About that funeral...
Plus: Bishop of El Paso defends migrant shelter
Good morning and happy Saturday. This week’s newsletter is a bit abbreviated as I am traveling but of course we’ll start with the calendar for the week:
Sunday is the Second Sunday in Lent and the readings at Mass are Genesis 22:1-2, 9-13, 15-18, Psalm 116:10, 15-19, Romans 8:31-34, and Mark 9:2-10.
In the Liturgy of the Hours we are praying from Psalter Week II. During the Office of Readings are are continuing to read from the book of Exodus.
Tuesday, February 27 - Commemoration of Saint Gregory of Narek, Abbot and Doctor of the Church (optional)
From the shining cloud the Father's voice is heard:
This is my beloved Son, listen to him.
Cf. Matthew 17:5
In the news:
The United States
For those who need some red: Cardinal Timothy Dolan (New York, New York): “We don’t do FBI checks on people who want to be buried” - Catholic News Agency
About that funeral… - The Pillar
For those who need some blue: Bishop Mark Seitz (El Paso, Texas) defends migrant shelter under attack by Texas attorney general - Crux
Alabama Supreme Court rules that frozen embryos are children under state law - Catholic News Agency
Odysseus becomes first US spacecraft to land on the moon in 50 years - CNN
The Vatican
Pope Francis bolsters synod process ahead of fall meeting - Crux
The World
Polish bishops’ leader urges solidarity with protesting farmers - The Pillar
John Allen, Jr.: Vatican’s Jewish problem expands with Italian cardinal endorsing rapper - Crux
Does India have enough Latin Catholic bishops? - The Pillar
Hindu nationalists threaten Catholic school over Ash Wednesday observance - The Catholic Herald
Violence in Haiti escalates as bishop wounded in explosion - Crux
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Have a good weekend,
Matthew