March 25th Passion (Palm) Sunday
Merciful God, Your love for us goes beyond measure.
It is really, very, very hard for us to truly understand the love that You have for us.
A love that led You to the cross, so that we might be saved, and have eternal life.
Jesus, we all caused Your agony, and pain, and yet You forgave us.
Your love cannot be measured.
Jesus, grace us to love all, as You love.
Jesus, grace us to forgive all, as You have forgiven us.
Grant us the desire to come and sit before Your crucifix, and truly spend time in seeing Your
love for us hanging on the cross.
Let us be amazed and humbled, help us to get to the Sacrament of reconciliation, and so enter
into Easter free of the stain of humanity's sins.
Amen and Amen.
Thank You Lord, for loving us totally.
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One Bread, One Body
This weeks readings and reflections
Sunday DRIVEN BY CRUCIFIED LOVE
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"Then Jesus, uttering a loud cry, breathed His last." -Mark 15:37
Happy Holy Week! May this be one of the greatest weeks of the greatest year of your life. In one
week, in every Catholic church in the world, at every Mass on the first day of the Easter season,
we will be challenged to make the greatest act of faith and love in our lives by renewing our
baptismal promises. We will be invited to give our lives totally to the Father, the Son, and the
Holy Spirit and thereby reject Satan, all his works, and all his empty promises.
Why would we make such a radical commitment which would result in losing our lives? (Lk 9:24) We
make or renew our baptismal promises only because of love (see 2 Cor 5:14). We decide to lose our
lives only because of the love of Jesus, Who lost His life for us on the cross. Therefore, the
Church calls us to read about Jesus' Passion and death in today's liturgy. As we "behold the
wondrous cross on which the Prince of glory died," our richest gain we "count but loss and pour
contempt" on all our pride. "There is no greater love than this: to lay down one's life for one's
friends" (Jn 15:13).
Driven by crucified love, let us make the greatest decision of our lives and renew our baptismal
promises.
Prayer: Jesus, as many people threw their cloaks and palms before You entering Jerusalem, I throw
myself at Your feet (see Mk 11:8).
Promise: "At Jesus' name every knee must bend in the heavens, on the earth, and under the earth,
and every tongue proclaim to the glory of God the Father: JESUS CHRIST IS LORD!" -Phil 2:10-11
Praise: "Blessed is the reign of our father David to come! Hosanna in the highest!" (Mk 11:10)
Monday DYING YOU DESTROYED OUR DEATH
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"Many Jews were going over to Jesus and believing in Him on account of Lazarus." -John 12:11
Tuesday YOUR LAST COMMUNION
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"He dipped the morsel, then took it and gave it to Judas, son of Simon Iscariot." -John 13:26
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Easter Sunday Day 1 Acts 1-2
Easter Monday Day 2 Acts 3-5
Easter Tuesday Day 3 Acts 6-8
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Easter Thursday Day 5 Acts 13-15
Easter Friday Day 6 Acts 16-20
Easter Saturday Day 7 Acts 21-24
· Be Holy, For I Am Holy
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· Ten Commandments of Intercession
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· The Secret of Fasting
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· Scriptural Stations of the Cross
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· Lent and the Renewal of Our Baptismal Promises
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Who Am I in Christ?
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"He who seeks only himself brings himself to ruin, whereas he who brings himself to nought for
Me discovers who he is." -Matthew 10:39
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PM Internet Prayer Requests
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That I, Brother Alexander Chung, MIC receive the Holy Spirit to the full and overflowing now and
forever, be graced with the gifts of wisdom, fortitude, perseverance and final perseverance, patience,
humility, prayer, counsel, healing prayer, prayerful counsel, faith, hope, trust, simplicity, clarity,
and charity, and be graced to always live in Jesus' Truth, Will and Love, and be graced to always be
Jesus' little willing instrument and little faithful, suffering, obedient, and loving servant, and
through Jesus, Mary and Joseph that Mother Mary always help me to keep getting up when I fall so that
I continue to follow her Son, Jesus.
(Brother Alexander Chung, MIC, Stockbridge, MA, United States, 3/24/2018 9:19:53 AM)
Please pray for me I will never have a life more than I do now. I'm disabled, I'm upset, I can't do
life as society wants
(Anonymous, , 3/24/2018 9:18:56 AM)
Pray for atheists who live in an empty world of delusions.
(Anonymous, , 3/24/2018 9:07:42 AM)
Courage, Courage and more Courage; O'Lord. May no obstacle be to great; to overcome.
(Anonymous, , 3/24/2018 9:05:22 AM)
I do not need a perfect life, just a life knowing God is with me through all of it. Pray that I feel
God's love, know God's peace, God's strength, protection and comfort - please God bring peace to my
husband's and my troubled souls. Some financial relief would help. Please hear my prayer and the
prayers of all the faithful. I ask this through Christ our Lord .. please pray for me I need some hope.
Amen - Thank you.
(Virginia, Nevada, United States, 3/24/2018 9:03:44 AM)
May no man be an obstacle; to the deluge of Holy Grace Our Lord proposes; to bestow upon us.
(Anonymous, , 3/24/2018 8:59:21 AM)
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Catholic MP3 Talks & Teachings
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Mark, Luke and John are featured as well as covering the entire New Testament thru Revelation.
Also available, many MP3 formatted Audio tapes of most epistles in the bible and numerous 15 minute
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Small Christian Communities
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Small Christian Community Resources
Introduction to Small Christian Community
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"Unless the Lord Build the House..." - Psalm 127:
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Building Small Christian Communities (Team Manual)
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Bible Telephone Line
The Bible Telephone Line (BTL) has been in operation for 26 years. Begun by Fr. Al in 1991, it now
continues with one deacon of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis and two lay teachers trained by
Presentation Ministries. The BTL provides callers with a short teaching on the readings for the
daily Mass. It is available 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. Callers may also leave a short prayer
request which will be shared on the line with the other callers the next day on a separate line.
THE BTL RECENTLY WENT TO A SINGLE NUMBER FOR THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES
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Pope Francis, Shepherd of Truth
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Notable quotations from Pope Francis and official teachings of the Roman Catholic Church
GOD'S CALL TO JOY
LISTEN, DISCERN, LIVE
In the diversity and the uniqueness of each and every vocation, personal and ecclesial, there is a
need to listen, discern and live this word that calls to us from on high and, while enabling us to
develop our talents, makes us instruments of salvation in the world and guides us to full happiness.
THE TIME IS NOW
Vocation is today! The Christian mission is now! Each one of us is called -whether to the lay life
in marriage, to the priestly life in the ordained ministry, or to a life of special consecration
- in order to become a witness of the Lord, here and now.
"HAVE NO FEAR!"
If He [Jesus] lets us realize that He is calling us to consecrate ourselves totally to His kingdom,
then we should have no fear! It is beautiful - and a great grace - to be completely and forever
consecrated to God and the service of our brothers and sisters.
(Source: Message for 2018 World Day of Vocations, dated 12/3/2017)
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