Project BLACK MAMBA: Lent — Holy Week

'Tis the feast of Blessed Didacus Joseph of Cadiz, Priest, O.F.M. Cap. (1743-1801): Blessed-link ūnus, Blessed-link duo, & Wikipedia-link.

'Tis also the feast of Blessed Óscar Romero, Bishop & Martyr (1917-1980), martyred by parties unknown during the Salvadoran Civil War: Martyr-link & Wikipedia-link.

Commentary: Wayback Machine. This time last year, Blessed Óscar was the Venerable Óscar. I continue to pray for the day he will be recognized/revealed as Saint Óscar.

Scripture of the Day
Mass Readings—Chrism Mass
The Book of Isaiah, chapter sixty-one, verses one thru three(a), six(a), & eight(b) thru nine;
Psalm Eighty-nine, verses 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.

Mass Readings—Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper
The Book of Exodus, chapter twelve, verses one thru eight & eleven thru fourteen;
Psalm One Hundred Sixteen, verses twelve, thirteen, fifteen thru sixteen(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.

Personal Reading
The Book of Exodus, chapter nineteen (verses one thru twenty-five);
The Book of Exodus, chapter twenty (verses one thru twenty-six);
The Book of Genesis, chapter one, verse one thru chapter two, verse two.

Commentary: Arrival at Sinai (19:1-15), the Great Theophany (19:16-25), the Ten Commandments (20:1-17), & the Fear of God (20:18-26). The creation account from Genesis is the first reading at the marathon Easter Vigil, probably the most beautiful liturgy of the whole year. It is my honor this year to have been asked to read the first reading at the Vigil; today, I started practicing.