Posts by Gerard DeMarco, Lay Leader, C.L.S.

3140 of 213 items

2021 Lenten Devotional

by Gerard DeMarco, Lay Leader, C.L.S.

Day 12 Tuesday 03-02  Matthew 23:1-12 1 Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, 2 “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat; 3 therefore, do whatever they teach you and follow it; but do not do as they do, for they do not practice what they teach. 4 They tie […]

2021 Lenten Devotional

by Gerard DeMarco, Lay Leader, C.L.S.

Day 11 Monday 03-01 Luke 6:36-38 36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. 37 “Do not judge, and you will not be judged; do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven; 38 give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken […]

2021 Lenten Devotional

by Gerard DeMarco, Lay Leader, C.L.S.

Day 10 Saturday 02-27 Matthew 5:43-48 43 “You have heard that it was said, “You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 so that you may be children of your Father in heaven; for he makes his […]

2021 Lenten Devotional

by Gerard DeMarco, Lay Leader, C.L.S.

Day 09 Friday 02-26 Matthew 5:20-24 Jesus said to his disciples, 20 For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 21 “You have heard that it was said to those of ancient times, “You shall not murder’; and “whoever murders shall […]

2021 Lenten Devotional

by Gerard DeMarco, Lay Leader, C.L.S.

Day 08 Thursday 02-25 Matthew 7:7-12 7 “Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.  8 For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.  9 Is there anyone among you […]

2021 Lenten Devotional

by Gerard DeMarco, Lay Leader, C.L.S.

Day 07 Wednesday 02-24 BIBLE STUDY TEXT FOR SUNDAY 02-28 Luke 11:29-32 29 When the crowds were increasing, [Jesus] began to say, “This generation is an evil generation; it asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah. 30 For just as Jonah became a sign to […]

2021 Lenten Devotional

by Gerard DeMarco, Lay Leader, C.L.S.

Day 06 Tuesday 02-23 Matthew 6:7-15 7 “When you are praying, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard because of their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. 9 “Pray then in […]

2021 Lenten Devotional

by Gerard DeMarco, Lay Leader, C.L.S.

Day 05 Monday 02-22 Matthew 25:31-40 31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep […]

2021 Lenten Devotional

by Gerard DeMarco, Lay Leader, C.L.S.

Day 04 Saturday 02-20 Luke 5:27-32 27 After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax booth; and he said to him, “Follow me.” 28 And he got up, left everything, and followed him. 29 Then Levi gave a great banquet for him in his house; and there […]

2021 Lenten Devotional

by Gerard DeMarco, Lay Leader, C.L.S.

03 Friday 02-19 Matthew 9:14-15 14 Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?” 15 And Jesus said to them, “The wedding guests cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them, can they? The days will come when […]