Reflections from Msgr. Lavalley: Holy Saturday

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Holy Saturday reflections from my good friend Msgr. Richard Lavalley. He reflects on Jesus as the firstborn of the dead.

Reflections from Msgr. Lavalley – Good Friday

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Reflections on the final three words of Jesus from the Cross by my good friend Msgr. Richard Lavalley.

Stations of the Cross – Msgr. Richard Lavalley

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My good friend, Msgr. Richard Lavalley, offers a very moving meditation on the Stations of the Cross.

Today’s Prayer: April 11, 2020

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I find today the strangest day of all. We have celebrated Good Friday, and so the Church is silent, since we have not yet begun the Easter Vigil. But this year the period of time between the Celebration of the Lord’s Passion and the Easter Vigil has united the world.

Today’s Prayer: April 8, 2020

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The Lord has given me a disciple’s tongue. Do you have a disciple’s tongue? And what is a disciple’s tongue anyway?

Friarly: The Tragedy of Sin: April 8, 2020

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Judas Iscariot remains forever one of the great villains of history. But more than a villain, he is a tragedy. In turning his back on Christ, in refusing to seek mercy and forgiveness for his betrayal, Judas betrayed not only Jesus and the disciples. He betrayed himself. That’s what sin does. It takes what is great within us and it twists it beyond all recognition.

Today’s Prayer: April 7, 2020

Apr 7, 2020thefriarwebmasterLent, Podcasts, Today's Prayerand for nothing, I do believe. Help my unbelief!, Lent, Lent 2020, Lenten Prayer, Lenten Reflections, my recompense is with my God., spent my strength, Though I thought I had toiled in vain, uselessly, What difference does it make?, Yet my reward is with the LORD

What difference does it make? Have you ever felt this way? Wondering if what you are doing is making any difference at all? We are currently in such a time right now. We are “social distancing” against a virus we cannot see. Does it make any difference?

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