Holy Thursday in the hospital

I hope surrender and trust I can go to Chrism mass, renew priestly vows, get the sacred oils for the year.. Just left room lady says ‘Holy Thursday is my favorite ‘ Sad that she is in the hospital and can’t go to Holy Thursday mass.. I say ‘your Holy Thursday is meant...

30 pieces of silver

Today is Spy Wednesday. Judas was a spy for the high priests. We read in Matthew 26: 14-16: “Then went one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, to the chief priests, and said to them: What will you give me, and I will deliver him unto you? Made me think was...

The Angel of Death and the Passover

In the Book of Exodus God send a angel to kill all the first born in Egypt from the the animals to the first born of pharaoh. God says to Moses to put the blood of the passover lamb of the lintel of your houses that the angel will pass over you. This blood is but a...

Passion Sunday

Second readingFrom a sermon by Saint Andrew of Crete, bishopBlessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Blessed is the king of Israel Let us go together to meet Christ on the Mount of Olives. Today he returns from Bethany and proceeds of his own free will toward...

Thoughts on Lent Fr Stefan

“The fast of Lent has no advantage to us unless it brings about our spiritual renewal. It is necessary while fasting to change our whole life and practice virtue. Turning away from all wickedness means keeping our tongue in check, restraining our anger, avoiding all...

Reading a Fulton Sheen book

Read this on chapter on Anger ‘If we met ourselves in others, we would hate them.’ What He is saying that we are quick to judge others in anger because we don’t see the same sin in ourselves… We excuse ourselves but we don’t want to listen to the excuses of others.....

Jesus words from the Cross – part 2

Pride ‘My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken Me.’ (Math 27-46) ‘Pride is an ordinate love of one’s excellence, either of body or mind or the unlawful pleasures we derive from thinking we have no superiors.’  ‘The victory of David symbolized the reality of Good...