Good Friday John 18:1 – 19:42 Is 52:13 — 53:12 / Ps 31: 2,6,12-13,15-17,25 / Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9 This happened so that the scripture passage might be fulfilled: ‘Not a bone of his body will be broken.’ And again another passage says: ‘They will look upon him whom they have pierced.’ (John 18:36-37) ‘Twas then [...]
John 13: 1-15 Ex 12: 1-8, 11-14 / Ps 116: 12-13, 15-18 / 1 Cor 11: 23-26 You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand. (John 13:7) Now we understand the reason why This will culminate the time of Lent: Our heart and soul Christ will purify By ‘washing [...]
Holy Wednesday Matthew 26: 14-25 Is 50: 4-9 / Ps 69: 8-10,21-22,31,33-34 …from that time on he looked for an opportunity to betray Him. (Matthew 26:16) The lesson in Judas’ betrayal Should not be difficult to see; What our country needs is renewal And the call for integrity. Then one of the Twelve, who was [...]
John 13: 21-33, 36-38 Is 49: 1-6/ Ps 71: 1-6, 15 and 17 Will you lay down your life for me? Amen, amen, I say to you, the cock will not crow before you deny me three times. (John 13:38) God tempers our fidelity In the fire of tests and trials. He’ll turn to good [...]
John 12: 1-11 Isa 42:1-7 / Ps 27:1-3,13-14 You will always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me. (John 12:8) Darkness and light, sunshine and rain, Life’s a journey of joy and sorrow; Laugh away tears, bear with the pain: There will always be hope tomorrow. Six days before the [...]
Matthew 1: 16,18-21,24 2 Sm 7:4-5,12-14,16 / Ps 89:2-5,27,29 / Rom 4:13,16-18,22 When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him; he took his wife into his home. (Matthew 1: 24) St. Joseph, humble spouse of Mary, Blessed model in our hurts and pain, Inspire us never to grow [...]
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