There is a pattern to serving one another which was established by Jesus in the last days of his life when he did three particular things: washed his disciples’ feet, established the Eucharist, and died on the Cross. Follow this practical advice to imitating Jesus in serving others.
Generated to new life through Baptism, we too are called to witness the life and hope that are within us. If our quest and our thirst are thoroughly quenched in Christ, we will manifest that salvation is not found in the “things” of this world, which ultimately produce drought, but in he who has loved us and will always love us: Jesus, our Saviour, in the living water, that he offers us.
Walk alongside Jesus in his passion and Cross and be prepared to walk with compassion alongside our suffering brothers and sisters, with these meditations on the Way of the Cross in light of the work of the Society of St Vincent de Paul. The Fifth and Sixth Stations are included in this blog.
We often say: I do not have time to pray, I am unable to carry out a service in the parish, to respond to the requests of others…But we must not forget that the Baptism and Confirmation we have received has made us witnesses, not because of our ability, but as a result of the gift of the Spirit.
Walk alongside Jesus in his passion and Cross and be prepared to walk with compassion alongside our suffering brothers and sisters, with these meditations on the Way of the Cross in light of the work of the Society of St Vincent de Paul. The Third and Fourth Stations are included in this blog.
The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is the same sacrifice as that of Jesus on the cross at Calvary, “a real event that occurred in our history, but it is unique: all other historical events happen once, and then they pass away, swallowed up in the past. The Paschal Mystery of Christ, by contrast, cannot remain only in the past, because…[Christ] participates in the divine eternity, and so transcends all times while being made present in them all”.
