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Saturday, March 22, 2008, Holy Saturday
(no Eucharistic readings),
Link to Readings --> http://www.usccb.org/nab/readings/032208.shtml
A DAY WITHOUT JESUS
"I had rather one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere." —Psalm
84:11
The first Holy Saturday was a day without Jesus. He was buried in the
tomb, and, because of the sabbath, His body could not be anointed (Lk
23:56—24:1) or possibly even visited (Mt 28:1).
Today the Church relives that first Holy Saturday without Jesus. The
Blessed Sacrament does not reside in the tabernacle today. There is no
Mass during the day. We identify with Jesus buried in the tomb (see Rm
6:3-4).
Mary Magdalene spent the first Holy Saturday waiting. She longed for the
day to end so she could be at Jesus' tomb. She so loved Jesus that she'd
rather spend a thousand days at Jesus' tomb than one day without Him. She
even arose before dawn the next day to go visit His tomb (Jn 20:1).
The Jewish elders, scribes, and chief priests who conspired to hand Jesus
over to Pilate probably spent their first day without Jesus doing the same
things they did before Jesus came into their lives. That's why they wanted
to get rid of Jesus: because they couldn't live their normal lives if
Jesus was a part of their world.
What about you? How is your day without Jesus? Do you miss Him as did Mary
Magdalene? What are you waiting anxiously for today: the chance to finally
be with the eucharistic Jesus tonight at the Easter Vigil liturgy, or the
chance to finally eat the sweets you'd been without for forty days? Is
forty days without pleasures harder for you to endure than one day without
Jesus? Are you hungry to go back to the life you had before Lent, or are
you hungry to receive the new dimension of risen life Jesus wants to give
you? (Jn 10:10)
Prayer: Jesus, apart from You, I can do nothing (Jn 15:5). You are my
entire life (Phil 1:21).
Promise: (none)
Praise: Praise: (none)
(This teaching was submitted by a member of our editorial team.)
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Rescript: In accord with the "Code of Canon Law", I hereby grant my
permission to publish "One Bread, One Body" covering the period from
February 1, 2008 through March 31, 2008
†Reverend Joseph R. Binzer, Vicar General Archdiocese of Cincinnati,
August 14, 2007
The rescript is a declaration that a book or pamphlet is considered to be
free of doctrinal or moral error. It is not implied that those who have
granted ecclesial permission agree with the contents, opinions, or
statements expressed.
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