Tuesday of the 1st Week of Lent
Mass Readings
First Reading – Is 55:10-11
Thus says the LORD: Just as from the heavens the rain and snow come down And do not return there till they have watered the earth, making it fertile and fruitful, Giving seed to the one who sows and bread to the one who eats, So shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth; It shall not return to me void, but shall do my will, achieving the end for which I sent it.
Responsorial Psalm – Ps 34:4-5, 6-7, 16-17, 18-19 (R. 18b)
R. From all their distress God rescues the just.
Glorify the LORD with me,
let us together extol his name.
I sought the LORD, and he answered me
and delivered me from all my fears. R.
Look to him that you may be radiant with joy,
and your faces may not blush with shame.
When the poor one called out, the LORD heard,
and from all his distress he saved him. R.
The LORD has eyes for the just,
and ears for their cry.
The LORD confronts the evildoers,
to destroy remembrance of them from the earth. R.
When the just cry out, the LORD hears them,
and from all their distress he rescues them.
The LORD is close to the brokenhearted;
and those who are crushed in spirit he saves. R.
Gospel –Matthew 6:7-15*
Jesus said to his disciples: “In praying, do not babble like the pagans, who think that they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them. Your Father knows what you need before you ask him. “This is how you are to pray: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy Kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. “If you forgive men their transgressions, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you do not forgive men, neither will your Father forgive your transgressions.”
Featured Saints
St. Sophronius, bishop (†639). Monk from Palestine, he was elected Patriarch of Jerusalem. He fought the Monothelite heresy and composed hymns and canticles that until today are included in the eastern Liturgy. (See featured photo)
St. Eulogius, priest and martyr (†859). He was beheaded in Cordoba, Spain, for gloriously confessing the name of Christ.
St. Dominic Cam, priest and martyr (†1859). Dominican religious born in present-day Vietnam. After clandestinely exercising his ministry for many years, helping many Christians to remain steadfast in the Faith, he was imprisoned and beheaded in Hung Yên at the command of Emperor Tu Ðuc.
Sts. Mark Chong Ui-bae and Alex U Se-yong, martyrs (†1866). Beheaded in Sai-NamThe, Korea for practicing and propagating the Catholic Faith.
St. Constantine, king and martyr (†sixth century). A Briton ruler who, after committing murders and sacrilege, converted to Christianity, abandoned the throne of Cornwall and withdrew to an Irish monastery. After being ordained priest, he left on mission to Scotland, where he received the palm of martyrdom.
Blessed Thomas Atkinson, priest and martyr (†1616). Tireless apostle, he served Catholic families in England during the reign of James I, showing special dedication to the poor. After being betrayed and arrested, he was hanged, drawn, and quartered.
Blessed John Kearney, priest and martyr (†1653). Irish Franciscan executed in London, during the rule of Oliver Cromwell, for exercising his priestly ministry.
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