℟. My friend hath betrayed me by the sign of a kiss: Whom I shall kiss, that is he; hold him fast: this was the wicked sign given by him, who committed murder by a kiss. The unhappy wretch returned the price of Blood, and, in the end, hanged himself.
V. It had been well for that man, had he never been born. The unhappy wretch returned the price of Blood, and, in the end, hanged himself.
V. It had been well for that man, had he never been born. The unhappy wretch returned the price of Blood, and, in the end, hanged himself.
Let the angelic choirs of Heaven now rejoice; let the divine Mysteries rejoice; and let the trumpet of salvation sound forth the victory of so great a King. Let the earth also rejoice, made radiant by such splendor; and, enlightened with the brightness of the eternal King, let it know that the darkness of the whole world is scattered. Let our mother the Church also rejoice, adorned with the brightness of so great a light; and let this temple resound with the loud acclamations of the people. Wherefore I beseech you, most beloved brethren, who are here present in the wondrous brightness of this holy light, to invoke wtih me the mercy of almighty God. That He who has vouchsafed to admit me among the Levites, without any merits of mine, would pour forth the brightness of His light upon me, and enable me to perfect the praise of this wax candle. Through our Lord Jesus Christ His Son, Who with Him and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth one God for ever and ever.
Forwarded from Scripture and Tradition — Fr JM
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5 Vital Meditations on the Crucifixion
A brief explanation of 5 vast themes for meditation on the Passion of Christ:
I - How much Jesus suffered — more than anyone ever has
II - What Jesus achieved — our Redemption, opening Heaven
III - Establishing Holy Mass — so we can be there on Calvary
IV - Fruitful Cross — glorious Masses cover the whole world
V - Key of Creation — the roots of His Sacrifice go back to Eden
A brief explanation of 5 vast themes for meditation on the Passion of Christ:
I - How much Jesus suffered — more than anyone ever has
II - What Jesus achieved — our Redemption, opening Heaven
III - Establishing Holy Mass — so we can be there on Calvary
IV - Fruitful Cross — glorious Masses cover the whole world
V - Key of Creation — the roots of His Sacrifice go back to Eden
"And he said to them: Go ye into the whole world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized, shall be saved: but he that believeth not shall be condemned. And these signs shall follow them that believe: In my name they shall cast out devils: they shall speak with new tongues. They shall take up serpents; and if they shall drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them: they shall lay their hands upon the sick, and they shall recover. And the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God. But they going forth preached everywhere: the Lord working withal, and confirming the word with signs that followed." -Mark XVI: 15-20
"The Pasch is the redemption of man by the victory of Christ; Pentecost is the Holy Ghost taking possession of man redeemed. The Ascension is the intermediate mystery; it consummates the Pasch, by placing the Man God, the Conqueror of death, and our head, at the right hand of the Father; it prepares the mission of the Holy Ghost to our earth. This mission could not take place until Jesus had been glorified, as St. John tells us,. Jn. 7:39 ‘...for the Spirit had not yet been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified.’" - Dom Prosper Gueranger
"How many now say, I would wish to see His form, the mark, His clothes, His shoes. Lo! You see Him, Thou touchest Him, you eat Him. And thou indeed desirest to see His clothes, but He gives Himself to you not to see only, but also to touch and eat and receive within you." -St. John Chrysostom