Introduction by the Celebrant It is very inspiring to meet people wounded in their love and their life, whom we expect to be disgruntled and discouraged, yet who keep believing in love and the goodness of God and of the people around them. Today we meet in the Eucharist him who keeps our faith and
HOLY SATURDAY 1. On Holy Saturday, the Church waits at the Lord’s tomb in prayer and fasting, meditating on his Passion and Death and on his Descent into Hell, and awaiting his Resurrection. 2. The Church abstains from the Sacrifice of the Mass, with the sacred table left bare, until after the solemn Vigil, that
Good Friday is a day of fasting and abstinence. The Eucharist is not celebrated on Good Friday. Communion that comes from the hosts consecrated on Holy Thursday is used during the Liturgy of the Passion. The Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion is a service composed of three parts: the Liturgy of the Word, the Veneration of
1. This is I for You Greeting “This is my body, which is for you,” says the Lord. “Do this as a memorial of me.” May the Lord Jesus be always with you. R/ And also with you. Introduction This evening we have come together to celebrate the memory of Jesus’ farewell meal: At this supper
Today, we hear the bad news of the betrayal of Judas, together with the sad yet joyous good news of Jesus’ Passover meal with his disciples. “My time is near. I will keep the Passover with my disciples.” Jesus will eat the Passover meal surrounded by those who have followed him. The traitor leaves them
Today’s Gospel presents three persons to us: The first is a man preoccupied with himself, his own interests and needs, his selfish satisfaction. He is not a free person; he is not open to Christ, for he serves money and greed. He will betray Jesus. This man is Judas. Then, there is a second man,
Holy Week is for us the time when we meditate on the saving death of our Lord. The days of his suffering are approaching. The first reading gives us the first of the famous songs about the Servant of Yahweh. The liturgy of the Holy Week characterises Jesus as the Servant of Yahweh. This first
Until Where Do I Follow My Lord? One With Jesus in Suffering and Triumph Blessing Of Palms And Procession Introduction before the Blessing of Palms Until Where Do I Follow My Lord? Today is a day of glory for the Lord, with people acclaiming him as God’s messenger: “Blessed is he who comes in the
At the time of the purifying trial of the exile, Ezekiel preaches God’s utopian dream: Israel will be gathered into one: one nation, one land, one sanctuary, ruled by one shepherd and a servant king under one God in a covenant of peace. After the resurrection of Lazarus, the cynical High Priest and leaders decide
Jesus, the Son of God, showed in his life and actions that he was no ordinary human being, even in the face of contradiction. Christians, sons and daughters of God without a capital s or d, who take their faith seriously, will also meet contradictions. They cannot compromise if that would be tantamount to betrayal
