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A Reflection on the Passion - Saint Catherine de' Ricci OP

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Written by Luuk Jansen OP

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The Washing of the Feet

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Written by Colm Mannion OP

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On the Gospel of John 13:1-15

Holy Thursday

‘They were at supper’. This is the love-feast of the Kingdom of God which Christians were to celebrate forever as a memorial of Jesus’ love. The entire farewell discourse takes place in the context of this meal. Jesus knew everything that was going to happen. He knew His Death and Resurrection were imminent. Because of this, we can be certain His words held a special tone of intimacy and love towards those whom He was about to leave. Within this setting, surrounded by those whom He had chosen and who believed in Him, Jesus gives His final teachings and institutes the Eucharist, the summit and source of the life of the Church. The disciples, however, could not comprehend what was happening before them. They still could not understand how a king is still a king even when he kneels at their feet. Jesus’ humility serves as another reminder to them that His kingdom is ‘not of this world’.

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Hosanna to the Son of David!

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Written by Luuk Jansen OP

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On the Gospel of Matthew 21:1-11

Palm Sunday: Commemoration of the Lord's Entrance into Jerusalem

On Palm Sunday, at the start of Mass, we read the Gospel of the entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem. Five days before His sacrifice on the cross, Jesus sent two disciples to the nearby village in order to find a colt and to bring it to him (Mat 21:2 RSV). Jesus then sits on the colt and starts His triumphant entrance into Jerusalem. We read that ‘most of the crowd spread their garments on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road’ (Mat 21:8 RSV) shouting ‘Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!’ (Mat 21:9 RSV). We can so easily hear the prophecy of Zechariah ringing in our ears:

‘Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Lo, your king comes to you; triumphant and victorious is he, humble and riding on an ass, on a colt the foal of an ass.’ (Zec 9:9 RSV)

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God With Us

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Written by Matthew Martinez OP

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On the Gospel of John 11:1-45

5th Sunday of Lent

This week's Gospel presents us with a description of Jesus as he raises his friend Lazarus from the dead. It is in and through this gospel that we are presented with the person of Jesus who is both fully divine and fully human. We first come to realize that Jesus experiences the pain and anguish of the loss of a close friend, where we are told that he wept for his dead friend. In this expression of great feelings of sadness, Jesus shows us that he is indeed fully human and can empathize with the difficulties that we face in life. It is essential, however, that, in reflecting on the response of Jesus to the death of Lazarus, we come to a realization that Jesus is also fully divine. This is made very clear by the fact that Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead, something which a mere human being cannot do. In our attempt to deepen our understanding of who Jesus Christ is, we sometimes go overboard in emphasizing his humanity, while forgetting that he is also fully divine.

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Symposium - Newman on the University

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Written by Luuk Jansen OP

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Dr. Angelo Bottone giving a lecture on Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman and his Idea of A University.

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