Tag Archives: Paschal Mystery
In the midst of the miracles, healings and teachings, Jesus reminds his disciples that he will be handed over. Knowing the sacrifice that Christ makes on our behalf, may we be renewed to seek the Lord each and every day.
Mass Readings – Saturday of the 24th Week of the Year
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As the Lord speaks with his disciples, he reveals his suffering, death and resurrection. May this sacrifice inspire us to recognize our sins and return to Christ, who reveals God’s love through the Cross.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 25th Week of the Year
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St. Padre Pio, pray for us!
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Building upon salvation history, Paul speaks about the death and resurrection of Jesus.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 4th Week of Easter
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Our Lady of Fatima, pray for us!
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Let’s examine some of the main themes in the readings for Easter Day.
1st Reading – Acts of the Apostles 10:34a,37-43
Peter proclaims the life, death and resurrection of Jesus to the crowd. The disciples are witnesses of Christ and testify on his behalf for the forgiveness of sins. Psalm 118: 1-2,16-17,22-23
“This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad.” We give thanks for the might and glory of God who is merciful to us. 2nd Reading – Colossians 3:1-4
You have died with Christ, and your life is hidden with God. When Christ your life appears, you will appear with him in glory. 2nd Reading – 1st Corinthians 5:6b-8
We clear out the old yeast of malice and wickedness. We make a new batch of dough with the new yeast of sincerity and truth. Gospel – John 20:1-9
Mary Magdalen finds the tomb empty and runs to tell Peter and the other disciple. Peter and the other disciple run back to the tomb. They had not yet understood that Jesus had to rise from the dead. Mass Readings – Easter Day
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The prophecy of Caiaphas sets the stage for our greatest love story: how God so loved the world that he sent his only Son to die for our sins that we might have eternal life.
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Today we remember all our beloved dead and we entrust them to the tender care of Christ’s divine mercy. Living and deceased, we are all held in the hands of God, and we pray for the repose of the souls of those who have passed from this life…that they will be united in love with the Lord in Heaven.
Mass Readings – All Souls
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Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord. Let Perpetual Light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. May their souls and the souls of all the Faithful Departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
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The Lord makes it clear that true knowledge of his identity will lead us to the Cross.
Mass Readings – Friday of the 25th Week of the Year
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2019 Pilgrimage to Calvary in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher This feast concentrates our attention on the instrument of our salvation, as we thank the Lord who offered himself as the perfect sacrifice that restores us to right relationship with God. May we gaze upon the Cross of Christ with grateful hearts each and every day!
Mass Readings – The Exaltation of the Holy Cross
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We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you…because by your Holy Cross you have redeemed the world!
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Here are some of the main themes that surface in the readings for the 25th Sunday of the Year.
1st Reading – Wisdom 2:12,17-20
The wicked seek to beset the just one, who reproaches them for their transgressions. The wicked will put the just one to the test with revilement and torture. Psalm – 54:3-8
“The Lord upholds my life.” The Psalmist calls upon God for help in times of great distress. 2nd Reading – James 3:16-4:3
Wisdom and righteousness come from what is pure and peaceful. Wars and conflicts come from the passions within us. Gospel Mark 9:30-37
Jesus relates his upcoming death and resurrection to the disciples, and they do not understand it. The disciples were arguing on the journey who was the greatest; Jesus teaches that the greatest are those who humbly serve others. Mass Readings – 25th Sunday of the Year
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The first reading – commonly read at funerals – offers a profound sense of hope as it connects our lives to the great mystery of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Mass Readings – Monday of the 22nd Week of the Year
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Three Great Things 