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April 6
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Holy Thursday
Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper
Holy Thursday
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Good Friday of the Lord's Passion
Vigil During the Night of Easter
Easter
April 27
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The Resources for Catholic Educators web
site contains a number of pages of Lenten resources.
For your convenience, I have listed them below: |
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General Web sites - Prayer & Meditation
- Lenten Clipart - Crafts & Activities - Coloring Pages
- Stations of the Cross - Lesson Plans - Catholic Relief Services
Lenten Programs and Resources
At the foot of the Cross - Meditation
by Gilles Côté
"Even When I have nothing to offer Him,
then... Igive Him this nothing." --Therese of Lisieux
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Seven Last Words of Jesus
on the Cross
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This issue of the
Catholic Educators Newsletter focusses on the
Seven seven last words of Jesus.
For each of the seven words you will find,
- a list of links to resources available online that can help
better understand and meditate on each word;
- separate printable sheets with short excerpts from various
online resources: prayers, homilies, commentaries, meditations,
images... For each excerpt, a link is provided so that you
can read the full text from which the excerpts were taken..
Click on the links below to see these resources:
Father, forgive
them; they do not know what they are doing.
Indeed,
I promise you, today you will be with Me in paradise.
Woman,
this is your son...this is your mother.
Eli,
Eli, lama sabachthani?...My God, my God, why have You deserted
Me?
I am thirsty.
It is accomplished.
Father, into Your hands
I commit My spirit.
Also provided is
a prayer/meditation on the seven last
words of Jesus. For individual or group reflection/prayer. Please
feel free to adapt it to your needs. |
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 Father,
forgive them;
they do not know what they are doing.
Excerpts
from online resources
'Father,
forgive them!' - A reflection on Luke 23:34 - A powerful reflection
by William Loader
Sister Helen Préjean, Author of "Dead Man Walking"
speaks at the University of Dayton - April 24, 2002
"Father,
forgive them, for they know not what they do." (Luke 23:34)
by Kathleen Horton - Professor, Northwest Christian College
Meditation |
Indeed, I promise you,
today you will be with me in paradise.
Excerpts
from online resources
Patron
Saints Index: Saint Dismas - information and resources related
to Dismas, the Good Thief.
Judgement:
Facing the Truth about our Lives - by Glen Arcan Western Catholic
Reporter Editor.
"Truly,
I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise." (Luke
23:43) by Ben Swagerty - Peer Minister, Newman Center
Meditation |
Woman,
this is your son
...this is your mother.
Excerpts from online resources
Mary at the Foot of the Cross - no longer available) The text
of John 19:25-27 From the New Jerusalem Bible and a photo of of
Michaelangelo's Pietà. Click on the small image of the
Pietà for a larger version. The page is intended as a help
to meditation. This is part of the Catholic
Ireland
web site which contains an extensive and beautifully made
section with a number of meditations on the role of Mary.
Meditation
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Eli,
Eli, lama sabachthani?
...My God, my God, why have You deserted Me?
Excerpts
from online resources
Meditation
I am thirsty.
Excerpts from online resources
"I
thirst!" (John 19:28) by Stefani Catone - Pastoral Associate,
Newman Center
Meditation |
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It
is accomplished.
"It is finished!" (John 19:30) - Sr. Dodi Poelzer
Maryknoll
Meditation
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Father,
into Your hands I commit My spirit.
Excerpts
from online resources
Meditation |
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Upcoming Conferences
& Forums
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The 100th Annual NCEA Convention and Exposition - Let the Centennial
Begin! - April 22-25, 2003 - St. Louis, Missouri
11th Annual NPCD National Convocation - April 22-25, 2003 - Adam's
Mark Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri
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Deep and Meaningful Comments
That Make You Stop and Ponder...
ON RELIGIOUS PRACTICES - Photons have mass? I didn't know they
were Catholic!
ON INFINITY - If you had everything, where would you keep it?
ON HUMILITY - To err is human, to moo bovine.
ON PROPHECY - The meek shall inherit the earth -- they are too
weak to refuse. |
Actual announcements from Church Bulletins
Next Thursday there will be tryouts for the choir. They need
all the help they can get.
Announcement in the church bulletin for a National
PRAYER & FASTING Conference: "The cost for attending
the Fasting and Prayer conference includes meals."
The eighth graders will be presenting Shakespeare's
"Hamlet" in the church basement on Friday at 7 p.m.
The congregation is invited to attend this tragedy.
This being Easter Sunday, we will ask Mrs. Lewis
to come forward and lay an egg on the altar.
-- From Laughter
and Religion:
Does God Have a Sense of Humour? |
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