy and forgiveness. We on our part will strive never to forget this time of chastisement and heed Your words spoken through Hosea:
Let him who is wise understand these things;
let him who is prudent know them.
Straight are the paths of the LORD,
in them the just walk,
but sinners stumble in them.
PSALM 81:6C-8A, 8BC-9, 10-11AB, 14 AND 17
My Beloved, Soul of my soul,
It is not by chance that we are facing this calamity in the Season of Lent. At this time every year the Church invites her children to reflect on the horrific price You freely paid for our salvation.
Through the Liturgy each day we hear God entreating us to hear His Voice. He reminds us of all that He has done for us through salvation history.
He recalls how time and time again
“I relieved his shoulder of the burden;
his hands were freed from the basket.
In distress you called, and I rescued you.”
These are testing times. Grant us the wisdom not to turn deaf ears to You but to understand that You are admonishing us and urging us to return to the Way, to live the Truth and to receive Life.
Too long have we worshipped before the gods of the flesh, the gods of the culture, before strange, alien, pagan gods. Too great a price was paid to ransom the children of God. The love of the Father will not permit that His children perish without giving us time to repent and receive His mercy.
Today, the Lord is urging us to to hear His voice, return to the path that leads to life and He will feed us once again on the Eucharist and our hearts with honey from the Rock of Life.
MARK 12:28-34
My Beloved, Soul of my soul,
Today You remind us of the two great commandments which we have either forgotten or deliberately set aside.
“The first is this:
Hear, O Israel!
The Lord our God is Lord alone!
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart,
with all your soul,
with all your mind,
and with all your strength.
The second is this:
You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
There is no other commandment greater than these.”
How feebly we have loved You who laid down His life for us. How much longer did we expect the Father to tolerate our indifference? We are justly chastised. You do not desire lip service but hearts that are tuned to Your Voice and are filled with Your Spirit.
Now is the time to love in the way that we were created to love.
HOSEA 14:2-10
PSALM 81:6C-8A, 8BC-9, 10-11AB, 14 AND 17
MARK 12:28-34
HOSEA 14:2-10
My Beloved, Soul of my soul,
It is not by chance that the world is undergoing the present turmoil and uncertainty. Sickness and the specter of death shrouds the world. Our own wickedness and guilt has brought us to this calamity. The people in the time of Hosea were asked to make offering of bullocks. We need to make an offering of contrite and repentant hearts and resolve to sin no more for the wages of sin is death.
We refused to fulfill our Sunday Obligation, we refused to obey Your Commandments and now our indifference and cold hearts has brought us to this time when our churches are closed and we can no longer participate in the celebration of Holy Mass even if we wanted to.
We come back to You, Beloved,
We shall say no more, ‘Our god,’
to the work of our hands;
for in you the orphan finds compassion.”
Have mercy on us O Lord. Keep Your promises as You have done since the dawn of creation and say to us as You said to the prophet,
I will heal their defection,
I will love them freely;
for my wrath is turned away from them.
Restore and renew us in Your love beloved. Take away the hand of punishment that lies heavy on us. You have humbled us. You have crushed us and we lie down in dust and ashes and beg for Your mercy and forgiveness. We on our part will strive never to forget this time of chastisement and heed Your words spoken through Hosea:
Let him who is wise understand these things;
let him who is prudent know them.
Straight are the paths of the LORD,
in them the just walk,
but sinners stumble in them.
PSALM 81:6C-8A, 8BC-9, 10-11AB, 14 AND 17
My Beloved, Soul of my soul,
It is not by chance that we are facing this calamity in the Season of Lent. At this time every year the Church invites her children to reflect on the horrific price You freely paid for our salvation.
Through the Liturgy each day we hear God entreating us to hear His Voice. He reminds us of all that He has done for us through salvation history.
He recalls how time and time again
“I relieved his shoulder of the burden;
his hands were freed from the basket.
In distress you called, and I rescued you.”
These are testing times. Grant us the wisdom not to turn deaf ears to You but to understand that You are admonishing us and urging us to return to the Way, to live the Truth and to receive Life.
Too long have we worshipped before the gods of the flesh, the gods of the culture, before strange, alien, pagan gods. Too great a price was paid to ransom the children of God. The love of the Father will not permit that His children perish without giving us time to repent and receive His mercy.
Today, the Lord is urging us to to hear His voice, return to the path that leads to life and He will feed us once again on the Eucharist and our hearts with honey from the Rock of Life.
MARK 12:28-34
My Beloved, Soul of my soul,
Today You remind us of the two great commandments which we have either forgotten or deliberately set aside.
“The first is this:
Hear, O Israel!
The Lord our God is Lord alone!
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart,
with all your soul,
with all your mind,
and with all your strength.
The second is this:
You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
There is no other commandment greater than these.”
How feebly we have loved You who laid down His life for us. How much longer did we expect the Father to tolerate our indifference? We are justly chastised. You do not desire lip service but hearts that are tuned to Your Voice and are filled with Your Spirit.
Now is the time to love in the way that we were created to love.
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