The Mystery of Holy Saturday
Anthony Lilles
April 11, 2020
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Dr. Anthony Lilles offers a reflection on the Word and the Sleep of Death in Christian Prayer for Holy Saturday.
Cardinal Burke’s Message for the Holiest Week of the Year
Cardinal Raymond Burke
April 8, 2020
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Cardinal Raymond Burke with a powerful message: Easter is different this year, but we must remember that we have everything–everything!–to celebrate.
The Victory of the Cross
Dan Burke
April 20, 2019
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What is the supreme paradox of death and life which reaches unity in Jesus?
The Cross of Christ Gives Life to the Human Race
Dan Burke
April 19, 2019
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How did Jesus give us life through His death on the Cross?
An Ancient Homily on Holy Saturday — Video
Liz Estler
March 31, 2018
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What happened on Holy Saturday, which we profess in the Creed every Sunday and Solemnity? Reflect with this video by Theophilus Peregrinus of “An Ancient Homily on Holy Saturday”, the second reading of today’s Liturgy of the Hours’ Office of Readings.
A Good Friday Meditation
Dan Burke
March 30, 2018
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How did Jesus heal our wounds? As our meditation for Good Friday, Bishop Theodoret of Cyr reflects in an excerpt from a treatise he wrote.
The Sacrament of Union
Dan Burke
March 29, 2018
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Today, on Holy Thursday, we celebrate both the institution of the priesthood and the Sacrament of Union with Christ. Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects, in an excerpt from his classic Carmelite meditation book “Divine Intimacy”.
Pope Saint Leo the Great on the Passion of the Lord
Dan Burke
April 14, 2017
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On this Good Friday, meditate with Pope Saint Leo the Great on one of his homilies on the Passion of the Lord and God’s great mercy.
Recall the Christ’s Passion on Good Friday
Dan Burke
April 14, 2017
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Dan and Melissa strongly recommend watching “The Passion of the Christ” on Good Friday evening to more effectively meditate on the brutal reality that Our Lord entered into to redeem the world.
Holy Thursday – The Real Presence
Dan Burke
April 13, 2017
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The Real Presence of Christ in the Holy Eucharist, the sacrament which Jesus established on the night of the Last Supper: Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects in this excerpt from his Carmelite meditation classic “Divine Intimacy”.
