Best James Splendore Podcasts (2025)

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Fourth Sunday of Easter (Year C) - Shepherding Through Virtue 5:10

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Read Online Jesus said: “My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish. No one can take them out of my hand.” John 10:27–28 The image of Jesus as the Good Shepherd is an endearing image. Many artists have depicted the gentleness of Christ as He leads His sheep or carries a straying la…

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Saturday of the Third Week of Easter - A "Hard" and Deep Mystery 5:33

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Read Online As a result of this, many of his disciples returned to their former way of life and no longer walked with him. Jesus then said to the Twelve, “Do you also want to leave?” John 6:66–67 Today’s Gospel concludes the beautiful and profound sermon on the Bread of Life (see John 6:22–71). When you read this sermon from beginning to end, it is…

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Friday of the Third Week of Easter - A "Holy Fear" 5:04

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Read Online “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the Flesh of the Son of Man and drink his Blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my Flesh and drinks my Blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. For my Flesh is true food, and my Blood is true drink.” John 6:53–55 On a philosophical level, it’s useful to consid…

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Thursday of the Third Week of Easter - The Flesh of Our Lord 5:44

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Read Online I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my Flesh for the life of the world.” John 6:51 Jesus was starting to stir up the emotions of some within the crowd. They began to ridicule Him because He had said that He was the “bread that had come down from h…

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Wednesday of the Third Week of Easter - Holy Sight 4:42

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Read Online “For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him may have eternal life, and I shall raise him on the last day.” John 6:40 Do you believe in Jesus? Unquestionably the answer is “Yes.” However, to believe in our Lord is something that must deepen with every passing day. Therefore, if you do have faith…

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Tuesday of the Third Week of Easter - The Bread of Life 5:45

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Read Online So they said to Jesus, “Sir, give us this bread always.” Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.” John 6:34–35 Imagine if you were to never grow hungry or never thirst again. On a natural level, this would be an interesting reality. Of course, if y…

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Monday of the Third Week of Easter - Food for Eternity 5:40

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Read Online “Rabbi, when did you get here?” Jesus answered them and said, “Amen, amen, I say to you, you are looking for me not because you saw signs but because you ate the loaves and were filled. Do not work for food that perishes but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you.” John 6:25–27 What do you work fo…

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Third Sunday of Easter (Year C) - One Hundred and Fifty-three Large Fish 6:35

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Read Online When it was already dawn, Jesus was standing on the shore; but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them, “Children, have you caught anything to eat?” They answered him, “No.” So he said to them, “Cast the net over the right side of the boat and you will find something.” So they cast it, and were not able to pu…

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May 3, Feast of Saints Philip and James, Apostles - Do You Not Know Me? 6:14

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Read Online Philip said to Jesus, “Master, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.” Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you for so long a time and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?” John 14:8–9 Today’s liturgical feast is in honor of two of the Apostles, Ph…

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Friday of the Second Week of Easter - Superabundance 5:38

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Read Online “Gather the fragments left over, so that nothing will be wasted.” So they collected them, and filled twelve wicker baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves that had been more than they could eat.” John 6:12–13 John’s Gospel is filled with much symbolic meaning. The passage above concludes the story of the miracle of the multip…

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Thursday of the Second Week of Easter - The Meaning of Love 6:24

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Read Online The Father loves the Son and has given everything over to him. John 3:35 It’s interesting to note that the words of today’s Gospel appear to be from Saint John the Baptist, since they come within the context of his testimony to Jesus. Some commentators, however, suggest that they are words that were actually spoken by Jesus and that the…

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Wednesday of the Second Week of Easter - A Summary of Clarity 5:37

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Read Online “God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life.” John 3:16 We continue, today, to read from the conversation that Jesus had with Nicodemus, the Pharisee who ultimately converted and is venerated as one of the early saints of the Church. Recall…

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Tuesday of the Second Week of Easter - A "Holy Push" 5:37

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Read Online Nicodemus answered and said to him, ‘How can this happen?” Jesus answered and said to him, “You are the teacher of Israel and you do not understand this? Amen, amen, I say to you, we speak of what we know and we testify to what we have seen, but you people do not accept our testimony.” John 3:9–11 As we reflected upon yesterday, Nicodem…

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Monday of the Second Week of Easter - Coming Into the Light 5:43

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Read Online There was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. He came to Jesus at night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God, for no one can do these signs that you are doing unless God is with him.” John 3:1–2 Nicodemus, a Pharisee and a ruler of the Jews, is mentioned three times in the Gospel of …

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Divine Mercy Sunday (Year C) - The Divine Mercy 7:34

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Read Online Today is the Feast of all Feasts! It is the Feast of Mercy! This Feast originated from the private revelations given to Sr. Maria Faustina Kowolska, a Polish cloistered nun who died in 1938. In the year 2000, she was canonized by Saint Pope John Paul II, and the Feast of Mercy was instituted as a universal Feast of the Church. To better…

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Saturday in the Octave of Easter - The Beauty of Repentance 5:38

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Read Online When Jesus had risen, early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons. Mark 16:9 The first person recorded in Scripture to whom Jesus appeared was Mary Magdalene. Notably, she was the one out of whom Jesus cast seven demons. Being possessed by seven demons has traditionally…

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Friday in the Octave of Easter - The Mystery of the Resurrection 6:15

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Read Online Jesus said to them, “Come, have breakfast.” And none of the disciples dared to ask him, “Who are you?” because they realized it was the Lord. Jesus came over and took the bread and gave it to them, and in like manner the fish. This was now the third time Jesus was revealed to his disciples after being raised from the dead. John 21:12–14…

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Thursday in the Octave of Easter - Becoming a Witness to the Truth 6:02

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Read Online Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures. And he said to them, “Thus it is written that the Christ would suffer and rise from the dead on the third day and that repentance, for the forgiveness of sins, would be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things.” Luke 24:4…

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Wednesday in the Octave of Easter - The Word of God Burning Within 5:23

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Read Online And it happened that, while he was with them at table, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them. With that their eyes were opened and they recognized him, but he vanished from their sight. Then they said to each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he spoke to us on the way and opened the Scriptures…

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Tuesday in the Octave of Easter - Cling to Jesus Now! 5:36

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Read Online Jesus said to her, “Stop holding on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am going to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’” John 20:17 Mary of Magdala was one of the first persons to whom Jesus appeared. She was deeply devoted to Him, especially because of the great merc…

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Monday in the Octave of Easter - Humility in the Face of the Resurrection 6:03

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Read Online The chief priests assembled with the elders and took counsel; then they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers, telling them, “You are to say, ‘His disciples came by night and stole him while we were asleep.’ And if this gets to the ears of the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.” Matthew 28:12–14 The Lord of a…

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Easter Sunday (Year C) - The Message of the Angels 6:52

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Read Online After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, approached, rolled back the stone, and sat upon it. His appearance was like lightning and his clothing was white as snow. The guard…

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Holy Saturday with Mother Mary 4:48

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Read Online The Savior of the World died a cruel death upon the Cross. His broken body was laid in the tomb. His disciples scattered and were fearful that they would be next. But our Blessed Mother kept vigil in the perfect hope that her Son would soon rise. Traditionally, Saturdays within the Church year are dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. T…

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Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion (Year C) - Standing by the Cross with Love 7:20

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Read Online Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son.” Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his home…

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Holy Thursday, Mass of the Lord’s Supper (Year C) - Our Model for Holiness 5:11

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Read Online “Do you realize what I have done for you? You call me ‘teacher’ and ‘master,’ and rightly so, for indeed I am. If I, therefore, the master and teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash one another’s feet. I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done for you, you should also do.” John 13:12–15 Do you want to be holy…

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Wednesday of Holy Week - Rejecting Empty Promises 5:17

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Read Online One of the Twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, “What are you willing to give me if I hand him over to you?” They paid him thirty pieces of silver, and from that time on he looked for an opportunity to hand him over. Matthew 26:14–16 The desire for money can become a powerful incentive to betray our…

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Tuesday of Holy Week - The Glory of God in All Things 5:11

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Read Online “Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him. If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and he will glorify him at once.” John 13:31–32 Jesus speaks this line about Himself being glorified immediately after Judas leaves the supper to go forth to betray Him. Jesus had just finished washing the fee…

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Monday of Holy Week - Expressing Your Love of God 4:54

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Read Online Then Judas the Iscariot, one of his disciples, and the one who would betray him, said, “Why was this oil not sold for three hundred days’ wages and given to the poor?” John 12:4–5 Jesus was with His disciples at the home of Lazarus, Martha and Mary. He regularly spent time at their home and was close to them. This meal took place just b…

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Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion (Year C) - Following Him to the Cross 6:24

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Read Online “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord. Peace in heaven and glory in the highest.” Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.” He said in reply, “I tell you, if they keep silent, the stones will cry out!” Luke 19:38–40 At the foot of the Mount of Olives was the Garden of Gethsemane w…

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Saturday of the Fifth Week of Lent - The Effects of Jesus’ Ministry 5:38

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Read Online So the chief priests and the Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we going to do? This man is performing many signs. If we leave him alone, all will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our land and our nation.” John 11:47–48 Jesus’ public ministry had two primary effects upon the people. For many,…

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Friday of the Fifth Week of Lent - Entering the Desert 5:24

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Read Online “If I do not perform my Father’s works, do not believe me; but if I perform them, even if you do not believe me, believe the works, so that you may realize and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.” John 10:37–39 These words spoken by Jesus took place during the feast of the Dedication in Jerusalem. Jesus had been …

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Thursday of the Fifth Week of Lent - Living in the Moment 5:45

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Read Online Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, before Abraham came to be, I AM.” So they picked up stones to throw at him; but Jesus hid and went out of the temple area. John 8:58–59 When Moses encountered God in the burning bush, God revealed His name: I AM. The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches that this revelation of God’s nam…

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Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Lent - The Truth Will Set You Free 4:48

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Read post Jesus said to those Jews who believed in him, “If you remain in my word, you will truly be my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:31–32 These words have the potential to make a transforming difference in our lives. Note that Jesus spoke these words “to those Jews who believed in him.” That is, …

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Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Lent - The Language of Jesus 5:12

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Read Online Because he spoke this way, many came to believe in him. John 8:30 Jesus had been teaching in veiled but deeply profound ways about Who He was. In prior passages, He referred to Himself as the “bread of life,” the “living water,” the “light of the world,” and He even took upon Himself the ancient title of God “I AM.” Furthermore, He cont…

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Monday of the Fifth Week of Lent - The “Hour” of Jesus 5:33

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Read Online But no one arrested him, because his hour had not yet come. John 8:20 This short line comes at the end of today’s Gospel after Jesus, once again, directly confronted the Pharisees. He confronts them, in this situation, by speaking the truth of His union with the Father and the power and authority He had on account of this union. The Pha…

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The Fifth Sunday of Lent (Year C) - Scandalized by Mercy 6:15

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Read Online Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. But early in the morning he arrived again in the temple area, and all the people started coming to him, and he sat down and taught them. Then the scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery and made her stand in the middle. John 8:1–3 What a painful and humiliating experie…

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Saturday of the Fourth Week of Lent - Attacks From the evil one 5:12

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Read Online The guards answered, “Never before has anyone spoken like this man.” So the Pharisees answered them, “Have you also been deceived? Have any of the authorities or the Pharisees believed in him? But this crowd, which does not know the law, is accursed.” John 7:46–49 Hopefully the Pharisees mentioned above went through a deep interior conv…

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Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent - The New Moses 5:50

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Read Online Jesus moved about within Galilee; he did not wish to travel in Judea, because the Jews were trying to kill him. But the Jewish feast of Tabernacles was near. But when his brothers had gone up to the feast, he himself also went up, not openly but as it were in secret. John 7:1–2; 10 The Jewish Feast of Tabernacles was one of three great …

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Thursday of the Fourth Week of Lent - Human or Divine Praise? 4:31

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Read Online “How can you believe, when you accept praise from one another and do not seek the praise that comes from the only God?” John 5:44 It’s quite normal and healthy for a parent to praise a young child for the good that they do. This healthy positive reinforcement is a way of teaching them the importance of doing good and avoiding what’s wro…

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Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Lent - Amazement and Awe 5:18

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Read Online “Amen, amen, I say to you, the Son cannot do anything on his own, but only what he sees the Father doing; for what he does, the Son will do also. For the Father loves the Son and shows him everything that he himself does, and he will show him greater works than these, so that you may be amazed.” John 5:19–20 The most central and most gl…

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Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Lent - Patient Endurance 4:53

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Read Online One man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had been ill for a long time, he said to him, “Do you want to be well?” John 5:5–6 Only those who have been crippled for many years could understand what this man endured in life. He was crippled and unable to walk for thirty-eight…

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Monday of the Fourth Week of Lent - Faith in All Things 4:52

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Read Online Now there was a royal official whose son was ill in Capernaum. When he heard that Jesus had arrived in Galilee from Judea, he went to him and asked him to come down and heal his son, who was near death. Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will not believe.” John 4:46–48 Jesus did end up healing the royal off…

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The Fourth Sunday of Lent (Year C) - Seeking the Lost 5:58

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Read Online Tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus, but the Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” So to them Jesus addressed this parable. Luke 15:1–3 This is good news! Our Lord “welcomes sinners and eats with them.” For that reason, there is room at His table …

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Saturday of the Third Week of Lent - Being Justified by Mercy 4:06

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Read Online Jesus addressed this parable to those who were convinced of their own righteousness and despised everyone else. “Two people went up to the temple area to pray; one was a Pharisee and the other was a tax collector.” Luke 18:9–10 This Scripture passage introduces the Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector. They both go to the Templ…

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Friday of the Third Week of Lent - Hold Nothing Back 4:03

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Read Online “Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.” Mark 12:29–30 Why would you choose anything less than to love the Lord your God with ALL your heart, with ALL your soul, with ALL your mind, and with ALL your strengt…

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Thursday of the Third Week of Lent - The Kingdom of God is Upon Us 4:32

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Read Online “But if it is by the finger of God that I drive out demons, then the Kingdom of God has come upon you.” Luke 11:20 The Kingdom of God can come upon us in a variety of ways. The line from today’s Gospel above comes in the middle of a story of Jesus casting out a demon from a man who was mute. Once the demon was cast out, the mute man beg…

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Wednesday of the Third Week of Lent - The Height of the New Law 4:27

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Read Online “I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter will pass from the law, until all things have taken place.” Matthew 5:17–18 The Old Law, the law from the Old Testament, prescribed various moral precepts, as well as ceremonial prece…

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March 25, Solemnity of the Annunciation - Let it Be 5:53

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Read Online The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary. And coming to her, he said, “Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.” Luke 1:26–28 Imagine if the Angel Gabriel, the glorious Archangel who stands before the Mos…

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Monday of the Third Week of Lent - The Permissive Will of God 5:02

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Read Online When the people in the synagogue heard this, they were all filled with fury. They rose up, drove him out of the town, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their town had been built, to hurl him down headlong. But he passed through the midst of them and went away. Luke 4:28–30 One of the first places Jesus went to begin His publi…

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The Third Sunday of Lent (Year C) - The Divine Gardener 5:36

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Read Online “‘For three years now I have come in search of fruit on this fig tree but have found none. So cut it down. Why should it exhaust the soil?’ He said to him in reply, ‘Sir, leave it for this year also, and I shall cultivate the ground around it and fertilize it; it may bear fruit in the future. If not you can cut it down.’” Luke 13:7–9 Im…

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