HOLY SATURDAY READING THE LORD’S DESCENT INTO THE UNDERWORLD (An Ancient homily) Something strange is happening – there is a great silence on earth today, a great silence and stillness. The whole earth keeps silence because the King is asleep. The earth trembled and is still because God has fallen asleep in the flesh and he…
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JESUS IS LAID IN THE TOMB
JESUS IS LAID IN THE TOMB “Very near Calvary, in an orchard, Joseph of Arimathea had had a new tomb made, cut out of the rock. Since it is the eve of the solemn Pasch of the Jews, Jesus is laid there. Then Joseph, “rolling a great stone, closes the grave door and goes away”…
JESUS IS LAID IN THE ARMS OF HIS BLESSED MOTHER.
JESUS IS LAID IN THE ARMS OF HIS BLESSED MOTHER “• Mary stands by the Cross, engulfed in grief. And John is beside her. But it is getting late, and the Jews press for Our Lord to be removed from there. Having obtained from Pilate the permission required by Roman law for the burial of…
JESUS DIES ON THE CROSS
JESUS DIES ON THE CROSS “• On the uppermost part of the Cross the reason for the sentence is written: “Jesus of Nazareth King of the Jews” (Jn 19:19). And all who pass by insult him and jeer at him. “If he is the king of Israel, let him come down here and now from…
OUR LORD’S WAY, OUR WAY, IS THE WAY OF THE CROSS.
OUR LORD’S WAY, OUR WAY, IS THE WAY OF THE CROSS. A Pope Francis recently said in a tweet, “anyone who flees from the Cross is not a true Christian.” Let us resolve to follow Our Lord faithfully, without being afraid of His Cross. CSFH PHOTO
JESUS TAKES UP HIS CROSS
JESUS TAKES UP HIS CROSS “Outside the city, to the north-west of Jerusalem, there is a little hill: Golgotha is its name in Aramaic; locus Calvariae, in Latin: the place of skulls or Calvary. Offering no resistance, Jesus gives himself up to the execution of the sentence. He is to be spared nothing, and upon…
LET’S PRAY FOR ALL THOSE WHO ARE SUFFERING AND FOR THE CONVERSION OF MANY SOULS…
LET’S PRAY FOR ALL THOSE WHO ARE SUFFERING AND FOR THE CONVERSION OF MANY SOULS… I wish Lord to receive you, with the purity, humility, and devotion, with which your Most Holy Mother received you, with the spirit and fervor of the saints! CSFH photo and video
HOLY THURSDAY: THE INSTITUTION OF THE SACRAMENTS OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST AND OF HOLY ORDERS. Summary vid + full text.
HOLY THURSDAY THE INSTITUTION OF THE SACRAMENTS OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST AND OF HOLY ORDERS. Summary vid + full text. OUTLINE “THIS IS MY BODY…THIS IS MY BLOOD.” THE EUCHARIST IS THE FLESH AND BLOOD OF CHRIST. “DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME.” CHRIST GAVE THE APOSTLES AND THEIR SUCCESSORS THE POWER TO PERFORM IT….
FIND REFUGE IN JESUS’ MOST LOVING HEART…
FIND REFUGE IN JESUS’ MOST LOVING HEART… From noon onward, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. And about three o’clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Mt 27:45-46 “There is a false asceticism which…
JESUS FALLS THE FIRST TIME.
JESUS FALLS THE FIRST TIME. “The heavy Cross cuts and tears into Our Lord ‘s shoulders. The crowd has swollen into a multitude, and the legionaries can scarcely contain the angry, surging mob which, like a river that has burst its banks, flows through the streets and alleyways of Jerusalem. The worn out body of…
ST. BASIL: TO IMITATE CHRIST’S DEATH IS TO BEGIN A NEW LIFE.
HOLY WEEK READING: BY ONE DEATH AND RESURRECTION THE WORLD WAS SAVED (ST. BASIL THE GREAT) When mankind was estranged from him by disobedience, God our Saviour made a plan for raising us from our fall and restoring us to friendship with himself. According to this plan Christ came in the flesh, he showed us…
PALM SUNDAY 2018 (SEVILLE). A VERY EMOTIVE AV OF MARIA SANTISIMA DE LA ESTRELLA. YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONSOLE OUR LADY.
PALM SUNDAY 2018 (SEVILLE). A VERY EMOTIVE AV OF MARIA SANTISIMA DE LA ESTRELLA. YOU MIGHT WANT TO CONSOLE OUR LADY… Mother Mary, we wish to accompany you in your sorrows! Help us be faithful children of God and make us fall in love more with Our Lord Jesus Christ. We wish to repair for…
Catholics Striving for Holiness (OLD) 