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Can a Mother Forget Her Infant | Catholic Daily Readings and Reflection | March 18, 2026
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Join us for today's Catholic Mass Readings, featuring the daily Mass readings from the Holy Bible and a Catholic reflection. Find peace and enhance your faith with daily Scripture. Experience the presence of Jesus Christ in the Gospel and find peace in a special rendition of the Psalm created for today's liturgy from the USCCB.Catholic Daily Readings and Reflection | Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Lent | March 18, 2026Zion said, The Lord has forsaken me. My Lord has forgotten me.This is the accusation we hurl at heaven when the silence stretches too long. When the prayer goes unanswered. When suffering continues and God seems to have moved on.God's response is stunning.Can a mother forget her infant, be without tenderness for the child of her womb? Even should she forget, I will never forget you.God compares himself to a nursing mother. The most primal bond in human existence. The woman whose body aches when her baby cries. And then he says even if that mother forgot, I will not.You think you have been abandoned. You have not.Jesus said, My Father is at work until now, so I am at work. God does not rest. The heartbeat in your chest right now is God working. The breath you just took is God working.But we see the silence. The unanswered prayer. And we conclude God has taken a day off.The Son gives life to whomever he wishes. What part of you feels dead right now? The marriage. The faith. The hope. The dream you buried.Can a mother forget her infant?Even should she forget, I will never forget you.📖 ReadingsFirst Reading: Isaiah 49:8-15Responsorial: Psalm 145:8-9, 13cd-14, 17-18Gospel: John 5: 17-30⏱️ Timeline00:00 Introduction00:15 Reading I - Isaiah 49:8-1501:31 Psalm Response - Psalm 14505:43 Gospel - John 5: 17-3007:50 Reflection - Can a Mother Forget Her Infant🎧 Prefer to listen on the go? The Christus Dominus Daily Bread podcast is now available: Video Podcast: Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/7H4YZ5ZIq4rVVF3670Av3t YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTPJP7WEcCSTIO2N4N_AoIsxmzIYRYiSt Audio Podcast: Apple Podcasts → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/christus-dominus-daily-bread/id1826298886#CatholicDailyReadings #DailyScripture #Lent2026 #NeverForgotten #GodIsWorking #MotherAndChild #Isaiah49
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Join us for today's Catholic Mass Readings, featuring the daily Mass readings from the Holy Bible and a Catholic reflection. Find peace and enhance your faith with daily Scripture. Experience the presence of Jesus Christ in the Gospel and find peace in a special rendition of the Psalm created for today's liturgy from the USCCB.Catholic Daily Readings and Reflection | Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Lent | March 18, 2026Zion said, The Lord has forsaken me. My Lord has forgotten me.This is the accusation we hurl at heaven when the silence stretches too long. When the prayer goes unanswered. When suffering continues and God seems to have moved on.God's response is stunning.Can a mother forget her infant, be without tenderness for the child of her womb? Even should she forget, I will never forget you.God compares himself to a nursing mother. The most primal bond in human existence. The woman whose body aches when her baby cries. And then he says even if that mother forgot, I will not.You think you have been abandoned. You have not.Jesus said, My Father is at work until now, so I am at work. God does not rest. The heartbeat in your chest right now is God working. The breath you just took is God working.But we see the silence. The unanswered prayer. And we conclude God has taken a day off.The Son gives life to whomever he wishes. What part of you feels dead right now? The marriage. The faith. The hope. The dream you buried.Can a mother forget her infant?Even should she forget, I will never forget you.📖 ReadingsFirst Reading: Isaiah 49:8-15Responsorial: Psalm 145:8-9, 13cd-14, 17-18Gospel: John 5: 17-30⏱️ Timeline00:00 Introduction00:15 Reading I - Isaiah 49:8-1501:31 Psalm Response - Psalm 14505:43 Gospel - John 5: 17-3007:50 Reflection - Can a Mother Forget Her Infant🎧 Prefer to listen on the go? The Christus Dominus Daily Bread podcast is now available: Video Podcast: Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/7H4YZ5ZIq4rVVF3670Av3t YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTPJP7WEcCSTIO2N4N_AoIsxmzIYRYiSt Audio Podcast: Apple Podcasts → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/christus-dominus-daily-bread/id1826298886#CatholicDailyReadings #DailyScripture #Lent2026 #NeverForgotten #GodIsWorking #MotherAndChild #Isaiah49
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