Pro-life reflections and intercessions related to the Sunday readings
After giving the New Commandments (mandatum novum), our Blessed Lord adds, “This is how all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” Thus, the Christian will not be identified by any other quality – not intelligence, not humility, nor chastity. Rather, he will be recognized by his fraternal charity.
Read MoreWith today’s remembrance of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, we begin Holy Week. As we follow the account of the passion of Christ in today’s Gospel, let us not forget that all those sufferings reflect Christ’s love for us.
Read MoreMany theologians have noted that Christ is a kind of new Moses, who leads His disciples on a liberating journey, not from the political oppression of Pharaoh, but from the prison of our own ego. Christ came not to advance His own agenda, but the Father’s. He comes not to save Himself, but others. In today’s Gospel, Jesus patiently teaches His disciples that His Kingdom is characterized by the greatness of service.
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