Daniel 3:14-20, 91-92, 95; Daniel 3:52-56; John 8:31-42 Today is April Fools’ Day, a day of harmless phone calls from Mr. Lyon at the zoo or Mr. Fish at the aquarium. The Bible mentions a few types of fools: the rational fool who denies the Resurrection, the shameless fool who mocks sin, the thoughtless fool who builds his house on sand, the business fool who piles up wealth but forgets to lay up treasures in heaven, and the self-confident fool who knows there is a God but does not glorify him.
Numbers 21:4-9; Psalm 102; John 8:21-30 One way of looking at today’s readings is to picture the human tongue as a snake’s tongue: Hiss. Hiss. Hiss. As we all know, words can sting us, words can bite us, words can be poisonous.
Daniel 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62; Psalm 23; John 8:1-11 Christ With the Woman Taken in Adultery by Guercino In today’s readings two women’s lives are spared: that of Susanna and the woman caught in adultery.
Enjoy this reflection for Saturday of the fourth week of Lent by Father Paul Borowski, C.Ss.R., in anticipation of our online mission, starting Monday. https://s3.amazonaws.com/redemptorist_video/Father-Paul-4th-Saturday.mp4
Ezekiel 37:12-14; Psalm 130; Romans 8:8-11; John 11:1-45 The Raising of Lazarus by Duccio We know a little about Martha and Mary, but we know nothing about their brother, Lazarus. Lazarus lived with a mystic, Mary, who prayed a lot, and a go-getter, Martha, who did housework, complaining the whole time.
Enjoy this reflection for Friday of the fourth week of Lent by Father Philip Dabney, C.Ss.R., in anticipation of our online mission, starting Monday. https://s3.amazonaws.com/redemptorist_video/Friday-Father-Dabney.mp4
Jeremiah 11:18-20; Psalm 7; John 7:40-53 The prophet Jeremiah by Michelangelo Have you ever felt that people were plotting against you? In today’s first reading Jeremiah knows there’s a plot against him because the Lord has revealed it, but that doesn’t make him immune to suffering.
Enjoy this reflection for Thursday of the fourth week of Lent by Father Matthew Allman, C.Ss.R., in anticipation of our online mission, starting Monday. https://s3.amazonaws.com/redemptorist_video/thursday-fourth-week.mp4
Wisdom 2:1, 12-22; Psalm 34; John 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 The Crucifixion of St. Peter by Caravaggio In God’s word today we understand that there is an ongoing conflict between what is of God and what is not of God and that peace cannot exist between good and evil.
Enjoy this reflection for the Solemnity of the Annunciation by Father James Wallace, C.Ss.R., in anticipation of our online mission, starting Monday. https://s3.amazonaws.com/redemptorist_video/annunciaton.mp4
Beginning Monday, March 30, we’ll be offering a 10-day retreat you can make at home. Each day a Redemptorist preacher will offer a 20- to 25-minute presentation via live Facebook video, and each video will also be available here .
Exodus 32:7-14; Psalm 106; John 5:31-47 Worshiping a golden calf may seem antiquated to us, but do we recognize the many forms of idol worship we practice today? God commands us to rest on Sunday, to worship him alone, to spend time in his glorious presence and with our families.
Isaiah 7:10-14, 8:10; Psalm 40; Hebrews 10:4-10; Luke 1:26-38 Today we joyfully celebrate the Annunciation of Our Lord and the Blessed Virgin Mary’s acceptance of God’s plan for her to give birth to our beloved Jesus.
Watch the short video from Father Matthew Allman below, an announcement of our upcoming online Redemptorist mission. Please note that the “three-minute reflections on the readings” mentioned below are in addition to the daily podcasts we post here on the site and publish to iTunes and other podcast aggregators.
Father Michael Brehl, C.Ss.R., Redemptorist Superior General On March 20, 2020, Redemptorist Superior General Father Michael Brehl released a letter asking all to pray for people throughout the world who have been affected by the novel coronavirus that has spread throughout the world.