FREEING LOVE - One Bread, One Body, 04/01/2021

Thursday, April 1, 2021 , Holy Thursday

Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14
1 Corinthians 11:23-26
Psalm 116:12-13, 15-18
John 13:1-15

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FREEING LOVE
"As I have done, so you must do." —John 13:15

The night before He died, the Lord instituted the way He would remain with us forever. He could have remained with us in awesome majesty, in fire and cloud, as He did with the Israelites (Ex 19:16ff; 40:34-38). Instead, Jesus set aside His majesty and humbled Himself (Phil 2:6-8). He decided to remain with us in His Eucharistic Body and Blood.

Jesus’ Last Supper took place on the eve of the Jewish feast of Passover. The first Passover brought freedom from physical slavery and from the tyranny of Pharaoh (Ex 12:39ff). The New Passover (1 Cor 5:7), the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, brings freedom from slavery to sin and from the tyranny of Satan and his kingdom of darkness. We are freed from sin and free to love God and to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters in Christ (1 Jn 3:16).

To help us understand this, Jesus gave us an example. He washed the feet of His beloved disciples (Jn 13:5). Washing feet was the duty of a slave. Though Jesus was free, His amazing love for us led Him to make Himself a slave (Phil 2:7). In Baptism, Jesus has set us free (Jn 8:36). Though we are free, in imitation of Jesus we freely decide to make ourselves the servants and even slaves of the Lord and of others.

Do you want Jesus to set you free?  Then receive the Body and Blood of Jesus often at Mass, even daily if at all possible. Receive His freeing, healing love. Then go forth to love and serve the Lord and His beloved people.

Prayer: "Sweet Sacrament, we Thee adore. O make us love Thee more and more."

Promise: "This is My body, Which is for you." —1 Cor 11:24

Praise: Praise Jesus, Who gives Himself to us as daily Bread. Lord, I bow down before You.

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“WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?” (Jn 1:38) - O=?utf-8?Q?ne_Bread,_One_Body,_03/31/2021?=

Wednesday, March 31, 2021, Holy Week

Isaiah 50:4-9
Psalm 69:8-10, 21-22, 31, 33-34
Matthew 26:14-25
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"WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?" (Jn 1:38)
"From that time on [Judas] kept looking for an opportunity to hand [Jesus] over." —Matthew 26:16

Judas Iscariot spent some of Holy Week with his eyes fixed on Jesus (Heb 3:1; 12:2). But Judas wasn’t watching Jesus for the purpose of growing as His disciple, though outwardly Judas was an apostle. In fact, Judas was apparently a powerful enough apostle that when Jesus mentioned at the Last Supper that one of the Twelve would betray Him, none of the other eleven disciples thought to accuse Judas of being that betrayer. Instead, they considered themselves more likely to be the betrayer, saying, “Is it I, Lord?” (see Mt 26:22)
What about us? What are we looking for this Holy Week and Triduum? Are we watching the calendar counting down the days for Lent to be over so we can eat chocolate or indulge in other pleasures?  Or are we looking at Jesus to become more like Him in every way? Seek to “remain with Him” while He suffers and dies for our salvation (see Mt 26:38).

Prayer: Father, is it I? Show me every way in which I turn my back on Your Son.

Promise: "The Lord God is my Help, therefore I am not disgraced." —Is 50:7

Praise: Sister Alice radiates the love of Jesus everywhere she goes. Her love and peacefulness attract many hurting people to the Lord.

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NIGHT-LIGHT? - One Bread, One Body, 03/30/2021

Tuesday, March 30, 2021, Holy Week

Isaiah 49:1-6
Psalm 71:1-6, 15, 17
John 13:21-33, 36-38
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NIGHT-LIGHT?
"No sooner had Judas eaten the morsel than he went out. It was night." —John 13:30

Jesus died during a darkening of the sun (Mk 15:33). Jesus died when midafternoon seemed like midnight. He died because of the night of our sins which the prince of darkness (see Eph 6:12) used to crucify the Light of the world (see Jn 8:12). When we betray, deny, ignore, or disobey Jesus, we turn out our light and enter into the night (Jn 3:19ff). However, when we repent, give ourselves totally to Jesus, and live our Baptisms, we too are the light of the world (Mt 5:14). Even we, who were darkness, are now light in the Lord (Eph 5:8).
In four days, at Easter Vigil, after it is dark, we will enter a dark church led by the light of the Paschal candle. Because this light pierces the darkness of sin, death, and Satan, at Easter Vigil we will proclaim the light of Christ and exult in thanksgiving for Jesus, the Light of life (Jn 8:12). For those in Christ, “the Light shines on in darkness, a darkness that did not overcome it” (Jn 1:5). “The night shall be no more” (Rv 22:5).

Prayer: Father, may my baptismal light be so bright as to pierce the darkness.

Promise: "I will make you a light to the nations, that My salvation may reach to the ends of the earth." —Is 49:6

Praise: In one healing prayer session, Jesus delivered Brenda from years of depression and darkness.



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WHOLLY WEAK? - One Bread, One Body, 03/29/2021

Monday, March 29, 2021, Holy Week

Isaiah 42:1-7
Psalm 27:1-3, 13-14
John 12:1-11
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WHOLLY WEAK?
"Be stouthearted, and wait for the Lord." —Psalm 27:14

If you have a weakness in your faith life, the pivotal events of Holy Week will serve to bring that flaw to the surface. Holy Week is like a refiner’s fire (Mal 3:2-3) that burns away impurities and melts down imperfections. It is a test of our faith, a trial by fire (1 Pt 1:6-7; Sir 2:5).
The critical action in Holy Week is to turn to the Lord for aid, and not turn to anyone else. Judas Iscariot spent Holy Week with Jesus physically, but his heart and mind were elsewhere. Judas spent Holy Week making deals with Jesus’ opponents and “looking for an opportunity to hand [Jesus] over” (Mt 26:16). The other apostles were tried and failed their tests, but they did turn to Jesus and tried their best to persevere.
Jesus knows we are weak; that’s why He gave us His Body and Blood during Holy Week. This Holy Week, fall on your knees before the Lord. Tell Him that you want His will to be done. Remain with Jesus throughout the trials of Holy Week. Will you let Jesus take you through the cross to the resurrection into a new, victorious life in His freedom? “No test has been sent you that does not come to all men. Besides, God keeps His promise. He will not let you be tested beyond your strength. Along with the test He will give you a way out of it so that you may be able to endure it” (1 Cor 10:13).

Prayer: Jesus, I am weak, but You are strong. Keep me near You and near Your cross.

Promise: "I have grasped you by the hand." —Is 42:6

Praise: Keeping a prayer journal prevents Ricardo from forgetting all God has done for him.

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FORGET ME NOT - One Bread, One Body, 03/28/2021

Sunday, March 28, 2021, Passion (Palm) Sunday

Mark 11:1-10 or John 12:12-16 (Entrance Processional)
Isaiah 50:4-7
Philippians 2:6-11
Psalm 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24

Mark 14:1--15:47

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FORGET ME NOT
"Once again the high priest interrogated Him: 'Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?' Then Jesus answered: 'I AM.' " ––Mark 14:61-62

Jesus has entered Jerusalem. Our forty-day penitential journey nears completion. Lent ends when we begin the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday evening. Ash Wednesday seems like only yesterday. Have we answered the Lord’s call to prayer, fasting and almsgiving? It’s not too late! Our procrastination keeps good company. The apostles were also often slow to catch on to the Lord’s revelations (see Jn 12:16). Don’t despair. Cling to the Church’s liturgical schedule over the upcoming week — it may turn out to be the best week of our lives.
As we enter Holy Week, be eager to tell others about the amazing liturgies awaiting us. With the Psalmist say, “I will proclaim Your name to my brethren; in the midst of the assembly I will praise You” (Ps 22:23).
On Holy Thursday, be awed as Jesus ordains His first priests and gifts us His Body and Blood (see Lk 22:17-20). At the celebration of the Lord’s Passion on Good Friday, reflect on Jesus’ sacrifice. “And it was thus that He humbled Himself, obediently accepting even death, death on a cross!” (Phil 2:8) Then rejoice with the Church as many new Catholics enter into full communion with His Body at Holy Saturday’s Easter Vigil. Finish with a flourish on Resurrection Sunday, “for it was impossible that death should keep its hold on Him” (Acts 2:24).
Where will you spend your time over the next seven days?

Prayer: Father, may I desire to be with You as much as You desire to be with me.

Promise: "Clearly this man was the Son of God!" ––Mk 15:39

Praise: "Blessed is the reign of our father David to come! Hosanna in the highest!" (Mk 11:10)

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PROPHETS OF LIFE - One Bread, One Body, 03/27/2021

Saturday, March 27, 2021,

Ezekiel 37:21-28
Jeremiah 31:10-13
John 11:45-56
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PROPHETS OF LIFE
"You have no understanding whatever! Can you not see that it is better for you to have one man die [for the people]?" —John 11:49-50

How do we transform what Pope St. John Paul II called a “culture of death” into a covenant of life-giving peace? (see Ez 37:26) We must prophesy over the dry bones of this culture and these bones will begin to rattle and come to life (Ez 37:4ff).
The prophecy that changes the dead into the living is not just words; it is the ultimate prophecy of a self-sacrificing death for love. Paradoxically, death changes death into life. For example, Jesus was the Prophet (see Acts 3:22ff), Whose ultimate prophetic statement was His death on the cross. Caiaphas, as the high priest, prophesied about this ultimate prophecy. “He prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation — and not for this nation only, but to gather into one all the dispersed children of God” (Jn 11:51-52). Jesus solemnly assures us: “Unless the grain of wheat falls to the earth and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat. But if it dies, it produces much fruit” (Jn 12:24). St. Paul taught: “Continually we carry about in our bodies the dying of Jesus, so that in our bodies the life of Jesus may also be revealed. While we live we are constantly being delivered to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may be revealed in our mortal flesh. Death is at work in us, but life in you” (2 Cor 4:10-12).
Will you be a prophet of life in a culture of death? If so, you must take up the daily cross (Lk 9:23), be crucified with Christ, and die to self (Gal 2:19-20). Then not only will you rise; many of the dead will also rise with you. This Holy Week, die with Christ. Then this Easter season, raise the dead.

Prayer: Father, pour out the Holy Spirit on Your servants and handmaids so that they prophesy (Acts 2:18).

Promise: "Many of the Jews who had come to visit Mary, and had seen what Jesus did...put their faith in Him." — Jn 11:45

Praise: Meg spends at least five days each week in Eucharistic Adoration.



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MIXED EMOTIONS - One Bread, One Body, 03/26/2021

Friday, March 26, 2021,

Jeremiah 20:10-13
Psalm 18:2-7
John 10:31-42
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MIXED EMOTIONS
"I hear the whisperings of many." —Jeremiah 20:10

A week from today will be Good Friday. We almost cringe as we think of hearing the reading of Christ’s passion and death. How will we be able to endure venerating the cross by kissing His wounds? We naturally are upset when we recall the death of our older Brother and loving Savior. We are even more disturbed when we realize that, through our sins, we were part of the gang that murdered Him (see Catechism of the Catholic Church, 598).
At first, the blood Jesus shed horrifies us; but when we consider His sacrifice for us, we begin to rejoice in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ (Gal 6:14). The horror of Calvary becomes the joy of Good Friday. What began as the worst day in the history of the human race ended as the greatest day. This was the day of our redemption. So “sing to the Lord, praise the Lord, for He has rescued the life of the poor from the power of the wicked!” (Jer 20:13)
Lord Jesus crucified, have mercy on us.

Prayer: Father, may the last week of Lent be among the most important weeks of my life.

Promise: " 'John may never have performed a sign,' they commented, 'but whatever John said about this Man was true.' In that place, many came to believe in Him." —Jn 10:41-42

Praise: JoAnn meditates on the Passion of Christ every Friday.

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“WHAT WONDROUS LOVE IS THIS?” - One Bread=?utf-8?Q?,_One_Body,_03/25/2021?=

Thursday, March 25, 2021, Annunciation

Isaiah 7:10-14; 8:10
Hebrews 10:4-10
Psalm 40:7-11
Luke 1:26-38

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"WHAT WONDROUS LOVE IS THIS?"
"A body You have prepared for Me." —Hebrews 10:5

The body of Jesus Christ became incarnate in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary. She conceived by the overshadowing of the Holy Spirit. Mary’s fully human nature was freely joined to the Holy Spirit’s divine nature. Thus the body of the Infant Jesus was perfectly formed and prepared for redeeming and saving fallen humanity.
In the Mass, we celebrate the marriage of the Holy Spirit and Mary, as well as the Fruit of her womb, Jesus, the Second Person of the Holy Trinity. Jesus’ Body was prepared by the Spirit for Him — but also was prepared for our benefit, redemption, and salvation.
God gave up His Son out of love for the world (Jn 3:16). Mary offered her body and her Son for our redemption. Jesus offered His Body for our salvation and healing. To be sure we don’t miss the point, Jesus said and continues to say through the priest at every Mass: “This is My Body, to be given up for you” (see 1 Cor 11:24). Therefore, respond by telling Him, “This is my body, to be given up for You.” On this feast of the Annunciation, offer your body to God as a living sacrifice (Rm 12:1).

Prayer: Father, I am all Yours. May I glorify You in my body (1 Cor 6:20).

Promise: "Great will be His dignity and He will be called Son of the Most High." —Lk 1:32

Praise: The Archangel Gabriel foretold the birth of John the Baptist (Lk 1:13). Then he made the greatest announcement of all time to Mary: You will be the mother of God (see Lk 1:31-33).

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NO ROOM - One Bread, One Body, 03/24/2021

Wednesday, March 24, 2021,

Daniel 3:14-20, 91-92, 95
Daniel 3:52-56
John 8:31-42
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NO ROOM
"My word has no room among you." —John 8:37, RNAB

How chilling it would be on the Day of Judgment to hear Jesus, the eternal Word of God, speak the words: “My Word has no room among you.” Jesus came into this world as a Baby in the womb of Mary, His mother. At Bethlehem, on the day of His birth, there was no room for Him at the inns and homes of Bethlehem (Lk 2:7). There was no room for the Word of God.
Do you have a Bible in your home? If so, does it merely sit unopened on a shelf? Or do you have room in your life for the Word of God? We need to make room for the Word of God by getting rid of clutter in our lives which is “taking up room” and crowding God’s Word out of our lives. Meditate on God’s Word day and night (Ps 1:2). Devour God’s Word and let it become the joy and the happiness of your heart (Jer 15:16).
Whatever changes are required, make room for God’s Word in your heart and in your life. Presentation Ministries publishes this booklet, One Bread, One Body, to help you abide in God’s Word (Jn 8:31-32) through the daily Mass readings. In these final days of Lent, devote yourselves anew to Jesus and His Word. “Open wide your hearts!” (2 Cor 6:13) 

Prayer: Father, I open wide my heart and ask You to plant Your Word deep within. May I be good soil that hears and heeds Your Word to bear much fruit for You.

Promise: "If you live according to My teaching, you are truly My disciples; then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." —Jn 8:31-32

Praise: Roger and his wife have labored for years to bring food and faith to the starving people of a third-world nation.

(This teaching was submitted by a member of our editorial team.) (Open wide your heart to Scripture. Order, view or download our leaflet Through the Bible in One Year on our website.)

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ABOUT TIME - One Bread, One Body, 03/23/2021

Tuesday, March 23, 2021, St. Toribio de Mogrovejo

Numbers 21:4-9
Psalm 102:2-3, 16-21
John 8:21-30
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ABOUT TIME
"With their patience worn out by the journey..." —Numbers 21:4

We human beings live in the domain of time. God, Who is eternal, is outside of time. So obviously we don’t view time as God does (see 2 Pt 3:8).
Jesus is the Redeemer of all things, and so is the Redeemer of time. We know that our Redeemer lives (Jb 19:25, RSV-CE), and is actively making time serve His purposes. If all time is under the lordship of Jesus, its Redeemer, and we are also under His lordship, then it logically follows that there is no need for us to be impatient. Logically, we know that “there is an appointed time for everything” (Eccl 3:1) and that Jesus, the Redeemer of time, “has made everything appropriate to its time” (Eccl 3:11).
Since time always serves God, the problems with timing arise when we are struggling to accept Jesus’ lordship over us. We grow impatient, complain (Nm 21:5), and get frustrated when things happen too fast or too slow for our liking. At the root of this impatience lies a battle over control of time between us and God, the Lord of time. Thus, impatience can be a seed of discontent, which leads to outright rebellion against God (Nm 21:5).
God’s antidote for impatience is for us to beg the Lord for an increase of love, which is patient (1 Cor 13:4), and of docility to the Holy Spirit, for patience is a fruit of the Spirit (Gal 5:22). Another way to grow in patience is to gaze regularly on the crucified Jesus (see Jn 3:14; Nm 21:9). Grow in patience. Trust the Lord, the God of time (see Ps 62:9).

Prayer: "I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall be ever in my mouth" (Ps 34:2).

Promise: "You will surely die in your sins unless you come to believe that I AM." —Jn 8:24

Praise: St. Toribio was born in Spain and practiced law. His keen intellect drew the attention of Church leaders. He was ordained a priest and bishop, and assigned to Lima, Peru, as archbishop.

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A TERM PAPER - One Bread, One Body, 03/22/2021

Monday, March 22, 2021,

Daniel 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62
Psalm 23:1-6
John 8:1-11
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A TERM PAPER
"How you have grown evil with age! Now have your past sins come to term." —Daniel 13:52

There’s no fool like an old fool, and there’s no sinner like an old sinner. In an old sinner, sins are multiplied and developed, self-deception has become an art form, and the heart is not only hardened but almost fossilized. A case in point is the two old judges, who tried to commit adultery with Susanna and then lied to have her executed. These judges had:
• let beauty seduce them (Dn 13:56),
• subverted their consciences by lust (Dn 13:8-9, 56),
• committed adultery (Dn 13:57),
• passed unjust sentences (Dn 13:53),
• condemned the innocent (Dn 13:53), and
• freed the guilty (Dn 13:53).
It’s difficult to find a sin by itself. Sins come in large groups. It’s humanly impossible to stop at committing one sin. Sins are catalytic. They start chain-reactions, which start more chain-reactions, until they crash in repentance or damnation. Therefore:
• Resist all temptations, even if you have to shed your own blood (Heb 12:4).
• Repent immediately, before it’s too late (see Sir 18:21).
• Go to Confession at least monthly to prevent sin from escalating.
• Pray for the Lord to intervene in the lives of sinners, to do the impossible, and to lead us out of sin into repentance.

Prayer: Father, make me a messenger of repentance and reconciliation (2 Cor 5:19-20).

Promise: "Jesus said, 'Nor do I condemn you. You may go. But from now on, avoid this sin.' " —Jn 8:11

Praise: Jeremy has devoted his life to proclaiming the Church's teaching on chastity and fidelity to the marriage covenant.



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DEATH-DEFYING LOVE - One Bread, One Body, 03/21/2021

Sunday, March 21, 2021, Fifth Sunday of Lent

Jeremiah 31:31-34
Hebrews 5:7-9
Psalm 51:3-4, 12-15
John 12:20-33

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DEATH-DEFYING LOVE
"I solemnly assure you, unless the grain of wheat falls to the earth and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat. But if it dies, it produces much fruit. The man who loves his life loses it, while the man who hates his life in this world preserves it to life eternal." —John 12:24-25

During His public ministry, Jesus repeatedly spoke of His suffering and death. His disciples usually ignored these references to death. They probably rightly reasoned that, if their Master would die a painful death, they, His disciples, would die in a similar way. Naturally, they didn’t want to face death, especially a painful death. Nonetheless, Jesus challenges us to face death and escape the lifelong slavery due to the fear of death (Heb 2:15).
We can face death because of our faith in Jesus, “the Resurrection and the Life” (Jn 11:25), and because of our love for Him. We know not only that Jesus has conquered death (see 1 Cor 15:54ff), but also that He loves us and will raise us from the dead. Like St. Francis of Assisi, we see death as our friend, even as our sister (see Catechism, 1014). In Jesus’ love, death is not the end of life but the end of sin, suffering, and death. In Jesus’ love, death is the beginning of perfect love, peace, and joy.
Therefore, “every action of yours, every thought, should be those of one who expects to die before the day is out. Death would have no great terrors for you if you had a quiet conscience...Then why not keep clear of sin instead of running away from death? If you aren’t fit to face death today, it’s very unlikely you will be tomorrow...” (Catechism, 1014).
In these last two weeks of Lent, obey the Lord to deepen your love for Him so it will stand up to death and overcome it.

Prayer: Father, thank You for saving me from death.

Promise: "I — once I am lifted up from earth — will draw all men to Myself." —Jn 12:32

Praise: Lord Jesus, You strengthen us during Lent. All praise to You!



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“THE AVENGER OF BLOOD” (Nm 35:12) - One Bre=?utf-8?Q?ad,_One_Body,_03/20/2021?=

Saturday, March 20, 2021,

Jeremiah 11:18-20
Psalm 7:2-3, 9-12
John 7:40-53
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"THE AVENGER OF BLOOD" (Nm 35:12)
"Let me witness the vengeance You take on them." —Jeremiah 11:20

The people to whom Jeremiah prophesied were treacherously planning to kill him (Jer 11:19). Jeremiah risked his neck to serve God, and he wanted God to back him up by taking vengeance on these enemies. In addition, Jeremiah wanted to see it personally.
We Christians have enemies also. Unlike Jeremiah, we do get to witness the vengance God takes on them. We see:
• Jesus destroying the devil’s works (1 Jn 3:8),
• the pride of the powerful crushed as they gaze upon Jesus crucified (see Is 52:15),
• sinners emerging from the confessional with tears of repentance and gratitude as Jesus in His vengeance robs Satan of still more of his former captives (Col 2:15).
God commands in His Word: “Beloved, do not avenge yourselves; leave that to [Me]...‘Vengeance is Mine; I will repay’ ” (Rm 12:19). Yet we can have a role. God’s Word tells us: “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; by doing this you will heap burning coals upon his head” (Rm 12:20).
God is perfectly just (1 Cor 1:30; Is 30:18). He is able to punish the wicked until they are forced to choose for Him or against Him (2 Pt 2:9). He can avenge by acting in justice or avenge through mercy. Let’s do our part as God’s agents so His enemies and ours receive the right kind of vengeance from God (Rm 12:20).

Prayer: Father, may the burning coals of kindness I pour on my enemies melt their hearts and lead them to You.

Promise: "No man ever spoke like that before." —Jn 7:46

Praise: In prayer, Jan made a distinct decision to be kind to a cantankerous neighbor and saw that woman grow in love in response to her kindness.

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Friday, March 19, 2021, St. Joseph

2 Samuel 7:4-5, 12-14, 16
Romans 4:13, 16-18, 22
Psalm 89:2-5, 27, 29
Matthew 1:16, 18-21, 24 or Luke 2:41-51

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"FATHER-FOREVER" (see Is 9:5)
"I will be a Father to Him, and He shall be a Son to Me." -2 Samuel 7:14

Both the title of this teaching and the above Scripture refer to the Lord and not to St. Joseph. However, both are aptly applied to Joseph. Joseph’s entire identity derived from his unique relationship to Jesus as the foster-father of the Son of God.
Most men find their identity in their own prowess rather than from their subordinate relationship to another person. Yet Joseph is identified in Scripture as “the husband of Mary” (Mt 1:16), perhaps the only man in the entire Bible identified this way. On the surface, it might seem from this description that Joseph was a second-class man. But Joseph took his identity from his relationship with Jesus, and Mary was undeniably the mother of Jesus. Joseph was linked to Jesus through Mary; hence, he is described as Mary’s husband to spotlight his unique relationship to Jesus.
I’m certain that St. Joseph is rejoicing in heaven whenever people refer to him because of his link to Jesus rather than for his own sake. Joseph found the meaning of life when Jesus entered his world (see Phil 1:21). With great faith (Rm 4:16), Joseph subordinated his life to Jesus, serving Him with love. In giving up his life for Jesus, Joseph found out who he was (Mt 10:39).
With Joseph, let us live no longer for ourselves, but for Jesus (2 Cor 5:15). Live by faith in Jesus (Gal 2:20).

Prayer: Jesus, immerse me in You, surround me with You, consume me in Your love (Heb 12:29).

Promise: "All depends on faith, everything is grace." —Rm 4:16

Praise: "When a man walks in integrity and justice, happy are his children after him!" (Prv 20:7). St. Joseph, pray for us!

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MEN AND WOMEN OF GOD’S WORD - One Bread, One Body, =?utf-8?Q?03/18/2021?=

Thursday, March 18, 2021, St. Cyril of Jerusalem

Exodus 32:7-14
Psalm 106:19-23
John 5:31-47
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MEN AND WOMEN OF GOD'S WORD
"Search the Scriptures." —John 5:39

The Scriptures testify on Jesus’ behalf (Jn 5:39). If we believed Moses, that is, the first five books of the Bible, we would believe Jesus (Jn 5:46). If we don’t believe the Bible, how can we believe what Jesus said? (see Jn 5:47) If we don’t believe Moses and the prophets, that is, two major parts of the Bible, we will not be convinced of our need to repent, “even if one should rise from the dead” (Lk 16:31). St. Jerome’s words are true: “Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ” (Catechism, 133).
On the afternoon of the day on which Jesus rose from the dead, Jesus walked about seven miles with two disciples and “beginning, then, with Moses and all the prophets, He interpreted for them every passage of Scripture which referred to Him” (Lk 24:27). That first Resurrection evening, Jesus “opened their minds to the understanding of the Scriptures” (Lk 24:45). On the day of His Resurrection, Jesus spent hours teaching the Scriptures. This was a statement about the extreme importance of the Scriptures.
Therefore, “search the Scriptures” (Jn 5:39). Read the Scriptures daily, especially the Bible readings for daily Mass. Build your life on the foundation of obedience to God’s Word (Mt 7:24). Share God’s Word “whether convenient or inconvenient” (2 Tm 4:2). Be men and women of God’s Word.

Prayer: Father, may I devour Your Word. May it be the "joy and the happiness of my heart" (Jer 15:16).

Promise: "So the Lord relented in the punishment He had threatened to inflict on His people." —Ex 32:14

Praise: St. Cyril is both a Father and Doctor of the Church. While in office as a Fourth Century bishop, he authored numerous catechetical lectures for those preparing to be baptized. He was exiled more than once but returned to fight for the Truth.



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THE CLEANSING OF THE CONSUMERS - One Bread, One Body, 03/07/2021

Sunday, March 7, 2021 , Third Sunday of Lent

Exodus 20:1-17
1 Corinthians 1:22-25
Psalm 19:8-11
John 2:13-25

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THE CLEANSING OF THE CONSUMERS
"His disciples recalled the words of Scripture: 'Zeal for Your house consumes Me.' " —John 2:17

Those selling animals for sacrifice at the Temple and those exchanging coins had provided necessary services for centuries. Consequently, Jesus’ cleansing of the Temple was puzzling.
To understand this, we need to see the Temple as a prefigurement of the Church, which Jesus loves so much even to the point of laying down His life for her (Eph 5:25). We go to Church; Jesus dies for her. We may see the Church as a group of people or a building. Jesus sees it as His Body (e.g. Eph 1:22-23) and His Bride (see Eph 5:27ff). Jesus’ attitude toward the Church is characterized by zeal and self-sacrifice (see Jn 2:17; Ps 69:10). Jesus was consumed by His love for the Church.
As disciples of Jesus, do we have Jesus’ attitude toward His Church? Is the Church our passion, our love, and our joy? Do we do the minimum or the maximum for His Church? Do we relate to the Church as consumers or as those being consumed? Do we look at the Church for value, convenience, and service? Do we “go to the Church of our choice”? Or do we let ourselves be consumed by the Church and her Head, Jesus? 
In this Lent, join His Church by His standards.

Prayer: Father, send the Holy Spirit to prepare the Church for Jesus' return. Make the Church "holy and immaculate, without stain or wrinkle or anything of that sort" (Eph 5:27).

Promise: "For God's folly is wiser than men, and His weakness more powerful than men." —1 Cor 1:25

Praise: "I know that my Vindicator lives, and that He will at last stand forth upon the dust" (Jb 19:25). Praise the risen Jesus!

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OUT OF THEIR MIND? - One Bread, One Body, 03/06/2021

Saturday, March 6, 2021,

Micah 7:14-15, 18-20
Psalm 103:1-4, 9-12
Luke 15:1-3, 11-32
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OUT OF THEIR MIND?
"Coming to his senses at last…" —Luke 15:17

Jesus mentions that the prodigal son came “to his senses at last” when his situation reached its lowest point. Jesus also forgave His persecutors from the cross, saying “Father, forgive them; they do not know what they are doing” (Lk 23:34). Through these two passages, Jesus is teaching us that it is quite possible that those who trespass against us might not be in their right mind. 
Jesus pleads with His heavenly Father to forgive His tormentors because of this very reason. He sees the best in each person and asks the Father (and us) to do the same. “It is [our] glory to overlook an offense” (Prv 19:11; see also Sir 28:7).
Do we assume that the person who hurt us knew exactly what they were doing and were perfectly right-minded? Can we be like Jesus and beg the Father to forgive them because they may not have yet come to their senses? Can we overlook their offense and excuse them as not knowing what they are doing?
Be compassionate as your Father is compassionate (Lk 6:36). Delight in clemency and imploring mercy on those who hurt you.

Prayer: "Father, forgive them; they do not know what they are doing" (Lk 23:34).

Promise: "For as the heavens are high above the earth, so surpassing is His kindness toward those who fear Him." —Ps 103:11

Praise: John and Bill, brothers in Christ, spend two weekends each month ministering to prisoners.

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OH, BROTHER! - One Bread, One Body, 03/05/2021

Friday, March 5, 2021,

Genesis 37:3-4, 12-13, 17-28
Psalm 105:16-21
Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46
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OH, BROTHER!
"Let us sell him to these Ishmaelites, instead of doing away with him ourselves. After all, he is our brother, our own flesh. His brothers agreed." —Genesis 37:27

To Joseph’s brothers, brotherhood meant not killing their brother but selling him. We Christians are brothers and sisters with one another.  At Mass, we are repeatedly addressed as brothers and sisters. Does brotherhood and sisterhood mean more to us than it did to Joseph’s brothers?
Brotherhood and sisterhood should mean that:
• We are one as Jesus and the Father are one (Jn 17:21).
• “If one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if one member is honored, all the members share its joy” (1 Cor 12:26).
• We share our very lives with our brothers and sisters in Christ (1 Thes 2:8).
• We are willing to die for our brothers and sisters (1 Jn 3:16).
Christian brotherhood and sisterhood are so important to God that “the Word became flesh” (Jn 1:14).  Therefore, Jesus calls us to be adopted children of God. He is our Brother (see Heb 2:11). On Judgment Day, we will be judged according to what we have done or not done to the least of our brothers and sisters (Mt 25:40, 45).
Although Christian brotherhood and sisterhood are essential to Christianity, they are widely ignored. Therefore, throughout the world, the Holy Spirit is raising up small Christian communities to strengthen our brotherhood and sisterhood and thereby rebuild the Church. Join a Christian community. Be a brother or a sister in Christ.

Prayer: Father, rebuild the relationships in the Church.

Promise: "The Stone Which the builders rejected has become the Keystone of the structure. It was the Lord Who did this and we find it marvelous to behold." —Mt 21:42; cf Ps 118:22

Praise: Meg reconciled with her father after twenty years of estrangement. She praises God for this restored relationship.



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THE MOST CONVINCING WORD - One Bread, One Body, 03/04/2021

Thursday, March 4, 2021, St. Casimir

Jeremiah 17:5-10
Psalm 1:1-4, 6
Luke 16:19-31
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THE MOST CONVINCING WORD
"Abraham said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be convinced even if one should rise from the dead.' " —Luke 16:31

The words of Moses and the prophets, that is, the Scriptures, are more convincing than the words of a person raised from the dead. Therefore, when Jesus rose from the dead, He did not say that He was risen. Rather, a few hours after His Resurrection, He began “with Moses and all the prophets” and “interpreted for them every passage of Scripture which referred to Him” (Lk 24:27). Then, in the evening of the day of His Resurrection, Jesus said: “ ‘Everything written about Me in the law of Moses and the prophets and psalms had to be fulfilled.’ Then He opened their minds to the understanding of the Scriptures” (Lk 24:44-45).
At the first Christian Pentecost, Peter did not refer to the hundreds of people who had seen the risen Christ (see 1 Cor 15:5-6). Instead, Peter preached from the prophet Joel and the psalms (Acts 2:16ff). The early Church did not concentrate on substantiating the claims of those who had seen the risen Lord. Rather, they devoted themselves to the apostles’ instruction, especially from the Scriptures (Acts 2:42). Stephen preached the Bible and became the first Christian martyr (Acts 7:2ff). Philip taught the Scriptures to the Ethiopian eunuch, who was baptized into the risen Christ and took the Gospel to Africa (Acts 8:35ff). Although Paul dramatically met the risen Christ on the road to Damascus, he led people to faith in the risen Christ primarily by proclaiming the Scriptures.
The Lord pierces hearts through His Word. Proclaim the Bible accordingly.

Prayer: Father, give me a hunger for the Scriptures as a nursing baby hungers for milk (see 1 Pt 2:2).

Promise: "Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose hope is the Lord." —Jer 17:7

Praise: St. Casimir was known to sleep on the ground and spend a large portion of the night in prayer.



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“WHAT IS IT YOU WANT?” (Mt 20:21) - One B=?utf-8?Q?read,_One_Body,_03/03/2021?=

Wednesday, March 3, 2021, St. Katharine Drexel

Jeremiah 18:18-20
Psalm 31:5-6, 14-16
Matthew 20:17-28
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"WHAT IS IT YOU WANT?" (Mt 20:21)
"Let us carefully note his every word." —Jeremiah 18:18

Even during Lent, we can carefully note God’s every word for the wrong reasons — not for serving God, but for selfish motives. The enemies of Jeremiah paid close attention to his words — not to be changed by them but to find a means to destroy him. Likewise, Jesus’ enemies paid close attention to His words — not to be transformed by His words, but to find “a means to destroy Him.”
It’s all in the wanting, in our desires. Jesus Himself asks us: “What is it you want?” (Mt 20:21) Jesus knows that we move according to the desires of our heart (see Lk 6:45; Jn 2:21).
During Lent, let us carefully note God’s every word — not for finding loopholes to avoid the discipline of Lent, but to allow the Word of God to change and mold us. Let us desire what Jesus desires — to give our hearts and minds completely to Him.
“What is it you want?” Lord, may I want what You want. Change my desires to align totally with Yours.  “Not my will but Yours be done” (Lk 22:42).

Prayer: Father, purify me for a genuine love (1 Pt 1:22).

Promise: "Whoever wants to rank first among you must serve the needs of all." —Mt 20:27

Praise: St. Katharine said, "And here is the passive way...peaceful abandonment to the tenderness of Jesus." This "passive" woman founded a religious order and nearly sixty missions and schools!

(This teaching was submitted by a member of our editorial team.) (Luke reveals the great regard and respect Jesus has for women in his Gospel. Study with us Mar. 19-20 at our Retreat Center in Adams County, Ohio. Register at www.presentationministries.com or contact us at retreats@presentationministries.com.)

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MARCH MADNESS - One Bread, One Body, 03/02/2021

Tuesday, March 2, 2021,

Isaiah 1:10, 16-20
Psalm 50:8-9, 16-17, 21, 23
Matthew 23:1-12
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MARCH MADNESS
"Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled, but whoever humbles himself shall be exalted." —Matthew 23:12

It’s March, and in the USA college basketball tournaments, known fondly as “March Madness,” are in full swing. Hundreds of athletes have trained diligently for months and are competing for the chance to be exalted as “Number One.”
An athlete practices to make his or her vertical jump higher and jump shot more accurate. We disciples of Jesus, however, must train ourselves to grow in humility much more diligently than any athlete trains to win a tournament. “Athletes deny themselves all sorts of things” to win a contest (1 Cor 9:25), but “the discipline of religion” and training in humility “with its promise of life here and hereafter” is “incalculably more” important than any athletic contest (1 Tm 4:8). They train to win a trophy; we train to spend eternity with Jesus!
This Lent, let us work much harder at discipleship, especially in the virtue of humility. We can practice growing in humility by:
• actively seeking “the lowest place” (Lk 14:10),
• keeping our deeds of mercy secret (Mt 6:4),
• fasting so that no one is aware of it (Mt 6:16-18),
• taking the less desirable tasks and chores,
• decreasing so that Jesus increases (Jn 3:30), and
• forgiving and serving those who hurt us.
“Bow humbly under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may lift you high” (1 Pt 5:6).

Prayer: Father, I will clothe myself with humility (1 Pt 5:5) and continually extol You as Lord (Ps 34:4, RNAB).

Promise: "Though your sins be like scarlet, they may become white as snow." —Is 1:18

Praise: Jesus healed Martha's shoulder at a healing service.

(This teaching was submitted by a member of our editorial team.)

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THE GREAT SYMPHONY OF FORGIVENESS - One Bread, One Body,03/01/2021

Monday, March 1, 2021,

Daniel 9:4-10
Psalm 79:8-9, 11, 13
Luke 6:36-38
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THE GREAT SYMPHONY OF FORGIVENESS
"Forgive and you will be forgiven." —Luke 6:37, RNAB

When Jesus was dying on the cross, He prayed: “Father, forgive them” (Lk 23:34). When St. Stephen, the first martyr, was being stoned to death, “he fell to his knees and cried out in a loud voice, ‘Lord, do not hold this sin against them’ ” (Acts 7:60). After St. Patrick was kidnapped and enslaved, he forgave his enemies.  Martyrs forgive those who murder them. Every day millions of people receive the miracle of forgiving others. Let us join in Christ’s great symphony of forgiveness which has been sounding throughout the world for almost two-thousand years.
Thank God for your enemies. If you accept God’s grace to forgive them, your enemies will be your way to holiness and eternal happiness. Love your enemies (Lk 6:35), for the Lord is using them to help you. Pray for your enemies, for they too will stand before the judgment seat of God. Forgive your enemies, for in doing so we imitate Jesus in a most special way.
Forgiveness is the key to love, holiness, healing, victory, and peace. Accept the miracle of forgiveness and be among the saints forever.

Prayer: Father, through the intercession of Mary, the Mother of Forgiveness, may I forgive as Jesus forgives and be forgiven as I forgive (Mt 6:12).

Promise: "Remember not against us the iniquities of the past; may Your compassion quickly come to us, for we are brought very low." —Ps 79:8

Praise: Margaret prays for her ex-husband.

(For related teachings, order, view or download our leaflets, Unforgiveness is the Cause, Fourteen Questions on Forgiveness, and Novena of Mary, the Mother of Forgiveness or order, listen to, or download our CD 41-1, CD 106A-1, CD 106A-3, CD 106B-1 and CD 104-1 or DVD 41, DVD 106A, DVD 106B and DVD 104 on our website.)

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