"Eternal Mercy"

  O Blood and Water, which gushed forth

from the Heart of Jesus

as a fountain of Mercy,

I trust is in You!

Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless

and the treasury of compassion--inexhaustible,

look kindly upon us and increase

Your mercy in us,

that in difficult moments we might not

despair nor become despondent,

but with great confidence 

submit ourselves to Your holy will,

which is Love and Mercy itself.

Amen.

**This is the closing prayer to

The Chaplet of Divine Mercy

"He is Risen"

 "The Risen Christ is closer to us

than anything can ever be."

Father Ray Remke

Easter Homily

   

"The Fifth Mystery of Light"

The Institution of the Eucharist

Then he took a cup, and after giving thanks
he said, "Take this and divide it among yourselves;
for I tell you that from now on I will not drink of the
fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes." Then
he took a loaf of bread, and when he had given thanks,
he broke it and gave it to them saying, "This is my body,
which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me."
And he did the the same with the cup after supper,
saying, "This cup that is poured
out for you
 is
the
  new
covenant
of
 my blood.

 Luke 22:17-20

"The Fourth Mystery of Light"

  The Transfiguration

...Jesus took
with him Peter,
 James and his brother John
and led them up a high mountain, by
themselves. And he was transfigured before
them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes
became dazzling white. Suddenly there appeared to them
Moses and Elijah, talking with him. Then Peter said to Jesus,
"Lord, it is good that we are here; if you
 wish, I will make three dwellings here, one for you,
one for Moses, and one for Elijah." While he was still speaking,
suddenly a bright cloud over-shadowed them, and from the cloud
 a voice said, "This is my Son, the Beloved with whom I am well
pleased; listen to him!" When the disciples heard this, they fell to
the ground and were overcome by fear. But Jesus came and
 touched them saying, "Get up and do not be afraid." And when
they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus himself alone.
Matthew 17:1-8

"The Third Mystery of Light"

The Proclamation of the Kingdom of God 

.
.
Jesus
came to Galilee,
proclaiming the good news
of God, and saying, "The time is
fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has
come near, repent, and believe in the good
news." As Jesus passed along the sea of
Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother
Andrew casting a net into the sea--
for they were fishermen.
And Jesus said to them,
"Follow me and I
will make you fishers of men. "At
once, they left their nets and followed him.

Mark 1:14-19

 

I love this reading...I am always struck by
the way these men drop absolutely everything to follow
this man, Jesus, whom they have just met.
Imagine how their hearts must have
been stirred in that single moment of
pure trust and faith in their future with Jesus.
'At once, they left their nets and followed him.'

"The Second Mystery of Light"

  Jesus' Self-manifestation at the Wedding of Cana

Now standing there were six stone water 

jars for the Jewish rites of purification, each

holding twenty or thirty gallons.

Jesus said to them, 

"Fill the jars with water."

And they filled them to the brim.

He said to them, "Now draw some out,

and take it to the chief steward." So they took it.

When the steward had tasted the water that had 

become wine, and did not know where it came from, 

(though the servants who had drawn the water knew) the

 steward called the bridegroom and said to him, "Everyone 

serves the good wine first, and then the inferior wine after 

the guests have become drunk. But you have kept the 

good wine until now." Jesus did this, the first of his 

signs, in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory, 

and his disciples believed in him.

John 2:6-11

 

*Thanks to BTW for being my hand model today!!
Also, the clay pot that he is holding
is from my amazing trip to
Paris, France in February of 1995.
BTW you are the best!!!

"The First Mystery of Light"

 The Baptism of Jesus

In those days Jesus came from Nazareth
of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan.
And just as he was coming up out of the water,
he saw the heavens torn apart and the
Spirit descending like a dove on him.
And a voice came from heaven,
"You are my Son, the Beloved;
with you I am well pleased."
Mark 1:9-11

Take a moment and reflect on the significance
Jesus' Baptism which marked the beginning of his public ministry.

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Over the next two weeks I will be exploring
the mysteries of Our Lord through the gift of the rosary.
The "Mysteries of Light" or the "Luminous Mysteries"
 seems appropriate in this week before Holy Week
as it reflects on five well-known
stories of Christ's life beginning with his
Baptism and ending with The Last Supper.
****
Look for Biblical images in some of the Gospels quotes this week.
****

*Pope John Paul II added the
Mysteries of Light to the rosary in 2002.

His hope was for the rosary to become more fully

"a compendium of the Gospel" that reflects more fully

the many mysteries of the life of Christ.