Wednesday of Holy Week

 A Lenten Renewal:Reflections on the Mass readings in light of our daily livesBy Mother Marie Julie, SCMC Today it seems appropriate to dwell on six words from two distinct Books in Scripture, one in the Old Testament, the other in the New Testament:  Isaiah 53:5

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Tuesday of Holy Week

 A Lenten Renewal:Reflections on the Mass readings in light of our daily livesBy Mother Marie Julie, SCMC  My Dear Good People, There is an interesting dynamic in today’s Gospel. This reading comes from St. John’s Gospel passage of the Last Supper, specifically 13:21-38. As Jesus and

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Monday of Holy Week

 A Lenten Renewal: Reflections on the Mass readings in light of our daily lives By Mother Marie Julie, SCMC Dear Good People,   This will be long. But I’ve been waiting all Lent for this Gospel, so please bear with me.   Today we have

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Palm Sunday

 A Lenten Renewal: Reflections on the Mass readings in light of our daily lives By Mother Marie Julie, SCMC My Dear Good People, There is little to be said after praying the Liturgy for Palm Sunday Mass this weekend. The Celebration begins with Hallelujah to the Son of David and ends with Crucify

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Saturday of the Fifth Week of Lent

 A Lenten Renewal: Reflections on the Mass readings in light of our daily lives By Mother Marie Julie, SCMC My Dear Good People, Here is a digression for the daily Scripture Readings. It’s a tale from Holy Family Motherhouse—a true tale. We have a number

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Friday of the Fifth Week of Lent

A Lenten Renewal: Reflections on the Mass readings in light of our daily lives By Mother Marie Julie, SCMC My Dear Good People, John 10:31-42: Today we find more hostility among the enemies of Jesus. They picked up rocks to stone Jesus at the beginning of this

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Feast of the Annunciation

 A Lenten Renewal: Reflections on the Mass readings in light of our daily lives By Mother Marie Julie, SCMC My Dear Good People,   Today, March 25th, we celebrate the moment when the Word of God, the Son of the Father, came to earth in human flesh

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Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Lent

 A Lenten Renewal: Reflections on the Mass readings in light of our daily lives By Mother Marie Julie, SCMC   My Dear Good People, The truth shall make you free (John 8:32). Well, not always. When I was in fifth grade, we had an exam—a

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Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Lent

 A Lenten Renewal: Reflections on the Mass readings in light of our daily lives By Mother Marie Julie, SCMC My Dear Good People, This time next week we will be in Holy Week. But today as we consider the Scripture reading at Mass (John 8:21-30)

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Monday of the Fifth Week of Lent

 A Lenten Renewal: Reflections on the Mass readings in light of our daily lives By Mother Marie Julie, SCMC My Dear Good People, How embarrassing! A woman is “Caught in the Act of Adultery.”  We know nothing more than that about her from the Gospel

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Fifth Sunday of Lent

 A Lenten Renewal: Reflections on the Mass readings in light of our daily lives By Mother Marie Julie, SCMC My Dear Good People,   Today’s Gospel, from John 11:1-45 is one of the longest Bible passages read at Mass, except for the Passion of Jesus

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Saturday of the Fourth Week of Lent

A Lenten Renewal: Reflections on the Mass readings in light of our daily lives By Mother Marie Julie, SCMC My Dear Good People, We come nearer and nearer to the Cross. Two weeks from today we will find ourselves in the darkness of the tomb

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