by Faith Central & Steve Welsh
“… This year and every year, Holy Week is a time to remember that, as the late Cardinal Augustin Mayer once said, ‘nothing great is ever achieved without suffering.’ Discipleship always has a cost. No Christian ever lives the Gospel without eventually encountering the cross. …”
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“Pope Francis on Easter Sunday gave his tradition Urbi et Orbi (to the city and the world) message …”
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Jesus Christ is risen today, Alleluia! Our triumphant holy day, Alleluia! Who did once upon the cross, Alleluia! Suffer to redeem our loss. Alleluia! Hymns of praise then let us sing, Alleluia! Unto Christ, our heavenly King, Alleluia! Who endured the cross and grave, Alleluia! Sinners to redeem and save. Alleluia! But the pains which he endured, Alleluia! Our salvation
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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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[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.
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“… 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 TV Mass for Holy Thursday, Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper, April 13, 2017, from Catholic TV in the Archdiocese of Boston. [Click here for Mass Readings]
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“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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“… When it was evening, He reclined at table with the Twelve. And while they were eating, He said, “Amen, I say to you, one of you will betray Me.” Deeply distressed at this, they began to say to Him one after another, “Surely it is not I, Lord?” …”
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