Fr. Mark J. Hunt, STD

“Look kindly, Lord, we pray,
on the devotion of Your people,
that those who by self-denial are restrained in body
may by the fruit of good works be renewed in mind.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son,
Who lives and …”
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On Wednesday of #Lent 1, #StAugustine ponders #Jonah 3:3, “Why, then, are we asked what was prefigured by the prophet being swallowed by that monster and restored alive on the third day? Christ explained it when he said an evil …”
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“Circumcision of the heart” — #Aphraates — “Law and covenant have been entirely changed. God changed the first pact with Adam, and gave a new one to Noah. He gave another to Abraham, and changed this to give a new one to Moses. When the covenant …”
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“Transgression speaks to the sinner
in the depths of his heart.
There is no fear of God
before his eyes.
In his own eyes, he flatters himself,
not to see and detest his own guilt.
The words of his mouth are mischief and deceit.
He has…”
#Psalm36
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“A heart contrite and humbled, O God, you will not spurn.” #Psalm51 patrolo.gy/3XlXAMV #Catholic #Lent #DailyMass bible.usccb.org/bible/readin...

“During these days of Lent we should keep our manner of life most pure.”
— St. Benedict of Nursia (†547)

#Lent #Lent2026

“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.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son,
Who lives…”
#Catholic #Prayer #Lent patrolo.gy/ard

On Tuesday of #Lent 1, #Aphraates ponders #Isaiah 55:11, “For the rain and the snow do not return to heaven but accomplish in the earth the will of him that sends them. So the word that he shall send through his Christ, who is…”
#Catholic #Dailymass patrolo.gy/dqa

“He has given us life; he has also taught us how to pray” — #StCyprian — “Dear brothers, the commands of the Gospel are nothing else than God’s lessons, the foundations on which to build up hope, the supports for strengthening faith, the food that…” patrolo.gy/c1i

“The LORD’s is the earth and its fullness,
the world, and those who dwell in it.
It is He who set it on the seas;
on the rivers he made it firm.
Who shall climb the mountain of the LORD?
Who shall stand in his holy place?
The clean… ”
#Psalm24
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“From all their distress God rescues the just.” #Psalm34 patrolo.gy/3EF7dQo #Catholic #Lent #DailyMass bible.usccb.org/bible/readin...

“Convert us, O God our Savior,
and instruct our minds by heavenly teaching,
that we may benefit from the works of Lent.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son
Who lives and reigns with You
in the unity of the Holy Spirit…”
#Catholic #Lent #Prayer patrolo.gy/m0u

On Monday of #Lent 1, #PopeStGregoryTheGreat ponders #Leviticus 19:18, “A person who does not divide with his needy neighbor what is necessary to him proves that he loves him less than himself. The command is to share two tunics…”
#Catholic #Dailymass patrolo.gy/w2w

“Let us show each other God’s generosity” — #StGregoryNazianzen — “Recognize to whom you owe the fact that you exist, that you breathe, that you understand, that you are wise, and, above all, that you know God and hope for the kingdom of heaven and…”
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“To my words give ear, O LORD;
give heed to my sighs.
Attend to the sound of my cry,
my King and my God.
To you do I pray, O LORD.
In the morning you hear my voice;
in the morning I plead and watch before you.
You are no God who delights…”
#Psalm5
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“Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.” #Psalm19 patrolo.gy/3EK1gS3 #Catholic #Lent #DailyMass bible.usccb.org/bible/readin...

“What to me, then, is the bread that the devil offers when I have the bread that Christ bestows? What to me is the food on account of which...” #StMaximusOfTurin #Sermon51 #Podcast: Encountering #Jesus with the #ChurchFathers #Catholic #Sunday #Mass
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Desert Silence — Prayer — Transformation = Identity - a reflection on the biblical #desert (#eremos) for the #FirstSundayOfLent. #Jesus # #Gospel #Matthew #Catholic #Sundaymass patrolo.gy/1Lent26

“Grant, almighty God,
through the yearly observances of holy Lent,
that we may grow in understanding
of the riches hidden in Christ
and by worthy conduct pursue their effects.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son…”
#Catholic #Lent #Prayer patrolo.gy/tsd

On the #FirstSundayOfLent, #StGregoryOfNyssa ponders #Genesis 3:6, “Those who have been tricked into taking poison offset its harmful effect by another drug. The remedy, moreover, just like the poison, has to enter the…”
#Catholic #Sundaymass #Lent patrolo.gy/vf2

“In Christ we suffered temptation and in him we overcame the devil” — #StAugustine — “Hear, O God, my petition, listen to my prayer. Who is speaking? An individual, it seems. See if it is an individual: I cried to you from the ends of the earth…”
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“O God, you are my God; at dawn I seek you;
for you my soul is thirsting.
For you my flesh is pining,
like a dry, weary land without water.
I have come before you in the sanctuary,
to behold your strength and your glory.
Your loving mercy …”
#Psalm63
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“Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned.” #Psalm51 patrolo.gy/3XlXAMV #Catholic #Lent #SundayMass bible.usccb.org/bible/readin...

“What to me, then, is the bread that the devil offers when I have the bread that Christ bestows? What to me is the food on account of which...” #StMaximusOfTurin #Sermon51 #Podcast: Encountering #Jesus with the #ChurchFathers #Catholic #Sunday #Mass
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Desert Silence — Prayer — Transformation = Identity - a reflection on the biblical #desert (#eremos) for the #FirstSundayOfLent. #Jesus # #Gospel #Matthew #Catholic #Sundaymass patrolo.gy/1Lent26

“Almighty ever-living God,
look with compassion on our weakness
and ensure us your protection
by stretching forth the right hand of your majesty.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
Who lives and reigns with You…”
#Catholic #Lent #Prayer patrolo.gy/1m3

On #SaturdayAfterAshWednesday, #StGregoryOfNazianzus ponders #Isaiah 58:10, “One meaning of “could not” is simply the limits of some human will. Take, for example, the point that Christ “could not” fulfill any signs in…”
#Catholic #Lent #Dailymass patrolo.gy/yth

“The friendship of God” — #StIrenaeus — “Our Lord, the Word of God, first drew men to God as servants, but later he freed those made subject to him. He himself testified to this: I do not call you servants any longer, for a servant…”
#Catholic #Lent patrolo.gy/jvb

“It is good to give thanks to the LORD,
to make music to your name, O Most High,
to proclaim your loving mercy in the morning,
and your truth in the watches of the night,
on the ten-stringed lyre and the lute,
with the sound of song on the…”
#Psalm92
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“Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth.” #Psalm86 patrolo.gy/3xQofXJ #Catholic #Lent #DailyMass bible.usccb.org/bible/readin...