HOLY TRIDUUM
STATIONS OF THE CROSS (Links below)
DIVINE MERCY NOVENA: Novena in preparation for DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY. Good Friday is the first day of the Divine Mercy Novena. Novena begins today, Good Friday, March 29, 2024 and ends, Saturday, April 6, 2024 (Novena Link below)
Greetings beloved family. Happy Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion! During this Holy Triduum, may God’s grace and mercy be with us all as we commemorate the crucifixion and death of our Jesus Christ on the cross at Calvary.🙏
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Today’s Bible Readings: Today’s Bible Readings: Friday, March 29, 2024
Reading 1, Isaiah 52:13-53:12
Responsorial Psalm, Psalms 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25
Reading 2, Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9
Gospel, John 18:1-19:42
STATIONS OF THE CROSS | EWTN |
https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/devotions/stations-of-the-cross-12706
STATIONS OF THE CROSS (WAY OF THE CROSS) – SHORT VERSION | https://lordcalls.com/dailyprayer/stations-of-the-cross-way-of-the-cross-short-version
NOVENA IN PREPARATION FOR DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY: Novena Begins today, Good Friday, March 29, 2024 and ends, Saturday, April 6, 2024
DAY 1: Today, Good Friday is the first day of the Divine Mercy Novena | EWTN Links ~ https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/devotions/novena-13366
~ https://divinemercy.life/the-divine-mercy-novena
How to Recite the Chaplet of The Divine Mercy | The Divine Mercy
https://www.thedivinemercy.org/message/devotions/pray-the-chaplet
40 Days in the Desert. A Lenten journey with our Lord | Day Thirty-Nine: Death | Good Friday | https://mycatholic.life/books/40-days-in-the-desert-a-lenten-journey-with-our-lord/day-thirty-nine-death/
40 Days at the foot of the Cross. A Gaze of Love from the Heart of our Blessed Mother Mary | Day Thirty-Nine – The Pietà | https://mycatholic.life/books/40-days-at-the-foot-of-the-cross/day-thirty-nine-the-piet/
A PRAYER TO WALK HUMBLY THROUGH LENT: Father, In Micah 6:8, You say, “O people, the LORD has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.” Today we choose to walk humbly with You. We choose to live by Your Holy Spirit and to follow Your lead. Help us to hear You clearly, for we do not want to walk by pride or self-sufficiency, we want to walk with You. In Jesus’ name, Amen 🙏
God of goodness and mercy, hear my prayer as I come to the end of this Lenten journey with you. Let me be honest with myself as I look into my heart and soul, noticing the times I turn away from you. Guide me as I humbly seek to repent and return to your love. May humility guide my efforts to be reconciled with you and live forever in your abundant grace. Transform me this Lent, heavenly Father. Give me the strength to commit myself to grow closer to you each day. Amen🙏
LENTEN FAST AND ABSTINENCE (Lenten Fast and Abstinence regulations from the USCCB): Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. In addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence.
For members of the Latin Catholic Church, the norms on fasting are obligatory from age 18 until age 59. When fasting, a person is permitted to eat one full meal, as well as two smaller meals that together are not equal to a full meal. The norms concerning abstinence from meat are binding upon members of the Latin Catholic Church from age 14 onwards
Members of the Eastern Catholic Churches are to observe the particular law of their own sui iuris Church. If possible, the fast on Good Friday is continued until the Easter Vigil (on Holy Saturday night) as the “paschal fast” to honor the suffering and death of the Lord Jesus, and to prepare ourselves to share more fully and to celebrate more readily His Resurrection.
DEVOTION OF THE MONTH OF MARCH: MONTH OF SAINT JOSEPH: “His was the title of father of the Son of God, because he was the Spouse of Mary, ever Virgin. He was our Lord’s father, because Jesus ever yielded to him the obedience of a son. He was our Lord’s father, because to him were entrusted, and by him were faithfully fulfilled, the duties of a father, in protecting Him, giving Him a home, sustaining and rearing Him, and providing Him with a trade”
THE POPE’S MONTHLY INTENTIONS FOR 2024: FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH – For the new Martyrs: We pray that those who risk their lives for the Gospel in various parts of the world inflame the Church with their courage and missionary enthusiasm.
During this Liturgical season of Lent, we continue to meditate on the mystery of Jesus’ sufferings which culminated in His death on the Cross for the redemption of mankind.
On this special feast day, as we come to the end of our Lenten journey, with special intention through the intercession of our Blessed Mother Mary, and the Saints, we pray for the sick and dying. We especially pray for our loved ones who have recently died and we continue to remember our beloved, we pray for the repose of their gentle souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, may the Lord receive them into the light of Eternal Kingdom. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon them. May their gentle souls through the mercy of God rest in perfect peace with our Lord Jesus Christ… Amen 🙏 ✝️🕯✝️🕯✝️🕯
During this season of Lent, please let us all continue to pray for peace all over the world, particularly in Africa, the Middle East, for an end to the current war in Israel-Palestine, and the Ukraine-Russia conflicts and for peace in our families and throughout our divided and conflicted World. Amen 🙏
PRAYER FOR THE DEAD: In your hands, O Lord, we humbly entrust our brothers and sisters. In this life, you embraced them with your tender love; deliver them now from every evil, and bid them eternal rest. The old order has passed away: welcome them into paradise, where there will be no sorrow, no weeping or pain, but fullness of peace and joy with your Son and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen🙏
A PRAYER FOR PEACE: Lord Jesus Christ, You are the true King of peace. In You alone is found freedom. Please free our world from conflict. Bring unity to troubled nations. Let Your glorious peace reign in every heart. Dispel all darkness and evil. Protect the dignity of every human life. Replace hatred with Your love. Give wisdom to world leaders. Free them from selfish ambition. Eliminate all violence and war. Glorious Virgin Mary, Saint Michael the Archangel, Every Angel and Saint: Please pray for peace. Pray for unity amongst nations. Pray for unity amongst all people. Pray for the most vulnerable. Pray for those suffering. Pray for the fearful. Pray for those most in need. Pray for us all. Jesus, Son of the Living God, have mercy on us. Jesus, hear our prayers. Jesus, I trust in You! Amen 🙏
Prayers for Peace | https://mycatholic.life/catholic-prayers/prayers-for-peace/
GOOD FRIDAY OF THE LORD’S PASSION: Today, on this Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion, the entire Church mourns the death of our Savior, Jesus Christ. As the Church commemorates the death of our Lord Jesus Christ on the Cross for the sins of all mankind, at the same time the Passover lamb was being killed and prepared for consumption among the Jewish people. Today is a very solemn day in the church’s calendar. It is the only day in the church’s year when Mass is not celebrated anywhere in the church. This is traditionally a day of sadness, spent in fasting and prayer as our Lord Jesus Christ suffers and dies on the cross for our sins. The main altar remains completely bare, and the Tabernacle is empty. It is at the 3 o’clock hour on Good Friday that Jesus expired on the Cross, His Divine Mercy being poured out on the whole world. “Father, into your hands I commend my spirit” ~ Luke 23:46. At this hour the Christian faithful should observe a solemn and prayerful silence in memory of the hour in which our salvation was won at so great a price.
The title for this day varies in different parts of the world: “Holy Friday” for Latin nations, Slavs and Hungarians call it “Great Friday,” in Germany it is “Friday of Mourning,” and in Norway, it is “Long Friday.” Some view the term “Good Friday” (used in English and Dutch) as a corruption of the term “God’s Friday.” This is another obligatory day of fasting and abstinence. According to the Church’s ancient tradition, the sacraments are not celebrated on Good Friday nor Holy Saturday. “Celebration of the Lord’s Passion,” traditionally known as the “Mass of the Presanctified,” (although it is not a mass) is usually celebrated around three o’clock in the afternoon, or later, depending on the needs of the parish. The altar is completely bare, with no cloths, candles nor cross. The service is divided into three parts: Liturgy of the Word, Veneration of the Cross and Holy Communion. The priest and deacons wear red or black vestments. The liturgy starts with the priests and deacons going to the altar in silence and prostrating themselves for a few moments in silent prayer, then an introductory prayer is prayed.
In part one, the Liturgy of the Word, we hear the most famous of the Suffering Servant passages from Isaiah (52:13-53:12), a pre-figurement of Christ on Good Friday. Psalm 30 is the Responsorial Psalm “Father, I put my life in your hands.” The Second Reading, or Epistle, is from the letter to the Hebrews, 4:14-16; 5:7-9. The Gospel Reading is the Passion of St. John.
The General Intercessions conclude the Liturgy of the Word. The ten intercessions cover these areas: For the Church; For the Pope; For the clergy and laity of the Church; For those preparing for baptism; For the unity of Christians; For the Jewish people; For those who do not believe in Christ; For those who do not believe in God; For all in public office; For those in special need.
Part two is the Veneration of the Cross. A cross, either veiled or unveiled, is processed through the Church, and then venerated by the congregation. We joyfully venerate and kiss the wooden cross “on which hung the Savior of the world.” During this time the “Reproaches” are usually sung or recited.
Part three, Holy Communion, concludes the Celebration of the Lord’s Passion. The altar is covered with a cloth and the ciboriums containing the Blessed Sacrament are brought to the altar from the place of reposition. The Our Father and the Ecce Agnus Dei (“This is the Lamb of God”) are recited. The congregation receives Holy Communion, there is a “Prayer After Communion,” and then a “Prayer Over the People,” and everyone departs in silence.
Through His death, the Lord has brought us all the salvation and the eternal life that He has promised to each and every one of us. This day we remember that act of supreme love which Our Lord had done for us, remembering His own words, that there is no greater love than for one to lay down his life for a friend.
PRAYER: My suffering and sacrificial Lord, You have sanctified this day and endowed it with grace. As I commemorate Your saving sacrifice, draw me into this mystical act of love. Help me to remain prayerful and recollected throughout this day and into tomorrow. Invite me to stand before Your Cross and to gaze upon Your beaten and torn body. As I do, pour forth the abundance of Your mercy flowing from Your wounded side. Jesus, I trust in You. 🙏
On this Good Friday, may God’s grace and mercy be with us all as we commemorate the crucifixion and death of our Jesus Christ on the cross at Calvary. Amen🙏
SCRIPTURE REFLECTIONS:
Bible Readings for today, Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion | USCCB | https://bible.usccb.org/daily-bible-reading
Gospel Reading ~ John 18:1—19:42
The Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ
“It is finished”
“After this, aware that everything was now finished, in order that the Scripture might be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I thirst.” There was a vessel filled with common wine. So they put a sponge soaked in wine on a sprig of hyssop and put it up to His mouth. When Jesus had taken the wine, he said, “It is finished.” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.” ~ John 19: 28-30
In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus says to Pilate that He came into the world to bear witness to the truth, in other words, to reveal God to us. The God he reveals to us is a God of love and a God of life. Jesus lived and died to make the God of love and life known to us. It is above all in the hour of His passion and death that Jesus reveals this God of love and life most fully. ‘God loved the world so much that He gave His only Son so that whoever believes in Him… may have eternal life’. It is God’s giving of His Son, the Son’s giving of Himself, that reveals God’s name to be ‘love’, and authentic love is always life-giving. In John’s Gospel the blood and water flowing from the side of Jesus is a symbol of the life-giving power of God’s love. At a surface level when we read the story of Jesus’ passion and death we are aware of human hatred and the human capacity to inflict death, at a deeper level we recognize God’s love and drawn to the God who is revealed by it. Indeed, Jesus says of Himself, ‘when I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw all people to myself’. It is above all when Jesus is lifted up on the cross and in glory that He draws people to Himself and to His Father. This Good Friday, we are invited, in the words of John’s passion, to ‘look on the one whom they have pierced’, and to allow the light of God’s life-giving love that shines through the cross to envelope us and to renew us. That light shines in the darkness and the darkness does not overcome it.
As we reflect on the words of the Sacred Scriptures today, as we look upon the Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ, let us all spend the precious time to look deep within ourselves, and see in what way our actions and way of life had caused hurt and pain towards the Lord. Let us all not forget that all of the wounds and pain suffered by the Lord, are all of our sins, our evils, wickedness and unworthy actions, words and deeds. Each and every one of our iniquities are what causing the Lord all the wounds and hurts He experienced. As we recall the reading of Our Lord’s Passion, everything that He had done for our sake, let us be abashed and humbled, and reminded of just how wicked and sinful we had been. Let us commit ourselves to follow the Lord faithfully once again, and reject the wickedness of the world. Let us all seek the Lord with all of our might and focus our attention on Him, remembering His Passion and His love for us, which He has given us most generously from His Cross. And as we behold the Holy Cross of Christ, let us all remember that through the Cross, all of us have been brought into triumph in the great struggle against sin, evil and death. Now, let us all continue our faithful observance of the Easter Triduum, by keeping our focus on the Lord, our Crucified Christ, Who has died for us. Let us always remember that He did not remain in death, but rose gloriously in His Resurrection, conquering and defeating death in His wake. Through Christ, let us all therefore come ever closer to God and His salvation, and may all of us continue to grow ever stronger in faith and commitment, in our desire to love God and to follow Him wholeheartedly at all times. May our Lord Jesus, Who was crucified and died for us all out of His boundless love for each one of us, continue to watch over us as we journey in this world. May all of us remain strong in our faith, commitment and dedication to Our Lord, even as we encounter many challenges and trials in our path. May all of us persevere in faith in the same way that Our Lord has persevered through even the worst of sufferings, pain and humiliation that through Him we may have the hope and joy of eternal life, free forever from the bondage and tyranny of sin and evil, from death and damnation in hell. May all of us be exemplary Christians, as good and faithful disciples of Our Lord at all times. May God in His infinite grace and mercy, grant us the grace to allow the love we have received from the cross to flow through us and embrace the wider human family, especially all those who are travelling the way of the cross today and may God bless us all in the remaining Easter Triduum celebrations and henceforth, that we will always grow ever closer to Him, now and always. Amen🙏
SAINTS OF THE DAY: FEAST DAY – MARCH 29, 2024: MEMORIAL OF SAINT JOSEPH OF ARIMATHEA; SAINT LUDOLPH, BISHOP OF RATZEBURG, MARTYR; SAINT BERTHOLD OF MOUNT CARMEL, PRIEST AND SAINT JONAS AND BARACHISIUS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS
Today, as we commemorate the crucifixion and death of our Jesus Christ on the cross at Calvary, we celebrate the Memorial of Saint Joseph of Arimathea (Patron Saint of Funeral Directors and Undertakers); Saint Ludolph, Bishop of Ratzeburg, Martyr ( a Priest of the Premonstratensian (Norbertines) Order, particularly invoked as a martyr for the freedom of the Church); Saint Berthold of Mount Carmel, Priest and Saints Jonas and Barachisius and their Companions, Martyrs. Through the intercession of our Blessed Mother Mary and the Saints on this feast day, we humbly pray for the conversion of sinners, for persecuted Christians and for all Christians during this season of Lent🙏
SAINT JOSEPH OF ARIMATHEA: St. Joseph of Arimathea is a disciple of Jesus Christ who is mentioned in each account of the Passion narrative. After the Passion of the Lord, St. Joseph, a member of the Jewish council went to Pilate and asked for possession of the body of Jesus. After receiving this permission, St.Joseph had Jesus laid in a nearby tomb. Acccording to all four canonical gospels, St. Joseph of Arimathea was the man who assumed responsibility for the burial of Jesus after His crucifixion. The historical location of Arimathea is uncertain, although it has been identified with several towns. A number of stories that developed during the Middle Ages connect him with Glastonbury, England and also with the Holy Grail legend, he’s entrusted with the Holy Grail (cup) of the Last Supper. St. Joseph’s arrival in England with the Holy Grail and the building of the first church on the isle at Glastonbury. A mid-13th-century interpolation relates that St. Joseph went to Glastonbury (in Somerset, England), of which he is patron saint, as head of 12 missionaries dispatched there by St. Philip the Apostle.
Gospel narratives: Matthew 27:57 describes him simply as a rich man and disciple of Jesus, but according to Mark 15:43 Joseph of Arimathea was “a respected member of the council, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God”; Luke 23:50–56 adds that he “had not consented to their decision and action”. According to John 19:38, upon hearing of Jesus’ death, this secret disciple of Jesus “asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus, and Pilate gave him permission.” Joseph immediately purchased a linen shroud (Mark 15:46) and proceeded to Golgotha to take the body of Jesus down from the cross. There, according to John 19:39-40, Joseph and Nicodemus took the body and bound it in linen cloths with the spices that Nicodemus had bought. The disciples then conveyed the prepared corpse to a man-made cave hewn from rock in a garden of his house nearby. The Gospel of Matthew alone suggests that this was Joseph’s own tomb (Matthew 27:60). The burial was undertaken speedily, “for the Sabbath was drawing on”. The Gospels tell us that St. Joseph was a just and devout man waiting for the kingdom of God. He followed Jesus’ public ministry but feared the repercussions from the other members of the Jewish council. He’s the Patron Saint of Funeral Directors and Undertakers.
St Joseph of Arimathea, pray for us that our hearts will not be troubled by the burdens of this life; instead, that we will place all our trust in Jesus. Amen🙏
SAINT LUDOLPH, BISHOP OF RATZEBURG, MARTYR: St. Ludolph of Ratzeburg is also known as Saint Ludolf. He was Bishop and Martyr, Preacher and founder of a community of Norbertine Sisters, Reformer and Counseller. St Ludolph was a Priest of the Premonstratensian (Norbertines) Order, particularly invoked as a martyr for the freedom of the Church. St. Ludolph was a Norbertine Canon who was appointed to the See of the newly-formed Prince-Bishopric of Ratzeburg in 1236. He led such a strict religious life that his community was nicknamed the “carcer ordinis” (Prison of the Order). Nothing is known of the early years of Ludolph. He joined the Norbertine Cathedral Chapter of Ratzeburg where he was treasurer before being elected eighth bishop of Ratzeburg in 1236. He was renowned for his exemplary religious life and powerful preaching of the word of God. He also founded a community of Norbertine sisters at Rehna.
Like the Good Shepherd, St. Ludolph focused all his energies on the care of souls. He preached and made pastoral visitations. The pope entrusted him with several political missions, forcing him to fight for the rights and freedom of the Church. His most difficult trial involved standing up to Prince Albert, the “Bear of Saxony,” who had taken possession of cathedral properties—an act that St. Ludolph resisted. The prince’s insults and threats did not intimidate him. The Duke had him imprisoned, where he was beaten and later sent into exile. Prince Albert consequently ordered St. Ludolph thrown into a dungeon, where he had to suffer severe tortures. Realising that his treatment of the bishop was unpopular, the prince decided to set St. Ludolph free. After his release from prison, he was brought half-dead to the Franciscans at Wismar but he died shortly after on March 29, 1250 from the maltreatment to which he had been subjected. It was during this exile that St. Ludolph, weighed down by the infirmities suffered in prison and by his advancing old age, fell gravely ill. He celebrated his last Mass on Holy Thursday. His final words were “O great and good God, allow me, your useless servant, to belong to you for all eternity.”
His body was returned to Ratzeburg for burial. After his death, those who visited his grave in the Cathedral of Ratzeburg reported numerous favours received. He was canonized in the 14th century. The Church honors him as a Martyr. The centuries-old veneration of St. Ludolph was confirmed and extended to the whole order by Pope Benedict XIII on 12 April 1728. The head of St. Ludolph was kept in the possession of the Norbertine nuns of Meer in Prussia, beginning in the 17th century.
PRAYER: Almighty God, you made the bishop and martyr St. Ludolph a zealous and fearless witness of your Church and You enabled him to fight for justice to the death. Through his intercession grant that we may be filled with patience in all the trials of life and be found worthy to belong to you for all eternity. We ask this through Christ our Lord, Amen🙏
SAINT BERTHOLD OF MOUNT CARMEL, PRIEST: St. Berthold of Mt. Carmel (d. 1195), also known as Bartoldus of Calabria, was born at Limoges in France, the son of a Count. Studied in Paris and excelled at his studies and was ordained a priest. St. Berthold’s brother, Aymeric, became the Latin patriarch of Antioch. According to the legend, St. Berthold accompanied his brother, Aymeric on the crusades and found himself in Antioch when it was being besieged by the Saracens. Through his urgings, the Christians in Antioch turned to prayer and penance, and the city was delivered. The two joined together to participate in a Crusade to the Holy Land. While in the Holy Land, St. Berthold traveled to Mount Carmel and built a monastery and church dedicated in honor of the Prophet Elijah (Elias), who had defeated the priests of Baal there and seen the vision of the cloud out over the sea. This is confirmed in a letter of Peter Emilianus to King Edward I of England in 1282.
At the time, there were a number of hermits from the West scattered throughout Palestine, and St. Berthold gathered them together, founded a community of priests who settled on Mount Carmel and they lived together in imitation of the life of the great prophet as recorded in the Old Testament. St. Berthold became the group’s first superior and stayed with the community at Mount Carmel for 45 years until his death in 1195. It was the life and work of St. Berthold that laid the foundation for the Carmelite Order, his example and way of life stamped the beginnings of the Carmelite Order, leading to the drawing up of the order’s rule by St. Albert, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, about 1210. That rule was approved by Pope Honorius III in 1226 and it is this primitive rule that is considered the foundation of the Order of Mount Carmel. But it seems to have been St. Berthold who first organized the monastic life of the hermits on Mount Carmel and governed them until his death. St. Brocard, who apparently was his successor, petitioned Albert to compose a rule for them, undoubtedly codifying and completing the work begun by St. Berthold.
Saint Berthold of Mount Carmel, Priest ~ Pray for us🙏
SAINTS JONAS AND BARACHISIUS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS: Saints Jonas and Barachisius (died 327), two brothers, were Persian martyrs during the persecutions of King Shapur II. King Shapur of Persia, in the year 327, the eighteenth of his reign, raised a bloody persecution against the Christians and laid waste their churches and monasteries. Sts. Jonas and Barachisius, two brothers of the city Beth-Asa, hearing that several Christians were under sentence of death at Hubaham, went there to encourage and serve them. Fear not, brothers, but let us combat for the name of Jesus crucified, and like our predecessors we shall obtain the glorious crown promised to valiant soldiers of the Faith. Fortified by these words, nine of that number received the crown of martyrdom. After their execution, Sts. Jonas and Barachisius were apprehended for having exhorted the martyrs to die. The president entreated the two brothers to obey the king of Persia, and to worship the sun, the moon, fire, and water. They answered that it was more reasonable to obey the immortal King of heaven and earth than a mortal prince. Saint Jonas was beaten with knotty clubs and with rods until his ribs were visible, but he blessed God. Then he was chained by one foot and dragged to a frozen pond to spend the night there.
Saint Barachisius had two red-hot iron plates and two red-hot hammers applied under each arm, and melted lead dropped into his nostrils and eyes; after which he was carried to prison, and there hung up by one foot. Despite these cruel tortures, the two brothers survived and remained steadfast in the Faith. New and more horrible torments were then devised; both finally expired under a terrible press. They yielded up their heroic lives, praying for their enemies, while their pure souls winged their flight to heaven, there to gain the martyr’s crown which they had so faithfully won. They died on December 24, 327 at Hubaham, Persia.
Saints Jonas and Barachisius, Martyrs ~ Pray for us🙏
PRAYER INTENTIONS: We thank God for blessing us all with the gift of His precious son, may we be saved by the name of our Savior Jesus Christ! May the Lord grant us His grace as we continue to serve Him in spirit and in truth and as we begin the Lenten Season. Through the intercession of our Blessed Mother Mary, and the Saints on this feast day, we humbly pray for the sick and dying. We particularly pray for sick children, those who are sick with convulsive disorder, mental illness, strokes, heart diseases, and those suffering from cancers and other terminal diseases. May God restore them to good health and grant them His Divine healing and intervention. May our Mother Mary comfort them, may the Angels and Saints watch over them and may the Holy Spirit guide them in peace and comfort during this challenging time. We pray for the safety and well-being of us all and our families, for peace, love and unity in our families, our marriages and our divided and conflicted world. Every life is a gift. We pray for God’s deliverance from impossible causes or situations. We pray for the souls in Purgatory and the repose of the gentle souls of all the faithful departed, may the Lord receive them into the light of Eternal Kingdom. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon them. May their gentle souls through the mercy of God rest in peace with our Lord Jesus Christ Amen. For all widows and widowers. And we continue to pray for our Holy Father, Pope Francis, the Bishops, the Clergy and all those who preach the Gospel. For vocations to the priesthood and religious life, for the Church, for persecuted Christians, for all the innocent who suffer violence due to political or religious unrest, for the conversion of sinners and Christians all over the world. Amen🙏
Let us pray:
My thirsting Lord, Your Sacred Heart longs for me with a love that is infinite and incomprehensible. You desire that I come to You, receive Your love and satiate Your thirst. As I gaze upon You in Your suffering state, I open myself to You and to the gift of Your Precious Blood poured out for me. May my openness to You be a consolation to You as I receive Your divine love. Jesus, I trust in You. Amen 🙏
Save Us, Savior of the World. Our Blessed Mother Mary and Saint Joseph of Arimathea; Saint Ludolph of Ratzeburg; Saint Berthold of Mount Carmel, Saints Jonas and Barachisius and their Companions ~ Pray for us🙏
Thanking God for the gift of His Son our Lord Jesus Christ and praying for us all on this Good Friday, may God, our Crucified Christ, Our most loving Saviour, be with us all as we journey through this Holy Week, that we may come to share ever more deeply in the mysteries of His Passion, His suffering, death and Resurrection… Amen. Have a blessed, safe and grace-filled Holy Triduum🙏
Blessings and Love always, Philomena💖