Tuesday of the First Week of Lent

Year of the Family "Amoris Laetitia The Joy of Love"

Saints: Saint John of God (1495-1550); Saint Senan, Bishop (488-544); Saint Duthac (1000-1065); Saint Felix (7th century)

Readings of the Day

Rule of Saint Benedict: Ch 31:1-12 Qualifications of the Monastery Cellarer

Mass: Is 55:10-11; Resp Ps 34; Mt 6:7-15

Look to him that you may be radiant with joy.

MARY, QUEEN OF PEACE,

PRAY FOR US.

This is how you are to pray.

(Mt 6:9)

United in faith and prayer, we continue to pray for the people of Ukraine and Russia. We can go about that today by first, listening to Saint Cyprian (210-258).

Let us pray as God our Master has taught us. To ask the Father in words His Son has given us, to let Him hear the prayer of Christ ringing in His ears, is to make our prayer one of friendship, a family prayer. Let the Father recognise the works of His Son. Let the Son who lives in our hearts be also on our lips. We have Him as an advocate for sinners before the Father; when we ask forgiveness for our sins, let us use the words given by our advocate. He tells us: Whatever you ask the Father in my name, He will give you. What more effective prayer could we then make in the name of Christ than in the words of His own prayer?

(From a treatise on the Lord's Prayer by Saint Cyprian, bishop and martyr, in Office of Readings, First Week of Lent, Tuesday)

And second, praying with the most perfect prayer, taught to us by Jesus.

Our Father in heaven,

hallowed by your name, 

your kingdom come,

your will be done,

on earth as in heaven.

Give us today our daily bread;

and forgive us our debts,

as we forgive our debtors;

and do not subject us to the final test,

but deliver us from evil.

(Mt 6:9-13)

SAINT JOHN OF GOD,

SAINT SENAN,

SAINT DUTHAC,

SAINT FELIX,

PRAY FOR US.

Today's photo: These beautiful women are long-time, faithful friends and fellow Hoosiers. Here they are in Asheville, NC, with Norwegian Fjord Horses. 

© Gertrude Feick