Scripture of Good Friday
Personal Reading
The Gospel according to Luke, chapter twenty-three, verses fifty-three & fifty-four.
Good Friday of the Lord's Passion Readings
The Book of Isaiah, chapter fifty-two, verses thirteen thru chapter fifty-three, verses twelve;
Psalm Thirty-one, verses two, six, twelve & thirteen, fifteen thru seventeen, twenty-five;
The Letter to the Hebrews, chapter four, verses fourteen thru sixteen & chapter five, verses seven thru nine;
The Gospel according to John, chapter eighteen, verse one thru chapter nineteen, verse forty-two.
Mass Journal: Week 11
Sunday, 8 March 2015
Reflection by Matthew Kelly
The life of Jesus Christ is indelibly engraved upon history; neither the erosion of time nor the devastating & compounding effects of evil have been able to erase [H]is influence. Some people thought [H]e was crazy; others considered [H]im a misfit, a troublemaker, a rebel. He was condemned as a criminal, yet [H]is life & teachings reverberate throughout history. He saw things differently, & h[H]e had no respect for the status quo. You can praise [H]im, disagree with [H]im, quote [H]im, disbelieve [H]im, glorify [H]im, or vilify [H]im. About the only thing you cannot do is ignore [H]im, & that is a lesson that every age learns in its own way. You can't ignore Jesus, because [H]e changed things. He is the single greatest agent of change in human history. He made the lame walk, taught the simple, set captives free, gave sight to the blind, fed the hungry, healed the sick, comforted the afflicted, afflicted the comfortable, & in all of these, captured the imagination of every generation.
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