Calendarium Romanum Forma Ordinaria
Sunday, March 30 : Saint Cyril of Jerusalem
This is now the time for confession. Confess your sins of word and deed, of night and day. Confess them at this «favorable time» and «day of salvation» (Is 49,8; 2Cor 6,2) and receive the heavenly treasure… Leave the present behind and believe in what is to come. Have you passed so many years without […]
Sunday, March 30 : Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 15,1-3.11-32.
Tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus, but the Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” So to them he addressed this parable. Then he said, “A man had two sons, and the younger son said to his father, ‘Father, give me […]
Sunday, March 30 : Second Letter to the Corinthians 5,17-21.
Brothers and sisters: Whoever is in Christ is a new creation: the old things have passed away; behold, new things have come. And all this is from God, who has reconciled us to himself through Christ and given us the ministry of reconciliation, namely, God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting […]
Sunday, March 30 : Psalms 34(33),2-3.4-5.6-7.
I will bless the LORD at all times; his praise shall be ever in my mouth. Let my soul glory in the LORD; the lowly will hear me and be glad. Glorify the LORD with me, let us together extol his name. I sought the LORD, and he answered me and delivered me from all […]
Sunday, March 30 : Book of Joshua 5,9a.10-12.
The the LORD said to Joshua, “Today I have removed the reproach of Egypt from you.” Therefore the place is called Gilgal to the present day. While the Israelites were encamped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, they celebrated the Passover on the evening of the fourteenth of the month. On the day after […]
Saturday, March 29 : Saint Ephrem
Divine strength came down, which we humans cannot touch; it covered itself with a palpable body so that the poor might touch it and, in touching Christ’s humanity, might perceive his divinity. The deaf-mute sensed that his ears and his tongue were being touched with fingers of flesh. Through those palpable fingers he perceived the […]
Saturday, March 29 : Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 18,9-14.
Jesus addressed this parable to those who were convinced of their own righteousness and despised everyone else. “Two people went up to the temple area to pray; one was a Pharisee and the other was a tax collector. The Pharisee took up his position and spoke this prayer to himself, ‘O God, I thank you […]
Saturday, March 29 : Psalms 51(50),3-4.18-19.20-21ab.
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 you are not pleased with sacrifices; should I offer a burnt offering, you would not accept it. My sacrifice, O God, is a […]
Saturday, March 29 : Book of Hosea 6,1-6.
Come, let us return to the LORD, it is he who has rent, but he will heal us; he has struck us, but he will bind our wounds. He will revive us after two days; on the third day he will raise us up, to live in his presence. Let us know, let us strive […]
Friday, March 28 : Saint Augustine
Listen how greatly the Apostle John commends brotherly love: He that loves his brother abides in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him. It is manifest that he placed the perfection of righteousness in the love of our brother; for he certainly is perfect in whom there is no occasion of […]
Friday, March 28 : Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark 12,28b-34.
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 the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with […]
