Today we commemorate the Passion and death of our Lord. Let us all spend time in prayer and contemplation and reflect on how He freely surrendered himself to die for our sins. He bore that heavy cross on His way to save us all.
But for all its sorrow and pain, the account of Christ’s Passion and death offers us something that may seem contradictory. It gives us reason to hope, because with his Passion and death, Christ gave us a new Genesis. He offered us a new beginning, a new chance, a new way of going forward. Because of what happened this day, we can begin again.
"O Jesus, Who by reason of Thy burning love for us hast willed to be crucified and to shed Thy Most Precious Blood for the redemption and salvation of our souls, look down upon us here gathered together in remembrance of Thy most sorrowful Passion and Death, fully trusting in Thy mercy; cleanse us from sin by Thy grace, sanctify our toil, give unto us and unto all those who are dear to us our daily bread, sweeten our sufferings, bless our families, and to the nations so sorely afflicted, grant Thy peace, which is the only true peace, so that by obeying Thy commandments we may come at last to the glory of heaven." Amen.
MAY YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES BE BLESSED THIS DAY. From the CCUSA Staff
