Thursday, April 2, 2015

Project BLACK MAMBA

Were 2 April not Holy Thursday, we would remember Saint Francis of Paola, O.M. (1416-1507), founder of the Order of Minims: Saint-link ūnus, Saint-link duo, & Wikipedia-link Foxtrot; Wikipedia-link Minims.

Scripture of Holy Thursday
Personal Reading
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter twenty-three, verses fifty thru fifty-two;
The Second Letter of John;
The Third Letter of John.

Commentary: 2 John & 3 John are tiny little things, twelve & thirteen verses respectively. In my Bible, the introduction to each occupies as much if not more space than the text of the epistle being introduced.

Chrism Mass Readings
The Book of Isaiah, chapter sixty-one, verses one thru three(A), six(A), eight(B) thru nine;
Psalm Eighty-nine, twenty-one & twenty-two, twenty-five, twenty-seven;
The Book of Revelation, chapter one, verses five thru eight;
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter four, verses sixteen thru twenty-one.

Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper Readings
The Book of Exodus, chapter twelve, verses one thru eight, eleven thru fourteen;
Psalm One Hundred Sixteen, verses twelve & thirteen, fifteen & sixteen(B,C), seventeen & eighteen;
The First Letter to the Corinthians, chapter eleven, verses twenty-three thru twenty-six;
The Gospel according to John, chapter thirteen, verses one thru fifteen.

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Mass Journal: Week 10
Sunday, 1 March 2015
Before Christmas last year, I saw a Jewish scholar interviewed on television. The topic of discussion was the influence Jesus has exerted on human history. In summary, the scholar concluded, "The impact this man has had on human history is undeniable. Because of this man we call Jesus, the world will never again be the same. Because of Jesus, men & women will never think the same. Regardless of whether or not we believe [H]e was the Son of God, because of this man who walked the earth two thousand years ago, men & women will never live the same, will never be the same."
Commentary: A word of clarification: Though I write in my DynamicCatholic.com-supplied Mass journal whenever the Spirit moves me, the words I have been quoting under the "Mass Journal" title are not my own, nor was it even my intention to misrepresent them as such. These are the weekly reflections published in the Mass journal by the folks at Matthew Kelly's Dynamic Catholic organization. I, your humble narrator, am sorry for any confusion.

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