Friday of 4th Week in Lent The Suffering Servant           Introduction Men and women who claim to know God a bit and to live consistently as his sons or daughters, are queer and bothersome to unbelievers as well as to ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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  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 ...
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  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 ...
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Tuesday of Holy Week   A Sense of Mission Introduction Today’s gospel presents three persons to us. The first is a man preoccupied with himself, his own interests and needs, his selfish satisfaction. He is not a free person; he ...
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  Wednesday of Holy Week   “My Time Is Near”             Introduction Today we hear the bad news of the betrayal of Judas, together with the sad yet joyous good news of Jesus’ Passover meal with his disciples. “My time ...
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  HOLY THURSDAY: MASS OF THE LORD'S SUPPER   This Is I For You You Must Wash Each Other's Feet Do This In Memory Of Me This Is I for You Greeting “This is my body, which is for you,” ...
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  GOOD FRIDAY OF THE LORD'S PASSION   The Suffering Servant Wins The Cry of All Those Crucified It Is Accomplished The Suffering Servant Wins Introduction by the Commentator We are here to remember the passion and death of our ...
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THE EASTER VIGIL   I Was There Liberated and Living in the Covenant of Love   Structure of the Rite. The Easter Vigil rite harmoniously integrates everything in one continuous celebration that follows the normal structure of the Eucharistic celebration ...
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  EASTER SUNDAY OF THE LORD'S RESURRECTION   The Victory Of Life A Risen People Called To Life With Christ   The Victory Of Life Greeting (See alternative Second Reading) Christ, our Passover, has been sacrificed and he is risen ...
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Octave of Easter Monday   We Are Easter witnesses Introduction Peter had refused to say that he knew Jesus. Now, he cannot stop proclaiming that Jesus is risen. Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of James, rush to tell the ...
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Octave of Easter Tuesday   Recognizing the Risen LORD                                          Introduction             It is not always easy to recognize the risen Lord. This was the experience of Mary Magdalene. We too, are asked, “Whom are you seeking?” ...
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Octave of Easter Wednesday   Walking With the Lord               Introduction                   It may happen to us, as to the disciples on Emmaus, that we are discouraged and disillusioned on our pilgrim of life. Without being aware of the ...
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Octave of Easter Thursday   Witnesses to the Risen Lord             Introduction                            We gather for our Eucharist because we firmly believe that Christ died for us and he is risen from the dead. We gather around the risen Lord ...
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Octave of Easter Friday   There Is No Other Name By Which We Are Saved Introduction                                                                                      All evangelists underline the disciples’ difficulty of recognizing the Risen Lord. First, they do not realize that he is there, and that ...
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Octave of Easter Saturday   We Cannot Keep from Speaking Introduction                If we have really encountered the Risen Lord in faith, nothing can stop us from proclaiming him and his Good News. But stronger and more convincing than whatever we ...
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SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER The Risen Lord Present among His People See, I Am Alive Peace Be with You Greeting (See Second Reading) We are gathered in the name of Jesus, the First and the Last, the Living One who ...
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MARK, Evangelist     Introduction A disciple of Peter, Mark writes in simple words how with Jesus came the time of salvation and repentance. He shows Jesus both as the Son of God and the Son of Man, whose life led ...
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Tuesday of 2nd Week in Easter   One Heart and One Mind       Introduction                                                             We know from our disappointing experiences how difficult it is to be a real community. We have different personalities with different ideas, attitudes ...
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Wednesday of 2nd Week in Easter   Not to Condemn But to Save                         Introduction  God sent his only Son into the world to save us. Salvation. Do we need salvation? We have become so self-sufficient and proud of our ...
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Thursday of 2nd Week in Easter   Witnessing      Introduction                                                                            “God has put his Word into the mouth of people in order that it may be communicated to others. When the Word strikes one person, he or she speaks it ...
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CATHERINE of Siena, Virgin and Doctor               Introduction What a rich personality, this valiant woman became a doctor of the Church.  A Dominican Tertiary, she was the leader in Siena of a kind of “charismatic movement” with an evangelical ...
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Saturday of 2nd Week in Easter   Servants in the Spirit                                      Introduction The apostles were looking for disciples to serve the material needs of the people. They were supposed to be servants filled with the Spirit of ...
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