CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “Pope Francis at Easter vigil: the Lord is alive!”
“Pope Francis celebrated the Easter Vigil Mass on Saturday evening in St. Peter’s Basilica …”
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CATHOLIC MUSIC VIDEO: Stabat Mater (At the Cross Her Station Keeping)
Stabat Mater dolorosa Juxta Crucem lacrimosa, Dum pendebat Filius.Cujus animam gementem, Contristatam et dolentem, Pertransivit gladius. FAITHLINK: Catholic Prayer: Stabat Mater (At the Cross Her Station Keeping) – CatholicCulture Stabat Mater dolorosa Juxta Crucem lacrimosa, Dum pendebat Filius. Cujus animam gementem, Contristatam et dolentem, Pertransivit gladius. O quam tristis et afflicta Fuit illa benedicta Mater Unigeniti! Quem maerebat, et dolebat,
» Read moreCATHOLIC MUSIC VIDEO: “Were You There”
From a Negro Spiritual, performed by the Choir from the Old Cardiff Arms Park in Wales Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Oh, sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble. Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Were you there when they nailed him to the tree? Were
» Read moreCATHOLIC MUSIC VIDEO: “O Sacred Head Surrounded”
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,
» Read moreCATHOLIC FAITHWATCH: Stations of the Cross
[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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The Holy Father #PopeFrancis presides over the Way of the #Cross on Good Friday, at the Coliseum in Rome.
» Read moreCATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “Sermon 3 on the Passion [Excerpt]” – Saint Leo the Great
“The Lord put on our weakness to clothe our inconstancy with the firmness of His strength. He came from Heaven to this world like a wealthy and generous merchant and, through a marvelous exchange, concluded a deal: taking what belonged to us, He granted us what belonged to Him. In exchange for what was cause of our shame He gave
» Read moreCATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “Sermon for Palm Sunday”/”Blessed is he who comes in the Name of the Lord” – Blessed Guerric of Igny (c.1080-1157), Cistercian abbot
“… If we consider today’s procession and the Passion together, we see Jesus sublime and glorious on one hand, and humiliated and suffering on the other. For in the procession he receives royal honors and in the Passion he is mortified as a criminal. … Lord Jesus, whether your face be glorious or humiliated, we always see wisdom shining in it.
» Read moreCATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “See What the End Shall Be – Palm Sunday” – Archdiocese of Washington/ Msgr. Charles Pope
“… The usual villains (the Temple leaders, Judas, and the recruited crowd shouting, ‘Crucify him!’) are unambiguously wicked and display their sinfulness openly; but there are others involved whose struggles and neglectfulness, though more subtle, are no less real. It is in examining these figures that we can learn a great deal about ourselves. Although we may not openly shout,
» Read more“Come, Let Us Worship Christ the Lord, Who, For Our Sake, Endured Temptation and Suffering” – Catholic Divine Office
[The Divine Office begins the Liturgical Day with the Invitatory Psalm, usually Psalm 95, broken up into stanzas, with an antiphon repeated with each stanza, often varying by day. The entire combination is listed out below, using the Antiphon for Sundays and weekdays of Lent into Holy Thursday. Prior to the Invitatory Psalm is an introductory phrase from Psalm 51.] Lord, open
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