Catholic Fire

Today is known as Spy Wednesday because on this day Judas made a bargain with the high priest to betray Jesus for 30 silver pieces. Today's Mass Readings Today's Spiritual Meditation Jesus carries this betrayal in love so that we too may be able to carry in love all the struggles the Church is now living, all the struggles of humanity. We know that these battles are terrible and sometimes they make us lose hope. Well, no! They should not make us lose hope! The stronger the battle, the more Jesus is present and the more He wants to be glorified in our heart. And Jesus is glorified in our heart to the extent that love triumphs. This is truly what the glory of Christ is: love victorious over betrayal, victorious over all lies. ~ Excerpted from Return to me ... Daily Meditations for Lent By Father Philippe, O.P., Philosopher and Founder of The Community of St. John compiled by the Sisters of St. John

Today's Mass Readings Today's Homily

Brothers and sisters:I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the Lord Jesus, on the night he was handed over, took bread, and, after he had given thanks, broke it and said, “This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”In the same way also the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.”For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the death of the Lord until he comes. ~ 1 Cor. 11 -23

"What we are celebrating over the coming days is the supreme confrontation between Light and Darkness , between Life and Death . We too must place ourselves in this context - aware of our own night, our own sins, our own responsibilities - if we wish to gain spiritual benefit from reliving the Paschal Mystery, which is the heart of our faith." The Holy Father speaks on the Easter Triduum : Holy Thursday : " the Christian community relives "the events of the Last Supper. In the Cencacle, the Redeemer wished, in the Sacrament of the bread and wine transformed into His Body and Blood, to anticipate the sacrifice of His life, His definitive gift of self to humanity." Good Friday : "is a day of penance, of fasting and of prayer, of participation in the death of the Lord. ... The community adores the Cross and takes the Eucharist, consuming the sacred species conserved from the Mass 'in Cena Domini' of the preceding day." On Holy Friday, Christi...

Catholic Carnival for Holy Week is up at Living Catholicism. Muchos gracias to Jay for hosting this. There are many beautiful relections on Holy Week and Christ's sufferings as well as tributes to our beloved John Paul II.

Today's Mass Readings Homily of the Day Today's Reflection Passover Meal in the Home Passover or Seder Meal Menu On This Day in Catholic History 397 Saint Ambrose , bishop of Milan, church father, leader, teacher and liturgist, died (b. ca. 340). 636 Isidore , Spanish scholar and archbishop of Seville, died (b. ca. 560). 1541 Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556) was elected the first General of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). Birthdays: 1906 - John Cameron Swayze , American journalist (d.1995.) 1932 - Clive Davis , American record producer 1966 - Nancy McKeon , American actor 1975 - Scott Rolen , American baseball player

Via Esther and The Generator Blog.

In addition to watching these wonderful program specials on EWTN, I plan to watch The Passion of the Christ again in its original version.