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Isaiah 58:9-14; Psalm 86; Luke 5:27-32 Today’s first reading from Isaiah is about hope. Hope may be one of the most important human needs/emotions. We need hope. We need to believe that somehow our life will get better.

Isaiah 58:1-9; Psalm 51; Matthew 9:14-15 When are we going to get Lent right? Every Lent we begin by making resolutions about giving up desserts or second helpings. We resolve to lose weight, to exercise, to say a rosary each day.

Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Psalm 1; Luke 9:22-25 Both readings today have to do with decisions that touch us in the innermost depths of our being. These are life or death decisions, not so much in a physical sense, but ones that can animate and bless others or have the opposite effect.

Joel 2:12-18; Psalm 51; 2 Corinthians 5:20–6:2; Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 After Christmas and Easter, Ash Wednesday might be the day that brings the greatest number of Catholics to church. In some ways that makes sense because Christmas and Easter are celebrations of God’s love.

Easter Mass cards for 2020 are now available. The card depicts the main altar of St. Alphonsus Church in Rome and the original icon of Our Mother of Perpetual Help. Enroll friends and family in an octave of Masses to be celebrated in St. Alphonsus Church in Rome from Easter Sunday, April 12, through April 19.

On February 2 Redemptorist Superior General Father Michael Brehl announced a Jubilee Year in honor of St. Clement Maria Hofbauer, often called the “second founder” of the Redemptorists. March 15, 2020, will mark the 200th anniversary of St. Clement’s death, and the jubilee will take place from that day through March 15, 2021.

The General Commission for Redemptorist Youth and Vocation Ministry (RYVM) is holding a logo contest, and the winning design will be used throughout the world. Young people ages 16 to 29 who are involved in Redemptorist youth or vocation ministry are encouraged to submit a design.