Sunday, February 12th
Sir 15:15-20 / 1 Cor 2:6-10 / Mt 5:17-37
Sirach 15:15, NRSCVE:
“If you choose, you can keep the commandments,
and to act faithfully is a matter of your own choice.”
Monday, February 13th
Gn 4:1-15, 25 / Mk 8:11-13
Genesis 4:7, NRSVCE:
“If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is lurking at the door; its desire is for you, but you must master it.””
Tuesday, February 14th
Gn 6:5-8, 7:1-5, 10 / Mk 8:14-21
Mark 8:17-18, NRSVCE:
“And becoming aware of it, Jesus said to them, “Why are you talking about having no bread? Do you still not perceive or understand? Are your hearts hardened? 18 Do you have eyes, and fail to see? Do you have ears, and fail to hear? And do you not remember? ”
Wednesday, February 15th
Gn 8:6-13, 20-22 / Mk 8:22-26
Genesis 8:21, NRSVCE:
“And when the Lord smelled the pleasing odor, the Lord said in his heart, “I will never again curse the ground because of humankind, for the inclination of the human heart is evil from youth; nor will I ever again destroy every living creature as I have done.”
Thursday, February 16th
Gn 9:1-13 / Mk 8:27-33
Genesis 9:1, NABRE
“God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them: Be fertile and multiply and fill the earth.”
Friday, February 17th
Gn 11:1-9 / Mk 8:34-9:1
Mark 9:1, NABRE:
“He also said to them, “Amen, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see that the kingdom of God has come in power.””
Saturday, February 18th
Heb 11:1-7 / Mk 9:2-23
Hebrews 11:1, NABRE:
“Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen.”
