EASTER SUNDAY - 2016 . . .WHO WILL ROLL AWAY THE STONE FOR US FROM THE ENTRANCE TO THE TOMB? BUT WHEN THEY LOOKED THEY COULD SEE THAT THE STONE - WHICH WAS VERY BIG - HAD ALREADY BEEN ROLLED BACK. . .YOU ARE LOOKING FOR JESUS OF NAZARETH, WHO... read more →
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Fr. Stephen Muller, OCSO Good Friday Is 52:13-53:12; He 4:14-16; 5:7-9; Jn 18:1-19:42 At Lauds this week we’ve been singing the hymn, Pange Lingua Gloriosi, written by St. Thomas Aquinas in the 1200s. In the third verse it speaks of the idea of atonement. Today there is a large crowd... read more →
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Fr. Isaac Slater, OCSO Holy Thursday Recently Pope Francis issued a decree revising the rite of the foot-washing on Holy Thursday to allow a wider spectrum of the faithful, including women, to participate. Traditionally only men were supposed to have their feet washed (though many parishes ignored this) since, as... read more →
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Fr. John Denburger, OCSO Tuesday of Holy Week Isaiah 49: 1 - 6; Ps 71; John 13: 21 – 33, 36 - 38 “And it was night.” That brief sentence, as we know, is not about time; rather, it is St. John’s commentary on an ominous darkness, a pervading darkness... read more →
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ABBEY NEWS Holy Week O People of the earth, rejoice in the Flame of Peace who guides you. Join together to sing praises to the Holy One in the Land: "Hosanna to the Redeemer Lord!" Palm Sunday Responsory for Vigils Today, with the celebration of Palm Sunday, we begin... read more →
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Fr. Jerome Machar, OCSO March 20, 2016 Palm Sunday Isaiah 50:4-7; Philippians 2: 6-11; Luke 22:14-23:56 Today we enter upon the most solemn and holy week of the year. Holding our palms and singing the hymn of the children, I suggest we ponder the question John’s disciples had once asked... read more →
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Fr. Justin Sheehan, OCSO 5th Saturday of Lent Solemnity of Saint Joseph What kind of man is this, that God would choose him to be husband of a Virgin Mother, and foster father of the Son of God? Joseph was like any man, made in the image and likeness of... read more →
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Fr. John Denburger, OCSO 5th Thursday in Lent Genesis 17: 3 - 9; Ps 105; John 8: 51 - 59 St. Paul wrote: “All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for refutation, for correction and for training in righteousness so that one who belongs to God... read more →
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Fr. Gerard D'Souza, OCSO 5th Wednesday in Lent If you remain in my word, you will truly be my disciples. The word remain, abide is a very important word for St John from the very beginning of his gospel. The Son is in, He abides in the bosom of the... read more →
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Fr. Isaac Slater, OCSO 5th Sunday of Lent Year A readings “The Son cannot do anything on his own but only what he sees the Father doing; for what he does the Son will do also…For just as the Father raises the dead and gives life, so also does the... read more →