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 […]
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Daily Liturgy
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 […]
Saturday of 5th Week in Lent Gathering What Is Scattered Introduction At a time of the purifying trial of the exile, Ezekiel preaches God’s utopian dream: Israel will be gathered into one: one nation, one land, one sanctuary, ruled by one shepherd and servant king under one God in a covenant of peace. After […]
Friday of 5th Week in Lent Sign of Contradiction Introduction Jesus, the Son of God, showed in his life and actions that he was no ordinary human being, even in the face of contradiction. Christians, sons and daughters of God without a capital s or d, who take their faith seriously will also […]
Thursday of 5th Week in Lent JOHN BAPTIST DE LA SALLE, Priest Introduction Though a canon of Reims and very learned, “Monsieur” John Baptist de la Salle (1651-1719) was a humble and simple man who tried to lead an evangelical life. He was struck by the lack of chances in the lives of […]
Wednesday of 5th Week in Lent The Truth Will […]
Tuesday of 5th Week in Lent Look Up to Christ Introduction An incontestable truth is that only faith saves. For the Jews wandering in the desert, faith in God’s power – presented here in the form of a bronze serpent – will save the rebellious people of God. The Pharisees have to accept Christ […]
Monday of 5th Week in Lent Do Not Condemn God Forgives Introduction The first reading is an addition from a later period to the Book of Daniel. Probably Shushanna (Lily) stands for faithful Israel. And so, in the form of an allegorical tale the story comments on the faithfulness of the pious Jews […]
FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT Throw No Stones Look First Into Your Own Heart Greeting (See Second Reading) With St. Paul we say today: ”I forget the past and I strain ahead for what is still to come, for the prize to which God calls us.” May the strength of the Lord Jesus be […]
Saturday of 4th Week in Lent Sign of Contradiction Introduction It is hard for a person who “has been seduced by God,” as Jeremiah says, to be rejected by the very community to which one has dedicated one’s life and before which one bears witness to the spiritual. He is a source of division. […]