06 Apr – Good Friday _____________________ Isaiah 52:13-53:12 See, my servant will prosper, he shall be lifted up, exalted, rise to great heights. As the crowds were appalled on seeing him – so disfigured did he look that he seemed no longer human – so will the crowds be astonished at him, and kings stand [...]
05 Apr – Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper _____________________ Exodus 12:1-8.11-14 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt: ‘This month is to be the first of all the others for you, the first month of your year. Speak to the whole community of Israel and say, “On the tenth [...]
05 Apr – Chrism Mass _____________________ Exodus 12:1-8.11-14 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt: ‘This month is to be the first of all the others for you, the first month of your year. Speak to the whole community of Israel and say, “On the tenth day of this month [...]
04 Apr – Wednesday of Holy Week _____________________ Isaiah 50:4-9 The Lord has given me a disciple’s tongue. So that I may know how to reply to the wearied he provides me with speech. Each morning he wakes me to hear, to listen like a disciple. The Lord has opened my ear. For my part, [...]
03 Apr – Tuesday of Holy Week _____________________ Isaiah 49:1-6 Islands, listen to me, pay attention, remotest peoples. The Lord called me before I was born, from my mother’s womb he pronounced my name. He made my mouth a sharp sword, and hid me in the shadow of his hand. He made me into a [...]
02 Apr – Monday of Holy Week _____________________ Isaiah 42:1-7 Here is my servant whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom my soul delights. I have endowed him with my spirit that he may bring true justice to the nations. He does not cry out or shout aloud, or make his voice heard in [...]
01 Apr – Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion On this day the Church celebrates Christ’s entrance into Jerusalem to accomplish his paschal mystery. Accordingly, the memorial of this event is included in every Mass, with the procession or the solemn entrance before the principal Mass, with the simple entrance before the other Masses. The [...]
22 Apr – Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion In this celebration of the passion and death of the Lord, we listen to the words of scripture and strive to understand the true meaning of his sufferings and the mind that was in him. We pray with his spirit for the needs of the whole [...]
21 Apr – Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper Today we celebrate Christ’s twofold giving of himself: To his enemies, to die on the cross for the life of the world. he is the paschal victim, whose blood saves his people. To his friends and disciples, his Church – that is, to us – in [...]
21 Apr – Holy Thursday Chrism Mass _____________________ Isaiah 61:1-3.6.8-9 The spirit of the Lord has been given to me, for the Lord has anointed me. He has sent me to bring good news to the poor, to bind up hearts that are broken; to proclaim liberty to captives, freedom to those in prison; to [...]
