MONDAY (March 29, 2021)
Monday in Holy Week
In the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Gospel Sentence
“Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.” (John 12:24)
Reading
“But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come, then through the greater and more perfect tent (not made with hands, that is, not of this creation) he entered once for all into the holy places, not by means of the blood of goats and calves but by means of his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption. For if the blood of goats and bulls, and the sprinkling of defiled persons with the ashes of a heifer, sanctify for the purification of the flesh, how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the living God. Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.” (Hebrews 9:11–15)
Meditation
The sacrifices of animals and grains could never pay for our sins for all time. Only the blood of Jesus Christ, God’s Son, cleanses us from all sin. And He offered Himself up once and for all, so that we can forever be in God’s presence, holy and pure and without spot or blemish. That is what God does for you in His Son.
Silence
Prayer for Holy Cross Member
Heavenly Father, bless Del with faith in you and fervent love toward all those who cross her path this day. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Prayer for Monday in Holy Week
Almighty God, grant that in the midst of our failures and weaknesses we may be restored through the passion and intercession of Your only-begotten Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Lord’s Prayer