FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT, YEAR C
March 18, 2010
Lk. 15, 1-3, and 11-32
FIRST SERIES - RENEWAL OF OUR BAPTISM
Lent and Easter are a renewal of our baptism. It was a more
significant event in our lives than most of us realize. If we did
realize, it would change the direction of our life, and take us in a
new direction in what we do in the church. Vatican 2 said this, and I
would like to unpack some of its implications.
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THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT, 2010
March 7, 2010
Lk 13, 1-9
FIRST SERIES - THE SACRED TRIDUUM
A ‘triduum’ is a three-day period (the word comes from Latin – tres
dies). The Christian ‘Sacred Triduum’ begins on Holy Thursday evening
and ends on Easter Sunday. The Christian Triduum is a three-day
period in which Christians celebrate what Easter means to them. It is
the center of gravity of the liturgical year. These three days are
three days of mystery. Not trivial pursuit!
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Devotions in honor of the Passion of the Lord
Among
the many ascetical works of St. Alphonsus Liguori there is a little gem
entitled, The Passion and Death of Jesus
Christ. This work is reflective of
the fruits of the many meditations of St. Alphonsus on the Passion of the
Lord. St. Alphonus believed that "all of
the saints learned the art of loving God" from the study of the passion and
death of Jesus. Or, to put it in yet
another way, "who could love any other object besides Jesus when they see him
dying in the midst of so many sufferings and insults in order to captivate our
love?
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Lent Meditation
Saint Alphonsus published
the meditations that follow in 1767. They are part of a much longer work
entitled The Way of Salvation and of
Perfection. Although the meditations can be enjoyed and
appreciated as they are presented, it was Saint Alphonsus' intention that they
be used within the context of meditation. For many people the idea of
meditation can be threatening, but it does not have to be. For example, the
method of meditation proposed by Saint Alphonsus is easily learned and
practiced. You do not need to be an expert at praying to profit from this kind
of meditative practice. All that is required is a willingness to communicate
with the Lord.
The proposed method of meditation consists of
three parts: preparation, consideration, and conclusion.
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