
The Disappearing Grave
In many churches, the Holy Sepulcher once was as commonplace at Easter as the crèche was at Christmas. It isn’t anymore.
In many churches, the Holy Sepulcher once was as commonplace at Easter as the crèche was at Christmas. It isn’t anymore.
This year’s meditations by Father Raymond J. de Souza honored the late Cardinal George Pell, including some of his meditations from his ‘Prison Journal.’
The testimonies from Ukraine, Russia, the Holy Land, Central Africa, the Middle East, South America and other parts of the world go with the 14 Stations of the Cross, titled ‘Voices of Peace in a World at War.’ An estimated 20,000 people attended the Way of the Cross at the Colosseum, according to the Vatican.
‘Let us, therefore, continue to repeat, with heartfelt gratitude and more convinced than ever, the words we proclaim at every Mass ...’
‘We proclaim your death, O Lord, and profess your resurrection until you come again.’
SCRIPTURES & ART: We all have our part in crucifying Christ by our sins.
In addition to offering a service celebrating the Lord’s passion, many parishes will also have Stations of the Cross later in the evening.
COMMENTARY: 1963’s ‘Letter From Birmingham Jail,’ for all its legal and political significance, remains a profoundly religious text, a jailed pastor writing to fellow pastors.
‘By dying on the cross, he surrendered himself into the hands of the Father, taking upon himself and in himself, with self-sacrificing love, the physical, moral and spiritual wounds of all humanity.’
COMMENTARY: Word on Fire’s publication of a volume containing the papal preacher’s Good Friday sermons from 1980-2022 is a tonic to strengthen one’s faith.
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