Today the world stands silent at the foot of the Cross. Only the unconditional love of God could remedy human sin, and the sacrifice of Jesus Christ gives us hope for eternal life.
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Tag Archives: Cross
Daily Mass: Service and suffering out of love for Christ. Catholic Inspiration
The Lord offers us a profound insight into the path of discipleship: through suffering and service we conform our lives to Christ as we pour out our lives in love for one another.
Mass Readings – Wednesday of the 2nd Week of Lent
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2nd Sunday of Lent: Consoled and challenged by the Transfiguration. Catholic Inspiration
The Transfiguration of Jesus reveals the Lord’s divine glory and majesty in the presence of Peter, James and John. This glory offers us the consolation of hope in eternal life, while at the same time challenging us to carry our crosses as we follow the example of Christ.
Mass Readings – 2nd Sunday of Lent
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Daily Mass: Transfigured glory before the Cross of Christ. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus is transfigured in heavenly glory before some of the disciples, and then he reminds them of the suffering and death that await him on the Cross. Both of these elements help us to understand how we confront the grim challenges of life with a real and powerful hope.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 6th Week of the Year
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Daily Mass: The Messiah suffers for our sins. Catholic Inspiration
The Lord speaks of a sober reality in the Gospel today: both he and John the Baptist will suffer. It’s a powerful reminder that Christ came for us…our sins, our weaknesses, our wounds…and he offers his life that we might be reunited with God.
Saturday of the 2nd Week of Advent
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Daily Mass: A life of faith in an unjust world. Catholic Inspiration
The cruel death of John the Baptist offers a brutal reminder that our world is filled with forces of destruction. In the face of injustice we keep our eyes fixed on the Cross of Christ, so that we can acknowledge the evil around us with the strength of the Lord who triumphs over it.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 17th Week of the Year – St. John Vianney
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Good Friday: The Lord’s Suffering and Sacrifice. Catholic Inspiration
Today we pray with the Church around the world as we recall the sign of God’s love through the death of Jesus on the Cross. May the Lord’s suffering and sacrifice open our hearts with gratitude as we reflect on what Christ has done for our eternal salvation.
Good Friday Scripture Readings
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Palm Sunday: Christ dies that we may live. Catholic Inspiration
We read the Passion of Jesus Christ so that we remember each year the Lord’s sacrifice for our eternal salvation. May the Precious Blood of the Savior wash us clean and renew our hearts for this life…and the life to come.
Mass Readings – Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
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Daily Mass: One man should die instead of the people. Catholic Inspiration
Caiaphas the high priest prophesied when he said that “it is better for you that one man should die for the people.” The death of Christ on the Cross takes our place for the sins that we commit which warrant death. May we accept his saving sacrifice and offer our hearts to the Lord.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 5th Week of Lent
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Daily Mass: The good works of Jesus. Catholic Inspiration
Jesus points to the good works of His Heavenly Father as an indication of His identity as the Son of God. What’s more, we know of His greatest work: His death on the Cross that frees us from sin and opens the door to eternal life.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 5th Week of Lent
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