† God is Love. Love everyone as you love yourself.
First Week of Lent – The Transfiguration of the Lord “His face shone like the sun.” In this first week of Lent, the Church gives us the Gospel of the Transfiguration which may seem surprising. We have just entered a season marked by ashes, repentance, fasting, and sacrifice and now we are taken up a … Read more
These are the Catholic mass readings for the Saturday, 28th February 2026, first week of Lent. FIRST READING“You shall be a people holy to the Lord your God.” A reading from the Book of Deuteronomy (DEUTERONOMY 26: 16 – 19) Moses spoke to the people, saying: “This day the Lord your God commands you to … Read more
These are the Catholic mass readings for the Friday 27th February 2026, first week of Lent. FIRST READING“Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked, and not rather that he should turn from his way and live?” A reading from the Book of the Prophet Ezekiel (EZEKIEL 18: 21 – 28) Thus says … Read more
First Week of Lent In this first week of Lent, the Church places before us the words of Jesus that are simple, direct, and deeply comforting: “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” These are not complicated instructions but invitations to trust, to … Read more
These are the Catholic mass readings for Thursday the 26th February 2026, first week of Lent. FIRST READINGI have no helper but you, Lord. A reading from the Book of Esther (ESTHER 14: 1, 3 – 4, 11, 13 – 14) In those days: Esther the queen, seized with deathly anxiety, fled to the Lord. … Read more
Reflection on Luke 11:29–32First Week of Lent In this first week of Lent, the Church gives us a Gospel that is both direct and uncomfortable. Jesus looks at the growing crowds and says something that must have suddenly shocked them: “This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign.” These were not pagans speaking. These were … Read more
These are the Catholic mass readings for Wednesday the 25th February 2026, the Frist week of Lent. FIRST READINGThe Ninevites turned from their evil way. A reading from the Book of the Prophe Jonah (JONAH 3: 1 – 10) The word of the Lord came to Jonah, saying, “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, … Read more
“Pray then like this.” As we humble our hearts during Lent, the Church places before us the most sacred teaching on prayer, not a way devised by saints, not a devotion born of private revelation, but the very prayer placed on our lips by the Lord Himself. When Jesus says, “Pray then like this,” He is not … Read more
These are the Catholic mass readings for Tuesday the 24th February 2026, First week of Lent. FIRST READING“My word shall accomplish that which I intend.” A reading from the Book of Isaiah (ISAIAH 55: 10 – 11) Thus says the Lord: “As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return … Read more
“As you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.” Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, at the very beginning of this holy season of Lent, the Church places before us a Gospel that is both consoling and sobering. It is consoling because it reveals the tenderness … Read more