Immersed in Christ: March 9, 2020
Monday, Week Two of Lent The Responsorial (Psalm 79) gives a key to the readings: “Lord, do not deal with us according to our sins .” In the Gospel Jesus is going to tell us, “Be compassionate, as your Father is compassionate.” The reading from Daniel 9: 4-10 reminds us how much we ourselves need the compassion Jesus instructs us to give to others. The Book of Daniel is an example of “apocalyptic” writing, which looks ahead to the “day of the Lord” and to the consummation of