Third Sunday After Easter — A Message From Pope Benedict XVI
The Resurrected Christ Appearing to His Disciples, Luca Signorelli, 1514 Translation of the Gospel According to John At that time. Jesus said to His disciples: A little while, and now you shall not see Me: and again a little while, and you shall see Me: because I go to the Father. Then some of His disciples said one to another: What is this that He saith to us: A little while, and you shall not [...]
Second Sunday After Easter — Sermon by Fr. Ermatinger
The Good Shepherd (stained glass), Unknown Translation of the Epistle for the Second Sunday After Easter Dearly beloved, Christ suffered for us, leaving you an example, that you should follow His steps who did no sin, neither was guile found in His mouth. Who when He was reviled, did not revile: when He suffered, He threatened not, but delivered Himself to him that judged Him unjustly: who His own self bore our sins in His [...]
Second Sunday After Easter — A Message from St. John Chrysostom
Jesus the Good Shepherd (fresco), Unknown Translation of the Gospel According to John At that time Jesus said to the Pharisees: I am the good Shepherd. The good Shepherd giveth his life for his sheep. But the hireling, and he that is not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming and leaveth the sheep and flieth: and the wolf catcheth and scattereth the sheep: and the hireling flieth, because he [...]
Easter Sunday – Sermon by Fr. Ermatinger
Resurrection of Jesus, Cecco del Caravaggio, 1650 Translation of the Epistle for Easter Sunday Brethren, purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new dough, as you really are without leaven. For Christ, our passover, has been sacrificed. Therefore, let us keep festival, not with the old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. Continuation of the Holy Gospel According to Saint [...]
Easter Sunday – A Message from Pope Benedict XVI
The Empty Tomb, Mikhail Nesterov, 1889 Translation of the Gospel According to Mark At that time, Mary Magdalen, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought sweet spices, that coming they might anoint Jesus. And very early in the morning, the first day of the week, they came to the sepulcher, the sun being now risen. And they said one to another: Who shall roll us back the stone from the door of the [...]
Palm Sunday (6th Sunday in Lent) — The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ
The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ According to Matthew Where C. =Cronicler J. = Jesus and S. = the Rest Christ’s Prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane, Aent de Gelder, ca. 1715 C. Then Jesus came with them into a country place which is called Gethsemani; and He said to His disciples: J. Sit you here, till I go yonder and pray. C. And taking with Him Peter and the two [...]