Monthly Archives: February 2015

03-01-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

March 1, 2015 (Second Sunday of Lent, B) As Jesus was transfigured before Peter, James and John on the mountain top, a cloud overshadowed them and from the cloud came a voice, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.”   … Continue reading

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02-28-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 28, 2015 Jesus said, “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’  But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be … Continue reading

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02-27-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 27, 2015 Thus says the Lord GOD: If the wicked man turns away from all the sins he committed, if he keeps all my statutes and does what is right and just, he shall surely live, he shall not … Continue reading

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02-26-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 26, 2015 Jesus, in speaking about our needs and our prayers said, “Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.”  Matthew 7:7-12 And then He related the … Continue reading

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02-25-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 25, 2015 Jonah began his journey through the city, and had gone but a single day’s walk announcing, “Forty days more and Nineveh shall be destroyed,” when the people of Nineveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast and all … Continue reading

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02-24-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 24, 2015 The LORD spoke, through the Prophet Isaiah, “So shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth; It shall not return to me void, but shall do my will, achieving the end for which I sent … Continue reading

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02-23-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 23, 2015 (St. Polycarp, Bishop and Martyr) Jesus told a parable about God’s kingdom, saying: ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father.  Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry … Continue reading

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02-22-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 22, 2015 (First Sunday of Lent, B) St. Peter wrote, Beloved: Christ suffered for sins once, the righteous for the sake of the unrighteous, that he might lead you to God.   1 Pt 3:18-22 Jesus said, “This is the … Continue reading

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02-21-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 21, 2015 Thus says the LORD: 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 light shall rise for you in the darkness, … Continue reading

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02-20-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 20, 2015 (Blessed Jacinta and Francisco Marto) Thus says the Lord GOD: “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; Sharing your … Continue reading

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02-19-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 19, 2015 Moses said, “Choose life, then, that you and your descendants may live, by loving the LORD, your God, heeding his voice, and holding fast to him.” Dt 30:15-20 YES!  There we have it! All the way back … Continue reading

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02-18-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 18, 2015 (Ash Wednesday) Have mercy on me, O God, in your goodness; in the greatness of your compassion wipe out my offense. Thoroughly wash me from my guilt and of my sin cleanse me.  For I acknowledge my … Continue reading

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02-17-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 17, 2015 Jesus said to His disciples, “Watch out, guard against the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”  Mk 8:14-21 Sometimes we use figures of speech to make a point because it might be easier to … Continue reading

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02-16-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 16, 2015 Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let us go out in the field.”  When they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him. Then the LORD asked Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?”  … Continue reading

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02-15-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 15, 2015 (Sixth Sunday Ordinary Time B) In the Old Testament time of Moses, the Law stated that someone with leprosy was to declare himself unclean and, “He shall dwell apart, making his abode outside the camp.”   Lv 13:1-2, … Continue reading

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02-14-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 14, 2015 Happy Valentine’s Day, beloved! (Saints Cyril, Monk, and Methodius, Bishop) THE FALL The man said to God, “I heard you in the garden; but I was afraid, because I was naked, so I hid myself.”  The shame … Continue reading

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02-13-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 13, 2015 Now the serpent was the most cunning of all the animals that the LORD God had made.  The serpent asked the woman, “Did God really tell you not to eat from any of the trees in the … Continue reading

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02-12-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 12, 2015 The Greek woman who was rejected by Jesus replied, “Lord, even the dogs under the table eat the children’s scraps.”  Mk 7:24-30 How do we respond to rejection, beloved.  Do we get angry and walk away?  Do … Continue reading

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02-11-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 11, 2015 (Our Lady of Lourdes) In response to the Pharisees accusation that Jesus’ disciples do not follow the strict hand washing rules set forth in the Jewish law, Jesus said, “Hear me, all of you, and understand.  Nothing … Continue reading

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02-10-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 10, 2015 (St. Scholastica, Virgin) Then God said: “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.” God created man in his image; in the divine image he created him; male and female he created them. Gn 1:20—2:4a … Continue reading

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02-09-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 9, 2015 In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless wasteland, and darkness covered the abyss, while a mighty wind swept over the waters.   Gn 1:1-19 What do you think of, … Continue reading

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02-08-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 8, 2015 (Fifth Sunday Ordinary Time B) St. Paul said, “If I preach the gospel, this is no reason for me to boast, for an obligation has been imposed on me, and woe to me if I do not … Continue reading

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02-07-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 7, 2015 May the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep by the Blood of the eternal covenant,  furnish you with all that is good, that you may do his will.  … Continue reading

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02-06-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 6, 2015 (St. Paul Miki and Companions, Martyrs) Herod feared John, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man, and kept him in custody.  When he heard him speak he was very much perplexed, yet he liked to … Continue reading

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02-05-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 5, 2015 (St. Agatha, Virgin and Martyr) Jesus said, “Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave from there.  Whatever place does not welcome you or listen to you, leave there and shake the dust off your … Continue reading

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02-04-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 4, 2015 Endure your trials as “discipline”; God treats you as his sons.  For what “son” is there whom his father does not discipline?  At the time, all discipline seems a cause not for joy but for pain, yet … Continue reading

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02-03-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 3, 2015 (St. Blase, Bishop and Martyr) Brothers and sisters: Since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us rid ourselves of every burden and sin that clings to us and persevere in running the … Continue reading

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02-02-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 2, 2015 (Presentation of the Lord) And suddenly there will come to the temple the LORD whom you seek,   Mal 3:1-4 When the days were completed for their purification according to the law of Moses, Mary and Joseph took … Continue reading

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02-01-15 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 1, 2015 (Fourth Sunday Ordinary Time B) Moses spoke to all the people, saying: “A prophet like me will the LORD, your God, raise up for you from among your own kin; to him you shall listen.  Dt 18:15-20 … Continue reading

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