Holy Week ~ PRESENCE

“And they all left him and fled.” (Mark 14:50)

How fickle can humanity be?! We go from courageously promising our friendship to fearfully running away from Jesus when he was most in need of our presence and support. This week make time holy and be with Jesus on the journey, remain by his side, be courageously present to the end, and be transformed by the experience.

VIDEO: Sister Columbia Fernandez, OP Congregation of Dominican Sisters of Our Lady of the Rosary and St. Catherine of Siena, Cabra. Port Elizabeth, South Africa

BLOG: Presence across time and space by Sister Chris Koellhoffer, IHM/Scranton

PODCAST: AS195 Ask Sister - Holy Week homestretch, First Communion gifts, asking for prayers, penance, metrics for holiness 

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SCRIPTURE READINGS:
Sunday, March 28, 2021 ~ Palm Sunday
 Mark 11: 1-10
 Isaiah 50: 4-7
 Psalm 22: 8-9, 17-20, 23-24
 Philippians 2: 6-11
 Mark 14: 1—15: 47

Monday, March 29, 2021
 Isaiah 42: 1-7
 Psalm 27: 1-3, 13-14
 John 12: 1-11

Tuesday, March 30, 2021
 Isaiah 49: 1-6
 Psalm 71: 1-6, 15, 17
 John 13: 21-33, 36-38

Wednesday, March 31, 2021
 Isaiah 50: 4-9
 Psalm 69: 8-10, 21-22, 31, 33-34
 Matthew 26: 14-25

Holy Thursday, April 1, 2021
 Exodus 12: 1-8, 11-14
 Psalm 116: 12-18
 1Corinthians 11: 23-26
 John 13: 1-15

Good Friday of the Lord's Passion, April 2, 2021
 Isaiah 52: 13—53: 12
 Psalm 31: 2, 6, 12-13, 15-17, 25
 Hebrews 4: 14-16, 5: 7-9
 John 18: 1—19: 42

Easter Vigil/Saturday, April 3, 2021
 RDG 1: Genesis 1: 1—2: 2 –or—Genesis 1: 1, 26-31
 Response: Psalm 104: 1-2, 5-6, 10, 12-14, 24, 35 –or—Psalm 33: 4-7 12-13, 20, 22
 RDG 2: Genesis 22: 1-8 –or—Genesis 22: 1-2, 9-13, 15-18
 Response: Psalm 16: 5, 8-11
 RDG 3: Exodus 14: 15—15: 1
 Response: Exodus 15: 1-6, 17-18
 RDG 4: Isaiah 54: 5-14
 Response: Psalm 30: 2, 4-6, 11-13
 RDG 5: Isaiah 55: 1-11
 Response: Isaiah 12: 2-6
 RDG 6: Bar 3: 9-15, 32—4: 4
 Response: Psalm 19: 8-11
 RDG 7: Ezekiel 36: 1-28
 Response: Psalm 42: 3,5 43: 3-4 –or Isaiah 12: 2-6 –or—Psalm 51: 12-15, 18-19
 Epistle: Romans 6: 3-11
 Response: Psalm 118: 1-2, 16-17, 22-23
 Gospel: Mark 16: 1-7

Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021
 Acts 10: 34, 37-43
 Psalm 118: 1-2, 16-17, 22-23
 Colossians 3: 1-4 –or—1Corinthians 5: 6-8
 John 20: 1-9