Un-Quiet Word for Today
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un-quiet word for today, march 21st, 2021
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The days are coming, says the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah.
Jeremiah 31: 31
The Hour has Come
“I just got my second shot! I have been vaccinated!”
There is a buzz in the air. The above phrases are being repeated in many conversations and circles as people get their vaccines. We are all hoping that this is over! We are so ready to get back to normal. We cannot wait for that day!
We have all been affected in some way, shape or form by the pandemic. Experts tell us that the consequences will be seen for years to come, but even with that, the good news of a return to our routines fills all of us with hope. The key question however is: can this lowest moment prove to be a turning point?
Moments of darkness, weakness, failure or desperation can be moments of great change and growth; for instance, when an alcoholic hits rock bottom and, by the grace of God, manages to turn his/her life around. Can this be for all of us a ‘turning around moment’?
The people who have been away for so long (100 years) in the first reading, finally hear the words “go home.” The Lord forgives their evil doing and remembers their past no more. Might this be for them the hour that change comes into their lives? How must this moment transform their relationship with God, but also with one another?
“The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
Amen, amen, I say to you,
unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies,
it remains just a grain of wheat...” (John 12: 24)
Jesus’ hour of glory has come. It is not a moment of triumph like the world usually relates to us that moments of glory are. It is a moment of shame and humiliation. It is an hour of supreme self-giving, but God will transform this hour into an hour of glory for Jesus and an hour of grace for us.
Reflecting on what, for Jesus, was his finest hour will help us to evaluate our lives differently. Looking back on our lives we will see that the incidents which seemed to be great failures were incidents which shaped the lives we have now. The things that hurt us and the things that helped us cannot be separated from each other. To survive the low moment requires a special kind of faith. It involves sowing in tears. It would be unbearable unless there was a quiet hope mixed with our sadness: the hope that after the years of struggle will come harvest. This can’t be seen at the time. It can only be seen only in retrospect.
What good can come from this whole experience for us? How will this low moment transform the way we relate to others? When we see the pain and frustration of other people, will this be my problem too or just theirs? When we see the glaring mistakes and even the sinfulness of other people, what will happen? When we see the dissension and lack of love in our local church community, how will we react to this low moment? Can this be ‘the hour’ that has come for us to change or not?
Create a clean heart in me, O God. (Responsorial Psalm)
~ Father Anthony
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readings of the mass
SELECT HERE for the Audio recording of the Readings of Sunday, March 21st, 2021, Fourth Sunday of Lent.
SELECT HERE for the Readings of Sunday, March 21st, 2021, Fourth Sunday of Lent.
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reflections
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PALM SUNDAY IS MARCH 28TH, 2021
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Palm Sunday is the final Sunday of Lent, the beginning of Holy Week, and commemorates the triumphant arrival of Christ in Jerusalem.READ MORE about Palm Sunday.
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Holy Week at Saint Boniface
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March 28th: Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
Mass Times: Saturday 4:00PM, Sunday 8:00AM and 10:30AM
Palm Sunday is the final Sunday of Lent, the beginning of Holy Week, and commemorates the triumphant arrival of Christ in Jerusalem.
April 1st: Holy Thursday of the Lord’s Supper
Morning Lauds: 8:00AM
Mass Time: 7:00PM
Holy Thursday is the celebration of Christ's Last Supper with His disciples.
April 2nd: Good Friday of the Lord's Passion
Morning Lauds: 8:00AM
Stations of the Cross: 12:00PM
Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross: 1:00PM
Liturgy & Veneration of the Cross: 7:00PM
Good Friday is the day on which Catholics commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
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April 3rd: Holy Saturday, Easter Vigil of the Holy Night
Morning Lauds: 8:00AM
Mass Time: 7:30PM, Please register for your attendance.
The Easter Vigil Mass is one of the most beautiful and sacred Masses of the year. Light of Hope.
April 4th: Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord.
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The Mass: March 21st, 2021. Fifth Sunday of lent
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