Reflecting on Good Friday: Embracing the Sacrifice of Jesus in Our Lives
Good Friday is a day of profound significance in the Christian faith, marking the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his sacrifice for humanity.
Good Friday is a day of profound significance in the Christian faith, marking the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his sacrifice for humanity.
Daily mass readings for Apr 6, 2024;
Reading 1 : Acts 4:13-21
Gospel : Mk 16:9-15
Daily mass readings Apr 5, 2024;
Reading 1 : Acts 4:1-12
Gospel : Jn 21:1-14
St. Bartholomew, 1st. century, one of the 12.
All that is known of him with certainty is that he is mentioned in the synoptic gospels and Acts as one of the twelve apostles.
Daily mass readings for Apr 4, 2024
Reading 1 : Acts 3:11-26
Gospel : Lk 24:35-48
St. Bonaventure, known as “the seraphic doctor,” was born at Bagnoregio, in the Lazio region of central Italy, in 1221. He received the name of Bonaventure in consequence of an exclamation of St. Francis of Assisi, when, in response to the pleading of the child’s mother, the saint prayed for John’s recovery from a dangerous illness, and, foreseeing the future greatness of the little John, cried out “O Buona ventura”-O good fortune!
Daily mass readings : Wednesday in the Octave of Easter Reading 1 : Acts 3:1-10 Peter and John were going up to the temple areafor the three o’clock hour of….
When Hortense decided to marry Laurent Cousin in Pibrac, France, it was not out of love for his infant daughter. St. Germaine was everything Hortense despised. Weak and ill, the girl had also been born with a right hand that was deformed and paralyzed. Hortense replaced the love that Germaine has lost when her mother died with cruelty and abuse.
St. Longinus is the centurion who pierced the side of Our Lord while He was hanging on the Cross. St. Longinus, who was nearly blind, was healed when some of the blood and water from Jesus fell into his eyes.
Daily mass readings for Apr 2,2024
Reading 1 : Acts 2:36-41
Gospel : Jn 20:11-18