Sunday, March 31st Scripture Acts 10: 34a,37-43 Ps. 118: 1,2, 16-17 22-23 Cor. 5: 6-8 John 20: 1-9 Reflection “We are witnesses of all that he did…he commissioned us to preach to the people…” Acts 10; 39,42 Today we are invited to shout a confident ALLELUIA. The readings are both the glorious announcement of a […]
Holy Saturday – Easter Vigil
Saturday, March 30th Scripture God said, “Let there be light, and there was light.” Genesis 1:3 Reflection At the Passover ritual to this very day, the youngest child asks the question: “Why is this night different from every other night?” At the Easter Vigil, we too might ask: “Why is this night different from every […]
Good Friday
Friday, March 29th Scripture Is 52:13-53:12 Ps 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25 Heb 4:14-16; 5: 7-9 Jn 18:1-19: 42 Reflection “…so shall he startle many nations, because of him kings shall stand speechless.” Isaiah 53:15 Good Friday is simultaneously the most painful and most powerful celebration in our Church year. As we accompany Jesus, […]
Holy Thursday
Thursday, March 28 Scripture Ex.12:1-8, 11-14 Ps.116:12-13, 15-16bc, 17-18 I Cor. 11:23-26 Jn. 13: 1-15 Reflection “This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” I Cor. 11: 25 Took off his outer garment, . . .began to wash his disciples’ feet. . .” Jn. 13:4-5 Don’t miss what is […]
Fourth Sunday of Lent
Sunday, March 10th Scripture 2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23 Eph 2:4-10 Ps 137: 1-6 Jn 3: 14-21 Reflection “For by grace you have been saved. . . and this is not from you; it is the gift of God. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus for the good works that God has prepared […]
Palm Sunday
Sunday, March 24th Scripture Mark 11:1-10 or John 12:12-16 Isaiah 50: 4-7 Psalm 22: 8-9, 17-20, 23-24 Phil 2: 4-11 Mark 14:1 – 15:47 Reflection “Rather, he emptied himself…” Philippians 2:7 One of the key themes of Palm-Passion Sunday is how different the power of God’s love is from worldly power, which is anxious for […]
Fifth Sunday of Lent
Sunday, March 17th Scripture Jer 31: 31-34 Ps 51: 3-4, 12-15 Heb 5: 7-9 Jn 12: 20-33 Reflection “I will make a new covenant…I will be their God and they shall be my people.” Jer 31: 31, 33 A covenant is holy. It is not simply an agreement or an exchange of goods or a […]
Third Sunday of Lent
Sunday, March 3rd Scripture Ex 20: 1-17 Ps 19: 8-11 1 Cor 1: 22-25 Jn 2: 13-25 Reflection “Remember to keep holy the sabbath day. Six days you may labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord, your God.” Ex 20: 8-10 This is one of only […]
Second Sunday of Lent
Sunday, February 25th Scripture Gn. 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18 Ps 116:10, 15-19 Rom 8: 31b-34 Mk 9:2-10 Reflection “There you shall offer him up as a holocaust on a height that I will point out to you.” Gn.22:2 “I know now how devoted you are to God, since you did not withhold from me your […]
First Sunday of Lent
Sunday, February 18th Scripture Gn 9:8-15 Ps 25:4-9 1Pt 3: 18-22 Mk 1:12-15 Reflection “I set my bow in the clouds to serve as a sign of the covenant between me and the earth.” Gn 9: 13 As we begin this journey of Lent, with the contrasting images of rainbows after quite a flood, and […]
