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Daily Lent Meditations for 2019

Meditations for Lent

from St. Thomas Aquinas.
Translated by Father Philip Hughes, 1937.

 

2019

Tuesday, Mar 5: Our Lord is Scourged

Ash Wednesday, Mar 6: Death

Thursday, Mar 7: Fasting

Friday, Mar 8: The Crown of Thorns

Saturday, Mar 9: The Grain of Wheat

Sunday, Mar 10: It Was Fitting That Christ Should Be Tempted

Monday, Mar 11: Christ Had to be Tempted in the Desert

Tuesday, Mar 12: Christ Underwent Every Kind of Suffering

Wednesday, Mar 13: How Great Was the Sorrow of Our Lord in His Passion?

Thursday, Mar 14: It Was Fitting That Christ Should Be Crucified With the Thieves

Friday, Mar 15: The Feast of the Holy Lance and the Nails of Our Lord

Saturday, Mar 16: The Love if God Shown in the Passion of Christ

Sunday, Mar 17: God the Father Delivered Christ to His Passion

Monday, Mar 18:  It Was Fitting That Our Lord Should Suffer at the Hands of the Gentiles

Tuesday, Mar 19:  The Passion of Christ Brought About Our Salvation Because it Was a Meritorious Act

Wednesday, Mar 20:  The Passion of Christ Brought About Our Salvation Because it Was an Act of Satisfaction

Thursday, Mar 21:  That the Passion of Christ Brought About Its Effect Because it Was a Sacrifice

Friday, Mar 22:  Feast of the Holy Winding Sheet

Saturday, Mar 23:  The Passion of Christ Wrought Our Salvation by Redeeming Us

Sunday, Mar 24:  It is the Passion of Christ That Has Freed Us From Sin

Monday, Mar 25:  The Passion of Christ Has Delivered Us From the Devil

Tuesday, Mar 26:  Christ is Truly Our Redeemer

Wednesday, Mar 27:  The Price of Our Redemption

Thursday, Mar 28:  The Preaching of the Samaritan Woman

Friday, Mar 29:  It is By the Passion of Christ That We Have Been Freed From the Punishment Due to Sin

Saturday, Mar 30:  The Passion of Christ Reconciles Us to God

Sunday, Mar 31: Christ by His Passion Opened to Us the Gates of Heaven

Monday, Apr 1: Christ by His Passion Merited to be Exalted

Tuesday, Apr 2: The Example of Christ Crucified

Wednesday, Apr 3: The Divine Friend

Thursday, Apr 4: The Death of Lazarus

Friday, Apr 5: The Precious Blood

Saturday, Apr 6: There Was Not Any More Fitting Way to Free the Human Race Than Through the Passion of Christ

Sunday, Apr 7: The Passion of Christ

Monday, Apr 8: The Passion of Christ is a Remedy Against Sin

Tuesday, Apr 9: The Burial of Christ

Wednesday, Apr 10: On Being Buried Spiritually

Thursday, Apr 11:  Which is the Greatest Sign of His Love Our Lord Has Given Us?

Friday, Apr 12: Our Lady’s Suffering in the Passion

Saturday, Apr 13: How We, Each of Us, Should Wash One Another’s Feet

Sunday, Apr 14: Christ’s Passion Serves Us as an Example

Monday, Apr 15: It is Necessary that We Be Wholly Clean

Tuesday, Apr 16: Christ Preparing to Wash the Apostle’s Feet

Wednesday, Apr 17: Three Things are Symbolised by the Washing of the Feet

Thursday, Apr 18: The Last Supper

Friday, Apr 19: The Death of Christ

Saturday, Apr 20: Why Our Lord Went Down to Limbo

 

 

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Daily Lent Meditations

Meditation for Lent

from St. Thomas Aquinas.
Translated by Father Philip Hughes, 1937.

 

2018

Tuesday, Feb 13: Our Lord is Scourged

Ash Wednesday, Feb 14: Death

Thursday, Feb 15: Fasting

Friday, Feb 16: The Crown of Thorns

Saturday, Feb 17: The Grain of Wheat

Sunday, Feb 18: It Was Fitting That Christ Should Be Tempted

Monday, Feb 19: Christ Had to be Tempted in the Desert

Tuesday, Feb 20: Christ Underwent Every Kind of Suffering

Wednesday, Feb 21: How Great Was the Sorrow of Our Lord in His Passion?

Thursday, Feb 22: It Was Fitting That Christ Should Be Crucified With the Thieves

Friday, Feb 23: The Feast of the Holy Lance and the Nails of Our Lord

Saturday, Feb 24: The Love if God Shown in the Passion of Christ

Sunday, Feb 25: God the Father Delivered Christ to His Passion

Monday, Feb 26:  It Was Fitting That Our Lord Should Suffer at the Hands of the Gentiles

Tuesday, Feb 27:  The Passion of Christ Brought About Our Salvation Because it Was a Meritorious Act

Wednesday, Feb 28:  The Passion of Christ Brought About Our Salvation Because it Was an Act of Satisfaction

Thursday, Mar 1:  That the Passion of Christ Brought About Its Effect Because it Was a Sacrifice

Friday, Mar 2:  Feast of the Holy Winding Sheet

Saturday, Mar 3:  The Passion of Christ Wrought Our Salvation by Redeeming Us

Sunday, Mar 4:  It is the Passion of Christ That Has Freed Us From Sin

Monday, Mar 5:  The Passion of Christ Has Delivered Us From the Devil

Tuesday, Mar 6:  Christ is Truly Our Redeemer

Wednesday, Mar 7:  The Price of Our Redemption

Thursday, Mar 8:  The Preaching of the Samaritan Woman

Friday, Mar 9:  It is By the Passion of Christ That We Have Been Freed From the Punishment Due to Sin

Saturday, Mar 10:  The Passion of Christ Reconciles Us to God

Sunday, Mar 11: Christ by His Passion Opened to Us the Gates of Heaven

Monday, Mar 12: Christ by His Passion Merited to be Exalted

Tuesday, Mar 13: The Example of Christ Crucified

Wednesday, Mar 14: The Divine Friend

Thursday, Mar 15: The Death of Lazarus

Friday, Mar 16: The Precious Blood

Saturday, Mar 17: There Was Not Any More Fitting Way to Free the Human Race Than Through the Passion of Christ

Sunday, Mar 18: The Passion of Christ

Monday, Mar 19: The Passion of Christ is a Remedy Against Sin

Tuesday, Mar 20: The Burial of Christ

Wednesday, Mar 21: On Being Buried Spiritually

Thursday, Mar 22:  Which is the Greatest Sign of His Love Our Lord Has Given Us?

Friday, Mar 23: Our Lady’s Suffering in the Passion

Saturday, Mar 24: How We, Each of Us, Should Wash One Another’s Feet

Sunday, Mar 25: Christ’s Passion Serves Us as an Example

Monday, Mar 26: It is Necessary that We Be Wholly Clean

Tuesday, Mar 27: Christ Preparing to Wash the Apostle’s Feet

Wednesday, Mar 28: Three Things are Symbolised by the Washing of the Feet

Thursday, Mar 29: The Last Supper

Friday, Mar 30: The Death of Christ

Saturday, Mar 31: Why Our Lord Went Down to Limbo

 

 

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When Giving Is a Struggle – Devotional About Giving

“A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy.
He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd.
So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him,
since Jesus was coming that way.” – Luke 19:2-4, NIV
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