Your Lenten Friday Menu 🐟

Feast Day: Saint John Ogilvie

Ogilvie repeatedly requested assignment to his home Scotland, and it was finally granted; he returned in November 1613. He worked as an underground missionary in Edinburgh and Glasgow, dodging the Queen‘s priest-hunters, disguised as a soldier named Watson. After 11 months in the field (and on the run), John was betrayed by a phony Catholic, imprisoned, interrogated, then tortured for the names of active Catholics. He gave no information. “Your threats cheer me; I mind them no more than the cackling of geese,” he told his captors. Asked if he feared to die, Father John replied, “No more than you do to dine.”
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Therefore, if you bring your gift to the altar, and there recall that your brother has anything against you, leave your gift there at the altar, go first and be reconciled with your brother, and then come and offer your gift.
– Matthew 5:23-24

Gospel Reflection

New Emangelization Drawing Men to Jesus Christ and His Catholic Church

With the astounding assertion He has the authority to modify the 1200 year old Law given by Moses, Jesus expands the 5th Commandment (Thou shall not kill) to include even inner feelings of anger in the definition of “kill.” In the Old Testament, laws were laid down to hold society together; in the New Covenant, Jesus is perfecting the Law to draw men to inner holiness.

Christ affirms that men are judged and the reality of Hell with a reference to Gehenna, a squalid perpetually burning trash dump near Jerusalem where child sacrifice was practiced in earlier days.  He likens Judgment to the harsh treatment of prison guards and judges and being cast violently into prison.

To avoid being condemned to Hell for the sin of anger, Jesus urges men to reconcile with an aggrieved brother and to go to the altar to reconcile with God, a prefigurement of the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
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First Friday of Lent: Breakfast Options

Seeing as how you might have already eaten breakfast by the time you're reading this, we're just hoping this isn't you:

If you're still in the clear, may we recommend some simple oats sweetened with peanut butter, honey, and/or a banana to go with your bold cup of Mystic Monk Coffee?

Lunch: The Best Fish Sandwich

See which fish sandwich Fr. Leonard has voted #1, second year in a row!

Dinner: 10 Meatless Recipes to Enjoy with Your Family

Jennifer Landis Convert, mom, wife, writer at CatholicMom.com

Miso-Glazed Salmon With Sesame Noodles

You can still eat seafood if you decide to become a pescatarian. This term means that you include fish as part of your healthy diet. Choosing to do so is wise, as most provide a plentiful supply of omega-3 fatty acids, which are critical to heart and brain health.

This dish has a bit of an Asian flair. It has everything you need in one convenient bowl, and it isn’t challenging to prepare.

Spinach-Artichoke Lasagna Roll-Ups

Traditional lasagna is as challenging to slice as that first piece of pie — all the fillings drip everywhere. This dish takes the mess work out of it by arranging the toppings inside rolled noodles. You still get all the yummy ingredients that make this meal nutritious, like protein-rich spinach and fiber-full artichoke. The little ones will adore helping you make the rolls.

Best Sweet Potato Chili

Who said that chili has to contain beef or turkey to stick to your ribs? Sweet potatoes are an outstanding source of beta carotene, the building block for vitamin A. Plus, they also have filling fiber, so you won’t need to worry about your stomach waking you up for a midnight snack. If you want to make this vegan, all you need to do is substitute a cashew version of the shredded cheese.

Prayer Requests

For all suffering in Ukraine and for Russia to see the face God and stop this War.  A war that is dividing God’s people.  May they soon have a change of thought.  Jesus, Mary and Joseph, pray for the people of Ukraine and those helping. Amen
– Nancy

Please pray for all who suffer from Dementia especially my mother Graciela, pray for peace in their mind and heart. Please also pray for the Eternal Rest of my mother in law Juana and all the Holy Souls in Purgatory. Thank you,
– Elva

Pray for healing from a brain tumor for friend's niece.
– Anonymous

For this Lenten season to change hearts, minds, and lives, and bring more into deeper communion with Christ.
– Becky

See you tomorrow 👋

A.M.D.G.