Holy Saturday Mark 16:1-7 Today we have listened to Mark’s account of the resurrection. It is short and sweet, and straight to the point. Three women came to the tomb where Jesus was buried. The tomb is open and the body is not there. They are greeted by a young man in a white robe …
Good Friday John 18:1-19:42 Today’s story begins in a garden and ends in a garden. In the opening scene Jesus is betrayed in a place very familiar to him and his followers. They were always seen with him in his lifetime but at this moment when he needed them most, they fled. In the closing …
John 13:1-15 – Holy Thursday Jesus had come to a complete awareness of who he is. And it seems that as a result of that knowledge, he very naturally picked up a towel and began to wash the feet of his disciples. This transition from the profound to the practical can be traced throughout the ministry …
Matthew 26:14-25 – Wednesday of Holy Week When Jesus reveals that one of the twelve will betray him, they reply one after the other, “Surely it is not I, Lord?” Only Judas replies differently: “Surely it is not I, Rabbi?” He calls Jesus (Rabbi) teacher, not Lord. Judas is moving away from the revelation of the …
John 13:21-33,36-38 Tuesday of Holy Week Our Gospel reading for today puts Judas and Peter side by side. The sin of Judas was deliberate and calculated. It was carried out in cold blood. In the language of a court, the sin of Judas was “with malice aforethought.” The sin of Peter, on …
John 12:1-11 Monday of Holy Week It was the day after Palm Sunday and storm clouds were gathering on the horizon. Jesus knew of the danger and traveled the short distance to Bethany where his friends Mary, Martha and Lazarus lived. They happily arranged a dinner in his honor and in the midst of …
Mark 11:1-10 Palm Sunday On Sunday Jesus was honored as he approached the eastern gate of the city riding on a donkey, and on Friday he was executed outside the western gate. He did not turn out to be the kind of Messiah they were expecting. How can we understand this week of irony, this …
Matthew 26:14-25 – Wednesday of Holy Week When Jesus reveals that one of the twelve will betray him, they reply one after the other, “Surely it is not I, Lord?” Only Judas replies differently: “Surely it is not I, Rabbi?” He calls Jesus (Rabbi) teacher, not Lord. Judas is moving away from the revelation of the …
John 11:45-56 We are all aware that it’s wrong to deceive other people; but I wonder if we have considered that it’s equally wrong to deceive ourselves. A sizeable share of human energy is spent on the sad art of self-..deception, manipulating our thoughts in order to justify the things we have done or plan …
John 10:31-42 – Feast of St. Turibius of Mogrovejo It seems that believing in Jesus would have been easier had we been alive when Jesus was alive on this earth. If we would have only seen him with our own eyes, if we had heard him with our own ears, then surely all of our doubts …
