This is the holiest time of the year. Last night (Thursday), we celebrated the Institution of the Eucharist and the Washing of the Feet. Today is Good Friday, the day which we celebrate the Crucifixion of Jesus. Yes, we celebrate the Crucifixion. Crucifixion is a terrible way to die used for terrible criminals. Jesus was …
This weekend we begin Holy Week. Easter is the highest day of the year for it is the day we celebrate the Resurrection. Yet, to properly understand Easter, we cannot just look at the Resurrection itself. We must look at the whole Triduum. Thursday will begin the Easter Triduum with the Mass of the Lord’s …
Today we celebrate Easter! It is a day of Great Joy! Jesus Savior, our Lord and Savior has risen! It had appeared that Jesus was defeated by his enemies who had him arrested, “tried”, and crucified on a Cross but the Resurrection shows us that the Cross is not a sign of defeat. Christ is …
Today we celebrate the death of Jesus Christ. Yes, we celebrate his death. We celebrate it because Jesus’ death pays the price for our sins and wins for us our redemption. It is also a sign for us of God’s limitless love for us. There is nothing God will not do for us. The Jews …
The readings for the Mass of the Lord’s Supper celebrated in the evening on Holy Thursday are very appropriate to the occasion. The first reading (Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14) recalls the original Passover event when God lead the Israelites out of Egypt by the hand of Moses. It was the Passover meal that Jesus celebrated at the Last Supper. This …
We are in the midst of the holiest time of year. This Sunday (March 28th) we celebrated Palm Sunday. We generally remember it as Palm Sunday because of the blessing of the Palms at the beginning of the Mass. The blessing of the palms and the accompanying gospel reminds us of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem …
