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WEDNESDAY OF THE SECOND WEEK OF LENT

“Come, let us strike him.”

Beloved in Christ, good evening to you. With a grateful heart to God, we have been able to behold the dusk of this midweek. To Him be all the glory. Before we call it a day, let us reflect with Prophet Jeremiah following part of today's first reading. 

Most often we found ourselves at the receiving end of evil for the good we did. Pain being paid instead of gratitude. In consolation to forge ahead, Prophet Jeremiah avers with broken heart: 

"Give heed to me, O LORD, and listen to my plea. Is evil a recompense for good? (Jeremiah 18:19ff.)

In our daily task, let all services be geared to God, and not human. For man is bound to fail us at any moment no matter the amount of trust. Trust in God and believe in Him, He will not fail to hearken to your plea.

Peace be with you!

FADA PIUSRALPH prays for you!

Let us pray

Keep your family, O Lord, schooled always in good works, and so comfort them with your protection here as to lead them graciously to gifts on high. Through Christ our Lord. Amen

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TUESDAY OF THE SECOND WEEK OF LENT

If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land...

Prophet Isaiah pronounced God's intention on us, inviting us to true repentance, saying:

"If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land; but if you refuse and rebel, you shall be devoured by the sword; for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.” (Isaiah 1:20)

We are weak and short-lived, but God is ever willing and ready to assist us in our frailty. In the same vein prophet Ezekiel invites us to cast away all our transgressions which we have committed, and get ourselves a new heart and a new spirit. (cf. Ezekiel 18:31).

Dearest in the Lord, we need to redress our steps and move ahead with vigour. For God is ever willing and ready to firgive us. For the psalmist says: "To one whose way is blameless, I will show the salvation of God"  (Psalm 50:23bc). Peace be with you!

Fada PIUSRALPH prays for you!

Let us pray

Guard your Church, we pray, O Lord, in your unceasing mercy, and since without you mortal humanity is sure to fall, may we kept by your constant help from all harm and directed to all that brings salvation. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. 

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MONDAY OF THE SECOND WEEK OF LENT

“We have sinned and done wrong.”

We in this ONE, BIG and HAPPY FAMILY - The ARCHIVE welcome you to this great month of restoration. A month where we will march into Divine glory.

May these desires be granted through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Beloved in Christ, we are at it again today, Monday in the Second Week of Lent. Where  Prophet Daniel exhorts us to acknowledge our frailty and sinfulness saying:

"O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps covenant and merciful love with those who love him and keep his commandments, we have sinned and done wrong and acted wickedly and rebelled, turning aside from your commandments and ordinances;... (Daniel 9:4ff.)

This public profession of our iniquities is a sincere step towards true definition of this solemn season of repentance and reconciliation. As Psalm 51 will remind us of God's readiness to reconcile us back to Himself, let us not loose sight of this great opportunity; for our sins are before us day and night. 

Finally, dearest in the Lord, let us join the psalmist to plead with God's for mercy upon us.

"O! Lord, do not treat us according to our sins" (cf. Psalm 103:10a)

May His grace be sufficient to us. Peace be with you!

FADA PIUSRALPH prays for you!

Let us pray

O God, who have taught us to chasten our bodies for the healing of our souls, enable us, we pray, to abstain from all sins, and strengthen our hearts to carry out your loving commands. Through Christ our Lord. Amen

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SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT

God did not spare His own Son...

Beloved in Christ, you are most welcome to this second Sunday of Lent, a Sunday where we are all invited to display our faith in every event, bearing in mind that God is at work in every situation.

 Today, Our brother, St. Paul in his epistle to the Church of Rome reminded us of God's love and care. That if  He is with us, no one can be against us, for His abiding presence endures forever.

"Brethren: If God is for us, who is against us? He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, will he not also give us all things with him?" (Romans 8:31-32)

Here God send His only begotten Son to die for us (cf. John 3:16). Therefore, if He did not spare His Son for our sake, then there is nothing absolutely that we need that He will not provide. 

Peace be with you!

FADA PIUSRALPH prays for you.

LET US PRAY

O God, who have commanded us to listen to your beloved Son, be pleased, we pray, to nourish us inwardly by your word, that, with spiritual sight made pure, we may rejoice to behold your glory.

Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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SATURDAY OF THE FIRST WEEK OF LENT

... you shall be a people holy to the Lord your God.

Dearest in the Lord, today the good Lord spoke to us through Moses the great leader of Israel saying:

"This day the LORD your God commands you to do these statutes and ordinances; you shall therefore be careful to do them with all your heart and with all your soul." (Deutoronomy 26:16-17).

This clarion call on us is a pointer towards journey to holiness which the theme of this reading potrays. As we give our best this solemn season of lent, let us not loose sight of  God that He is the source of our strength for we cannot do without Him. 

Let us keep to His statutes and ordinances with all sincerity, He will certainly sustain us in His love.

Peace be with you!

FADA PIUSRALPH prays for you.

LET US PRAY

Turn our hearts to you, eternal Father, and grant that, seeking always the one thing necessary and carrying out works of charity, we may be dedicated to your service.

Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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FRIDAY OF THE FIRST WEEK OF LENT

... and you will not die.

"As I live, says the Lord, I do not desire the death of the sinner, but rather that he turn back and live" Ezekiel 33:11

Beloved friends in Christ,  the love of God upon us is beyond measure and human telling. He desires not our death and total damnation, but we have to "repent and believe in the gospel"  if we desire the salvation. For God is ever merciful and slow to anger, only if we are ready to welcome Him into our lives. 

On another note, Evangelist Matthew in today's gospel pericope announced Christ's injunction of true repentance saying: "Unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of  heaven" (Matthew 5:20). 

As we move on in this solemn season, let us "tore our hearts and not our gaments" for if the Lord should mark our iniquities, no one will survive. (cf. Psalm 130:3). Pray always, detach from what gives you temporal joy and then show kindness. Peace be with you!

FADA PIUSRALPH prays for you.

Let us pray

Grant that Your faithful, O Lord, we pray, may be so confirmed to the Paschal observances, that the bodily discipline now solemnly begun may bear fruit in the souls of all. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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THURSDAY OF THE FIRST WEEK OF LENT 

"Every one who asks receives.” (Matthew 7:7)

In moment where life seems to be blue, difficulties and challenges set in from all angles, one thing gives meaning and hope and that is "God". Man right from creation has been fragile and always dependent upon God. And God on the other hand has never abadoned him to the whims and caprises of evil one. 

On this note that, Evangelist Matthew in today's gospel pericope reminded us of the God's continuous promise to be there for us. Now here Evangelist Matthew reporting:

"At that time: Jesus said to his disciples, "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For every one who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. " (Matthew 7:7ff.)

Dearest in the Lord, as Queen Esther cried and the Lord heard her. (cf. Esther 14;1ff.) God will not pay deaf ear to our cries for help. Let us be rest assured of God's love always as the psalmist proclaimed today: "On the day I called, You answered me, O God" (Psalm 138:3a). Peace be with you!

Fada PIUSRALPH prays for you!

Let us pray

Bestow on us, we pray, O Lord, a spirit of always pondering on what is right and of hastening to carry it out, and since without you we cannot exist , may we be enabled to live according to Your will, through Christ our Lord, Amen.