Text Messages
Without a doubt it is always useful to look behind the text to gain fuller insight into the messages contained in and conveyed through Sacred Scripture. In Sunday’s Gospel proclamation (Matthew 16:13-20) we will hear Peter publicly profess his faith to Jesus saying “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” The site of this Confession is significant.
Palm Sunday – April 5, 2020
Hosanna to the Son of David; blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel. Hosanna in the highest. This antiphon, taken from Matthew 21:9, provides the first words sung before the Procession or Solemn Entrance that precede the Mass of Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord.
Fifth Sunday of Lent – March 29, 2020
The Fifth Sunday of Lent, the penultimate before the glorious Paschal Triduum and Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord, is here and contains a great amount of material for our assimilation.
Fourth Sunday of Lent – March 22, 2020
Rejoice!
Seriously, Father? Rejoice? At this time? Don’t you know what’s going on? Can’t you see that we are in crisis and that this is not the time to rejoice?
Are you blind?
No, I am not blind, and neither are we the “children of the Light.”
Today is the Fourth Sunday of Lent. It is referred to as “Laetare Sunday” because the word “Laetare” is Latin for the command “Rejoice!” It is the first word of the Entrance Antiphon for this Sunday. Laetare Sunday and the Fourth Week of Lent mark the midway point of our Lenten pilgrimage.
Encounter Jesus at Adoration
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