Bowing his head, he handed over the spirit.

FRIDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD (GOOD FRIDAY) Bowing his head, he handed over the spirit. “Jesus, as I contemplate your tortuous journey to the cross, I am overwhelmed with sadness. And yet I know what your crucifixion will mean for me and for the whole world. As I...

It is the Passover of the Lord.

HOLY THURSDAY: EVENING MASS OF THE LORD’S SUPPER It is the Passover of the Lord.  Today’s celebration of Holy Thursday marks the beginning of the Easter Triduum. As we begin our journey with Jesus from death to life, our first reading reminds us of the Hebrews’...

What are you willing to give me?

WEDNESDAY OF HOLY WEEK What are you willing to give me? Talk about lowering your expectations! Judas went to the chief priests to ask what they would give him in exchange for Jesus. Instead, Judas should have gone to Jesus and asked him what he was prepared to give...

I will make you a light to the nations.

TUESDAY OF HOLY WEEK I will make you a light to the nations. Throughout Holy Week, our Old Testament readings come from the four “Songs of the Suffering Servant” in the Book of Isaiah. Today’s passage describes how the Servant of the Lord will draw people from every...

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