On this Holy Saturday, thinking of our relationship with the Lord and one another     

Reflections on the readings for Holy Saturday at the Easter Vigil in the Holy Night of Easter (April 3, 2021): GN 1:1 – 2:2; PS 104:1-2,5-6,10,12,13-14,24,35; GN 22:1-18; PS 16:5,8,9-10,11; EX 14:15 – 15:1; EX 15:1-2,3-4,5-6,17-18; IS 54:5-14; PS 30:2,4,5-6,11-12,13; IS 55:1-11; IS 12:2-3,4,5-6; BAR 3:9-15,32 – 4:4; PS 19:8,9,10,11; EZ 36:16-17,18-28; PS 42:3,5; 43:3,4; ROM 6:3-11; PS 118:1-2,1-2,16-17,22-23; MARK 16:1-7 

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"If, then, we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him." (Romans 6:8).  

This singular moment so long ago contained in it the hope of the entire world…      

Reflections on the readings for Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion (April 2, 2021): IS 52:13 – 53:12; PS 31:2,6,12-13,15-16,17,26; HEB 4:14-16; 5:7-9; JN 18:1 – 19:42 

MISSIO offers “Mission In Scripture” to nurture a missionary heart, providing reflections on the missionary themes in the readings of Sundays, Feast Days and Holy Days.

Today is the second day of the Triduum – the three sacred days that extend from the Mass of the Lord’s Supper through His Passion and, ultimately, the celebration of His Resurrection at the Easter Vigil.

Today we begin the Triduum as we recall Jesus’ Last Supper      

Reflections on the readings for Holy Thursday – Evening Mass of the Lord’s Passion (April 1, 2021): EX 12:1-8,11-14; PS 116:12-13,15-16,17-18; 1 COR 11:23-26; JN 13:1-15 

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“This cup is the new covenant in My blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me” (1 Corinthians 11:25).

On this day we know as Palm Sunday, people were watching and waiting to see what would happen next...     

Reflections on the readings for the Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion (March 28, 2021): MK 11:1-10; IS 50:4-7; PS 22:8-9,17-18,19-20.23-24; PHIL 2:6-11; MK 14:1–15:47 

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But Christ understood that the time had come for His own ministry to end. He would soon be betrayed and arrested, tried and tortured, nailed to a cross and sealed in a tomb.

Seeking to understand and respond to all that God reveals...     

Reflections on the readings for the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord (March 25, 2021): IS 7:10-14;8:10; PS 40:7-9,10-11; HEB 10:4-10; LK 1:26-38 

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Mary commits herself to God’s will for her and, in doing so, opens the door to salvation for all His people.

As the Lenten season wanes, we hear Jesus instruct His followers on the need to make choices for life – or death     

Reflections on the readings for the Fifth Sunday of Lent (March 21, 2021): JER 31:31-34; PS 51:3-4,12-13,14-15; HEB 5:7-9; JN 12:20-33   

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A simple grain of wheat becomes a sign of what will happen to Christ – covered up under the earth it would appear to be lost, dead. Instead, it is transformed.

Like Mary, Joseph obeyed God    

Reflections on the readings for the Solemnity of St. Joseph (March 19, 2021): 2 SM 7:4-5,12-14,16; PS 89:2-3,4-5,27,29; ROM 4:13,16-18,22; MT 1:16, 18-21, 24 

MISSIO offers “Mission In Scripture” to nurture a missionary heart, providing reflections on the missionary themes in the readings of Sundays, Feast Days and Holy Days.

Joseph’s doubts and fears were answered by the angel of the Lord who came to him in a dream...

This St. Patrick’s Day, let us contemplate his words, “The Lord is greater than all – I have said enough”   

Reflections on the readings for the Memorial of St. Patrick (March 17, 2021): 1 PT 4:7-11; PS 96:1-2,3,7-8,10; LK 5:1-11 

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In his preaching, Patrick is believed to have used the common shamrock to illustrate the mystery of the Blessed Trinity.

Halfway through Lent, we consider where we are and where we are going   

Reflections on the readings for the Fourth Sunday of Lent (March 14, 2021): 2 CHR 36:14-16,19-23; EPH 2:4-10; JN 3:14-21 

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Almighty God never stops loving His people. And the ultimate proof is that Jesus came to give His life in exchange for ours, to destroy the finality of death and open Heaven as our eternal home. We need to believe in Christ and...

We need to examine ourselves to see who or what really comes first  

Reflections on the readings for the Third Sunday of Lent (March 7, 2021): EX 20:1-17; PS 19:8,9,10,11; 1COR 1:22-25; JN 2:13-25 

MISSIO offers “Mission In Scripture” to nurture a missionary heart, providing reflections on the missionary themes in the readings of Sundays, Feast Days and Holy Days.

"For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength." 1 Corinthians 1:25