Love and trust

Although you’ve never seen him, you love him. Even though you don’t see him now, you trust him and so rejoice with a glorious joy that is too much for words. You are receiving the goal of your faith: your salvation. The prophets, who long ago foretold the grace that you’ve received, searched and explored, inquiringContinue reading “Love and trust”

_________

Mary stood outside near the tomb, crying. As she cried, she bent down to look into the tomb. She saw two angels dressed in white, seated where the body of Jesus had been, one at the head and one at the foot. The angels asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?” She replied, “They have taken awayContinue reading “_________”

Go and tell

After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to look at the tomb. Look, there was a great earthquake, for an angel from the Lord came down from heaven. Coming to the stone, he rolled it away and sat on it. Now his face was likeContinue reading “Go and tell”

Easter!!!

After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to look at the tomb. Look, there was a great earthquake, for an angel from the Lord came down from heaven. Coming to the stone, he rolled it away and sat on it. Now his face was likeContinue reading “Easter!!!”

Good Friday

Look, my servant will succeed.    He will be exalted and lifted very high.Just as many were appalled by you,    he too appeared disfigured, inhuman,    his appearance unlike that of mortals.But he will astonish many nations.    Kings will be silenced because of him,    because they will see what they haven’t seen before;    what they haven’t heard before, they will ponder. Who can believeContinue reading “Good Friday”

Maundy Thursday

Before the Festival of Passover, Jesus knew that his time had come to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them fully. Jesus and his disciples were sharing the evening meal. The devil had already provoked Judas, Simon Iscariot’s son, to betray Jesus. JesusContinue reading “Maundy Thursday”

Here it is…

Jesus and his disciples were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, with Jesus in the lead. The disciples were amazed while the others following behind were afraid. Taking the Twelve aside again, he told them what was about to happen to him. “Look!” he said. “We’re going up to Jerusalem. The Human One will be handed over toContinue reading “Here it is…”

Why did he weep?

A certain man, Lazarus, was ill. He was from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. (This was the Mary who anointed the Lord with fragrant oil and wiped his feet with her hair. Her brother Lazarus was ill.) So the sisters sent word to Jesus, saying, “Lord, the one whom you love is ill.”Continue reading “Why did he weep?”

heavenly power

Jesus said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you—that everything written about me in the Law from Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures. He said to them, “This is what is written: the Christ will suffer andContinue reading “heavenly power”

a witness

In the beginning was the Word    and the Word was with God    and the Word was God.The Word was with God in the beginning.Everything came into being through the Word,    and without the Word    nothing came into being.What came into being    through the Word was life,    and the life was the light for all people.The light shines in the darkness,    and theContinue reading “a witness”