Easter Sunday — Sermon by Fr. Ermatinger
The Women at the Tomb,Byzantine, 13th cent. Translation of the Epistle for Easter Sunday Brethren, purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new dough, as you really are without leaven. For Christ, our passover, has been sacrificed. Therefore, let us keep festival, not with the old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. Translation of the Holy Gospel According to Saint [...]
Easter Sunday — A Message from St. Pope John Paul II
The Maries at the Sepulchre,imitator of Andrea Mantegna,cir. 1460-1550 Translation of the Gospel According to Mark (16:1-7) At that time, Mary Magdalen, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought sweet spices, that coming they might anoint Jesus. And very early in the morning, the first day of the week, they came to the sepulcher, the sun being now risen. And they said one to another: Who shall roll us back the stone from [...]
Palm Sunday (6th Sunday in Lent) — The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPn5cU32Egk The Passion Accordign to St. Matthew -- Hilarion Alfeyev The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew Where C. =Cronicler J. = Jesus and S. = the Rest C. Then Jesus came with them into a country place which is called Gethsemani; and He said to His disciples: J. Sit you here, till I go yonder and pray. Christus im Getsemani-Garten betend,Hermann Clementz, ca. 1900 C. And taking with Him Peter and [...]
Passion Sunday (5th Sunday in Lent) — A Message from St. Pope Leo the Great
Translation of the Holy Gospel According to John (8:46-59) Before Abraham was, I AM At that time, Jesus said to the multitudes of the Jews: Which of you shall convince Me of sin? If I say the truth to you, why do you not believe Me? He that is of God, heareth the words of God. Therefore you hear them not, because you are not of God. The Jews therefore answered, and said to Him: [...]
Fourth Sunday in Lent / Lætáre Sunday — Sermon by Fr. Ermatinger
Banishment of Hagar and Ishmael,Pieter Jozef Verhaghen,1781 Translation of the Epistle for the Fourth Sunday of Lent Brethren: it is written that Abraham had two sons; the one by a bond-woman, and the other by a free-woman. But he who was of the bond-woman was born according to the flesh; but he of the free-woman was by promise. Which things are said by an allegory. For these are the two testaments; the one from Mount [...]