Blog Post by William Manaker S.J.
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19 April 2025
Holy Saturday At the Easter Vigil in the Holy Night of Easter The mystery of this day is the mystery of silence. The work that Christ had come ...
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18 April 2025
Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion In the first reading of today’s celebration of the Lord’s Passion, we hear the last and greatest of Isaiah’s ...
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17 April 2025
Holy Thursday -Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper What I am doing, you do not understand now, but you will understand later. We hear these words ...
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16 April 2025
Wednesday of Holy Week On this day, sometimes called “Spy Wednesday,” Isaiah sings of resoluteness in the face of trials:
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15 April 2025
Tuesday of Holy Week Today’s reading from Isaiah speaks of the Lord’s servant as a sharp-edged sword concealed beneath his arm and as a ...
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14 April 2025
Monday of Holy Week The first reading today is the first of Isaiah’s “servant songs,” texts which the Church from the time of the apostles has ...
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13 April 2025
Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion Today’s liturgy, the opening Mass of Holy Week, is one of contrasts. In parishes where the procession is ...
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8 February 2025
Saturday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time The blessing that concludes our reading from the Letter to the Hebrews today is well worth our ...
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7 February 2024
Friday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time From a certain perspective, today’s selection from the Letter to the Hebrews (13:1–8) is simply a ...
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6 February 2025
Memorial of Saint Paul Miki and Companions, Martyrs You have approached Mount Zion and the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. With ...
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