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Saturday, March 26, 2016

HOLY SATURDAY: THE EASTER VIGIL

The Holy Father presides over the Easter Vigil.



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FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION... MARCH 26, 2016

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It's Unholy Week for Anti-Catholic Hollyweird

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 Why the Famous (and Infamous) Came Home to the Church

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 7 Songs for Holy Saturday: Music for Waiting for the Resurrection

























Taking the Measure of Relics of the True Cross

How Holy Saturday Gives Us a Taste of Christ's Longing

 Holy Saturday: The Great Silence

 Holy Saturday's Silent Embrace

 Today's Mass Readings

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Friday, March 25, 2016

GOOD FRIDAY: THE WAY OF THE CROSS

The Holy Father presides over the Way of the Cross of Good Friday.



Pope's Way of the Cross remembers migrants, persecuted Christians
Following the yearly Good Friday tradition set by his predecessors, Pope Francis presided over the Stations of the Cross at Rome's Colosseum, where such issues as migration and the persecution of Christians were remembered.
"O Cross of Christ, today too we see you raised up in our sisters and brothers killed, burned alive, throats slit and decapitated by barbarous blades amid cowardly silence," the Pope said March 25 at the conclusion of the stations in a prayer he composed for the event.
The Roman Pontiff also prayed for those who seek to remove God from public places and public life "in the name of a pagan laicism or that equality you yourself taught us."
"O Cross of Christ, today too we see you in ministers who are faithful and humble, who illuminate the darkness of our lives like candles that burn freely in order to brighten the lives of the least among us."  
The Pope delivered his prayer after the recitation of the Via Crucis, which included reflections from Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti of Perugia-Citta della Pieve.
Also read: This unique chant brings Vietnamese Catholics deeper into Christ's Passion

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GOOD FRIDAY: THE PASSION OF OUR LORD

Pope Francis presides over the Celebration of the Passion of our Lord.



Mercy will save the world: papal preacher's Good Friday meditation
Remembering this week's deadly terror attack in Brussels, the papal preacher centered his Good Friday reflection on mercy's role in saving the world.
"The opposite of mercy is not justice but vengeance," said Father Raniero Cantalamessa, OFM Cap, in his sermon for the Celebration of Our Lord's Passion in St. Peter's Basilica March 25.
His remarks come days after more than 30 people were killed and scores were injured by Islamic State suicide bombers at a Brussels airport and metro on March 22.
"In forgiving sinners God is renouncing not justice but vengeance; he does not desire the death of a sinner but wants the sinner to convert and live," he added.
Fr. Cantalamessa made this reflection to the congregation gathered in Saint Peter's Basilica following the chanting in Latin of the account of Christ's Passion and Death according to St. John. Pope Francis presided over the celebration, leading the faithful in the Veneration of the Cross, during which those present were invited to approach a wooden crucifix and kiss the feet of Jesus.
In his lengthy homily, the papal preacher also placed special emphasis on the role of mercy in saving marriage and the family, which is "the most precious and fragile thing in the world at this time."
Also read: Pope Francis presides over Passion Liturgy in St. Peter's

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FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION... MARCH 25, 2016

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The Suffering Lamb of God

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 Today's Mass Readings

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Thursday, March 24, 2016

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION... MARCH 24, 2016

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Are Catholics Christian?

Léon Bloy's Role in the Catholicism of Jacques and Raissa Maritain

 Mother Teresa's Spirituality of Suffering for Ordinary Folks

 Purgatory: God's Last Act of Mercy

 The Dust of the Road, and Where You've Been Doesn't Matter








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 Priestly Renewal and Holy Thursday

 Reflection for Holy Thursday: The Eucharist - The Body of Christ?

 Today's Mass Readings

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HOLY THURSDAY: IN COENA DOMINI MASS

Pope Francis celebrates the In Coena Domini Mass.



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THE HOLY TRIDUUM BEGINS...

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Via Catholic Fire:
Today begins the holiest and most important time of the Church year -- the Easter Triduum. It commemorates the heart of our faith: the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
The Sacred Triduum begins with Holy Thursday, which marks the end of the forty days of Lent and the beginning of the three-day celebration of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ - Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Vigil/Easter Sunday.
The Triduum liturgies teach us the meaning of Christ's life, death, and resurrection.The richness of the rituals and symbols help us to experience the mysteries of Jesus' final hours, His passion, suffering -- and His rising from the dead.
In a special way, during these three days, we come together as God's people to remember the saving act of Jesus, the miracle of His resurrection – and to celebrate our faith and identity as Catholics.
Because Christ was willing to die for our sins and was raised from the dead, death is no longer the end of life for us. It is the beginning of a new life in Him.


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Friday, April 3, 2015

GOOD FRIDAY: THE WAY OF THE CROSS

The Holy Father presides over the Way of the Cross.



For Pope Francis, Good Friday shrouded in grief over persecuted Christians
Both Pope Francis' Good Friday service at the Vatican and the Stations of the Cross held at the Colosseum later in the day zeroed-in on the plight of persecuted Christians around the world.
"In you, Divine Love, we see again today our persecuted brethren: beheaded, crucified, for their faith in you, beneath our eyes, or often with our complicit silence," he said in a brief reflection April 3 following the Way of the Cross.
The Pope's remarks come one day after the massacre of 147 students – mostly Christian, separated from their Muslim colleagues at the start of the attack – at Kenya's Garissa University College at the hands of Somalian Al Shebaab gunmen.
Earlier today, Pope Francis condemned "this act of senseless brutality," in a letter of condolence to the Kenyan Bishop's conference, praying "for a change of heart among its perpetrators."
According to the letter which was signed by Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Holy Father called on authorities to increase their efforts in bringing an end to violence, promoting justice and peace.
Earlier in the day, during celebrations for the Passion of Our Lord in Saint Peter's Basilica, papal preacher Father Raniero Cantalamessa also touched on the Kenya massacre, and other recent examples of Christian persecution.
Speaking also of the 21 Coptic Christians killed by ISIS last February, Fr. Cantalamessa said Christ gave them "the strength to die whispering the name of Jesus."
Also read: The Violence of the Crucifixion

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GOOD FRIDAY: THE PASSION OF OUR LORD

The Holy Father presides over the Celebration of the Passion of our Lord.



Papal preacher: Passion continues today as world ignores persecution
Widespread indifference to the violent persecution of Christians and other communities suggests the world is full of Pontius Pilates who eagerly wash their hands of all responsibility, the papal preacher said.
How many times the world witnesses other examples of "ecce homo" -- "behold the man" with so many "prisoners that find themselves in the same situation as Jesus in Pilate's Pretorium: alone, shackled, tortured, at the mercy of rough soldiers filled with hate," Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa said during the Liturgy of the Lord's Passion.
"Jesus is in agony until the end of the world in every man and woman who is subjected to his same torments" he said in his homily during the April 3 service in St. Peter's Basilica.
Presided over by Pope Francis, the service commemorates Christ's death on the cross.
The pope began the rite after a silent procession down the central nave. Two assistants helped him kneel to lie prostrate on the floor before the main altar in silent prayer, a sign of adoration and penance.
During the veneration of the cross, after the homily, the pope removed his red chasuble and, in a sign of penance, placed a red stole over his shoulders, bowed three times and kissed the cross. Deacons, cardinals, bishops and religious then processed before the cross to genuflect and then kiss Christ's feet.
Following tradition, the homily was delivered by Father Cantalamessa, preacher of the papal household.
He said the continued carnage in the world, including the "homicidal violence" against Christians and others shows the continued cruelty of which humanity is capable.
The Capuchin priest recalled that one Italian commentator had "the courage to denounce the disturbing indifference of world institutions and public opinion" concerning the current wave of people being persecuted for their faith.
"All of us -- organizations and people of the western world -- risk being Pilates who wash their hands," he said.
Also read: Pope Francis: 'Jesus Loves Us Without Limits'

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Thursday, April 2, 2015

THE EASTER TRIDUUM: A CELEBRATION OF OUR CATHOLIC IDENTITY

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Via Catholic Fire:
Today begins the holiest and most important time of the Church year -- the Easter Triduum. It commemorates the heart of our faith: the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
The Sacred Triduum begins with Holy Thursday, which marks the end of the forty days of Lent and the beginning of the three-day celebration of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ - Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Vigil/Easter Sunday.
The Triduum liturgies teach us the meaning of Christ’s life, death, and resurrection.The richness of the rituals and symbols help us to experience the mysteries of Jesus' final hours, His passion, suffering -- and His rising from the dead.
In a special way, during these three days, we come together as God's people to remember the saving act of Jesus, the miracle of His resurrection – and to celebrate our faith and identity as Catholics.
Because Christ was willing to die for our sins and was raised from the dead, death is no longer the end of life for us. It is the beginning of a new life in Him.


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Saturday, April 19, 2014

HOLY SATURDAY: THE EASTER VIGIL

The Holy Father presides over the Easter Vigil, St. Peter's Basilica.

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Friday, April 18, 2014

GOOD FRIDAY: THE WAY OF THE CROSS

The Holy Father presides over the Way of the Cross of Good Friday in the Coliseum of Rome.



Pope leads thousands in Stations of the Cross reflections
Following his celebration of the liturgy commemorating the Lord's Passion, Pope Francis led pilgrims in the traditional prayer of the Stations of the Cross, which was held inside of the Coliseum in Rome.
"I know Jesus guides us from the Cross to the resurrection," Pope Francis said during his brief comments at the end of the meditations, adding that he "teaches us that evil does not have the final word, but love, mercy."
"Oh Christ, help us to exclaim anew: 'Yesterday I was crucified with Christ, today I am resurrected with him; yesterday I was dead with Christ, today I am alive with him; yesterday I was buried with him, today I am resurrected with him,'" the Pope reflected.
"All together, we remember the sick," the pontiff exhorted the crowd in his concluding remarks, "we remember all those abandoned," and "we find in the trial of the Cross, a force of hope, of the hope of the resurrection and of the love of God."
Each year, the Pope chooses a different person or group of people to write the series of prayers and reflections that are read aloud for each of the 14 stations, which commemorate Christ's condemnation, his carrying the cross to Golgotha, his crucifixion and his burial.

This year the Pope picked Italian Archbishop Giancarlo Maria Bregantini of Campobasso-Boiano -- a former factory worker, longtime prison chaplain, champion of the unemployed and fiercely outspoken critic of the Italian mafia.

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GOOD FRIDAY: THE PASSION OF OUR LORD

On Good Friday, Pope Francis presides over the Celebration of the Passion of our Lord, St. Peter's Basilica.



Papal preacher: Betraying Jesus is bad, doubting his mercy is worse
Everyone is capable of betraying Jesus as Judas did, but no one should make the mistake of doubting God's mercy and willingness to forgive, the papal preacher said.
Though Jesus knows well what is "unfolding in his disciple's heart, he doesn't expose it, he wants to give him the possibility, until the very end, of backing out" and repenting, Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa said during the Liturgy of the Lord's Passion.
Pope Francis presided at the April 18 service in St. Peter's Basilica commemorating Christ's death on the cross.
The pope began the rite after a silent procession down the central nave. Then he lay prostrate on the floor before the main altar in silent prayer, a sign of adoration and penance.
Later, the pope and thousands of faithful stood as three deacons and the Sistine Chapel Choir chanted the account of the Passion from the Gospel of St. John.
Following tradition, the homily was delivered by Father Cantalamessa, the preacher of the papal household.
Focusing on the role of Judas, the Capuchin priest said the narrative of a person doing evil for "30 pieces of silver" keeps repeating itself throughout history.
As Jesus said, "No one can serve two masters ... You cannot serve God and mammon," the false deity of wealth, the preacher said.
Father Cantalamessa is a Franciscan Capuchin Catholic Priest who was appointed as preacher of the Papal Household by Blessed John Paul II in 1980, and who therefore gives a weekly sermon during Advent and Lent in the presence of the Pope, the cardinals, bishops an prelates of the Roman Curia and the general superiors of religious orders.

 Also read: A Cross-Section of Our Hearts on Fifth: Good Friday at St. Patrick's Cathedral

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