If
he gives his life as an offering for sin,
he shall see his descendants in a long life,
and the will of the LORD shall be accomplished through him.
Because of his affliction
he shall see the light in fullness of days;
through his suffering, my servant shall justify many,
and their guilt he shall bear.
Therefore I will give him his portion among the great,
and he shall divide the spoils with the mighty,
because he surrendered himself to death
and was counted among the wicked;
and he shall take away the sins of many,
and win pardon for their offenses.
he shall see his descendants in a long life,
and the will of the LORD shall be accomplished through him.
Because of his affliction
he shall see the light in fullness of days;
through his suffering, my servant shall justify many,
and their guilt he shall bear.
Therefore I will give him his portion among the great,
and he shall divide the spoils with the mighty,
because he surrendered himself to death
and was counted among the wicked;
and he shall take away the sins of many,
and win pardon for their offenses.
Isaiah 53: 10-12
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“The Cross is
the word through which God has responded to evil in the world. Sometimes it may
seem as though God does not react to evil, as if he is silent. And yet, God has
spoken, he has replied, and his answer is the Cross of Christ: a word which is
love, mercy, forgiveness. It is also reveals a judgment, namely that God, in
judging us, loves us. Let us remember this: God judges us by loving us. If I
embrace his love then I am saved, if I refuse it, then I am condemned, not by
him, but my own self, because God never condemns, he only loves and saves.
Dear brothers
and sisters, the word of the Cross is also the answer which Christians offer in
the face of evil, the evil that continues to work in us and around us.
Christians must respond to evil with good, taking the Cross upon themselves as
Jesus did….
Let us walk
together along the Way of the Cross and let us do so carrying in our hearts
this word of love and forgiveness. Let us go forward waiting for the
Resurrection of Jesus, who loves us so much. He is all love!”
Address of Pope
Francis
Good Friday, 29
March 2013
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“…Let us consider
Jesus' pain, and let us say to ourselves: it is for me; even if I were the only
person in the world, He would have done this, for me. Let us kiss the crucifix
and say: 'For me, thank you Jesus, for me ...”. When all appears to be lost,
when no one remains because the shepherd has been smitten and the flock has
scattered, God will intervene with the power of the resurrection….”
Pope Francis, General Audience
16 April 2014
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| The place of Christ's Crucifixion Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem |
Pilgrimage
to the Holy Land
Join Fr.
Kenneth Smith as we follow in the footsteps of Jesus from November 2 - 12,
2014. The scriptures will come alive on this journey to the roots of
our faith. Tour includes: Daily Mass at holy sites, licensed
Christian guide, accommodation in First Class hotels (five nights in Jerusalem,
three nights in Tiberias, on the shore of the Sea of Galilee), breakfast and
dinner daily, land transportation by deluxe motorcoach, roundtrip motorcoach
transportation from Abbottstown and Harrisburg, PA to New York JFK
Airport, roundtrip airfare from New York to Tel Aviv on nonstop flights with
Delta Airlines, and more, for $3,459 per person/double occupancy. Airfares
from other departure cities throughout the USA are available on request.
We anticipate an audience with the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem as well as time to visit, get to know, and have dinner with our brothers and sisters, the local Christians, "the living stones" of the Holy Land.
For complete
details on this pilgrimage, please contact: George’s International
Tours, (800) 566-7499, sales@georgesintl.com, or Karen Hurley, k.m.hurley1@gmail.com.
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