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Diocese braces for more snow after blizzard socks State #Catholic – 
Parishes and schools in the Paterson Diocese in New Jersey are bracing for more snow on Wednesday and Friday after life started returning to normal in the aftermath of a powerful blizzard that dumped nearly 2 feet of snow on New Jersey between Sunday and Monday. The Bomb Cyclone Blizzard — the largest in the Garden State in 30 years — crippled the area, making travel impossible, disrupting diocesan activities, and forcing the closure of parishes and schools.
The storm caused the cancellation of the annual Rite of Election on Sunday afternoon, with Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Paterson, N.J. Many parishes also cancelled Masses; other activities, such as religious education, and opportunities for confession on Monday for the first night of Welcome Home to Healing, a diocesan Lenten initiative. St. Anthony Parish in Hawthorne, N.J., cancelled its Lenten mission on Monday because the speaker couldn’t secure a flight, but continued it on Tuesday.
Many schools in the diocese reopened on Tuesday, while others remained closed due to ongoing safety concerns or snow-removal efforts. During an already brutal winter, the Church of Paterson faces 1 to 3 inches of snow on Wednesday and again on Friday with a wintry mix and 4-8 inches through the morning, according to News 12.
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St. Gerard Parish in Paterson held regular Sunday Masses and a Monday Mass, which was livestreamed and attended by one churchgoer. Paterson received up to 14 inches of snow. The parish school was closed on Monday and Tuesday. Msgr. George Hundt, pastor of St. Gerard’s and
Our Lady of Pompei Parish, also in Paterson, moved his weekly livestreamed reflection from 7 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.
“We got dug out fine, but we are tired of the snow,” said Msgr. Hundt, echoing the sentiments of many in the diocese.
Erring on the side of caution, the diocese cancelled the Rite of Election. During the rite, the Catholic Church officially selects and enrolls unbaptized catechumens for the Sacraments of Initiation — Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist — at the Easter Vigil. The Rite of Election will not be rescheduled.
“Arrangements will be made for the signing of the Book of the Elect by Bishop Sweeney at a future date,” Father Jared J. Brogan, director of the diocesan Worship Office, wrote about the Rite of Election cancellation. “We continue to pray for all those preparing for initiation and for those who accompany them.”
On Sunday, St. Peter the Apostle Parish in Parsippany, N.J., conducted the Rite of Sending part of the Rite of Election for its four catechumens, omitting Bishop Sweeney’s part. Like in many parishes, Father David Pickens, St. Peter’s pastor, cancelled the Monday morning Masses — something he has never done — and closed the parish’s offices.
But unlike most parishes, St. Peter’s held a Mass at 7 p.m., followed by confession that night for the Welcome Home to Healing initiative. Each parish in the Church of Paterson opens its doors for confession every Monday of Lent at 7 p.m. to encourage people to receive God’s healing and return to church.
“We did well with the storm, but the snow is killing us,” said Father Pickens, expressing the concerns of parishes that are shouldering increased snow-removal costs because of a spike in snowfall this winter. Some parishes have asked their faithful to help cover the additional expense.
The northernmost parishes in the diocese, St. Thomas the Apostle in Sandyston, N.J., and St. James the Greater in Montague, N.J., reported that they weren’t hit with the “full amount of snow expected and were spared strong wind gusts.”
Parishes and schools used social media not only to announce storm-related information, but also to share updates and resources. Villa Walsh Academy in Morristown, N.J., stated, “Mother Nature clearly did not get the memo that we are ready for spring.” St. Paul Parish in Clifton, N.J., offered hope from Psalm 46:1: “God is our refuge and strength, our very soon help in tribulations.”
On Tuesday, the Academy of St. Elizabeth in the Convent Station neighborhood of Morris Township, N.J., implemented Virtual Learning Day. On that day, many schools, such as St. Patrick School in Chatham, N.J., had a delayed opening, following the direction of their local public school district.
“It’s wonderful to be back. There is nothing quite like the energy of the children returning to the building after a storm,” Dr. Christine Ross, St. Patrick’s principal, texted BeaconNJ.org on Tuesday. “Our facilities team did a fantastic job; our property was completely cleared and safe, as were the surrounding streets.”
Pictured is Notre Dame of Mount Carmel Parish in the Cedar Knolls neighborhood of Hanover Township, N.J., covered in snow after a powerful blizzard dumped nearly 2 feet of snow on New Jersey between Sunday and Monday.
– Parishes and schools in the Paterson Diocese in New Jersey are bracing for more snow on Wednesday and Friday after life started returning to normal in the aftermath of a powerful blizzard that dumped nearly 2 feet of snow on New Jersey between Sunday and Monday. The Bomb Cyclone Blizzard — the largest in the Garden State in 30 years — crippled the area, making travel impossible, disrupting diocesan activities, and forcing the closure of parishes and schools. The storm caused the cancellation of the annual Rite of Election on Sunday afternoon, with Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney at the Cathedral
A reading from the Book of Jonah
3:1-10
The word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time:
"Set out for the great city of Nineveh,
and announce to it the message that I will tell you."
So Jonah made ready and went to Nineveh,
according to the LORD’s bidding.
Now Nineveh was an enormously large city;
it took three days to go through it.
Jonah began his journey through the city,
and had gone but a single day’s walk announcing,
"Forty days more and Nineveh shall be destroyed,"
when the people of Nineveh believed God;
they proclaimed a fast
and all of them, great and small, put on sackcloth.
When the news reached the king of Nineveh,
he rose from his throne, laid aside his robe,
covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in the ashes.
Then he had this proclaimed throughout Nineveh,
by decree of the king and his nobles:
"Neither man nor beast, neither cattle nor sheep,
shall taste anything;
they shall not eat, nor shall they drink water.
Man and beast shall be covered with sackcloth and call loudly to God;
every man shall turn from his evil way
and from the violence he has in hand.
Who knows, God may relent and forgive, and withhold his blazing wrath,
so that we shall not perish."
When God saw by their actions how they turned from their evil way,
he repented of the evil that he had threatened to do to them;
he did not carry it out.
From the Gospel according to Luke
11:29-32
While still more people gathered in the crowd, Jesus said to them,
“This generation is an evil generation;
it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it,
except the sign of Jonah.
Just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites,
so will the Son of Man be to this generation.
At the judgment
the queen of the south will rise with the men of this generation
and she will condemn them,
because she came from the ends of the earth
to hear the wisdom of Solomon,
and there is something greater than Solomon here.
At the judgment the men of Nineveh will arise with this generation
and condemn it,
because at the preaching of Jonah they repented,
and there is something greater than Jonah here.”
Jonah was inside the whale three nights and three days, a reference to Jesus in the tomb – to his death and his Resurrection – and this is the sign that Jesus promises, against hypocrisy, against this attitude of perfect religiosity, against this attitude of a group of Pharisees … The true sign of Jonah is what gives us the confidence that we will be saved by the blood of Christ. How many Christians, how many of them, think that they will be saved only by what they do, by their works! Works are necessary, but they are a consequence, a response to that merciful love that saves us. But works alone, without this merciful love, are useless. Instead, the “Jonah syndrome” is to trust only in one’s own personal righteousness, in one’s works (…) The “Jonah syndrome” leads us to hypocrisy, to self-righteousness, to being clean, perfect Christians, “because we do these works, because we keep the commandments, everything”. It is a serious affliction. And the sign of Jonah is the mercy of God in Jesus Christ, who died and rose again for us, for our salvation. (Pope Francis, Homily at Santa Marta, 14 October 2013)
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Dozens of petulant Democrat members of Congress have announced they will not attend President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address tonight, with reports indicating as many as 45 confirmed absences.
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The White House on Tuesday released a statement slamming the Democratic Party’s choice of Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger to deliver the rebuttal to President Trump’s State of the Union address. The radical left governor will deliver the party’s official rebuttal to Trump’s speech, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer announced.
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Team USA Men’s hockey champs arrived at Joint Base Andrews on Tuesday ahead of President Trump’s State of the Union Address.
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Pope Leo XIV tells priests not to use AI to write homilies or seek likes on TikTok #Catholic – 
(OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV has urged priests to not to use artificial intelligence to write their homilies or to seek “likes” on social media platforms like TikTok.
In a question-and-answer session with clergy from the Diocese of Rome, the pope said priests should resist “the temptation to prepare homilies with artificial intelligence.”
“Like all the muscles in the body, if we do not use them, if we do not move them, they die. The brain needs to be used, so our intelligence must also be exercised a little so as not to lose this capacity,” Pope Leo said in the closed door meeting, according to a report by Vatican News on Feb. 20.
“To give a true homily is to share faith,” and artificial intelligence “will never be able to share faith,” the pope added.
Pope Leo has expressed interest in the topic of artificial intelligence and the dignity of work since the first week of his pontificate, telling the College of Cardinals shortly after his election last May that he took his name in honor of Pope Leo XIII, who wrote the social encyclical “Rerum Novarum” in the context of the first industrial revolution.
“If we can offer a service that is inculturated in the place, in the parish where we are working,” the pope told the priests of the Diocese of Rome. “People want to see your faith, your experience of having known and loved Jesus Christ.”
In his meeting with the clergy of Rome, Pope Leo underlined that with a “life authentically rooted in the Lord,” one can offer something different, calling it “an illusion on the internet, on TikTok,” to think one is offering oneself and gaining ‘likes’ and ‘followers’ in that way.
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“It is not you: if we are not transmitting the message of Jesus Christ, perhaps we are mistaken, and we must reflect very carefully and humbly about who we are and what we are doing,” the pope emphasized.
He underlined that for a priest “a life of prayer” is fundamental, adding that this means “time spent with the Lord,” not “the routine of reciting the breviary as quickly as possible.”
The pope’s Feb. 19 closed-door dialogue with clergy of the Rome Diocese was introduced by Cardinal Baldo Reina, vicar general of Rome, who presented four priests — representing four age groups — who were selected to ask the pope a question.
Among them was a young priest ordained by Pope Leo last May. He asked how young priests can support their peers in today’s world.
The pope first urged them to keep their “eyes open” to the families from which many young people come from, which often have been through “very serious crises,” with absent parents or parents who are “divorced, remarried.”
Many young people “have also experienced abandonment,” so priests must “know their reality,” the pope continued. “Be close to them in this sense, accompany them, but do not be just one of the young,” he said, adding that in this regard, “the testimony of the priest” is important, as it offers “a model of life.”
The pope also asked priests not to be satisfied with just the young people who continue to come to the parish: “We must organize, think, seek initiatives that can be a form of outreach.”
“We must go ourselves, we must invite other young people, go out into the streets with them; perhaps offer different ways,” activities such as sports, art and culture, he insisted.
Getting to know others is the key element, according to Pope Leo, and knowledge comes through “a human experience of friendship” with young people who “live in isolation, in incredible loneliness.”
He highlighted how this loneliness has increased after the pandemic especially, in part because of the use of smartphones. “They live a kind of distance from others, a coldness, without knowing the richness, the value of truly human relationships,” the pope explained.
Therefore, he continued, we must understand how to offer young people “another type of experience of friendship, of sharing, and gradually of communion,” and from that experience “invite them also to know Jesus.”
Pope Leo emphasized that this requires “time” and “sacrifice,” considering also that many young people today are trapped in “a terrible life” of drugs, crime and violence.
He encouraged priests to nurture true friendships with one another and to resist the temptation of “invidia clericalis,” or clerical envy.
“Let us not be afraid to knock on another’s door, to take the initiative, to say to companions or a group of friends: why don’t we meet from time to time to study together, reflect together, have a moment of prayer and then a good lunch? The parish priest with the best cook can invite the others,” Pope Leo said.
He recalled a “beautiful” example of priestly fraternity in Chicago, his hometown, where a group of priests decided to meet once a month, starting when they were still in the seminary. Some continued until they were over 90 years old and they would gather, pray and study.
During the question-and-answer session, Pope Leo also addressed the issue of euthanasia, underlining that priests “must be the first to bear witness to the fact that life has enormous value.”
“If we ourselves are so negative about our life, and sometimes with less suffering than that borne by many people, how can we say to them: ‘No, you cannot take your life, you must accept it’?” the pope asked.
“If one lives one’s whole life as a journey that takes us forward, even with the weight of the years, often also — whether young or old — with illnesses and difficulties, one will have the ability, with God’s grace, to accept the cross, the suffering that comes,” he said.
The pope also urged priests to bring Communion and the anointing of the sick to parishioners who are ill.
“Today, with fewer priests and more elderly, it has become: ‘Well, let’s send the lay people, they will do it,’” he said. “It is a beautiful service that lay people provide … but that does not mean that the priest can stay at home watching things on the internet.”
Courtney Mares is Vatican editor for OSV News. Follow her on X @catholicourtney. Contributing to this story was Salvatore Cernuzio of Vatican News.
– (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV has urged priests to not to use artificial intelligence to write their homilies or to seek “likes” on social media platforms like TikTok. In a question-and-answer session with clergy from the Diocese of Rome, the pope said priests should resist “the temptation to prepare homilies with artificial intelligence.” “Like all the muscles in the body, if we do not use them, if we do not move them, they die. The brain needs to be used, so our intelligence must also be exercised a little so as not to lose this capacity,” Pope Leo said
Team USA’s hockey gold honors Catholic hockey star tragically killed with brother in 2024 #Catholic – 
(OSV News) — When the U.S. men’s hockey team dramatically captured its first Olympic gold medal in 46 years at the 2026 Winter Games Feb. 22 in Milan, Italy, the triumph was defined not only by athletic achievement but by remembrance and faith.
After the dramatic 2-1 overtime thriller over Canada, U.S. captain Auston Matthews and teammates skated around the ice holding the late Johnny Gaudreau’s No. 13 jersey, ensuring that a beloved player — gone too soon — was at the forefront of their celebration.
Johnny Gaudreau, widely known as “Johnny Hockey,” and his brother Matthew were killed Aug. 29, 2024, when they were struck by an alleged drunk driver while cycling near Salem County, New Jersey, on the eve of their sister’s wedding. Johnny was 31.
Before the Olympics began, the Gaudreau family issued a heartfelt message that underscored Gaudreau’s lifelong dream to represent his country.
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“Representing Team USA at the Olympics was one of his greatest dreams,” the family wrote, noting that in his final summer Johnny was training harder than ever to earn a spot on the Olympic roster. “We know he will be so very present with Team USA and all of his close friends competing throughout these games … John loved this game and loved representing his country.”
Both Gaudreau brothers were hockey standouts. Both played for Boston College. Matthew competed professionally and later became involved in coaching at his high school alma mater, but he never played in the NHL. Johnny, however, played 11 seasons in the NHL — nine with the Calgary Flames and, desiring to be closer to home, his final two with the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Gaudreau’s Catholic faith was a central part of his life from his youth through his professional career. He and his brother both attended Gloucester Catholic High School in New Jersey, where their father, Guy, helped build the school’s ice hockey program. The brothers were not only sporting stars; they were devoted sons, brothers, fathers and active members of their Catholic community. Gloucester Catholic, founded on faith and service, became the spiritual home for the family, offering prayer services and communal support in the wake of their deaths.
In the weeks after the accident, Gloucester Catholic High School held a Night of Remembrance attended by hundreds, emphasizing prayer and the role of faith in coping with tragedy. The funeral Mass for Johnny and Matthew, held at St. Mary Magdalen Parish in Media, Pennsylvania, highlighted the “incredible love” they had for each other and their parents. The Gaudreau family has also supported Catholic education through annual fundraisers for Gloucester Catholic to help families with tuition.
Throughout the 2026 Winter Games Olympics in Milan Cortina, Team USA kept Gaudreau’s memory at the forefront. His No. 13 jersey was displayed in the locker room, a constant symbol of his presence among teammates. That practice continued into the gold medal game, where teammates Matthews, Zach Werenski, and Matthew Tkachuk carried the jersey onto the ice after the final buzzer.
After the victory, the team ensured that Gaudreau’s family was included in the celebration. Players brought two of Johnny’s three children — Johnny Jr., 2, and Noa, 3 — onto the ice for the official team photo, holding their father’s jersey beside them. From the stands, his widow, Meredith, and his parents, Guy and Jane, witnessed a tribute that blended athletic triumph with deep personal loss.
“I honestly felt (Johnny’s presence) the whole tournament,” Werenski, Gaudreau’s teammate with the Blue Jackets, told The Athletic. “Felt he was here. I felt that feeling a lot in Columbus, and I felt it at the world stage, World Championships last year, now here at the Olympics. I feel like that he’s following us, and he’s got our back.
“This is something John would have been at,” he continued. “And to see his family here supporting us and seeing his kids, bringing them on the ice, we talked about playing for him, making him proud and I think we did that.”
– (OSV News) — When the U.S. men’s hockey team dramatically captured its first Olympic gold medal in 46 years at the 2026 Winter Games Feb. 22 in Milan, Italy, the triumph was defined not only by athletic achievement but by remembrance and faith. After the dramatic 2-1 overtime thriller over Canada, U.S. captain Auston Matthews and teammates skated around the ice holding the late Johnny Gaudreau’s No. 13 jersey, ensuring that a beloved player — gone too soon — was at the forefront of their celebration. Johnny Gaudreau, widely known as “Johnny Hockey,” and his brother Matthew were killed Aug.
Obituary: Deacon Richard Charles Zeich, formerly served Dover parish, 83 #Catholic – 
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 11 at 11 a.m. at St. Pius X Church in South Yarmouth, Mass., for Deacon Richard Charles Zeich, a retired deacon of the Diocese of Paterson in New Jersey, who died on Feb. 3. He was 83. He lived in South Yarmouth.
Funeral arrangements took place for Deacon Zeich earlier in February.
Born on Feb. 1, 1943, in Elizabeth, N.J., Deacon Zeich was ordained to the Permanent Diaconate of the Paterson Diocese in 1988. He served Sacred Heart Parish in Dover, N.J., before moving to Cape Cod, Mass., in 1999. Deacon Zeich continued ministering for many years at St. Pius X Parish in South Yarmouth.
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Please keep Deacon Richard; his wife, Gerry; their daughter, Heidi; their son, Adam; their two grandchildren; all their family and friends; and all the deacons of the Paterson Diocese in your prayers, especially at the Eucharist.
Please send condolences to: Mrs. Geraldine “Gerry” Zeich, 39 Captain Besse Rd., South Yarmouth, MA 02664 or heidi.zeich@georgetown.edu.
– A memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 11 at 11 a.m. at St. Pius X Church in South Yarmouth, Mass., for Deacon Richard Charles Zeich, a retired deacon of the Diocese of Paterson in New Jersey, who died on Feb. 3. He was 83. He lived in South Yarmouth. Funeral arrangements took place for Deacon Zeich earlier in February. Born on Feb. 1, 1943, in Elizabeth, N.J., Deacon Zeich was ordained to the Permanent Diaconate of the Paterson Diocese in 1988. He served Sacred Heart Parish in Dover, N.J., before moving to Cape Cod, Mass., in 1999. Deacon
CAMBRIDGE, MA — Local Episcopalian Myrtle Smith has once again elected to undergo an enormous sacrifice by giving up reading her Bible again this Lent.
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Phnom Bakheng is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva in Siem Reap Province, Cambodia. It was built at the end of the 9th century, during the reign of King Yasovarman (889–910). Today is Mahashivaratri, a Hindu festival dedicated to the worship of Shiva.
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This high-resolution still image is part of a video taken by several cameras as NASA’s Perseverance rover touched down on Mars on February 18, 2021.
Read MoreA reading from the Book of Isaiah
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.
From the Gospel according to 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.”
When we recite the Our Father, in addition to celebrating the grace of being children of God, we also express our commitment to responding to this gift by loving one another as brothers and sisters in Christ. Reflecting on this, one of the Fathers of the Church wrote: “We must remember… and know that when we call God ‘our Father’ we ought to behave as children of God” (Saint Cyprian of Carthage, De Dom. orat., 11), and another adds: “You cannot call the God of all kindness your Father if you preserve a cruel and inhuman heart; for in this case you no longer have in you the mark of the heavenly Father’s kindness” (Saint John Chrysostom, De orat. Dom., 3). We cannot pray to God as “Father” and then be harsh and insensitive towards others. Instead, it is important to let ourselves be transformed by his goodness, his patience, his mercy, so that his face may be reflected in ours as in a mirror. (Pope Leo XIV, Angelus, 27 July 2025)
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While the eyes of the world are fixated on Iran, the future of the Arctic Island of Greenland still hangs in the balance.
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The secretly stashed Epstein files.
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U.S. – After defeating Canada at the only thing it was supposedly good at, the entire territory of Canada has been officially declared an American province.
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A reading from the Book of Leviticus
19:1-2, 11-18
The LORD said to Moses,
“Speak to the whole assembly of the children of Israel and tell them:
Be holy, for I, the LORD, your God, am holy.
“You shall not steal.
You shall not lie or speak falsely to one another.
You shall not swear falsely by my name,
thus profaning the name of your God.
I am the LORD.
“You shall not defraud or rob your neighbor.
You shall not withhold overnight the wages of your day laborer.
You shall not curse the deaf,
or put a stumbling block in front of the blind,
but you shall fear your God.
I am the LORD.
“You shall not act dishonestly in rendering judgment.
Show neither partiality to the weak nor deference to the mighty,
but judge your fellow men justly.
You shall not go about spreading slander among your kin;
nor shall you stand by idly when your neighbor’s life is at stake.
I am the LORD.
“You shall not bear hatred for your brother in your heart.
Though you may have to reprove him,
do not incur sin because of him.
Take no revenge and cherish no grudge against your fellow countrymen.
You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
I am the LORD.”
From the Gospel according to Matthew
25:31-46
Jesus said to his disciples:
“When the Son of Man comes in his glory,
and all the angels with him,
he will sit upon his glorious throne,
and all the nations will be assembled before him.
And he will separate them one from another,
as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
Then the king will say to those on his right,
‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father.
Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
For I was hungry and you gave me food,
I was thirsty and you gave me drink,
a stranger and you welcomed me,
naked and you clothed me,
ill and you cared for me,
in prison and you visited me.’
Then the righteous will answer him and say,
‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you,
or thirsty and give you drink?
When did we see you a stranger and welcome you,
or naked and clothe you?
When did we see you ill or in prison, and visit you?’
And the king will say to them in reply,
‘Amen, I say to you, whatever you did
for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.’
Then he will say to those on his left,
‘Depart from me, you accursed,
into the eternal fire prepared for the Devil and his angels.
For I was hungry and you gave me no food,
I was thirsty and you gave me no drink,
a stranger and you gave me no welcome,
naked and you gave me no clothing,
ill and in prison, and you did not care for me.’
Then they will answer and say,
‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty
or a stranger or naked or ill or in prison,
and not minister to your needs?’
He will answer them, ‘Amen, I say to you,
what you did not do for one of these least ones,
you did not do for me.’
And these will go off to eternal punishment,
but the righteous to eternal life.”
There are so many aspects of God’s mercy toward us! In the same way, there are so many faces turned to us in order to obtain mercy. Those who have experienced in their own lives the Father’s mercy cannot remain indifferent before the needs of their brothers. The lesson of Jesus that we have heard does not allow escape routes: I was hungry and you gave me food; I was thirsty and you gave me drink; I was naked, displaced, sick, in prison and you assisted me (Mt 25:35-36). You cannot stonewall a person who is hungry: he must be fed. Jesus tells us this! The works of mercy are not theoretical ideas, but concrete testimonies. They oblige us to roll up our sleeves to alleviate suffering.(…)
To focus on Jesus, to see Jesus in the hungry, in prisoners, in the sick, the naked, in those who don’t have work and need to lead their family forward. To see Jesus in these people, our brothers and sisters; to see Jesus in those who are lonely, sad, in those who have made mistakes and need counsel, in those who need to walk with Him in silence so that they feel accompanied. These are the works that Jesus asks of us! To see Jesus in them, in these people. Why? Because this is the way Jesus sees me, sees all of us. (Pope Francis, Jubilee Audience, 30 June 2016)
Read MoreAfter moving off an early February launch window for Artemis 2 — a four-person sojourn around the moon and back — NASA on Friday said it hopes to launch the mission on March 6. Lori Glaze, acting associate administrator for NASA’s Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, said that a wet dress rehearsal (WDR) for Artemis 2 “wentContinue reading “NASA now targeting March 6 for Artemis 2 Moon mission”
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UTAH — A black man was seen in Utah today, obviously lost.
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Sh2-113 is a faint emission nebula located in the constellation of Cygnus. Known also as Flying Dragon Nebula. The amateur image shown here required a total exposure time of 17.5 hours.
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In addition to being ugly, the new Obama presidential center is going to be a massive financial burden on the people of Chicago.
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New York City’s new Democratic Socialist (communist) Mayor Zohran Mamdani has allocated an insane amount of money in the city’s budget to take care of people in the country illegally.
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Ben Bankas is the conservative stand-up comedian that the left loves to hate.
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Read MoreA readign from the Book of Genesis
2:7-9; 3:1-7
The LORD God formed man out of the clay of the ground
and blew into his nostrils the breath of life,
and so man became a living being.
Then the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east,
and placed there the man whom he had formed.
Out of the ground the LORD God made various trees grow
that were delightful to look at and good for food,
with the tree of life in the middle of the garden
and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Now the serpent was the most cunning of all the animals
that the LORD God had made.
The serpent asked the woman,
“Did God really tell you not to eat
from any of the trees in the garden?”
The woman answered the serpent:
“We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden;
it is only about the fruit of the tree
in the middle of the garden that God said,
‘You shall not eat it or even touch it, lest you die.’”
But the serpent said to the woman:
“You certainly will not die!
No, God knows well that the moment you eat of it
your eyes will be opened and you will be like gods
who know what is good and what is evil.”
The woman saw that the tree was good for food,
pleasing to the eyes, and desirable for gaining wisdom.
So she took some of its fruit and ate it;
and she also gave some to her husband, who was with her,
and he ate it.
Then the eyes of both of them were opened,
and they realized that they were naked;
so they sewed fig leaves together
and made loincloths for themselves.
A reading from the Letter of St. Paul to the Romans
5:12-19
Brothers and sisters:
Through one man sin entered the world,
and through sin, death,
and thus death came to all men, inasmuch as all sinned—
for up to the time of the law, sin was in the world,
though sin is not accounted when there is no law.
But death reigned from Adam to Moses,
even over those who did not sin
after the pattern of the trespass of Adam,
who is the type of the one who was to come.
But the gift is not like the transgression.
For if by the transgression of the one, the many died,
how much more did the grace of God
and the gracious gift of the one man Jesus Christ
overflow for the many.
And the gift is not like the result of the one who sinned.
For after one sin there was the judgment that brought condemnation;
but the gift, after many transgressions, brought acquittal.
For if, by the transgression of the one,
death came to reign through that one,
how much more will those who receive the abundance of grace
and of the gift of justification
come to reign in life through the one Jesus Christ.
In conclusion, just as through one transgression
condemnation came upon all,
so, through one righteous act,
acquittal and life came to all.
For just as through the disobedience of the one man
the many were made sinners,
so, through the obedience of the one,
the many will be made righteous.
From the Gospel according to Matthew
4:1-11
At that time Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert
to be tempted by the devil.
He fasted for forty days and forty nights,
and afterwards he was hungry.
The tempter approached and said to him,
“If you are the Son of God,
command that these stones become loaves of bread.”
He said in reply,
“It is written:
One does not live on bread alone,
but on every word that comes forth
from the mouth of God.”
Then the devil took him to the holy city,
and made him stand on the parapet of the temple,
and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down.
For it is written:
He will command his angels concerning you
and with their hands they will support you,
lest you dash your foot against a stone.”
Jesus answered him,
“Again it is written,
You shall not put the Lord, your God, to the test.”
Then the devil took him up to a very high mountain,
and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in their magnificence,
and he said to him, ""All these I shall give to you,
if you will prostrate yourself and worship me.”
At this, Jesus said to him,
“Get away, Satan!
It is written:
The Lord, your God, shall you worship
and him alone shall you serve.”
Then the devil left him and, behold,
angels came and ministered to him.
After receiving the “investiture” as Messiah — “Annointed” with the Holy Spirit at the baptism in the Jordan — Jesus was led into the wilderness by the Spirit himself to be tempted by the devil. At the beginning of his public ministry, Jesus had to unmask himself and reject the false images of the Messiah which the tempter was suggesting to him. Yet these temptations are also false images of man that threaten to ensnare our conscience, in the guise of suitable, effective and even good proposals. (…) The tempter is cunning. He does not directly impel us towards evil but rather towards a false good, making us believe that the true realities are power and everything that satisfies our primary needs. In this way God becomes secondary, he is reduced to a means; in short, he becomes unreal, he no longer counts, he disappears. Ultimately, in temptation faith is at stake because God is at stake. At the crucial moments in life but also, as can be seen at every moment, we stand at a crossroads: do we want to follow our own ego or God? (…) As St Augustine teaches, Jesus took the temptations from us to give us his victory (cf. Enarr. in Psalmos, 60, 3: pl 36, 724). Therefore let us not be afraid either of facing the battle against the spirit of evil: the important thing is to fight it with him, with Christ, the Conqueror. (Pope Benedict XVI, Angelus, 17 February 2013)
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John Vermette, taken from Starfront Observatories near Brady, Texas The young star cluster IC 348 lies embedded in the Perseus molecular cloud near the emission nebula LBN 749, lies roughly 1,000 light-years away in Perseus and hosts newborn stars swaddled in dust and gas. The imager collected 16 hours of exposure with a 4-inch scopeContinue reading “A dusty nursery”
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Residents of New York City are apparently outraged about the prospect of Mayor Zohran Mamdani raising their property taxes to pay for his agenda.
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CORTINA D’AMPEZZO — The gold medal hopes of one pair of U.S. athletes were dashed this week, as the American women’s bobsled team came in last place after stopping to ask for directions.
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Investigative journalist James O’Keefe, famous for going undercover to source his groundbreaking stories, has built a legendary reputation as an unparalleled master of disguise.
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Paper maché figures in Guanajuato Market, Mexico. Intricate color patterns and color combinations are characteristic of Mexican folk art, that often dwells in the magical, death, and fantastic.
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Leftists in Minneapolis are upset that someone torched the Renee Good memorial.
The post SO PROPERTY MATTERS NOW? Leftists Upset That Someone Torched the Renee Good Memorial in Minneapolis (VIDEO) appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
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Did you ever think you’d see the moment when Rep.
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NASA astronaut Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen take off on a T-38 training flight from Ellington Field on Feb. 11, 2026, as a waning crescent Moon hovers above.
Read MoreA reading from the Book of Isaiah
58:9b-14
Thus says the LORD:
If you remove from your midst oppression,
false accusation and malicious speech;
If you bestow your bread on the hungry
and satisfy the afflicted;
Then light shall rise for you in the darkness,
and the gloom shall become for you like midday;
Then the LORD will guide you always
and give you plenty even on the parched land.
He will renew your strength,
and you shall be like a watered garden,
like a spring whose water never fails.
The ancient ruins shall be rebuilt for your sake,
and the foundations from ages past you shall raise up;
“Repairer of the breach,” they shall call you,
“Restorer of ruined homesteads.”
If you hold back your foot on the sabbath
from following your own pursuits on my holy day;
If you call the sabbath a delight,
and the LORD’s holy day honorable;
If you honor it by not following your ways,
seeking your own interests, or speaking with malice—
Then you shall delight in the LORD,
and I will make you ride on the heights of the earth;
I will nourish you with the heritage of Jacob, your father,
for the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
From the Gospel according to Luke
5:27-32
Jesus saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the customs post.
He said to him, “Follow me.”
And leaving everything behind, he got up and followed him.
Then Levi gave a great banquet for him in his house,
and a large crowd of tax collectors
and others were at table with them.
The Pharisees and their scribes complained to his disciples, saying,
“Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
Jesus said to them in reply,
“Those who are healthy do not need a physician, but the sick do.
I have not come to call the righteous to repentance but sinners.”
In the northwest section of Ursa Major the Great Bear sits the magnificent spiral galaxy M81 (NGC 3031). At magnitude 6.9, this ranks as one of the sky’s brightest galaxies. You’ll find it 2° east-southeast of the magnitude 4.5 star 24 Ursae Majoris. German astronomer and celestial cartographer Johann Elert Bode discovered this object, and nearbyContinue reading “Michael’s Miscellany: Observe Bode’s Galaxy”
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These mountains offer mature skiers special events and discounted or free tickets, proving there’s no age limit on winter fun.
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New York City’s new Democratic Socialist (communist) Mayor Zohran Mamdani is having trouble finding the means to fund his radical left-wing agenda so he is now going to an old favorite for Democrats – defunding the police.
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Administrators at Lewis University in Illinois recently cancelled in-person classes when they found out that ICE was operating out of the same building on one of their satellite campuses.
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