4/13/2011 - Sixth Wednesday in Lent

Saints and Feasts:

Martin the Confessor, Pope of Rome

OLD TESTAMENT READING 1: Isaiah 58:1-11

OLD TESTAMENT READING 2: Genesis 43:26-31; 45:1-16

OLD TESTAMENT READING 3: Proverbs 21:23-22:4

To ponder and meditate on: Before the fall, Adam shed no tears, and in the same way there will be no tears after the resurrection from the dead, when sin has been destroyed. For pains, sorrow, and lamentation will then have fled away (St. John Climacus).

Challenge: Say a special prayer today for those who have passed from this life to the next.