The sacramentary describes today from a rather historical approach: “On Holy Saturday, the church waits at the Lord’s tomb, meditating on His suffering and death. It is a Sabbath, which Jesus said was made for us. God’s gift. On the Sabbath, He rests.” Be sure to watch Father’s short video above, and please join us […]
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Friday of the Passion of the Lord
Today is Friday of the Passion of the Lord, also known as Good Friday. Let us pray. O God, who by the Passion of Christ, Your Son our Lord, abolished the death inherited from ancient sin, by every succeeding generation, grant that just as being conformed to Him, we have born by the law of […]
Continue ReadingHoly Thursday, Mass of The Lord’s Supper
Tonight is the night for remembering. Tonight we enter upon the Triduum, our solemn celebration of the three days when Jesus Christ, God’s own Son, showed us the lengths to which God is willing to go to prove His love for us. In tonight’s gospel, we will remember Jesus’ command that we must serve and […]
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“Take out a $20 bill and give it a good, long look,” requests Father Jerry in today’s homily. “It can’t provide comfort. It can’t make someone smile. It can’t feed the poor — without you. You are the one who brings life to money. You are the one who determines its value. But is that […]
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Every day for years, a man visited his wife in the nursing home. She suffered from Alzheimer’s disease. With each day, she slipped further and further away in the fog of dementia. Every day, he would feed her lunch. He would sit with her and show her the pictures of their children. This husband’s faithfulness […]
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