On the first day of the week, at the first sign of dawn, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
Luke 24:1-3
Category: Catholic Faith
Holy Saturday Awaiting Easter
Tomorrow we will celebrate Easter. Today is our darkest hour as we wait. Wait in joyful hope.
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In the early morning hours one-hundred and ten years ago today, a maritime disaster pierced the social conscience of the entire world. When the Titanic slipped below the icy waters in the North Atlantic, 1,514 souls were lost.
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Tradition has it that Holy Thursday was Christ’s Last Supper. It was the Passover Seder, rich in tradition, scripture and customs. While we can appreciate the observation, it does not belong to us. Passover belongs to the Jewish faith alone.
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Then one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, “What will you give me if I betray him to you?” They paid him thirty pieces of silver. And from that moment he began to look for an opportunity to betray him.– Matthew 26:14-16
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On Holy Tuesday, as the twelve followed Jesus past the same fig tree from the day before, Peter was struck by what he saw. The tree was completely withered. Christ saw this as an opportunity to teach.
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We know that Jesus entered Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. We also know that He and those traveling with him did not spend the night in Jerusalem. We know this because both Matthew and Mark tell us the story of the Fig Tree.
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Easter is a moveable feast, tied to the Spring Equinox and the first full moon of spring. The earliest believers in the Church of Asia Minor wished to keep the observance of Easter tied to the Jewish Passover. After all, it was the observance of Passover that brought Christ and his followers to Jerusalem.
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Today is the final Friday of Lent. Next Friday is Good Friday, part of Holy Week. The time of Lenten Penance is coming to an end.
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Lord, open my lips
And my mouth shall proclaim Your praise.
For the Lord is good and His love endures forever;
His faithfulness continues through all generations.
Psalm 100:5
The 4th Sunday in Lent and Herb Roasted Chicken
If I have said this once, I’ve said it a million times – Sundays and Roast Chicken go together like – well like peas and carrots or burgers and fires. Or better still Fish on Fridays.
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March 25 is exactly 9 months from Christmas Morning. That would make today the Feast of the Annunciation. Typically on this day, we’ve shared the traditional Waffle Breakfast. But not today.
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Today is the Feast Day of Saint Joseph, husband of Mary. We really don’t know much about Joseph except that he was Mary’s earthly Husband, the earthly father to Christ and that Joseph came from Bethlehem.
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Welcome to the third Friday of Lent. Depending upon your perspective, we are at the half-way mark. If you are only counting Fridays within the Lenten Season, there are 6. If you include Good Friday, there are 7.
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Saint Patrick’s Day, March 17, is forever destined to fall during the Lenten Season. While Lent itself changes, with Ash Wednesday as early as February 4 or as late as March 10, Saint Patrick’s Day is always within the Lenten cycle.
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