What about me, Lord?
The Fourth Sunday of Lent The Return of the Prodigal Son is Rembrandt's elegant rendition of today's Gospel reading. Within it, we see...
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Deacon Anthony Cincotta
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Second Sunday of Lent
Genesis 13:5-12, 17-18, Psalm 27:1, 7-8, 8-9, 13-14, Philippians 3:17-4:1, & Luke 9:28b-36 Today's Gospel of Saint Luke is the account of...
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Deacon Anthony Cincotta
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The First Sunday of Lent
Deuteronomy 26:4-10, Psalm 91:102, 10-15, Romans 10:8-13, & Luke 4:1-13 “You shall not put the Lord, your God, to the test.“ In today’s...
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Deacon Anthony Cincotta
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Friday after Ash Wednesday
Memorial Feast: Saint Casimir (1458-+1484) Patron Saint of Lithuania Isaiah 58:1-9a, Psalm 51:3-4, 5-6, 18-19, & Matthew 9:14-15 In...
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Deacon Anthony Cincotta
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The Celebration of the Passion of the Lord
Book of the Prophet Isaiah 52:13, 53:12, Psalm 31, Letter to the Hebrews 4:14-16, 5:7-9, & John 18:1-19:42 Christ Bearing the Cross by...
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Deacon Anthony Cincotta
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The Lord's Supper
Book of Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14, Psalm 116:12-13, 15-16bc, 17-18, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, & John 13:1-5 All of Christendom celebrates...
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Deacon Anthony Cincotta
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Wednesday of Holy Week
Book of the Prophet Isaiah 50:4-9a, Psalm 69:8-10, 21-22, 31, 33-34, & Matthew 26:14-25 We don’t really know Jesus and His love for us...
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Deacon Anthony Cincotta
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Monday of Holy Week
Book of the Prophet Isiah 42:1-7, Psalm 27:1-3, 13-14, & John 12:1-11 On this Monday of Holy Week, we see Jesus at home with his friends,...
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Deacon Anthony Cincotta
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Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
Mark 11:1-10 or John 12:12-16 (Entrance Rite), Book of the Prophet Isaiah 50:4-7, Psalm 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24, Philippians 2:6-11, & Mark...
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Deacon Anthony Cincotta
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Saturday of the Fifth Week of Lent
Book of the Prophet Ezekiel 37:21-28, Psalm (Jeremiah) 31:10-13, & John 11:45-56 Today’s readings remind us that as Christians, we are...
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Deacon Anthony Cincotta
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Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Lent
Book of the Prophet Daniel 3:14-20, 91-92, 95, Psalm (Daniel 3:52-56), & John 8:31-42 Here is a question you may have heard me ask, "Do...
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Deacon Anthony Cincotta
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Fifth Sunday of Lent
Book of the Prophet Jeremiah 31:31-34, Psalm 51:3-4, 12-15, Letter of Saint Paul to the Hebrews 5:7-9, & John 12:20-33 This field...
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Deacon Anthony Cincotta
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Saturday of the Fourth Week of Lent
Book of the Prophet Jeremiah 11:18-20, Psalm 7:2-3, 9-12, & John 7:40-53 Christ amongst the Pharisees, Flemish School, circa 1625. On...
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Deacon Anthony Cincotta
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Thursday of the Fourth Week of Lent
Memorial Feast: Saint Cyril of Jerusalem (c.313-+386) Bishop and Doctor of the Church Book of Exodus 32:7-14, Psalm 106:9-13, & John...
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Deacon Anthony Cincotta
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Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Lent
Memorial Feast: Saint Patrick (born in Great Brittan – died in Ireland c. 5th Century) Patron Saint of Ireland Book of the Prophet Isaiah...
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Deacon Anthony Cincotta
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Fourth Sunday of Lent
Second Book of Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23, Psalm 137:1, 2, 3, 4-5, 6, Letter of Saint Paul to the Ephesians 2:4-10, & John 3:14-21...
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Deacon Anthony Cincotta
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First Sunday of Lent
Book of Genesis 9:8-15, Psalm 25:4-9, First Letter of Saint Peter 3:18-22, & Mark 1:12-15 In our first reading, Noah is given a promise...
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Deacon Anthony Cincotta
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Thursday after Ash Wednesday
Book of Deuteronomy 30:15-20, Psalm 1:1-2, 3, 4, 6, & Luke 9:22-25 Lent is for religious people. As a part of the prologue to the season,...
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Deacon Anthony Cincotta
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Wednesday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time
Memorial Feast: Saint Scholastica, Virgin, (480-+543) Patron Saint of Schools and Convulsive Children Book of Genesis 2:4b-9, 15-17,...
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