Monthly Archives: February 2016

03-01-16 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

March 1, 2016 Peter approached Jesus and asked him, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him?  As many as seven times?”  Jesus answered, “I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times. Mt_18:21-35 … Continue reading

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02-29-16 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 29, 2016 Jesus said to the people in the synagogue at Nazareth: “Amen, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own native place.  . . . When the people in the synagogue heard this, they were … Continue reading

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02-28-16 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 28, 2016 (Third Sunday of Lent C) Moses said to God, “But when I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ if they ask me, ‘What is his … Continue reading

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02-27-16 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 27, 2016 Jesus told a parable about two sons and their father.  The younger son took off with his premature inheritance and found life on his own to be pretty tough, as he fell into poverty and hunger . … Continue reading

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02-26-16 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 26, 2016 Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders, “Did you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; by the Lord has this been done, and it is wonderful … Continue reading

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02-25-16 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 25, 2016 I, the LORD, alone probe the mind and test the heart, to reward everyone according to his ways, according to the merit of his deeds.  Jer_17:5-10 Jesus told a story to the Pharisees to emphasize the importance … Continue reading

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02-24-16 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 24, 2016 As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the Twelve disciples aside by themselves, and said to them on the way, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed … Continue reading

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02-23-16 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 23, 2016 (St. Polycarp) Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples, saying, “The scribes and the Pharisees have taken their seat on the chair of Moses.  Therefore, do and observe all things whatsoever they tell you, but … Continue reading

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02-22-16 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 22, 2016 (The Chair of St. Peter) Jesus said, “And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it.”   Mt_16:13-19 … Continue reading

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02-21-16 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 21, 2016 (2nd Sunday of Lent C) But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we also await a savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.  He will change our lowly body to conform with his glorified body by the … Continue reading

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02-20-16 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 20, 2016 Jesus said to his disciples: “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 … Continue reading

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02-19-16 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 19, 2016 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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02-18-16 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 18, 2016 Queen Esther prayed to the LORD: “Save us from the hand of our enemies; turn our mourning into gladness and our sorrows into wholeness.”  Est_C:12,14-16,23-25 Jesus said to his disciples: “Ask and it will be given to … Continue reading

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02-17-16 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 17, 2016 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 Jesus tells us … Continue reading

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02-16-16 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 16, 2016 Jesus said, “This is how you are to pray: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy Kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day … Continue reading

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02-15-16 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 15, 2016 Jesus told a parable about the final judgment . . . Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the … Continue reading

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02-14-16 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 14, 2016 (First Sunday of Lent C) Brothers and sisters: What does Scripture say? ‘The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart’ – that is, the word of faith that we preach, for, if you … Continue reading

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02-13-16 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 13, 2016 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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02-12-16 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 12, 2016 Through the Prophet Isaiah, the LORD spoke these words about true fasting and its reward:  This, rather, is the fasting that I wish: releasing those bound unjustly, untying the thongs of the yoke;  Setting free the oppressed, … Continue reading

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02-11-16 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 11, 2016 (Our Lady of Lourdes) Moses said, “I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse.  Choose life, then, that you and your descendants may live, by loving the LORD, your God, heeding his … Continue reading

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02-10-16 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 10, 2016 (Ash Wednesday) 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.  For gracious and merciful … Continue reading

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02-09-16 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 9, 2016 In refuting the Pharisees for their overly strict adherence to Jewish law, at the cost of respect for parents and neighbors, Jesus quoted Isaiah saying, ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far … Continue reading

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02-08-16 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 8, 2016 Jesus preached the Gospel of the Kingdom and cured every disease among the people.  Mt 4:23 The Gospel is the Good News that Peace can be found within ourselves, when we place our trust in Jesus.  That’s … Continue reading

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02-07-16 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 7, 2016 (Fifth Sunday Ordinary Time C) In a vision of the LORD, the prophet Isaiah tells us: Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? Who will go for us?”  “Here I am,” … Continue reading

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02-06-16 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 6, 2016 (St. Paul Miki and Companions, Martyrs) . . . the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream at night.  God said, “Ask something of me and I will give it to you.” . . .  Solomon answered, … Continue reading

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02-05-16 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 5, 2016 (Saint Agatha, Virgin and Martyr) Yeshua Ben Sira writes about David . . .  As a youth he slew the giant and wiped out the people’s disgrace, . . .  With his every deed he offered thanks … Continue reading

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02-04-16 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 4, 2016 The inspiration of St. Francis:  Jesus summoned the Twelve and began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over unclean spirits.  He instructed them to take nothing for the journey but a walking … Continue reading

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02-03-16 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 3, 2016 (St. Blaise, Bishop and Martyr) By trying to take possession of God’s people through a census, David recognized his error and pleaded for God’s mercy.  But there would be recompense.  And not only David, but the whole … Continue reading

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02-02-16 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 2, 2016 (The Presentation of the Lord) Since the children share in blood and flesh, Jesus likewise shared in them, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the Devil, and … Continue reading

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