Blessed time of the last supper in which the chained torrent in the Heart of Jesus burst open! It is the hour of Jesus, the hour of all of us who have had and now have the happiness to eat of that Bread, the pledge of eternal life.
Read MoreThe Gospel of Mark records that after Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, "He entered Jerusalem and went into the temple area. He looked around at everything and, since it was already late, went out to Bethany with the Twelve" (Mk 11:11).
Read MoreQuestion #3: If Jesus has saved us by His Passion, death, and Resurrection, why is it necessary for us to take up our Crosses?Paragraph 1521 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church states: “Suffering, a consequence of original sin, acquires a new meaning; it becomes a participation in the saving work of Jesus.”
Read MoreQuestion #2: If Jesus has died for the salvation of mankind, can we sinful people do anything for our own salvation or that of other souls? Yes, Jesus did die for the salvation of mankind. He redeemed us by His Blood. That was something only He could do since, being God, His Blood had infinite value.
Read MoreQuestion #1: If God, the Holy Trinity, is love, why was the suffering of Jesus in His Passion and death on the Cross necessary for the salvation of mankind? God could have “snapped His fingers” and saved us. Did the Father will that Christ suffer instead? With the Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC), we can affirm that God is love.
Read MoreToday we find ourselves immersed in the Sacred Passion of the Crucified Christ. It is an immersion into Revelation’s greatest truth…. Wisdom’s greatest enlightenment, Love’s greatest gift. Paul of the Cross says: "...the immersion of the soul in the sea of his most holy passion … is his greatest and most astounding work of divine love.”
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