Monday of Holy Week Servant of the Poor Introduction Holy Week is for us the time when we meditate on the saving death of our Lord. The days of his suffering are approaching. The first reading gives us the first of the famous songs about the Servant of Yahweh. The liturgy […]
Reflection: Luke 22:14–23:56 Palm Sunday is also called Passion Sunday – two different names for the same occasion – because this Sunday begins with a festive atmosphere of Jesus’ royal entry into Jerusalem. However, soon, the festivities would give way to the harsh realities of life. All the evangelists speak of the Passion and death […]
PALM SUNDAY OF THE LORD’S PASSION Jerusalem: Place of Suffering and of Triumph We know from the school of life that not every day is a day of joy and bliss: there are also gloomy days of suffering, of disappointments and failure. But today, on Palm Sunday “of the Lord’s Passion,” we are told […]
PALM SUNDAY OF THE LORD’S PASSION Jerusalem: Place of Suffering and of Triumph And the Passion Goes On… Note. Take into account that on Palm Sunday there are normally a rather large number of faithful present who are not regular churchgoers on Sundays. This is an incentive to make the liturgy […]
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DIGNITY IS SOMETHING THAT A DIVINE BEING GIVES TO PEOPLE Kerwa, Kenya. The project “Toilets facilities for inhabitants of Kerwa, Kenya” (Ref.No.X106/2017) has been completed. Washrooms were built for ladies, girls, gents, boys, and physically challenged people. The hygiene and living conditions of more than 200 people in the village have improved greatly due to […]
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WITNESS IS ONE WHO ‘SAW’ THE LORD Introduction The words with which John begins his letter are moving: “What we have heard and what we have seen with our own eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, I mean the Word who is Life … we proclaim also to you” (1 […]