Passion Sunday (5th Sunday in Lent) — Homily By Fr. Ermatinger
Pinned Post Translation of the Epistle to the Hebrews Christ High Priest and Victim Icon Brethren: Christ being come, a High Priest of the good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is, not of this creation, neither by the blood of goats or of calves, but by His own blood, entered once into the Holies, having obtained eternal redemption. For if the [...]
Passion Sunday (5th Sunday in Lent) — A Message From St. Antony of Padua
Translation of the Holy Gospel According to John Jesus Stoned by the Crowd, in an initial I, Illuminated by Master B. F., ca. 1500 At that time, Jesus said to the multitudes of the Jews: Which of you shall convince Me of sin? If I say the truth to you, why do you not believe Me? He that is of God, heareth the words of God. Therefore you hear them not, because you [...]
Lætáre Sunday (4th Sunday in Lent) — Sermon By Fr. Ermatinger
Translation of the Epistle to the Galatians Abraham Casting out Hagar and Ishmael, Guercino, 1657 Brethren: it is written that Abraham had two sons; the one by a bond-woman, and the other by a free-woman. But he who was of the bond- woman was born according to the flesh; but he of the free-woman was by promise. Which things are said by an allegory. For these are the two testaments; [...]
Lætáre Sunday (4th Sunday in Lent) — A Message From St. Augustine
Translation of the Holy Gospel According to John The Miracle of the Loaves, Abraham Bloemaert, 1593 At that time, Jesus went over the Sea of Galilee which is that of Tiberias; and a great multitude followed Him, because they saw the miracles which He did on them that were diseased. Jesus therefore went up into a mountain, and there He sat with His disciples. Now the pasch, the festival day of the Jews, [...]
Third Sunday in Lent — A Message From St. Pope John Paul II
Translation of the Holy Gospel According to Luke Anthony with Monsters, Attrib. Hieronymus Bosch, cir. 1450-1516.jpg At that time Jesus was casting out a devil, and the same was dumb. And when He had cast out the devil, the dumb spoke, and the multitudes were in admiration at it. But some of them said: He casteth out devils by Beelzebub, the prince of devils. And others, tempting, asked of Him a sign from [...]