{"id":194434,"date":"2026-02-28T10:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T15:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/?p=194434&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=194434"},"modified":"2026-02-27T12:16:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T17:16:25","slug":"weekly-digest-of-the-regnum-christi-daily-meditations-mar-1-8-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/weekly-digest-of-the-regnum-christi-daily-meditations-mar-1-8-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Digest of the Regnum Christi Daily Meditations: Mar 1 &#8211; 8, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"194434\" class=\"elementor elementor-194434\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0edc00 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d0edc00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Week of March 1 - 8, 2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c48768 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4c48768\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ed2187 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ed2187\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"#sunday\">Sunday, March 1, 2026 \u2013 Terms of Endearment<br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#monday\">Monday, March 2, 2026 \u2013 Measure for Measure<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#tuesday\">Tuesday, March 3, 2026 \u2013 Humble Greatness<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#wednesday\">Wednesday, March 4, 2026 \u2013 Death and Resurrection<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#thursday\">Thursday, March 5, 2026 \u2013 The Poor You Always Have<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#friday\">Friday, March 6, 2026 \u2013 It Is Wonderful in Our Eyes<br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#saturday\">Saturday, March 7, 2026 \u2013 Suffering and Mercy<br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#sunday2\">Sunday, March 8, 2026 \u2013 The Woman at the Well<br \/><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e368a6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8e368a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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height=\"202px\" title=\"March 1, 2026 - Terms of Endearment\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen scrolling=\"no\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2567015\/\">March 1, 2026 &#8211; Terms of Endearment | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2416904 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2416904\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Second Sunday of Lent<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2543b25 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" 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fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The Order of the Mass<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f485eb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f485eb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Matthew 17:1-9<\/p>\n<p>Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them; his face shone like the sun and his clothes became white as light. And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, conversing with him. Then Peter said to Jesus in reply, \u201cLord, it is good that we are here. If you wish, I will make three tents here, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.\u201d While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud cast a shadow over them, then from the cloud came a voice that said, \u201cThis is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.\u201d When the disciples heard this, they fell prostrate and were very much afraid. But Jesus came and touched them, saying, \u201cRise, and do not be afraid.\u201d And when the disciples raised their eyes, they saw no one else but Jesus alone. As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, \u201cDo not tell the vision to anyone until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer:<\/strong> Holy Trinity, shine down upon me as I begin my prayer. Father, I invoke your aid. Son, I praise your majesty. Holy Spirit, I bless your glorious name. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and forever, Amen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>\u201cAnd He Was Transfigured Before Them\u201d:<\/strong> Why does the Church present this Gospel passage to us at the beginning of Lent? The most direct answer is that it is a preparation for Christ\u2019s suffering and death on Good Friday. In St. Mark\u2019s account, Jesus quizzed his friends just after coming down from the mountain: \u201cHow is it written regarding the Son of Man that he must suffer greatly and be treated with contempt?\u201d He tried to get them thinking. \u201cYou have just seen me in glory; what would you say if I told you I would soon be in disgrace?\u201d Christ showed himself in his glory on the mountain so that his Apostles would not be scandalized or fall away when they saw him naked and crowned with thorns. In my own life, Christ has often given me periods of clarity and consolation to prepare me for times of darkness and confusion.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Terms of Endearment:<\/strong> The Holy Trinity is present on Mount Tabor. The voice is of the Father. In the cloud we see the Spirit. And the Son is glorified. Truly, the glory of God himself is present on the holy mountain! Along with the Apostles, we overhear the tender words of the Father for his dear Son: \u201cThis is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.\u201d Jesus is loved by his Father. Jesus is loved by his friends, the Apostles. He is also adored by his Blessed Mother Mary. Jesus, beloved of all hearts! \u201cFretted by sallies of his mother\u2019s kisses \/ With light upon him from his father\u2019s eyes!\u201d\u2014William Wordsworth\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lent:<\/strong> Climbing up \u201ca high mountain\u201d is hard work. When they got there, the Apostles didn\u2019t particularly enjoy hearing the Father\u2019s voice: \u201cThey fell prostrate and were very much afraid.\u201d Additionally, in the twelfth verse the disciples received some bad news: \u201cSo also will the Son of Man suffer.\u201d Lent can be a toilsome journey up a figurative mountain. We can tend to get wrapped up in ourselves and our own crosses, forgetting that Easter will come. We endure Lenten hardships, but always with Jesus, and he rewards us on Easter Sunday with a taste of celestial glory, a bit of Paschal joy.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ:<\/strong> Jesus, you are Lord indeed. You are the only Son of the Father, sitting at his right hand, interceding for me as I continue on this journey of Lent. You enjoy transfigured glory, heavenly glory, for all time. Encourage me by your Holy Spirit and strengthen me for this Lenten journey.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution: <\/strong>Lord, today by your grace I will devoutly pray the Glory Be three times.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reflection:<\/strong> \u201cOde: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood,\u201d by William Wordsworth.<\/p>\n<p>Fr Erik Burckel, LC was ordained to the priesthood in 2022. He writes articles and short stories for diverse purposes and publications, and can be reached at <a href=\"mailto:eburckel@legionaries.org\">eburckel@legionaries.org<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48489d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"48489d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"monday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79d0529 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"79d0529\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c3b883 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c3b883\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">March 2, 2026 \u2013 Measure for Measure<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2446b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f2446b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-02-DM.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-02-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-02-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-02-DM-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-194368 lazyload\" alt=\"26-03-02-DM\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-02-DM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-194368\" alt=\"26-03-02-DM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-02-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-02-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-02-DM-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9d7982 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9d7982\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2586954?theme=light&amp;v=2\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" title=\"March 2, 2026 - Measure for Measure\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen scrolling=\"no\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2586954\/\">March 2, 2026 &#8211; Measure for Measure | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f06d3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f06d3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Monday of the Second Week of Lent<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8012d4 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"b8012d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/daily-bible-reading\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Today's Bible Readings from the USCCB<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/the-order-of-the-mass\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The Order of the Mass<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21f6f79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21f6f79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<p>Luke 6:36-38<\/p>\n<p>Jesus said to his disciples: \u201cBe merciful, just as your Father is merciful. Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop condemning and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven. Give and gifts will be given to you; a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap. For the measure with which you measure will in return be measured out to you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer: <\/strong>Lord God, your teaching challenges me. I admire the moral standard of righteousness that you demand of me, and at the same time I recognize that it is impossible for me if you don\u2019t help me. With you, all things are possible. Help me, God, to be merciful.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Be Merciful: <\/strong>In the Our Father, we ask God to forgive us our trespasses <em>as we <\/em>forgive those who trespass against us. That is, we ask God to look at how we treat others and deal with us accordingly. This is reminiscent of numerous Psalms, such as Psalm 139:23-24, \u201cProbe me, God, know my heart\u2026 see if there is a wicked path in me.\u201d But in today\u2019s passage, Jesus instructs us in the reverse direction; we are to look on <em>God, <\/em>and let <em>his <\/em>actions determine how we deal with others. \u201cBe merciful, <em>just as your Father is merciful<\/em>.\u201d This is a very high bar to clear. But we can forgive because God has first forgiven us. And we can be merciful because our Father is merciful.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Two Go Hand in Hand:<\/strong> \u201cForgive and you will be forgiven.\u201d Forgiving others and being forgiven by them would seem to be two separate affairs. Yet the Gospel assures us they are related. Most of us easily recall the vivid parable about the servant forgiven a huge sum: \u201cWhen that servant had left, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a much smaller amount. He seized him and started to choke him, demanding, \u2018Pay back what you owe\u2019\u201d (Mt 18:28). We decry his behavior because he tried to separate being forgiven from forgiving others. Pope Benedict XVI in <em>Introduction to Christianity <\/em>wrote, \u201cWho would dare to assert of himself that he did not need to be tolerated by others, indeed borne up by them? And how can someone who lives on the forbearance of others himself renounce forbearing? Is it not the only gift he can offer in return, the only comfort remaining to him, that he endures just as he, too, is endured? Holiness in the Church begins with forbearance and leads to bearing up\u201d (p. 343).\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Overflowing: <\/strong>\u201cGive and gifts will be given to you.\u201d The words of Christ are trustworthy, and they can make us long for heaven. In heaven, Christ will give us the gift of himself. We will see him face to face, as he is. But the \u201cgood measure\u201d of the gift of our salvation must be \u201cworked out with fear and trembling.\u201d There are crosses to be endured, penance to be done. These sufferings increase our desire to reach Christ. The good measure must be \u201cpacked together\u201d and \u201cshaken down\u201d so that more of it can fit into our hearts. St. Ignatius of Antioch wished to be fed to the lions, if only it would enable him to see God. If we give God our best, he will give us our heart\u2019s desire.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ:<\/strong> Lord Jesus, your words challenge me to the utmost. I will keep my eyes on you and not fear. Give me a double portion of your amazing grace, so that I can be grace-filled toward those around me.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution: <\/strong>Lord, today by your grace I will thank God for the Sacrament of Confession, and for all the mercy he has shown me through this sacrament.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reflection:<\/strong> Mt 18:21-35.<\/p>\n<p>Fr Erik Burckel, LC was ordained to the priesthood in 2022. He writes articles and short stories for diverse purposes and publications, and can be reached at <a href=\"mailto:eburckel@legionaries.org\">eburckel@legionaries.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd8cedb elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"bd8cedb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"tuesday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b06dc30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b06dc30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">March 3, 2026 \u2013 Humble Greatness<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-587390a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"587390a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-03-DM.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-03-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-03-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-03-DM-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-194369 lazyload\" alt=\"26-03-03-DM\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-03-DM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-194369\" alt=\"26-03-03-DM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-03-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-03-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-03-DM-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a52fd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a52fd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2586957?theme=light&amp;v=2\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" title=\"March 3, 2026  Humble Greatness\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen scrolling=\"no\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2586957\/\">March 3, 2026  Humble Greatness | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be3bae0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be3bae0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tuesday of the Second Week of Lent<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8d4556 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"a8d4556\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/daily-bible-reading\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Today's Bible Readings from the USCCB<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/the-order-of-the-mass\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The Order of the Mass<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e641a06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e641a06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Matthew 23:1-12<\/p>\n<p>Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples, saying, \u201cThe scribes and the Pharisees have taken their seat on the chair of Moses. Therefore, do and observe all things whatsoever they tell you, but do not follow their example. For they preach but they do not practice. They tie up heavy burdens hard to carry and lay them on people\u2019s shoulders, but they will not lift a finger to move them. All their works are performed to be seen. They widen their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels. They love places of honor at banquets, seats of honor in synagogues, greetings in marketplaces, and the salutation \u2018Rabbi.\u2019 As for you, do not be called \u2018Rabbi.\u2019 You have but one teacher, and you are all brothers. Call no one on earth your father; you have but one Father in heaven. Do not be called \u2018Master\u2019; you have but one master, the Christ. The greatest among you must be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; but whoever humbles himself will be exalted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer:<\/strong> Lord God, the teachings you impart are profound. Send forth your Holy Spirit, who can guide me to interior understanding.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Authority Has Its Place:<\/strong> The scribes and Pharisees of Jesus\u2019 time occupied seats of authority and Jesus told the people to obey them: \u201cObserve all things whatsoever they tell you.\u201d Their leadership was not to be questioned, even though they gave scandal by their actions: \u201cThey preach but they do not practice.\u201d We can apply this lesson in our day to Church leaders who have sadly caused scandal by their actions. Our Lord promised that the \u201cgates of the netherworld will not prevail against\u2026 the Church\u201d (Mt 16:18). We are to obey the tenets of the Church\u2014\u201cdoing what they tell us.\u201d But we are not asked to endorse, excuse, or in any way follow their example. Instead, we pray fervently for them, and for the purification of the whole Church.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cAll Their Works Are Performed to Be Seen\u201d: <\/strong>In many areas of our culture, people perform works to be seen: in politics, on Parisian runways, in movies and the theater. Some works are meant to be entertaining, but we detect quite easily when someone is \u201cshowing off\u201d or seeking attention\u2014and it\u2019s difficult to watch, isn\u2019t it? We naturally avoid people who make themselves the center of attention. The Pharisees\u2019 highfalutin ways were symptomatic of their deep interior emptiness. In the center of their hearts, they sat themselves on the throne intended for Our Lord. When Our Lord is properly seated on the throne of our hearts, our need for affirmation from others is well-ordered, not extreme. We\u2019re not show-offs. Our good deeds are cloaked in humility and oriented toward the good of the other.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Greatest: <\/strong>\u201cThe greatest among you must be your servant.\u201d When we read this line of Scripture, it can lose its potency because we\u2019re so familiar with it. Consider how Jesus\u2019 listeners might have interpreted his directive. Scripture tells us that servants washed feet. Servants made their owners\u2019 lives more comfortable (cf. Lk 17:8). Servants did what they were told (cf. Lk 7:8). Serving others in our lives rarely involves feet washing, but Jesus clearly invites us to surrender our will to God\u2019s\u2014to do as we\u2019re told\u2014 so that we can be a blessing for others.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ:<\/strong> Lord Jesus, teach me to think more like you, to \u201cthink of what is above\u201d (cf. Col 3:2). The last shall be first, and blessed are the poor in spirit. Help me, Jesus, to be more humble.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution:<\/strong> Lord, today by your grace I will cede a point to someone, humbly admitting where they are in the right, if the circumstance arises.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reflection:<\/strong> Read Antoine de Saint-Exup\u00e9ry\u2019s delightful and profound novella <em>The Little Prince, <\/em>to learn about being humble and focusing on what matters in life.<\/p>\n<p>Fr Erik Burckel, LC was ordained to the priesthood in 2022. He writes articles and short stories for diverse purposes and publications, and can be reached at <a href=\"mailto:eburckel@legionaries.org\">eburckel@legionaries.org<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1b2c93 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d1b2c93\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af43373 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"af43373\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"wednesday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d20da2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6d20da2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b4b06b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b4b06b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">March 4, 2026 \u2013 Death and Resurrection<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e21f71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e21f71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-04-DM.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-04-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-04-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-04-DM-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-194370 lazyload\" alt=\"26-03-04-DM\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-04-DM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-194370\" alt=\"26-03-04-DM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-04-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-04-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-04-DM-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dd1e5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1dd1e5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2586963?theme=light&amp;v=2\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" title=\"March 4, 2026 - Death and Resurrection\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen scrolling=\"no\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2586963\/\">March 4, 2026 &#8211; Death and Resurrection | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5d55e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5d55e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wednesday of the Second Week of Lent<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78a32da elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"78a32da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/daily-bible-reading\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Today's Bible Readings from the USCCB<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/the-order-of-the-mass\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The Order of the Mass<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cad7ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cad7ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Matthew 20:17-28<\/p>\n<p>As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the Twelve disciples aside by themselves, and said to them on the way, \u201cBehold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death, and hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified, and he will be raised on the third day.\u201d Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee approached Jesus with her sons and did him homage, wishing to ask him for something. He said to her, \u201cWhat do you wish?\u201d She answered him, \u201cCommand that these two sons of mine sit, one at your right and the other at your left, in your kingdom.\u201d Jesus said in reply, \u201cYou do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the chalice that I am going to drink?\u201d They said to him, \u201cWe can.\u201d He replied, \u201cMy chalice you will indeed drink, but to sit at my right and at my left, this is not mine to give but is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.\u201d When the ten heard this, they became indignant at the two brothers. But Jesus summoned them and said, \u201cYou know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and the great ones make their authority over them felt. But it shall not be so among you. Rather, whoever wishes to be great among you shall be your servant; whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave. Just so, the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer: <\/strong>Lord God, today I grapple with the weight of the cross. How it drags me down! Tell me once again\u2014impress upon me more deeply\u2014the truth of the Paschal law: One must die in order to have life. O God, give me resurrected life. You who did not spare your own Son, will you also not give me all the graces I ask for?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Prediction of the Passion:<\/strong> This is the third prophecy of Christ\u2019s passion in Matthew\u2019s Gospel. Christ had to suffer as the other servants of God suffered. The people wanted to kill Jeremiah. David had to flee from his own son into exile. Moses was prevented from entering the Promised Land. Elijah ran headlong into the desert to avoid the wrath of Jezebel. Yet, when Christ predicted his own suffering and death, he was met with incomprehension. They were slow to believe, as we sometimes can be. Christ chided the disciples on the road to Emmaus: \u201cOh, how foolish you are! How slow of heart to believe all that the prophets spoke! Was it not necessary that the Messiah should suffer these things and enter into his glory?\u201d With the benefit of the Gospels and the teachings of the Church, let us reaffirm our faith in our suffering Savior and embrace our own suffering in imitation of Christ this Lent.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cWe Can\u201d:<\/strong> Two brothers sought a special grace, a particular honor\u2014to sit at Jesus\u2019 right and at his left. They were bursting with enthusiasm\u2014these \u201cSons of Thunder\u201d\u2014with high aspirations for life, and hearts full of loyalty. They asked Jesus for something good, and they asked together. They spoke but once in the whole passage, with a full-throated \u201cWe can!\u201d Yet, what was in the cup that the brothers were invited to drink? Water, or wine, or\u2026 vinegar? The cup was Christ\u2019s passion. They would have to suffer, and not only individually, but as brothers, as mutual friends of Jesus, as the Church.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cHe Will Be Raised\u201d: <\/strong>\u201cHe will be raised on the third day.\u201d The Son of Man will indeed rise from the dead after his sufferings\u2014liturgically speaking, when the forty days of Lent have ended. Never forget Easter Sunday, even when it feels like Good Friday. Jesus underwent his Passion because he was passionate for us. He rose because death could no longer hold him. In the very act of his death, Jesus showed us that love means giving our life for others. When our personal sacrifice seems to lead to death, we can be confident that Christ will one day raise us up.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ:<\/strong> Lord Jesus, give me the courage to reply \u201cI can\u201d whenever I am presented with the cross in my life. With you, Lord Jesus, all things are possible. With you, I can even accept the cross because I know it leads to life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution:<\/strong> Lord, today by your grace I will foster a spirit of gratitude for Christ who suffered out of love for me.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reflection:<\/strong> Meditate on the Suffering Servant chapters of Isaiah (Isa 42:1-4, Isa 49:1-6, Isa 50:4-7, and Isa 52:13-53:12).<\/p>\n<p>Fr Erik Burckel, LC was ordained to the priesthood in 2022. He writes articles and short stories for diverse purposes and publications, and can be reached at <a href=\"mailto:eburckel@legionaries.org\">eburckel@legionaries.org<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61b9860 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"61b9860\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"thursday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48faba6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"48faba6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71a0cab elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"71a0cab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c91ca1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c91ca1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">March 5, 2026 \u2013 The Poor You Always Have<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b553fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b553fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-05-DM.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-05-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-05-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-05-DM-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-194371 lazyload\" alt=\"26-03-05-DM\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-05-DM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-194371\" alt=\"26-03-05-DM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-05-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-05-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-05-DM-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e96d8cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e96d8cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2586965?theme=light&amp;v=2\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" title=\"March 5, 2026 - The Poor You Always Have\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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And lying at his door was a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who would gladly have eaten his fill of the scraps that fell from the rich man\u2019s table. Dogs even used to come and lick his sores. When the poor man died, he was carried away by angels to the bosom of Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried, and from the netherworld, where he was in torment, he raised his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side. And he cried out, \u2018Father Abraham, have pity on me. Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am suffering torment in these flames.\u2019 Abraham replied, \u2018My child, remember that you received what was good during your lifetime while Lazarus likewise received what was bad; but now he is comforted here, whereas you are tormented. Moreover, between us and you a great chasm is established to prevent anyone from crossing who might wish to go from our side to yours or from your side to ours.\u2019 He said, \u2018Then I beg you, father, send him to my father\u2019s house, for I have five brothers, so that he may warn them, lest they too come to this place of torment.\u2019 But Abraham replied, \u2018They have Moses and the prophets. Let them listen to them.\u2019 He said, \u2018Oh no, father Abraham, but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.\u2019 Then Abraham said, \u2018If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if someone should rise from the dead.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer: <\/strong>Lord God, I come before you today open to change. I ask you to turn my mind, my emotions, and my will toward you as I enter these few moments of prayer and strive to hear your voice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Wealth and Duty:<\/strong> \u201cThere was a rich man who dressed in purple garments and fine linen and dined sumptuously each day.\u201d In this parable, Jesus does not condemn wealth, per se, but reminds all of us that the wealthy have a serious moral obligation to help the poor. For generations, Catholic social teaching has emphasized this responsibility: \u201c[\u2026] Remember the aphorism of the Fathers, \u2018Feed the man dying of hunger, because if you have not fed him, you have killed him\u2026\u201d (<em>Gaudium et Spes<\/em>, 69). \u201cYou are not making a gift of what is yours to the poor man, but you are giving him back what is his\u201d (<em>Populorum Progressio<\/em>, 23). \u201cLove for others, and in the first place love for the poor, in whom the Church sees Christ himself, is made concrete in the <em>promotion of justice<\/em>\u201d (<em>Centesimus Annus<\/em>, 58). Let us examine our almsgiving this Lent in light of 1 Jn 3:17-18: \u201cIf someone who has worldly means sees a brother in need and refuses him compassion, how can the love of God remain in him? Children, let us love not in word or speech but in deed and truth.\u201d\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cWarn My Brothers\u201d:<\/strong> The rich man cared little for Lazarus, but he apparently loved his five brothers enough to ask that they be warned, \u201clest they too come to this place of torment.\u201d Abraham replied that Moses and the prophets were enough warning. In fact, Abraham added, \u201cIf they will not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if someone should rise from the dead.\u201d\u2014which is precisely what Jesus did in order to save us all. How many of us go about our day-to-day duties, forgetful of the poor, distracted, worried, or simply refusing to acknowledge the prophets of our time\u2014saints, good priests, holy friends\u2014who remind us daily that Jesus Christ came back from the dead to save us from our sins?\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Christ Became Poor for Us:<\/strong> \u201cFor you know the gracious act of our Lord Jesus Christ, that for your sake he became poor although he was rich, so that by his poverty you might become rich\u201d (2 Cor 8:9). Christ became poor so that we might be wealthy\u2014not one day in heaven, but right here, right now. He bestowed on us a royal identity through our Baptism. He feeds us with bread from heaven to sustain us on our journey. He forgives our sins so that we can begin over and over. He also showers us with spiritual wealth by the love he sends us through others. Our hearts are full of gratitude, but are we willing to become poor for others in imitation of Our Lord? To give without counting costs? To serve the outcast? To defend the weak?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ:<\/strong> Lord, please open my eyes and soften my heart so that I don\u2019t trip over the poor you have placed in my path. This Lent, help me to reach out beyond my comfort zone to contribute to, feed, serve, and pray for the souls that I meet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution:<\/strong> Lord, today by your grace I will, in solidarity with the poor, abstain from my favorite food.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reflection:<\/strong> Mother Teresa of Calcutta was a great servant of the poor. Perhaps read the book <em>Come Be My Light<\/em>, or watch one of her speeches on YouTube if time is short.<\/p>\n<p>Maribeth Harper celebrated paying the last tuition bill for her kids\u2019 college by writing a book for parents who have college-aged young adults: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Spiritual-Toolbox-Parenting-through-College\/dp\/B0C6BX5G3R\">A Spiritual Toolbox: Tips for Parenting through the First Year of College<\/a>. She is a wife of thirty-five years, mother of four, and grandmother of twelve and counting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-029c734 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"029c734\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dfddd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"1dfddd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"friday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31f6685 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"31f6685\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-636be69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"636be69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">March 6, 2026 \u2013 It Is Wonderful in Our Eyes<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7894725 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7894725\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-06-DM.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-06-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-06-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-06-DM-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-194372 lazyload\" alt=\"26-03-06-DM\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-06-DM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-194372\" alt=\"26-03-06-DM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-06-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-06-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-06-DM-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd0b0dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd0b0dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2586970?theme=light&amp;v=2\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" title=\"March 6, 2026 - It Is Wonderful in Our Eyes\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a tower. Then he leased it to tenants and went on a journey. When vintage time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to obtain his produce. But the tenants seized the servants and one they beat, another they killed, and a third they stoned. Again he sent other servants, more numerous than the first ones, but they treated them in the same way. Finally, he sent his son to them, thinking, \u2018They will respect my son.\u2019 But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, \u2018This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and acquire his inheritance.\u2019 They seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What will the owner of the vineyard do to those tenants when he comes?\u201d They answered him, \u201cHe will put those wretched men to a wretched death and lease his vineyard to other tenants who will give him the produce at the proper times.\u201d Jesus said to them, \u201cDid you never read in the Scriptures: \u2018The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; by the Lord has this been done, and it is wonderful in our eyes\u2019? Therefore, I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people that will produce its fruit.\u201d When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they knew that he was speaking about them. And although they were attempting to arrest him, they feared the crowds, for they regarded him as a prophet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer:<\/strong> Lord God, give me eyes to see and ears to hear your words. Teach me to see as you see, to listen as you listen, to love as you love.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Mirror, Mirror:<\/strong> The crowds regarded Jesus as a prophet, and so he was. The words of God proceeded from his mouth (cf. Jer 1:9), and the spirit of God dwelt within him (cf. Ezek 2:2). Jesus is a prophet who told us a parable about the historical prophets and their reception by the people of Israel: \u201cOne they beat, another they killed, and a third they stoned.\u201d Jesus would suffer too. He was destined to be the stone rejected by the builders. Yet he was not only the Prophet preaching about the prophets, but also the Son preaching about himself, symbolized by the son of the landowner murdered outside his own vineyard. He foresaw his own death, and still he accepted it, because it was through this rejection that he would become the cornerstone.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eyes to See:<\/strong> In Matthew 11:15, Jesus says, \u201cWhoever has ears ought to hear.\u201d And again in Matthew 13:16, he says, \u201cBlessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear.\u201d His message is clear: eyes and ears open! In today\u2019s passage, Jesus says directly, \u201cHear another parable.\u201d And the parable concludes: \u201cWhen the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables\u2026\u201d No doubt about it, they comprehended his meaning. Their understanding of Jesus\u2019 message was, in fact, the basis for their hatred of him. And what did we find the tenants of the parable doing, just before they killed the son? They saw him. Seeing and hearing go both ways\u2014one way to life and the other way to death. Choose life, choose the works of the Lord, for they are \u201cwonderful in our eyes.\u201d\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vision of Love:<\/strong> The English word \u201crespect\u201d comes from Latin \u201c<em>respicio<\/em> \/ <em>respicere<\/em>,\u201d meaning \u201cto look back at,\u201d or more generally \u201cto regard\u201d or \u201cto respect.\u201d Both \u201cregard\u201d and \u201crespect\u201d appear in this passage; the landowner thinks, \u201cThey will respect my son,\u201d and Jesus\u2019 listeners \u201cregarded him as a prophet.\u201d How do we see Jesus? If we want to see as God sees, Jesus tells us where to look: \u201cDid you never read in the Scriptures?\u201d he asked. His listeners learned in the Scripture passage Jesus quoted that he is the cornerstone rejected by the builders. We also learn what God wants us to know when we read, reflect, and pray with the Scriptures.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ: <\/strong>Lord Jesus, open the eyes of my heart! I want to see anew all that you have done and continue to do to help me, to bless me, to give me your grace, to save me. We are your vineyard, the apple of your eye.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution:<\/strong> Lord, today by your grace I will let the things I see lead me to praise God. Earth and sky, bless the Lord! Fire and ice, bless the Lord!<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reflection:<\/strong> Read St. Peter\u2019s first apostolic speeches on God\u2019s attempts to save his vineyard Israel by sending Jesus Christ: Acts 2:14-36 and Acts 3:11-4:12.<\/p>\n<p>Fr Erik Burckel, LC was ordained to the priesthood in 2022. He writes articles and short stories for diverse purposes and publications, and can be reached at <a href=\"mailto:eburckel@legionaries.org\">eburckel@legionaries.org<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-716d19a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"716d19a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1f4de5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"a1f4de5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"saturday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e01ce0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0e01ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa5adcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa5adcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">March 7, 2026 \u2013 Suffering and Mercy<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a09371 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a09371\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-07-DM.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-07-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-07-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-07-DM-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-194373 lazyload\" alt=\"26-03-07-DM\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-07-DM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-194373\" alt=\"26-03-07-DM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-07-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-07-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-07-DM-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4b6f52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4b6f52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2586975?theme=light&amp;v=2\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" title=\"March 7, 2026 - Suffering and Mercy\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen scrolling=\"no\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/2586975\/\">March 7, 2026 &#8211; Suffering and Mercy | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df38541 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df38541\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Saturday of the Second Week of Lent<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a1645f elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"7a1645f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bible.usccb.org\/daily-bible-reading\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Today's Bible Readings from the USCCB<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/the-order-of-the-mass\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The Order of the Mass<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7c1c44 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7c1c44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Luke 15:1-3, 11-32<\/p>\n<p>Tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus, but the Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying, \u201cThis man welcomes sinners and eats with them.\u201d So to them he addressed this parable. \u201cA man had two sons, and the younger son said to his father, \u2018Father, give me the share of your estate that should come to me.\u2019 So the father divided the property between them. After a few days, the younger son collected all his belongings and set off to a distant country where he squandered his inheritance on a life of dissipation. When he had freely spent everything, a severe famine struck that country, and he found himself in dire need. So he hired himself out to one of the local citizens who sent him to his farm to tend the swine. And he longed to eat his fill of the pods on which the swine fed, but nobody gave him any. Coming to his senses he thought, \u2018How many of my father\u2019s hired workers have more than enough food to eat, but here am I, dying from hunger. I shall get up and go to my father and I shall say to him, \u201cFather, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I no longer deserve to be called your son; treat me as you would treat one of your hired workers.\u201d\u2019 So he got up and went back to his father. While he was still a long way off, his father caught sight of him, and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him and kissed him. His son said to him, \u2018Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you; I no longer deserve to be called your son.\u2019 But his father ordered his servants, \u2018Quickly bring the finest robe and put it on him; put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Take the fattened calf and slaughter it. Then let us celebrate with a feast, because this son of mine was dead, and has come to life again; he was lost, and has been found.\u2019 Then the celebration began. Now the older son had been out in the field and, on his way back, as he neared the house, he heard the sound of music and dancing. He called one of the servants and asked what this might mean. The servant said to him, \u2018Your brother has returned and your father has slaughtered the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.\u2019 He became angry, and when he refused to enter the house, his father came out and pleaded with him. He said to his father in reply, \u2018Look, all these years I served you and not once did I disobey your orders; yet you never gave me even a young goat to feast on with my friends. But when your son returns who swallowed up your property with prostitutes, for him you slaughter the fattened calf.\u2019 He said to him, \u2018My son, you are here with me always; everything I have is yours. But now we must celebrate and rejoice, because your brother was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer:<\/strong> Lord God, author of our redemption, thank you for never giving up on me. No matter how far I have strayed, you have welcomed me back. I praise you for your saving mercy! When I suffer, please stay with me. Your grace is enough!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>The Mystery of Suffering: <\/strong>The younger son\u2019s decisions caused everyone in this parable to suffer. He suffered because, after he had spent all he had, a mysterious famine gripped the land, putting him in dire straits. He found himself \u201cdying from hunger.\u201d The father also suffered, although he had done no wrong. He did nothing to deserve the betrayal of his own son. The older son suffered when his brother left, and perhaps even more so when his brother returned. The parable repeats itself among many of today\u2019s families broken by infidelity, addiction, or dysfunction. \u201cWithin each form of suffering endured by man, and at the same time at the basis of the whole world of suffering, there inevitably arises the question: <em>why<\/em>?\u2026 And he suffers in a humanly speaking still deeper way if he does not find a satisfactory answer,\u201d says St. John Paul II. We may not answer the question \u201cwhy\u201d (in this life), but when we unite our suffering with Christ, \u201cthe riddles of sorrow and death grow meaningful\u201d (<em>Salvifici Doloris<\/em>, 31).\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Unmysterious Suffering:<\/strong> Suffering (and even death) is the natural consequence of sin, unmysterious and predictable. The prodigal son took very specific actions to achieve his goals, and these actions, being sinful, bore in themselves the seeds of suffering. He unjustly demanded his inheritance, abandoned his family, squandered his funds, and lived hedonistically. Life admits only two models: first the fast, then the feast\u2014or the other way around. Now, our conscience warns us that living from feast to feast, indulging our selfishness and egoism, is unsustainable. Famine will come, and we know it. The Scriptures testify to this by the manner in which the younger son began his path of conversion\u2014by \u201ccoming to his senses.\u201d He was taking stock of the nature of his suffering, of its self-evident causes, which led him to change his behavior. We, too, must be ready to turn away from our sins this Lent; when we do, we may find some of our suffering relieved.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Indiscriminate Mercy:<\/strong> The greatest figure of the parable is the merciful father. His mercy was indiscriminate, showered on older son and younger son alike. Though he himself suffered, he was able to forgive the sins of his children and thereby alleviate their suffering. Perhaps it was precisely through his own suffering that he comprehended theirs. Now, God does not suffer as we suffer. But we can say, according to our human mode of speaking, that his greatest pain is to see us fall into sin. He knows that sin will not make us happy; he knows that to sin is to tend swine. And so, being the good God that he is, he has mercy on us. We are always welcome back home.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ:<\/strong> Lord Jesus, preserve me from all sin today. Help me to avoid the suffering I can avoid, and to accept (by your grace) the suffering I cannot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution:<\/strong> Lord, today by your grace I will pray a prayer to St. Michael the Archangel, invoking his aid in my struggle against sin and the evil one.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For Further Reflection:<\/strong> Rembrandt\u2019s painting <em>The Return of the Prodigal Son<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Fr Erik Burckel, LC was ordained to the priesthood in 2022. He writes articles and short stories for diverse purposes and publications, and can be reached at <a href=\"mailto:eburckel@legionaries.org\">eburckel@legionaries.org<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-736ebbc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"736ebbc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e80374f elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"e80374f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"sunday2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8738306 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8738306\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abd4cd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"abd4cd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">March 8, 2026 \u2013 The Woman at the Well<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c532e1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c532e1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-08-DM.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-08-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-08-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-08-DM-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-194374 lazyload\" alt=\"26-03-08-DM\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-08-DM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-194374\" alt=\"26-03-08-DM\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-08-DM.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-08-DM-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/26-03-08-DM-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb7608e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb7608e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/2586979?theme=light&amp;v=2\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" title=\"March 8, 2026 - The Woman at the Well\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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Jacob\u2019s well was there. Jesus, tired from his journey, sat down there at the well. It was about noon. A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, \u201cGive me a drink.\u201d His disciples had gone into the town to buy food. The Samaritan woman said to him, \u201cHow can you, a Jew, ask me, a Samaritan woman, for a drink?\u201d\u2014For Jews use nothing in common with Samaritans.\u2014Jesus answered and said to her, \u201cIf you knew the gift of God and who is saying to you, \u2018Give me a drink,\u2019 you would have asked him\u00a0and he would have given you living water.\u201d The woman said to him,\u00a0\u201cSir, you do not even have a bucket and the cistern is deep;\u00a0where then can you get this living water? Are you greater than our father Jacob,\u00a0who gave us this cistern and drank from it himself\u00a0with his children and his flocks?\u201d Jesus answered and said to her,\u00a0\u201cEveryone who drinks this water will be thirsty again;\u00a0but whoever drinks the water I shall give will never thirst;\u00a0the water I shall give will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.\u201d The woman said to him, \u201cSir, give me this water, so that I may not be thirsty <br \/>or have to keep coming here to draw water.\u201d Jesus said to her, \u201cGo call your husband and come back.\u201d The woman answered and said to him, \u201cI do not have a husband.\u201d Jesus answered her, \u201cYou are right in saying, \u2018I do not have a husband.\u2019 For you have had five husbands,\u00a0and the one you have now is not your husband. What you have said is true.\u201d The woman said to him, \u201cSir, I can see that you are a prophet. Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain;\u00a0but you people say that the place to worship is in Jerusalem.\u201d Jesus said to her, \u201cBelieve me, woman, the hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. You people worship what you do not understand;\u00a0we worship what we understand,\u00a0because salvation is from the Jews. But the hour is coming, and is now here,\u00a0when true worshipers will worship the Father in Spirit and truth;\u00a0and indeed the Father seeks such people to worship him. God is Spirit, and those who worship him must worship in Spirit and truth.\u201d The woman said to him, \u201cI know that the Messiah is coming, the one called the Christ;\u00a0when he comes, he will tell us everything.\u201d Jesus said to her, \u201cI am he, the one speaking with you.\u201d At that moment his disciples returned, and were amazed that he was talking with a woman,\u00a0but still no one said, \u201cWhat are you looking for?\u201d\u00a0or \u201cWhy are you talking with her?\u201d The woman left her water jar\u00a0and went into the town and said to the people,\u00a0\u201cCome see a man who told me everything I have done. Could he possibly be the Christ?\u201d They went out of the town and came to him. Meanwhile, the disciples urged him, \u201cRabbi, eat.\u201d But he said to them, \u201cI have food to eat of which you do not know.\u201d So the disciples said to one another,\u00a0\u201cCould someone have brought him something to eat?\u201d Jesus said to them, \u201cMy food is to do the will of the one who sent me and to finish his work. Do you not say, \u2018In four months the harvest will be here\u2019? I tell you, look up and see the fields ripe for the harvest. The reaper is already receiving payment\u00a0and gathering crops for eternal life,\u00a0so that the sower and reaper can rejoice together. For here the saying is verified that \u2018One sows and another reaps.\u2019 I sent you to reap what you have not worked for;\u00a0others have done the work,\u00a0and you are sharing the fruits of their work.\u201d\u00a0Many of the Samaritans of that town began to believe in him because of the word of the woman who testified,\u00a0\u201cHe told me everything I have done.\u201d When the Samaritans came to him, they invited him to stay with them;\u00a0and he stayed there two days. Many more began to believe in him because of his word,\u00a0and they said to the woman,\u00a0\u201cWe no longer believe because of your word;\u00a0for we have heard for ourselves,\u00a0and we know that this is truly the savior of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opening Prayer: <\/strong>Heavenly Father, I come to the well to drink of your living water, so that I may not thirst for the things of this world but for your will only. Hydrate my soul with your grace, the source of life that fulfills all other desires.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encountering Christ:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\u00a0<strong>Living Water:<\/strong> How is it that when we drink of the Lord\u2019s living water we no longer thirst? To thirst is human nature. To thirst means we have human needs that require quenching. In our spiritual reality, however, the more we drink of the Lord\u2019s living water\u2014in prayer, in the Mass, before the Eucharist in Adoration, marveling at his creation in our loved ones and in nature\u2014the more our desire for the Lord increases while the desire for worldly things decreases. Only the Lord\u2019s living water\u2014pure grace\u2014can make that transformation in our soul.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Leave the Water Jar:<\/strong> A water jar is a heavy vessel and, when filled with water, it is that much more difficult to carry. Reflecting on this can help us to realize that some of the very things we depend on daily, even those that are deemed \u201cgood for us\u201d may actually be burdens too heavy to carry. When we feel overwhelmed by our \u201cto dos\u201d or even by the ordinary responsibilities of our vocation in life, we need the grace to see what\u2019s weighing us down and have the courage to leave those water jars behind as we fall into the Lord\u2019s capable arms.\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reaping and Sowing:<\/strong> Like a vain and prideful child we sometimes want to lay claim to our work and shout, \u201cLook at me! Come see what I did!\u201d But the Lord shows us that it is not we who work, but he who works through us. Each one of us is merely a link in a chain of souls who reap and sow for the Kingdom. In the words of St. Frances de Sales, Lord, help us to \u201cbe who we are and be that well so that we may give glory to the master craftsman whose handiwork we are.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conversing with Christ:<\/strong> Lord Jesus, giver of life-giving water, help me to drink from your well. Each day, I want to attach more to you and heavenly things, and detach from the material world and its short-lived joys.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resolution:<\/strong> Lord, today by your grace I will check my attitude about the burdens in my life by taking ten minutes to examine the \u201cburden behind the burden,\u201d as Fr. Mike Schmitz identifies it.<\/p>\n<p>Marjorie Davin is a lay member of Regnum Christi who has served as director of the Women\u2019s Section in the Washington, D.C., area. 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