Holy Saturday Easter Vigil Scripture: Genesis 1:1-2:2Genesis 22:1-18Exodus 14:15-15:1Isaiah 54:5-14Isaiah 55:1-11Baruch 3:9-15, 32-4:4Ezekiel 36:16-17a, 18-28Romans 6:3-11Luke 24:1-12 Reflection: “Then God said” As we celebrate Holy Saturday, it is a day of silence, deep reflection, and trust in the midst of…
The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ Scripture: Isaiah 52:13-53:12Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9 John 18:1-19:42 Reflection: Here at our beautiful St. Paul of the Cross Passionist Retreat Center we are privileged to have an amazing and bigger than life portrayal of…
Holy Thursday Scripture: Exodus 12:1-8, 11-141 Corinthians 11:23-26John 13:1-15 Reflection: Jesus was perfect, absolute, wholehearted and undefiled love for us from beginning to end. And he still is. This is what these three holiest days of the Church Year reveal.…
Scripture: Isaiah 50:4-9aMatthew 26:14-25 Reflection: Triduum begins tomorrow evening. Today is the culmination of our Lenten journey as we stand at the threshold between what has been this Lenten experience and what is about to come in the next four…
Scripture: Isaiah 49:1-6John 13:21-33, 36-38 Reflection: You gotta love Peter! What you see is what you get with this man. We are in the throes of Holy Week. We begin the week with “Hosana,” move to “Crucify him,” and finally…
Scripture: Isaiah 42:1-7John 12:1-11 Reflection: The gospel story feels like Act II of a riveting play. The formerly dead Lazarus is very much alive, dining with Jesus and his family. His sister Mary lovingly anoints Jesus’ feet. Even Judas is…
Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion Scripture: Luke 19:28-40Isaiah 50:4-7Philippians 2:6-11Luke 22:14-23:56 or 23:1-49 Reflection: On this Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion, the Gospel of Saint Luke proclaimed. Several elements unique to Luke demonstrate his distinctive style of presenting…
Scripture: Ezekiel 37:21-28John 11:45-56 Reflection: Today’s readings, woven together on this final day before Holy Week, portray a compelling portrait of our salvation history as a people of God. In the first reading from the Book of Ezekiel, God gathers…
Scripture: Genesis 17:3-9John 8:51-59 Reflection: If I lived in Jesus’ time and heard him say some of the things that John reports, I would have joined the questioning and skeptical voices. After all, he was just a young man from…
Scripture: Daniel 3:14-20, 91-92, 95John 8:31-42 Reflection: Coming to Believe We meet the three young men who will not worship the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up. Bound tightly by the strongest men in the army they are…