His Righteousness

February 25, 2021 Thursday of the First Week of Lent Lectionary 227 Reading I – Esther C:12, 14-16, 3-25 Queen Esther, seized with mortal anguish,had recourse to the LORD.She lay prostrate upon the ground, together with her handmaids, from morning until evening, and said:“God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, blessed are you. Help … More Lord, on the day I called for help, you answered me. Psalm 138: 3a

February 24, 2021 Wednesday of the First Week of Lent Lectionary 226 Reading I – Jonah 3:1-10 The word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time:“Set out for the great city of Nineveh,and announce to it the message that I will tell you.”So Jonah made ready and went to Nineveh,according to the LORD’s … More ‘A heart contrite and humbled, O God, you will not spurn’ Psalm 19b

February 23, 2021 Tuesday of the First Week of Lent Lectionary 225 1 Reading – Isaiah 55:10-11 Thus says the LORD:Just as from the heavens    the rain and snow come downAnd do not return there    till they have watered the earth,    making it fertile and fruitful,Giving seed to the one who sows    and bread to … More From all their distress God rescues the just – Psalm 34:18b

February 22, 2021 Monday of the First Week of Lent Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter, Apostle Lectionary: 535 Reading 1 – 1 Peter 5:1-4 Beloved:I exhort the presbyters among you,as a fellow presbyter and witness to the sufferings of Christand one who has a share in the glory to be revealed.Tend the flock … More “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Matthew 16:16

First Sunday of Lent February 21, 2021 Lectionary: 23 Reading I – Genesis 9:8-15 God said to Noah and to his sons with him: “See, I am now establishing my covenant with you and your descendants after you and with every living creature that was with you: all the birds, and the various tame and wild animals that were with … More Beloved: Christ suffered for sins once, the righteous for the sake of the unrighteous, that He might lead you to God. Peter: 3:18

February 20, 2021 Saturday after Ash Wednesday Lectionary: 222 Reading I Isaiah 58: 9b-14 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,    and the gloom shall become for you … More Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth. Psalm 86: 11ab

February 19, 2021 Friday after Ash Wednesday Isaiah 58: 1-9a Thus says the Lord GOD:Cry out full-throated and unsparingly,    lift up your voice like a trumpet blast; Tell my people their wickedness,    and the house of Jacob their sins. They seek me day after day,    and desire to know my ways,Like a nation that has done what … More ‘Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer, you shall cry for help, and he will say: Here I am!’ Psalm 58:9

 February 18, 2021 – Thursday after Ash Wednesday Deuteronomy 30:15-20, Psalm 1 and 40:5a, The Gospel according to Luke 9:22-23 Deuteronomy 30: 15-20 15 See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, death and adversity. 16 If you obey the commandments of the Lord your God[a] that I am commanding you today, by loving the Lord your God, walking in his … More Luke 9:23 “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross daily follow me.”

Dear friend, Ash Wednesday takes place 46 days before Easter. Ash Wednesday comes from the ancient Jewish tradition of penance and fasting and the ashes symbolize the dust from which God created us. Using ashes made by burning the palms donated by parishioners that hung in their homes since the previous year’s Palm Sunday service … More 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Dear friend, would you say you are conscientious? Do you know many family and friends who are conscientious? Being around a conscientious person is a true blessing since when someone possesses this virtue you know you are in capable hands. Psychology Today writes in an article ‘7 Things Conscientious People Will Never Do – Struggling … More Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous. 1 John 3:7