41 Easter Sunday

Ye Seek Jesus of Nazareth

DVRodriguez2020-04-14T07:42:37-04:00

"Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, Who was crucified." On Easter morning, despite their fears, the holy women went to the tomb to seek Christ - because they loved Him! This is the vocation of every Christian: to constantly seek and love Him more. 'Going to the tomb' is a beautiful description of the Catholic Mass, for the altar mystically represents the tomb. So ask yourself, which is greater: fear you have or your love for Christ? St. Thomas' faith was enlivened by touching the Sacred Wounds, signs of Christ's passion. We must be willing to sacrifice and suffer in order to seek Christ and [...]

Ye Seek Jesus of NazarethDVRodriguez2020-04-14T07:42:37-04:00

Church Fathers on the Resurrection

wpengine2026-04-15T13:50:10-04:00

Listen to what the great Fathers of the Church preached on this very day: St Augustine, Pope St. Leo the Great, and St. Gregory Nazianzen.

Church Fathers on the Resurrectionwpengine2026-04-15T13:50:10-04:00

Five Reasons for the Five Wounds

svfonline2019-04-30T15:18:45-04:00

On Good Friday, Our Lord suffered in every part of His Body and Soul in order to undo all the sins committed by man for all times and all places. The Scriptures (prophet Isaias) tell us that “His appearance was … marred, beyond human semblance.” Yet, on Easter Sunday, all the wounds were healed save the five wounds of the nails and the spear. These He glorified and chose to keep (they are the only man-made things we know of in Heaven at present). Why did He keep them? We can learn many lessons from five reasons provided by St. Thomas [...]

Five Reasons for the Five Woundssvfonline2019-04-30T15:18:45-04:00