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But I say to you, love your enemies,
and pray for those who persecute you,
that you may be children of your heavenly Father,
for he makes his sun rise on the bad and the good,
and causes rain to fall on the just and the unjust.
For if you love those who love you, what recompense will you have?

Jesus said to his disciples:
I tell you,
unless your righteousness surpasses that
of the scribes and Pharisees,
you will not enter into the Kingdom of heaven.

Lord, on the day I called for help, you answered me.

And the king will say to them in reply,
‘Amen, I say to you, whatever you did
for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.’

Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life.

One does not live on bread alone,
but on every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.

I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked man, says the Lord,
but rather in his conversion, that he may live.

A heart contrite and humbled, O God, you will not spurn.

Jesus answered them, “Can the wedding guests mourn
as long as the bridegroom is with them?
The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them,
and then they will fast.”

Seek good and not evil so that you may live,
and the Lord will be with you.

“If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself
and take up his cross daily and follow me.
For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it,
but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.
What profit is there for one to gain the whole world
yet lose or forfeit himself?”

Blessed are they who hope in the Lord.

Behold, now is a very acceptable time;
behold, now is the day of salvation.

Brothers and sisters:
We are ambassadors for Christ,
as if God were appealing through us.
We implore you on behalf of Christ,
be reconciled to God.

Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned.

“ask yourself, 'how can I grow closer to Christ this Lent?'...This is the invitation that Christ is giving you today. And if you hear his voice harden not your hearts.” Fr. Mark E. Thibodeaux, SJ

🕯️ Prayer is not one activity among many. It is life itself.

For Titus Brandsma, prayer was not an oasis in the desert of work, but the living center from which all his action flowed.

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Whoever loves me will keep my word, says the Lord;
and my Father will love him
and we will come to him.

Consider it all joy, my brothers and sisters,
when you encounter various trials,
for you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.
And let perseverance be perfect,
so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

Before man are life and death, good and evil,
whichever he chooses shall be given him.

Open our hearts, O Lord,
to listen to the words of your Son.

Today we celebrate the feast of St. Scholastica, sister to our holy father Benedict and patroness of Benedictine nuns. St. Scholastica, pray for us!

Incline my heart, O God, to your decrees;
and favor me with your law.

Jesus preached the Gospel of the Kingdom
and cured every disease among the people.

Jesus said to his disciples:
You are the salt of the earth.
But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned?
It is no longer good for anything
but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.

Blessed are they who have kept the word with a generous heart,
and yield a harvest through perseverance.

St. Agatha, pray for us!

Lord, forgive the wrong I have done.

Saint Ansgar, Bishop, pray for us!

Incline your ear, O LORD; answer me,
for I am afflicted and poor.
Keep my life, for I am devoted to you;
save your servant who trusts in you.
You are my God.