Daily Catholic Reflection: Saturday, April 5, 2025, Saturday of the Fourth Week of Lent

LENT SERIES DAY 32: SATURDAY OF THE 4TH WEEK OF LENT (The Purpose of Receiving the Eucharist) (https://youtu.be/L52EpfJDWrE)

Jer 11:18-20

Ps 7:2-3, 9bc-10, 11-12

Jn 7:40-53                     Full Readings

Saint Vincent Ferrer

Nobody Has Ever Spoken Like Jesus

Brethren, today's readings continue with the theme of rejection, abandonment, and passing wrong judgement. Though the time for Jesus to be arrested has not come, these readings point to us the reality that Jesus will be rejected, abandoned, even betrayed by his own disciples and then judged and sentenced to death unjustly. They also show us that, as Christians who speak in the name of God, we can have such experiences, and therefore we must stand firm in faith until we reach our destiny.

Daily Catholic Reflection: April 4, 2025, Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent

 

LENT SERIES DAY 31: FRIDAY OF THE 4TH WEEK OF LENT (Obligation to Receive Eucharist During Easter) (youtube.com)

Wis 2:1a, 12-22

Ps 34:17-18, 19-20, 21, 23

Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30                     Full Readings

Saint Isidore of Seville

Familiarity Tempts

Sometimes, the more familiar we are with someone, the harder it is to actually see their goodness and the presence of God in their lives. Often, we are tempted to look at them and presume we “know all about them.” As a result, what we can often do is simply highlight their faults and weaknesses in our minds and see them only through the lens of these faults and weaknesses.