Rejoice heavenly powers! Sing choirs of angels!
Exult, all creation around God's throne!
Jesus Christ, our King is risen!
Sound the trumpet of salvation!
Rejoice, O earth, in shining splendor,
radiant in the brightness of your King!
Christ has conquered! Glory fills you!
Darkness vanishes forever!
Rejoice, O Mother Church! ...
Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M., Administrator
The traditions surrounding this day vary greatly depending upon whether it is celebrated in the Eastern rite or the Western rite. As is usually the case, the Eastern rite is even more elaborate than the Western. Given the elaborate nature of the liturgy of Holy Saturday, that might be hard to believe.
Holy Saturday (or the Great Sabbath) is...
Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M., Administrator
The on-line encyclopedia, Wikipedia, states that: "Confidence is generally described as a state of being certain either that a hypothesis or prediction is correct or that a chosen course of action is the best or most effective." I suspect that the writer of the Letter to the Hebrews would heartily accept this statement. So let us confidently...
- Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M., Administrator
St. Paul includes an early Christian hymn in his Letter to the Philippians which shows exactly how Jesus countered the sin of Adam by his Incarnation, Death and Resurrection.
In Genesis, we read that Adam and Eve are tempted by the servant to "be like God." St. Paul writes that Jesus did not deem equality with God something to be...
- Fr. Lawrence Jagdfeld, O.F.M., Administrator
St. Matthew’s account of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem is filled with details that betray his intentions; namely, this account is offered as one more proof that Jesus is the Messiah, the one who was to come according to the prophecies of the Hebrew Scriptures.
Jesus rides into Jerusalem on this occasion. Pilgrims walked. Kings...