![]() Mk 4,1-9).įor us Christians an affirmation of this kind has the ring of the promised coming of Jesus Christ, thanks to which the word of God has now truly penetrated into the earth and has become bread for us all: seed which bears fruit through the ages, a fruitful response in which God’s discourse has taken root in this world in vital fashion. The prophecy, therefore, however wrapped in obscurity, is an encouragement to all those who, in spite of everything continue to believe in the power of God, convince that the world is not just rocky soil in which the seed cannot find room to grow, but certain that the soil will not always be only a thin layer on the surface from which the birds day by day peck out suddenly what seed has there fallen upon it. God’s seed in the world seems to give no results. For everything happened as a sign: the crossing of the Red Sea, the blossoming of the period of the Kings, the return of Israel to their country out of exile, all this now fades away. ![]() For this passage belongs certainly to the story of the passion of Israel, where we read that God’s appeals to his people were continually defeated and that his word invariably remained fruitless, while God appears seated astride history, but not as a conqueror. When the prophet Isaiah made this affirmation, it was not at all to bring out something merely trivial, but rather a contradiction of what might be expected. So shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth: it shall not return to me empty (55, 11) Let us look at the texts, and begin with the reading from the prophet Isaiah. Meditation-Tuesday of the First Week of Lent: In the liturgical texts for today is hidden the mystery of the Mother of God, intimately connected with that of the incarnation of the Son of God. The word of God which is sown so abundantly during Lent should grow and bear fruit in us if we have really prepared ourselves by fasting and discipline of the flesh. The Church, acting as God's prophet, calls us to return to the Lord by true penance. It is a special time of divine mercy and grace. Lent is a time set apart to seek the Lord. God demands of his people a worship in spirit and in truth, and a conversion which comes from the heart. Mere formalism and externalism are of no value in the religion of Christ. The readings and propers of the Mass shows the Church's constant effort to acquaint us with the teaching of her Founder, and to strengthen us to follow and live his teachings. Both under 12 years old, they were the youngest non-martyrs to be beatified in the history of the Church. Pope John Paul II beatified Francisco and Jacinta May 13, 2000, on the 83rd anniversary of the first apparition of Our Lady at Fatima. The brother and sister who tended to their families’ sheep with their cousin Lucia Santo in the fields of Fatima, witnessed the apparitions of Mary, now commonly known as Our Lady of Fatima. Jacinta (1910-1920), the youngest visionary of Our Lady of Fatima. Today the Roman Martyrology commemorates St. » Enjoy our Liturgical Seasons series of e-books!įranciso and Jacinta Marto were officially declared saints of the Catholic Church by Pope Francis on May 13, 2017, in Fatima, Portugal. The Relevancy of Fatima, One Hundred Years Later.Honoring Mary on the 100th anniversary of her apparitions at Fatima.Fatima Today: In Defense of Private Revelation.Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Tuesday of the First Week of Lent: Look upon your family, Lord, that, through the chastening effects of bodily discipline, our minds may be radiant in your presence with the strength of our yearning for you. Ps 4:2: When I called, the God of justice gave me answer from anguish you released me have mercy, O Lord, and hear my prayer. ![]() Gospel Verse, Mt 4:4b: One does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.įirst Reading (excerpt), Is 55:10-11: For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and return not thither but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and prosper in the thing for which I sent it.Ĭommunion Antiphon, Cf. Ps 90 (89):1-2: O Lord, you have been our refuge, from generation to generation, from age to age, you are. Mass Propers for Tuesday of the First Week of Lent:Įntrance Antiphon, Cf. ![]()
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