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Pondering Jesus’ Passion, part 2

Speaking of the Suffering Servant, the Prophet Isaiah said, “Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows…he was crushed for our iniquities…and with his wounds we are healed” (Is. 53:4-5). In today’s meditation, we pray with Johann Starck as we ponder Good Friday, the day of Jesus’ death. …

Pondering Jesus’ Passion, part 1

We know the last week of Lent as “Holy Week.” The last two weeks of Lent, including Holy Week, are also called “Passiontide”—the time we direct our attention specifically to the passion, or suffering, of our Lord Jesus Christ. In today’s meditation, Johann Starck exhorts us in pondering our Lord’s …

Fourth Sunday in Lent (2021)

Jesus Christ, the Son of God, came down from heaven to be the true Bread who gives life to the world. In this prayer, we ask our heavenly Father to give us this Bread, so that He may live in us and we may live in Him. Fourth Sunday in …