Monthly Archives: March 2014

04-01-14 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

April 1, 2014 The Prophet Ezekiel had a vision in which an angel of God had shown him a trickle of water flowing from the LORD’s Temple in Jerusalem.  As Ezekiel followed the water it grew into a wide and … Continue reading

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03-31-14 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

March 31, 2014 The LORD spoke through the prophet Isaiah saying, “I am about to create new heavens and a new earth; the things of the past shall not be remembered or come to mind. Instead, there shall always be … Continue reading

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03-30-14 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

March 30, 2014 (Fourth Sunday Lent A) “Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light.” Eph 5:8-14 Are we lost in the frustrations of work or road? Are we befuddled by the cost of … Continue reading

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03-29-14 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

March 29, 2014 Jesus said, “everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”  Lk 18:9-14 There is a certain reality to the premise that once one reaches the top of the ladder … Continue reading

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03-28-14 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

March 28, 2014 One of the scribes came to Jesus and asked him, “Which is the first of all the commandments?”  Jesus replied, “The first is this: Hear, O Israel!  The Lord our God is Lord alone!  You shall love … Continue reading

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03-27-14 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

March 27, 2014 Jesus said, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste and house will fall against house.”  Lk 11:14-23 We can expound on this to say: every country and every city, every town and every business, every … Continue reading

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03-26-14 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

March 26, 2014 Jesus said, “whoever obeys and teaches these commandments will be called greatest in the Kingdom of heaven.”  Mt 5:17-19 One of the most awesome Gifts that God has given to the children He created, to us, is … Continue reading

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03-25-14 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

March 25, 2014 (Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord) Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.”  Lk 1:26-38 Total submission, to be the Mother of God! … Continue reading

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03-24-14 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

March 24, 2014 Jesus spoke the truth to the people, trying to get them to open their eyes and change some of their errant ways.  And their response: They rose up, drove him out of the town, and led him … Continue reading

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03-23-14 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

March 23, 2014 (Third Sunday of Lent, A) Jesus said, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again;  but whoever drinks the water I shall give will never thirst;  the water I shall give will become in him a … Continue reading

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03-22-14 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

March 22, 2014 Jesus speaks of a father’s forgiveness, even after a rebellious son disowns him.  And then He gives another example of the unforgiving brother who was grudgingly dedicated to his father. The father explains to the son,  “My … Continue reading

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03-21-14 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

March 21, 2014“The stone that the builders rejectedhas become the cornerstone;by the Lord has this been done,and it is wonderful in our eyes?”  Mt 21:33-43, 45-46 Don’t shoot the messenger!(no matter how rejectable they may seem)God will never give up … Continue reading

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03-20-14 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

March 20, 2014“Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose hope is the LORD.  He is like a tree planted beside the waters that stretches out its roots to the stream: it fears not the heat when it … Continue reading

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03-19-14 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

March 19, 2014 (St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary) The angel of the Lord appeared to him (Joseph) in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your … Continue reading

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03-18-14 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

March 18, 2014 (St. Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop and Doctor of the Church) The LORD spoke through the prophet Isaiah saying, “Though your sins be like scarlet, they may become white as snow;” Is 1:10, 16-20 . . . IF … Continue reading

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03-17-14 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

March 17, 2014 (St. Patrick, Bishop) Jesus spoke with His disciples about being merciful to others, about not judging and condemning but forgiving instead.  And He said, “For the measure with which you measure will in return be measured out … Continue reading

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03-16-14 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

March 16, 2014 (2nd Sunday of Lent, A) The LORD said to Abram (prefiguring Jesus), “I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.”  “All the communities of the earth shall find … Continue reading

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03-15-14 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

March 15, 2014 Moses said to the Israelites:  “today the LORD is making this agreement with you: you are to be a people peculiarly his own, as he promised you; and provided you keep all his commandments, he will then … Continue reading

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03-14-14 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

March 14, 2014 Jesus said, “You have heard that it was said to your ancestors, ‘You shall not kill; and whoever kills will be liable to judgment.‘  But I say to you, whoever is angry with his brother will be … Continue reading

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03-13-14 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

March 13, 2014 Two good quotes in today’s Gospel reading:  Jesus said, “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.”  Mt 7:7-12 And we always seem … Continue reading

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03-12-14 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

March 12, 2014 Jesus said, “At the judgment the men of Nineveh will arise with this generation and condemn it, because at the preaching of Jonah they repented, and there is something greater than Jonah here.” Lk 11:29-32 So the … Continue reading

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03-11-14 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

March 11, 2014 The Lord said, through the prophet Isaiah “My Word shall not return to me void, but shall do my will, achieving the end for which I sent it.”  Is 55:10-11 The Word of Love.  The Word of … Continue reading

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03-10-14 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

March 10, 2014 The LORD said to Moses, “Speak to the whole assembly of the children of Israel and tell them: Be holy, for I, the LORD, your God, am holy.  Lv 19:1-2, 11-18 Why? Jesus said to his disciples: … Continue reading

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03-09-14 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

March 9, 2014 (First Sunday of Lent, A) The second Creation story in the Book of Genesis culminates in Adam and Eve’s Fall from God’s grace, when they lost their trust, their faith in Him and moved it to themselves.  … Continue reading

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03-08-14 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

March 8, 2014 (St. John of God) The Lord spoke through the Prophet Isaiah saying, “If you remove from your midst oppression, false accusation and malicious speech; If you bestow your bread on the hungry and satisfy the afflicted; Then … Continue reading

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03-07-14 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

March 7, 2014 (Sts. Perpetua and Felicity, Martyrs) The Lord said through the Prophet Isaiah, “This, rather, is the fasting that I wish: releasing those bound unjustly, untying the thongs of the yoke; setting free the oppressed, breaking every yoke; … Continue reading

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03-06-14 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

March 6, 2014 “Today I have set before you life and prosperity, death and doom . . .  Choose life, then, that you and your descendants may live, by loving the LORD, your God, heeding his voice, and holding fast … Continue reading

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03-05-14 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

March 5, 2014 (Ash Wednesday, A) Even now, says the LORD, return to me with your whole heart, with fasting, and weeping, and mourning; rend your hearts, not your garments, and return to the LORD, your God. Jl 2:12-18 So, … Continue reading

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03-04-14 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

March 4, 2014 Jesus said, “But many that are first will be last, and the last will be first.”  Mk 10:28-31 The point was, that we are not to be constantly dwelling on what we gave, for the sake of … Continue reading

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03-03-14 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

March 3, 2014 (St. Katharine Drexel) Jesus said to His disciples, “Children, how hard it is to enter the Kingdom of God!  It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for one who … Continue reading

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03-02-14 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

March 2, 2014 (Eighth Sunday Ordinary Time A) Jesus said to his disciples:  “No one can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other.  You cannot serve … Continue reading

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