CATHOLIC MUSIC VIDEO: “O Sacred Head Surrounded”

Jesus Carries the Cross, adapted from image at loc.gov

O sacred head, surrounded by crown of piercing thorn! O bleeding head, so wounded, reviled and put to scorn! Our sins have marred the glory of thy most holy face, yet angel hosts adore thee and tremble as they gaze [lyrics continue below video] I see thy strength and vigor all fading in the strife, and death with cruel rigor,

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CATHOLIC FAITHWATCH: Stations of the Cross

Jesus Carries the Cross, adapted from image at loc.gov

[embedded facebook post from Saint Michael’s Catholic Church in Stillwater, Minnesota, should load below, depicting Stations of the Cross with text captions] I. Jesus is Condemned to Death We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you, because by Your Holy Cross You have Redeemed the world. [genuflect] II. Jesus Takes Up His Cross We adore you, O Christ, and

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: Catholic Liturgical Readings: Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion 4.14.17 – USCCB/NABRV

Historic Bible

“… So they took Jesus, and, carrying the cross Himself, He went out to what is called the Place of the Skull, in Hebrew, Golgotha. There they crucified Him, and with Him two others, one on either side, with Jesus in the middle. …”

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: Catholic Mass Readings: Holy Thursday – Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper 4.13.17 – USCCB/NABRV

Historic Bible

“… So when He had washed their feet and put his garments back on and reclined at table again, He said to them, ‘Do you realize what I have done for you? You call Me “teacher” and ‘master,” and rightly so, for indeed I AM. If I, therefore, the master and teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “MASS OF THE LORD’S SUPPER – HOMILY OF JOHN PAUL II – Holy Thursday, 8 April 2004”

Saint Pope John Paul II file photo, adapted from image at archives.gov

“… Before celebrating the last Passover with his disciples, Jesus washed their feet. With an act that was normally done by a servant, he wanted to impress upon the Apostles’ minds a sense of what was about to take place. Indeed, his passion and death constitute the fundamental loving service through which the Son of God set humanity free from

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: Catholic Mass Readings: Holy Thursday – Chrism Mass 4.13.17 – USCCB/NABRV

Historic Bible

“Jesus … stood up to read and was handed a scroll of the prophet Isaiah. He unrolled the scroll and found the passage where it was written: The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives and recovery of sight

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