21 April 2019. Easter Sunday.
On Easter morning, the stone was rolled back from the mouth of the tomb. Is my heart be ike a tomb awaiting resurrection? Can I identify any “gravestone” that is holding me back
Presider’s Page for 20 April (The Easter Vigil)
We gather around the Easter candle, celebrating the Lord’s resurrection. With that light to illumine our way, we remember how God has cared for humanity from the dawn of time. The readings from both testaments remind us what happened at the highpoints of our history.
Holy Saturday
I will bring you to the heights of heaven. With my own right hand I will raise you up, and I will show you the eternal Father…
Good Friday
Consummated, completed, achieved to the last degree, engraved forever on the memory of mankind…
Presider’s Page for 18 April (Holy Thursday)
The liturgy that begins this Thursday evening continues until we reach Easter. We are at the start of a three-day celebration of the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus. We journey from the Last Supper to Gethsemane tonight, from there to Calvary tomorrow, and from the tomb to resurrection and new life at the Vigil of Easter Sunday.
Holy Thursday
What exactly had Jesus in mind through the symbolism of the broken bread and the shared wine?
Wednesday in Holy Week
Poor Judas was doubtless talented and rather idealistic; but he became an icon of treachery. Why?
Tuesday in Holy Week
The life of Jesus interweaves two contrasting strands: apparent failure and ultimate triumph…
Monday in Holy Week
The iconic, worshipful gesture done for Jesus by Mary of Bethany deserves more prominence in our liturgy..
Presider’s Page for 14 April (Palm Sunday)
Today’s liturgy gives a preview of the events we will celebrate between Holy Thursday and Easter Sunday: the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus. These events are also the focus of this and every Sunday celebration. We ask for God’s help in understanding their significance.
Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
Our liturgy this week invites us to follow Jesus every step of the way, beginning with his triumphant entry into Jerusalem…
Saturday of Week 5 of Lent
If all the dispersed children of God are to form one family as Ezekiel foresaw, they must be willing to share everything…
Friday of Week 5 of Lent
Both Jeremiah and Jesus were attacked for their beliefs, but the mission of both was real…
Thursday of Week 5 of Lent
The promises to Abraham, when compared to the later exodus from Egypt under Moses, have a universal sweep…
Wednesday of Week 5 of Lent
True freedom is the freedom to love, to give of ourselves to others as Jesus gave of himself to us…
Tuesday of Week 5 of Lent
The slimy symbol of Israel’s sin – the serpent with its poisonous bite – is transformed into a sign of salvation…
Monday of Week 5 of Lent
We need wisdom to know when to choose silence, hoping that with God’s help, justice will prevail…
Presider’s Page for 7 April (Fifth Sunday of Lent)
This fifth Sunday of Lent, we gather to worship our compassionate God, who heals our sinfulness and challenges us to leave our sinfulness behind.
The 5th Sunday of Lent
What did Jesus write with his finger on the ground? The Gospel gives us a possible clue..
Saturday of Week 4 of Lent
The prophecy of Jeremiah our text from Saint John offer some help for interpreting Holy Scripture today…