The Gospel of March 18th of 2020 according to Saint Matthew Chapter 5 Verses17 to 19 - Lenten Weekday - Cyril of Jerusalem, bp, dr

"17.But Jesus answered them, “Even now, my Father is working, and I am working.” 18.And so, because of this, the Jews were seeking to kill him even more so. For not only did he break the Sabbath, but he even said that God was his Father, making himself equal to God. 19.Then Jesus responded and said to them: “Amen, amen, I say to you, the Son is not able to do anything of himself, but only what he has seen the Father doing. For whatever he does, even this does the Son do, similarly."

The Holy Gospel

Highlights
The Law of the Gospels is not against the Law of the Old Testament. The teachings of Christ is an invitation to rediscover the meaning of the old text and to fulfill it. The example of the Master is the perfect accomplishment of the Law of Sinai.
Christ teaches us to be pure of heart. We do this When we Forgive the enemies and pray for the persecutors; we try to follow the divine generosity.

God Bless Us


Sources
Catholic Public Domain Version
The didache Bible, Ignatius Bible Edition, 2015, Ignatius Press
La Bible Expliquée, 2004, Société Biblique française
Bíblia Sagrada, Edição Pastoral, 2007, Editora Paulus


2020 March 18 Wed: Lenten Weekday - Cyril of Jerusalem, bp, dr Mt 5: 17-19

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The Gospel of March 17th of 2020 according to Saint Matthew Chapter 18 Verses21 to 35 - Lenten Weekday - Patrick, bp, ms

"21.Then Peter, drawing near to him, said: “Lord, how many times shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Even seven times?” 22.Jesus said to him: “I do not say to you, even seven times, but even seventy times seven times. 23.Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is compared to a man who was king, who wanted to take account of his servants. 24.And when he had begun taking account, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. 25.But since he did not have any way to repay it, his lord ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children, and all that he had, in order to repay it. 26.But that servant, falling prostrate, begged him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will repay it all to you.’ 27.Then the lord of that servant, being moved with pity, released him, and he forgave his debt. 28.But when that servant departed, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him one hundred denarius. And taking hold of him, he choked him, saying: ‘Repay what you owe.’ 29.And his fellow servant, falling prostrate, petitioned him, saying: ‘Have patience with me, and I will repay it all to you.’ 30.But he was not willing. Instead, he went out and had him sent to prison, until he would repay the debt. 31.Now his fellow servants, seeing what was done, were greatly saddened, and they went and reported to their lord all that was done. 32.Then his lord called him, and he said to him: ‘You wicked servant, I forgave you all your debt, because you pleaded with me. 33.Therefore, should you not also have had compassion on your fellow servant, just as I also had compassion on you?’ 34.And his lord, being angry, handed him over to the torturers, until he repaid the entire debt. 35.So, too, shall my heavenly Father do to you, if each one of you will not forgive his brother from your hearts.”"

The Holy Gospel


Sources
Catholic Public Domain Version
The didache Bible, Ignatius Bible Edition, 2015, Ignatius Press
La Bible Expliquée, 2004, Société Biblique française
Bíblia Sagrada, Edição Pastoral, 2007, Editora Paulus


2020 March 17 Tue: Lenten Weekday - Patrick, bp, ms Mt 18: 21-35

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The Gospel of March 16th of 2020 according to Saint Luke Chapter 4 Verses 24 to 30 - Lenten Weekday

"24.Then he said: “Amen I say to you, that no prophet is accepted in his own country. 25.In truth, I say to you, there were many widows in the days of Elijah in Israel, when the heavens were closed for three years and six months, when a great famine had occurred throughout the entire land. 26.And to none of these was Elijah sent, except to Zarephath of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. 27.And there were many lepers in Israel under the prophet Elisha. And none of these was cleansed, except Naaman the Syrian.” 28.And all those in the synagogue, upon hearing these things, were filled with anger. 29.And they rose up and drove him beyond the city. And they brought him all the way to the edge of the mount, upon which their city had been built, so that they might thrown him down violently. 30.But passing through their midst, he went away."

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Sources
Catholic Public Domain Version
The didache Bible, Ignatius Bible Edition, 2015, Ignatius Press
La Bible Expliquée, 2004, Société Biblique française
Bíblia Sagrada, Edição Pastoral, 2007, Editora Paulus


2020 March 16 Mon: Lenten Weekday LK 4: 24-30. Optional for any day this week: Ex17: 1-7-- Ps 95: 1-2. 6-7ab. 7c-9

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The Gospel of March 15th of 2020 according to Saint John Chapter 4 Verses5 to 42 - THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT.

"5.On the way he came to the Samaritan town called Sychar near the land that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. 6.Jacob's well was there and Jesus, tired by the journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour. 7.When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, 'Give me something to drink.' 8.His disciples had gone into the town to buy food. 9.The Samaritan woman said to him, 'You are a Jew. How is it that you ask me, a Samaritan, for something to drink?' -- Jews, of course, do not associate with Samaritans. 10.Jesus replied to her: If you only knew what God is offering and who it is that is saying to you, 'Give me something to drink,' you would have been the one to ask, and he would have given you living water. 11.'You have no bucket, sir,' she answered, 'and the well is deep: how do you get this living water? 12.Are you a greater man than our father Jacob, who gave us this well and drank from it himself with his sons and his cattle?' 13.Jesus replied: Whoever drinks this water will be thirsty again; 14.but no one who drinks the water that I shall give will ever be thirsty again: the water that I shall give will become a spring of water within, welling up for eternal life. 15.'Sir,' said the woman, 'give me some of that water, so that I may never be thirsty or come here again to draw water.' 16.'Go and call your husband,' said Jesus to her, 'and come back here.' 17.The woman answered, 'I have no husband.' Jesus said to her, 'You are right to say, "I have no husband"; 18.for although you have had five, the one you now have is not your husband. You spoke the truth there.' 19.'I see you are a prophet, sir,' said the woman. 20.'Our fathers worshipped on this mountain, though you say that Jerusalem is the place where one ought to worship.' 21.Jesus said: Believe me, woman, the hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. 22.You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know; for salvation comes from the Jews. 23.But the hour is coming -- indeed is already here -- when true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth: that is the kind of worshipper the Father seeks. 24.God is spirit, and those who worship must worship in spirit and truth. 25.The woman said to him, 'I know that Messiah -- that is, Christ -- is coming; and when he comes he will explain everything.' 26.Jesus said, 'That is who I am, I who speak to you.' 27.At this point his disciples returned and were surprised to find him speaking to a woman, though none of them asked, 'What do you want from her?' or, 'What are you talking to her about?' 28.The woman put down her water jar and hurried back to the town to tell the people, 29.'Come and see a man who has told me everything I have done; could this be the Christ?' 30.This brought people out of the town and they made their way towards him. 31.Meanwhile, the disciples were urging him, 'Rabbi, do have something to eat'; 32.but he said, 'I have food to eat that you do not know about.' 33.So the disciples said to one another, 'Has someone brought him food?' 34.But Jesus said: My food is to do the will of the one who sent me, and to complete his work. 35.Do you not have a saying: Four months and then the harvest? Well, I tell you, look around you, look at the fields; already they are white, ready for harvest! 36.Already the reaper is being paid his wages, already he is bringing in the grain for eternal life, so that sower and reaper can rejoice together. 37.For here the proverb holds true: one sows, another reaps; 38.I sent you to reap a harvest you have not laboured for. Others have laboured for it; and you have come into the rewards of their labour. 39.Many Samaritans of that town believed in him on the strength of the woman's words of testimony, 'He told me everything I have done.' 40.So, when the Samaritans came up to...

The Gospel of March 14th of 2020 according to Saint Luke Chapter 15 Verses1 to 3 and 11 to 32 - Lenten Weekday

" 1.Now tax collectors and sinners were drawing near to him, so that they might listen to him. 2.And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying, “This one accepts sinners and eats with them.” 3.And he told this parable to them, saying:
11.(...) “A certain man had two sons. 12.And the younger of them said to the father, ‘Father, give me the portion of your estate which would go to me.’ And he divided the estate between them. 13.And after not many days, the younger son, gathering it all together, set out on a long journey to a distant region. And there, he dissipated his substance, living in luxury. 14.And after he had consumed it all, a great famine occurred in that region, and he began to be in need. 15.And he went and attached himself to one of the citizens of that region. And he sent him to his farm, in order to feed the swine. 16.And he wanted to fill his belly with the scraps that the swine ate. But no one would give it to him. 17.And returning to his senses, he said: ‘How many hired hands in my father’s house have abundant bread, while I perish here in famine! 18.I shall rise up and go to my father, and I will say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. 19.I am not worthy to be called your son. Make me one of your hired hands.’ 20.And rising up, he went to his father. But while he was still at a distance, his father saw him, and he was moved with compassion, and running to him, he fell upon his neck and kissed him. 21.And the son said to him: ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. Now I am not worthy to be called your son.’ 22.But the father said to his servants: ‘Quickly! Bring out the best robe, and clothe him with it. And put a ring on his hand and shoes on his feet. 23.And bring the fatted calf here, and kill it. And let us eat and hold a feast. 24.For this son of mine was dead, and has revived; he was lost, and is found.’ And they began to feast. 25.But his elder son was in the field. And when he returned and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. 26.And he called one of the servants, and he questioned him as to what these things meant. 27.And he said to him: ‘Your brother has returned, and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he has received him safely.’ 28.Then he became indignant, and he was unwilling to enter. Therefore, his father, going out, began to plead with him. 29.And in response, he said to his father: ‘Behold, I have been serving you for so many years. And I have never transgressed your commandment. And yet, you have never given me even a young goat, so that I might feast with my friends. 30.Yet after this son of yours returned, who has devoured his substance with loose women, you have killed the fatted calf for him.’ 31.But he said to him: ‘Son, you are with me always, and all that I have is yours. 32.But it was necessary to feast and to rejoice. For this brother of yours was dead, and has revived; he was lost, and is found.’ ”"

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Highlights

The three parables of chapter 15 of Saint Luke, the lost sheep, the lost coin and, this, the lost son, are the core of the holy gospel.
It represents the love of God to all, and even the lost son has a place in heaven. Jesus having a meal with sinners is the reconciliation between God and the lost ones.
The forgiveness of Christ is, also, the inclusion of the decays back in social life.
The coming back of the prodigal son represents the conversion of the sinners to the words and deeds of the Father of Christ.
The older brother doesn't praise the salvation of his lost brother. He also doesn't accept the happiness of his father with the return. The older brother represents the ones that present themselves as morally superior, and, therefore, they think that they can judge others. The Pharisees and the...

The Gospel of March 12th of 2020 according to Saint Luke Chapter 16 Verses19 to 31 - Lenten Weekday

"19.A certain man was wealthy, and he was clothed in purple and in fine linen. And he feasted splendidly every day. 20.And there was a certain beggar, named Lazarus, who lay at his gate, covered with sores, 21.wanting to be filled with the crumbs which were falling from the wealthy man’s table. But no one gave it to him. And even the dogs came and licked his sores. 22.Then it happened that the beggar died, and he was carried by the Angels into the bosom of Abraham. Now the wealthy man also died, and he was entombed in Hell. 23.Then lifting up his eyes, while he was in torments, he saw Abraham far away, and Lazarus in his bosom. 24.And crying out, he said: ‘Father Abraham, take pity on me and send Lazarus, so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water to refresh my tongue. For I am tortured in this fire.’ 25.And Abraham said to him: ‘Son, recall that you received good things in your life, and in comparison, Lazarus received bad things. But now he is consoled, and truly you are tormented. 26.And besides all this, between us and you a great chaos has been established, so that those who might want to cross from here to you are not able, nor can someone cross from there to here.’ 27.And he said: ‘Then, father, I beg you to send him to my father’s house, for I have five brothers, 28.so that he may testify to them, lest they also come into this place of torments.’ 29.And Abraham said to him: ‘They have Moses and the prophets. Let them listen to them.’ 30.So he said: ‘No, father Abraham. But if someone were to go to them from the dead, they would repent.’ 31.But he said to him: ‘If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they believe even if someone has resurrected from the dead.’ ”"

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The Gospel of March 11th of 2020 according to Saint Matthew Chapter 20 Verses17 to 28 - Lenten Weekday

"17.And Jesus, ascending to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples aside in private and said to them: 18.“Behold, we are ascending to Jerusalem, and the Son of man shall be handed over to the leaders of the priests and to the scribes. And they shall condemn him to death. 19.And they shall hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified. And on the third day, he shall rise again.” 20.Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee approached him, with her sons, adoring him, and petitioning something from him. 21.And he said to her, “What do you want?” She said to him, “Declare that these, my two sons, may sit, one at your right hand, and the other at your left, in your kingdom.” 22.But Jesus, responding, said: “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink from the chalice, from which I will drink?” They said to him, “We are able.” 23.He said to them: “From my chalice, indeed, you shall drink. But to sit at my right or my left is not mine to give to you, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.” 24.And the ten, upon hearing this, became indignant with the two brothers. 25.But Jesus called them to himself and said: “You know that the first ones among the Gentiles are their rulers, and that those who are greater exercise power among them. 26.It shall not be this way among you. But whoever will want to be greater among you, let him be your minister. 27.And whoever will want to be first among you, he shall be your servant, 28.even as the Son of man has not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a redemption for many.”"

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The Gospel of March 10th of 2020 according to Saint Matthew Chapter 23 Verses1 to 12 - Lenten Weekday

1.Then Jesus spoke to the crowds, and to his disciples, 2.saying: “The scribes and the Pharisees have sat down in the chair of Moses. 3.Therefore, all things whatsoever that they shall say to you, observe and do. Yet truly, do not choose to act according to their works. For they say, but they do not do. 4.For they bind up heavy and unbearable burdens, and they impose them on men’s shoulders. But they are not willing to move them with even a finger of their own. 5. Truly, they do all their works so that they may be seen by men. For they enlarge their phylacteries and glorify their hems. 6. And they love the first places at feasts, and the first chairs in the synagogues, 7.and greetings in the marketplace, and to be called Master by men.
8.But you must not be called Master. For One is your Master, and you are all brothers.
9.And do not choose to call anyone on earth your father. For One is your Father, who is in heaven.
10.Neither should you be called teachers. For One is your Teacher, the Christ.
11.Whoever is greater among you shall be your minister.
`a`z12.But whoever has exalted himself, shall be humbled. And whoever has humbled himself, shall be exalted.

The Holy Gospel

Highlights
God is our only Father, our only guide, and we have only one teaching. Everyone is equal, and everybody is a servant of God.
To carry out the Law of God, we have to fulfill its commandments from our hearts.
If we only do obey the teachings in just an apparent way, we will not accomplish the divine instructions.
Formalities, like be called rabbi, father, master, or teacher, are not what matters for being a catholic.
To seek the teaching of God, through Jesus, we need to have theses lessons in our hearts.


God Bless Us


Sources
Catholic Public Domain Version
The didache Bible, Ignatius Bible Edition, 2015, Ignatius Press
La Bible Expliquée, 2004, Société Biblique française
Bíblia Sagrada, Edição Pastoral, 2007, Editora Paulus

The Gospel of March 9th of 2020 according to Saint Luke Chapter 6 Verses36 to 38 - Lenten Weekday

"36.Therefore, be merciful, just as your Father is also merciful. 37.Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. 38.Give, and it will be given to you: a good measure, pressed down and shaken together and overflowing, they will place upon your lap. Certainly, the same measure that you use to measure out, will be used to measure back to you again.”"

The Holy Gospel

Highlights

Today´s gospel is about the catholic need to love one another. This love has to come from our hearts and be merciful.
Being merciful is accept that only God can judge, and we must try to fulfill his commandments.
Love one another is necessary to help to build a just and fraternal society.
The Old Testament told us about the alliance between God and the people of Israel, this bond the Israelites to meet the divines laws.
To be just, to be merciful is not to judge and to love one another.


God Bless Us


Sources
Catholic Public Domain Version
The didache Bible, Ignatius Bible Edition, 2015, Ignatius Press
La Bible Expliquée, 2004, Société Biblique française
Bíblia Sagrada, Edição Pastoral, 2007, Editora Paulus


2020 March 9 Mon: Lenten Weekday - Frances of Rome, mw, rf LK 6: 36-38

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The Gospel of March 7th of 2020 according to Saint Matthew Chapter 5 Verses 43 to 48 - Lenten Weekday - Perpetua and Felicity, mts

"43.You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor, and you shall have hatred for your enemy.’ 44.But I say to you: Love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you. And pray for those who persecute and slander you. 45.In this way, you shall be sons of your Father, who is in heaven. He causes his sun to rise upon the good and the bad, and he causes it to rain upon the just and the unjust. 46.For if you love those who love you, what reward will you have? Do not even tax collectors behave this way? 47.And if you greet only your brothers, what more have you done? Do not even the pagans behave this way? 48.Therefore, be perfect, even as your heavenly Father is perfect.”"

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