Feb 28, 2023 | Word Among Us
1ST WEEK OF LENT This is how you are to pray. Have you ever wondered if you’re praying “correctly”? For example, you might be unsure of how long you should pray or how to get rid of distractions. Maybe you’d like to know the best way to begin and end your prayer. But...
Feb 27, 2023 | Word Among Us
SAINT GREGORY OF NAREK (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) You shall love your neighbor as yourself. You’ve probably heard this phrase countless times. It’s a variation on “the Golden Rule” and the second of the two “greatest commandments” that Jesus describes in Matthew 22:39: treat...
Feb 25, 2023 | Word Among Us
SATURDAY AFTER ASH WEDNESDAY I will nourish you. Throughout the Bible, we often see a familiar cycle play out: God rescues his people from danger and makes a covenant with them—but they soon fall away. From saving Noah from the flood to delivering Moses and his...
Feb 24, 2023 | Word Among Us
FRIDAY AFTER ASH WEDNESDAY Would that today you might fast so as to make your voice heard on high. On the first Friday of Lent, it’s natural to think about fasting. Today we will abstain from meat, but perhaps you’ve also decided to undertake some form of fasting this...
Feb 23, 2023 | Word Among Us
SAINT POLYCARP, BISHOP AND MARTYR (OPTIONAL MEMORIAL) I have set before you life and death. What do you think the main road in your town would look like if no one obeyed the traffic laws? Some cars might get through town unscathed, but many others would not—and...
Feb 22, 2023 | Word Among Us
ASH WEDNESDAY When you pray . . . Welcome to the season of Lent! Whether you are a longtime or first-time reader of our magazine or somewhere in between, we are sure that these next forty days can be a time of great blessing. Every Lent, we take up the spiritual...
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