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The Passion of Our Lord is the Way to Holiness

The Passion of Our Lord is the Way to HolinessIn the last few months, Our Lord has taken me to my very limits physically, mentally, and spiritually. He took everything that I thought I possessed or controlled away from me. Being the spiritual infant that I am, I could not understand what He was doing. I grew frustrated and angry. I was sick, exhausted, […]

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The Passion: Joy, sorrow, hope

The readings of Palm Sunday have always broken my heart. Before Mass, we read St. Mark’s short account of Jesus entering Jerusalem. The pilgrims in front of and behind Christ are joyfully waving palms, lining the street with their cloaks, welcoming him, shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! … Hosanna in the highest heaven!” Then things take a turn for the worse. In Mass, during the Liturgy of the Word, at the Gospel, we read the full and tragic betrayal, passion and death of Jesus Christ. What a roller coaster of emotions!

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