Monthly Archives: February 2023

03-01-23 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

March 1, 2023 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 Some people are … Continue reading

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02-28-23 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 28, 2023 One does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.  Mt_4:4b “Blessed are the . . .” (Mt_5:3-12) “Blessed are you . . . because of me” (Jesus) … Continue reading

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02-27-23 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 27, 2023 (St. Gregory of Narek, Abbot and Doctor of the Church) Jesus said, ‘Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.’  Mt_25:31-46 The question we could … Continue reading

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02-26-23 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 26, 2023 (1st Sunday of Lent, Yr. A) After 40-days and nights of fasting in the desert, the tempter approached and said to him (Jesus), “If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become loaves of … Continue reading

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02-25-23 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 25, 2023 I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked man, says the Lord, but rather in his conversion, that he may live.  Ez_33:11 What a contradiction to the ways of the world.  And yet, this is … Continue reading

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02-24-23 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 24, 2023Is this the manner of fasting I wish, of keeping a day of penance: That a man bow his head like a reed and lie in sackcloth and ashes? Do you call this a fast, a day acceptable … Continue reading

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02-23-23 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 23, 2023 (St Polycarp, Bishop and Martyr) Moses said to the people: “Today I have set before you life and prosperity, death and doom. If you obey the commandments of the LORD, your God, which I enjoin on you … Continue reading

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02-22-23 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 22, 2023 (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. Jl_2:12-18 Sometimes, beloved, we … Continue reading

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02-21-23 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 21, 2023 (St. Peter Damian, Bishop and Doctor of the Church) Jesus sat down, called the Twelve, and said to them, “If anyone wishes to be first, he shall be the last of all and the servant of all.” … Continue reading

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02-20-23 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 20, 2023 Jesus said, “Everything is possible to one who has faith.” Then the boy’s father cried out, “I do believe, help my unbelief!”  Mk_9:14-29 If that’s not a request we can all make!  Help our unbelief! Whatever or … Continue reading

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02-19-23 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 19, 2023 (7th Sunday Ordinary Time A) St. Paul said, Brothers and sisters: Do you not know that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? . . .  If any one … Continue reading

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02-18-23 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 18, 2023 Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no fuller on earth could bleach them. … Continue reading

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02-17-23 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 17, 2023 (The Seven Founders of the Servite Order, Religious) Jesus summoned the crowd with his disciples and said to them, “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever … Continue reading

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02-16-23 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 16, 2023 God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them: “Be fertile and multiply and fill the earth. Dread fear of you shall come upon all the animals of the earth and all the birds of the … Continue reading

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02-15-23 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 15, 2023 Jesus took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. Putting spittle on his eyes he laid his hands on the man and asked, “Do you see anything?” Looking up the man replied, … Continue reading

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02-14-23 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 14, 2023 (Ss. Cyril, Monk and Methodius, Bishop) Jesus said to His disciples, “Do you still not understand?”  Mk_8:14-21 Even with straight forward teaching from the Lord himself, the Apostles still did not understand about God’s boundless mercy and … Continue reading

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02-13-23 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 13, 2023 The Pharisees came forward and began to argue with Jesus, seeking from him a sign from heaven to test him. He sighed from the depth of his spirit and said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? … Continue reading

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02-12-23 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 12, 2023 (6th Sunday Ordinary Time, A) If you choose you can keep the commandments, they will save you; if you trust in God, you too shall live; he has set before you fire and water to whichever you … Continue reading

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02-11-23 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 11, 2023 (Our Lady of Lourdes) There was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the wedding. When the wine ran short, the mother of … Continue reading

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02-10-23 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 10, 2023 (St. Scholastica, Virgin) The people brought to Jesus a deaf man who had a speech impediment and begged him to lay his hand on him. He took him off by himself away from the crowd.  He put … Continue reading

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02-09-23 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 9, 2023 The LORD God said: “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a suitable partner for him.” . . . So the LORD God cast a deep sleep on the man, and … Continue reading

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02-08-23 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 8, 2023 (St. Josephine Bakhita, Virgin) Jesus said, “Do you not realize that everything that goes into a person from outside cannot defile, since it enters not the heart but the stomach and passes out into the latrine?” (Thus … Continue reading

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02-07-23 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 7, 2023 (Bl. Pius IX, Pope) When I behold your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars which you set in place, What is man that you should be mindful of him, or the son … Continue reading

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02-06-23 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 6, 2023 (St. Paul Miki and Companions, Martyrs) 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. Then … Continue reading

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02-05-23 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 5, 2023 Jesus said, “You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket; it is set on a … Continue reading

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02-04-23 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 4, 2023 When Jesus disembarked and saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, for they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.  Mk_6:30-34 Why were they like … Continue reading

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02-03-23 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 3, 2023 (St. Blaise, Bishop and Martyr) Let brotherly love continue. Do not neglect hospitality, for through it some have unknowingly entertained angels. Be mindful of prisoners as if sharing their imprisonment, and of the ill-treated as of yourselves, … Continue reading

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02-02-23 Catholic Daily Mass Quotes

February 2, 2023 (Presentation of the Lord) When the days were completed for their purification according to the law of Moses, Mary and Joseph took Jesus up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord, just as it is written … Continue reading

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