Browsing the March 2021 archive of Lenten Reflections
Triumph of Suffering
Posted by Father Jeremy Bock on 3/21/21
"My son be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. Let them not escape from your sight; keep them within your heart. For they are life to him who finds them, and healing to all his flesh. Keep your heart with all vigilance; for from it ... Read More »
In My God I Take Refuge
Posted by Father Jeremy Bock on 3/20/21
Reflection based on readings for Saturday daily Mass, click here for readings on USCCB website.
“O LORD, my God, in you I take refuge; save me from all my pursuers and rescue me, Lest I become like the lion’s prey, to be torn to pieces, with no one to ... Read More »
Hidden & Holy Life of St. Joseph
Posted by Father Jeremy Bock on 3/19/21
"Children, listen to me, your father; act accordingly, that you may be safe. For the Lord sets a father in honor over his children and confirms a mother’s authority over her sons. Those who honor their father atone for sins; they store up riches who respect their mother. Those who honor their father will have ... Read More »
Will the Love of God Be Found in You?
Posted by Father Jeremy Bock on 3/18/21
"You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water. I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory. Because your love is better ... Read More »
Can God Forget You?
Posted by Father Jeremy Bock on 3/17/21
"But Zion said, “The LORD has forsaken me; my Lord has forgotten me.” Can a mother forget her infant, be without tenderness for the child of her womb? Even should she forget, I will never forget you." - Isaiah 49:14-15
Prayer: Lord, You are ever present to me, You know ... Read More »
Transforming Renewal
Posted by Father Jeremy Bock on 3/16/21
"Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” And He said to me, “Write, for these words are true and faithful.” - Revelation 21:5
Prayer: Lord, renew me by Your grace. Help me to be transformed to be like You. Let what You ... Read More »
Renewed Faith
Posted by Father Jeremy Bock on 3/15/21
“I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing! There is a baptism with which I must be baptized, and how great is my anguish until it is accomplished!" - John 12:49-50
"Through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, ... Read More »
Darkness Cannot Comprehend the Light
Posted by Father Jeremy Bock on 3/14/21
*Based on the readings 2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23; Psalm 137; Ephesians 2:4-10; & John 3:14-21.
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came to be through him, and without him nothing came to ... Read More »
Humble Heart
Posted by Father Jeremy Bock on 3/13/21
Reflection based on the readings for Saturday daily Mass, not the vigil Mass. Readings can be found by clicking here on the USCCB website.
“Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead ... Read More »
Freedom in Love of God
Posted by Father Jeremy Bock on 3/12/21
"Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." - 2 Corinthians 3:17
"I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts." - Psalm 119:45
"It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, ... Read More »