March 2024
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The Seventh Word from the Cross 2024
Into your hands I commend my spirit. Lk 23:46 Jesus has completed his mission. He has redeemed humanity from its Original Sin. His redemption is not limited to the children of Israel but is offered to all who will accept his invitation. Jesus has established the New Passover, the new exodus from enslavement to death Continue reading
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Jewish Roots of the Mass Week Two
Implications for the Last Supper Similar Different You Have to Eat the Lamb The manna of the Messiah The manna in the Tabernacle No more manna after crossing the Jordan Manna Mysteries The bread of the world to come The bread from the beginning of creation The eternal bread in the Heavenly Temple The bread Continue reading
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Apostolic Mission
A clean heart create for me, O God,and a steadfast spirit renew within me. Psalm 51:10 The readings today bring to mind cleanliness and renewal. We are all born with the stain of original sin. It is the sacrament of baptism that cleans us and prepares us for a life in Christ. And when we Continue reading
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The Jewish Roots of the Mass
Jesus a Jewish Man Thoroughly Jewish What Were They Waiting For? A New Promised Land As a wandering people Even while in the Promised Land of Canaan Jesus and the New Exodus Josephus, the Jewish Roman historian attests to widespread expectation; fakes: Theudas Jesus does Exodus things like a New Moses New covenant established in Continue reading
Bound in Love 