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Starting the Great Fast

Starting the Great Fast

February 17, 2021 NT reflection / OT reflection / Year BLeave a comment

Ash Wednesday: Joel 2:12-18, 2 Corinthians 5:20-6:2, Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18. Like a thief in the night, Lent is here. So soon, I am tempted to think, must I again pare down my pleasures? On the heels of a pandemic year where we all felt penned in and constrained, Lent can …

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Fasting for What?

Fasting for What?

February 28, 2020 NT reflection / OT reflection / Uncategorized / Year ALeave a comment

Friday after Ash Wednesday: Isaiah 58:1-9a, Matthew 9:14-15 In today’s readings, Isaiah takes on the custom of fasting head-on. Then, in the gospel reading, John the Baptist’s disciples challenge Christ on fasting, but he uses it as a chance to reveal his own nature and thereby reflect on the entire …

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Ambassadors for Christ

Ambassadors for Christ

February 26, 2020 NT reflection / OT reflection / Year AOne Comment

Ash Wednesday: Joel 2:12-18, 2 Corinthians 5:20-6:2, Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 The readings today certainly set the stage for Lent, as you’d imagine they might on Ash Wednesday. In the gospel reading, Jesus instructs on the appropriate way to pray and fast. This is part of his long sermon that starts …

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