Saturday of the Fourth Week of Lent Limitations Readings Jeremiah 11:18–20; Plot Against Jeremiah 18 Because the Lord revealed their plot to me, I knew it, for at that time he showed me what they were doing. 19 I had been like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter; I did not realize that they had plotted against me, saying, “Let us…
Author: Andrew Blair
Lent 4-Learning to see
Fourth Sunday of Lent Learning to see Readings Year B: 2 Chronicles 36:14–16, 19–23;Psalm 137:1–2, 3, 4–5, 6;Ephesians 2:4–10;John 3:14–21 “Jesus answered, ‘Neither this man nor his parents sinned; he was born blind so that God’s works might be revealed in him.’” —John 9:3 Just as spiritual blindness can be far more devastating than the…
Francis and the Sultan.
From Saturday of the First Week of Lent Francis and the Sultan. Deuteronomy 26:16-19; Psalm 119:1-2,4-5,7-8: Matthew 5:43-48 “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you”: Matthew 5:44 Francis’s trip to see the sultan serves as the clearest example of his willingness to consider this passage seriously in his life. This was still…
Saint Conran of Orkney (Scotland)
Saint Conran of Orkney, also known as Saint Conran the Bishop, lived during the 7th or 8th century—a time when the conversion of the Norsemen in the Orkney Islands to Christianity was underway. SaintConranBishop of Orkney Born Scotland Residence Orkney Died Orkney Canonized Pre-congregation Feast 14 February Saint Conran of Orkney, a 7th-century Bishop of Orkney, is commemorated…
Celtic Lent
During the Lenten season, O God, You enlighten us to walk in truth and in love; lead us to share the blessings we receive from You. Creator God, enkindle within our hearts a cheerfulness of spirit as we approach each day. O Christ, Lent is the season to renew our lives; may Your Spirit help…