Daily Lenten Reflections

Monday, April 6, 2020

Monday of Holy Week

Reflection

Today in the first Servant Song, our merciful God elicits hope as He promises to restore His people with new life through His gentle and humble Servant, the Messiah. The Psalm readings bolster this promise of hope through the Word Made Flesh, Our Lord who is our light and salvation. He is “a covenant for all people; a light for all nations.” Through Him and the gift of faith, we shall be rescued from the confines of sin and know the life-giving presence of God.” In the Gospel, Lazarus, Martha, and Mary host a dinner to honor and thank Jesus for who He is and for what He has done for them. Mary clearly reveals to Christ her love for Him by washing His feet with fine oil. God’s promise of hope permeates the room as did the aromatic oil, as Christ alluded to Mary and others, new life in the Resurrection.

Christ informed Judas that “you do not always have me.” But we do—through the Eucharist! Our Father has revealed His Chosen One, His Son, not only in Isaiah, but at the river Jordan during His baptism and again during Mass in the Eucharistic Prayer, “Through Him, with Him, and in Him…in the unity of the Holy Spirit.” Prior to His suffering and death, Christ took the time to have a meal with His friends and ultimately with us—to share His Pure Love, as He invites each of us to drink from His cup, the Blood of the new and eternal covenant.

Prayer

Dear Lord, through the grace of the Holy Spirit, let us maximize “opportunity” during Holy Week through daily reflection and the celebration of the Eucharist. Let us anoint You with our love, so that through death to self, we may share in the land of the living!

Maureen Munn Condon, Member of the Worshipping Community

Scripture

First Reading: Isaiah 42:1-7
Psalm 27:1-3, 13-14
Gospel: John 12:1-11

Daily Scripture readings can be found online at the USCCB website

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The Mission of Edmundite Campus Ministry at Saint Michael’s College is to share the Good News of the Gospel with the College community by facilitating encounter with Jesus Christ. We do this through the celebration of the Church’s Liturgy, in programs promoting knowledge of the Catholic faith, by developing ecumenical and interreligious relationships, and providing retreats and other opportunities for personal spiritual growth.

The Catholic and Edmundite tradition upon which the College was founded is grounded in the conviction that all women and men are created in the image and likeness of God providing a special dignity unique to each person. Such dignity requires human life to be respected in all of its stages recognizing that we are all children of God.

Therefore, in its pursuit of furthering the Reign of God, the Edmundite Campus Ministry staff seeks to interact with and support every member of the College community in their search for Truth, contributing to the “enhancement of the human person and to the advancement of human culture in light of the Catholic faith.”