1. religion and spirituality
2. christianity
3. catholicism

CHRIST-CENTERED + APOSTOLIC + FAITHFUL + WELCOMING + SERVING + HISTORIC
SAINT JOSEPH CATHEDRAL
THE MOTHER CHURCH OF THE DIOCESE
212 EAST BROAD STREET
COLUMBUS, OHIO 43215
PHONE: (614) 224-1295
FAX: (614) 224-1176
www.saintjosephcathedral.org
www.cathedralmusic.org
HOLY CROSS CHURCH
THE FIRST CATHOLIC CHURCH IN COLUMBUS
204 SOUTH FIFTH STREET
COLUMBUS, OHIO 43215
PHONE: (614) 224-3416
FAX: (614) 224-9916
www.holycrosscatholic.com
Saint Lawrence Haven: (614) 228-0799
Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion ~ March 29, 2015
“Let us run to accompany Him as He hastens toward His passion, and imitate those who met
Him then, not by covering His path with garments, olive branches or palms, but by doing all
we can to prostrate ourselves before Him by being humble and by trying to live as He would
wish. Then we shall be able to receive the Word at His coming, and God, whom no limits can
contain, will be within us. Let us spread before His feet, not garments or soulless olive
branches, which delight the eye for a few hours and then wither, but ourselves, clothed in His
grace, or rather, clothed completely in Him. We who have been baptized into Christ must
ourselves be the garments that we spread before Him.”
[FROM A SERMON BY SAINT ANDREW OF CRETE, BISHOP]
+ MOST REVEREND FREDERICK F. CAMPBELL, D.D., PH.D., BISHOP OF THE DIOCESE OF COLUMBUS
+ MOST REVEREND JAMES A. GRIFFIN, J.C.L., J.D., BISHOP EMERITUS OF COLUMBUS
Very Reverend Michael J. Lumpe, Vicar for Priests, Diocese of Columbus;
Rector, Saint Joseph Cathedral; Pastor, Holy Cross Church
Reverend Hilary C. Ike, In Residence, Saint Joseph Cathedral; Defender of the Bond, Diocesan Tribunal
Reverend Paul A. Noble, In Residence, Saint Joseph Cathedral; Diocesan Director of Vocations
Reverend B. Augustine Okpe, In Residence, Holy Cross Church; Doctoral Studies, Duquesne University
Reverend Ramon Owera, C.F.I.C., In Residence, Holy Cross Church; Hospital Chaplain: [email protected]
Reverend Mr. Anthony Davis, Transitional Deacon
Reverend Mr. James Gorski, Permanent Deacon; Assistant Director of Cathedral RCIA: [email protected]
Reverend Mr. Thomas Johnston, Permanent Deacon: [email protected]
Sr. Anne Keenan, O.P., Holy Cross Pastoral Associate; Director of RCIA: [email protected]
Mr. Jake Neal, Director of Cathedral RCIA and Religious Education: [email protected]
Ms. Deborah Matthews, Coordinator of Religious Education: [email protected]
Dr. Paul Thornock, Cathedral Director of Music: [email protected]
Mr. Robert Wisniewski, Cathedral Principal Organist and Assistant Director of Music: [email protected]
Mrs. Kelly Doman, Holy Cross Director of Music: [email protected]
Mrs. Nancy Thornock, Cathedral Wedding Coordinator: [email protected]
HOLY CROSS PARISH OFFICE
CATHEDRAL PARISH OFFICE
MONDAY-THURSDAY, 8:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.
MONDAY-FRIDAY, 7:30 A.M. – 5:30 P.M.
PHONE: (614) 224-1295 | FAX: (614) 224-1176
PHONE: (614) 224-3416 | FAX: (614) 224-9916
Mrs. Terri Scott, Business Manager
Mr. Michael Agriesti, Business Manager
[email protected]
[email protected]
Ms. Carol Stollenwerk, Administrative Assistant
[email protected]
NEW PARISHIONER REGISTRATION
Welcome to the parishes of Saint Joseph Cathedral and Holy Cross Church. We are glad that you are here, and invite you to
become part of our parish families not only to be nourished by both Word and Sacrament, but also to become involved in one or
more of our parish ministries. To register you can pick up a form by the main entrances of our historic churches, stop by the
Sacristy after Mass, visit our web sites, or contact either parish office. Welcome!
THE SACRAMENTS
Baptism, Reconciliation/Confession, First Communion, Confirmation, Matrimony, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders. Please
read the information provided in this bulletin about all seven Sacraments available at Saint Joseph Cathedral and Holy Cross
Church, including contact information, necessary preparations, and scheduling.
OUTREACH TO FEEDING THE POOR AND NEEDY
Saint Lawrence Haven (on the grounds of Holy Cross Church) ~ Heather Swiger ~ [email protected]
Twice-Daily Food Distribution at Saint Joseph Cathedral ~ (614) 224-1295
SAINT JOSEPH CATHEDRAL MUSIC
THE OFFICE OF TENEBRAE ~ Good Friday, April 3 at 8:00 p.m.
The Cathedral Schola's annual performance of music for Tenebrae, including Thomas Tallis' Lamentations of Jeremiah, has
become one of the Cathedral's most popular events. The evening is marked by the gradual extinction of candles, culminating in
the performance of Gregorio Allegri's Miserere in a completely darkened Cathedral.
Admission is a suggested donation of $10 at the door.
COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MEETINGS
The Saint Joseph Cathedral Pastoral Council meets monthly at 7:00 p.m. on the last Tuesday of the month; the Holy Cross
Pastoral Council meets on a quarterly basis at 6:00 p.m. The Councils are advisory and assist Fr. Lumpe, as Rector and Pastor,
with parish issues, planning and coordination. Parishioners are welcome at Council meetings and can contact Council Chairs to
address the Council: Cathedral: Michael Elton, (614) 407-7770, [email protected]; Holy Cross: Tom Duncan,
(740) 881-3576, [email protected].
HOLY CROSS CHURCH PASTORAL COUNCIL
SAINT JOSEPH CATHEDRAL PASTORAL COUNCIL
Tom Duncan, Chair; Betty Morbitzer, Vice-Chair;
Michael Elton, Chair; Nico Franano, Second Chair;
Jane Visocan, Secretary; Jack Kustron,
Ruth Holt, Secretary; Rev. Mr. James Gorski,
Don Laird, Ann Seren, Winston Swaby,
Rev. Mr. Thomas Johnston, Amanda Gilespie,
Ex Officio: Mike Agriesti, Deborah Matthews,
Chris Daly, Crystal Bensonhaver, Don Leonard,
Sr. Anne Keenan, O.P.
Phil Renico, Eric Van Buskirk, Felicia Krakowa,
Carrie Boor, Marilyn Tomasi
1
Mass, Liturgy and Devotion Schedule
The Lord’s Day
Vigil Mass: Saturday, 5:15 p.m. (Cathedral); Sunday, 8:00 a.m. (Cathedral); 9:00 a.m. (Holy Cross);
10:30 a.m. (Cathedral); 11:00 a.m. (Holy Cross); 12:30 p.m. (Cathedral); 5:15 p.m. (Holy Cross)
Weekday Masses
7:30 a.m., Monday-Friday (Cathedral); 11:30 a.m. Tuesday-Saturday (Holy Cross);
12:05 p.m., Monday-Friday (Cathedral); 5:15 p.m., Wednesdays (Cathedral)
Weekly Holy Hours with Confessions
Wednesday, following the 5:15 p.m. Mass, Confessions heard, Benediction 6:45 p.m. (Cathedral)
Thursday, 10:45 a.m., Confessions heard, Benediction 11:45 a.m. (Cathedral)
Confessions
Tuesday, 10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m. (Cathedral); Wednesday and Friday, 11:00 a.m. (Holy Cross);
Saturday, 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. (Cathedral); Sunday, 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. (Holy Cross)
First Friday Devotions; First Saturday Mass
First Friday Sorrowful Mother Novena, following the 11:30 a.m. Mass (Holy Cross);
First Friday All-Evening Eucharistic Adoration and Devotional Prayers, beginning at 7:30 p.m. with Mass,
followed by Confessions, Devotional Prayers, with Benediction at 11:30 p.m. (Holy Cross);
First Saturday Mass with Filipino Catholic Community, 7:30 p.m. (Holy Cross)
ON THIS PALM SUNDAY we ask in varying degrees of puzzlement how the crowd which welcomed Jesus with such enthusiasm
during His entry into Jerusalem would turn against Him so quickly within days and demand His crucifixion and the release of
Barabbas who had been condemned for murder? Their welcome and shouts for Jesus were superficial. Their support for Him was
only skin deep. It was easy to be part of a crowd that welcomed Jesus and it was easy to be part of a crowd that condemned Him
to death. In the account of the Passion the crowd was not there for Jesus when He needed them most. The crowd did not go to
the cross. The crowd abandoned Jesus. Only a few women and John went to the cross. So much for the crowd! During the Last
Supper Peter said he would be willing to go to prison with Jesus, even to death with him. Yet a few hours later that same evening
he denied Jesus. How quickly he changed! How quickly he turned when the pressure was on him! He could make fine promises
during the Last Supper, but when the crunch came he decided to save his skin. We make fine promises to Jesus here and the crunch
for us comes when temptation comes our way. How do we react? Do we cave in to the pressure like Peter or do we stand by
Jesus like the women and John and go right to the cross? Peter heard the cock crowing after he denied Jesus, but so many in our
world are so addicted to sin that maybe we don’t even hear our conscience crowing anymore when we sin. How can we not hear
the account of Jesus’ Passion and not be moved by it? I can recall a few years ago when someone asked a young person: “What
would you think of someone who didn’t cry while watching the movie The Passion of the Christ?” The young person responded,
“He would be evil.” That young person was so moved by watching the movie that he could not understand why anybody could
not be moved by watching the film. The Passion of Jesus moves us. It moves us because Jesus suffered. In the first reading today
we heard what we could describe as a prophecy of Jesus’ passion: “...I have not rebelled, have not turned back. I gave my back to
those who beat me, my cheeks to those who plucked my beard; my face I did not shield from buffets and spitting” (Isa 50:5-6).
The words of the Psalmist today are also in many ways a prophecy of the Passion of Jesus: “All who see me scoff at me; they
mock me with parted lips, they wag their heads: ‘He relied on the Lord; let him deliver him, let him rescue him, if he loves him.’
Indeed, many dogs surround me, a pack of evildoers closes in upon me; They have pierced my hands and my feet; I can count
all my bones. And for my vesture they cast lots” (Ps 22:7-8, 16-18). Folks, the Passion of Jesus moves us because it is we who
have inflicted this suffering on Jesus, our Lord, our Savior and Redeemer, the Son of God, the Messiah. It was not just the chief
priests and it was not just the cruel Roman soldiers who brought this suffering on Jesus; it was our sins that inflicted this suffering
on Jesus. There is no past, present or future for Jesus, He is outside of the human construct of time. Remember the Jubilee motto,
“Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today and forever” (Heb 13:8) – when we sin we crucify Jesus. We actually nail Him again.
So then the account of the Passion of Jesus moves us to flee from sin, to leave sin behind. That is why we receive the Sacrament
of Reconciliation during Lent. The Passion of Jesus shows us up for what we are – sinners who have crucified Jesus – and in the
Sacrament of Reconciliation we turn to Jesus again and ask for His mercy, compassion and forgiveness, which He gives to us. And
through the Passion of Jesus we receive forgiveness, for “through his wounds we are healed” (Isa 53:5).
2
Mass, Liturgy and Devotion
Schedule; Mass Intentions
Prayer Intentions of Pope Francis During April
• Universal: That people may learn to respect creation and care for
it as a gift from God.
• Evangelization: That persecuted Christians may feel the consoling
presence of the Risen Lord and the solidarity of all the Church.
(C) – Cathedral (HC) – Holy Cross
Saturday, March 28 – Sunday Vigil Mass
(C): Confessions, 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
5:15 p.m. (C): Living & Deceased Members
of the Lones Family
Sunday, March 29 ~ Palm Sunday
Mark 11:1-10 or Jn. 12:12-16; ~ Procession with Palms
Is 50:4-7; Phil. 2:6-11; Mk. 14:1–15:47 or 15:1-39
8:00 a.m. (C): Living and Deceased Members
of Saint Joseph Cathedral
(HC): Confessions, 8:30 a.m.
9:00 a.m. (HC): Margaret and Elsie Haninger
10:30 a.m. (C): People of the Diocese
(HC): Confessions, 10:30 a.m.
11:00 a.m. (HC): Living and Deceased Members
of Holy Cross Parish
12:30 p.m. (C): Mary Organ
5:15 p.m. (C): Dick Dudding
Monday, March 30
Isaiah 42:1-7; John 12:1-11
7:30 a.m. (C): The Souls in Purgatory
12:05 p.m. (C): Fay Greenberg
Tuesday, March 31
Isaiah 49:1-6; John 13:21-33, 36-38
7:30 a.m. (C): Walter Gerano
(C) Confessions: 10:45 a.m.-1:45 a.m.
11:30 a.m. (HC): For Christ’s Peace Throughout the World
12:05 p.m. (C): Clarence Huddy
6:00 p.m. Chrism Mass (C): People of the Diocese
Wednesday, April 1
Isaiah 50:4-9a; Matthew 26:14-25
7:30 a.m. (C): For the Needs of the People
of Saint Joseph Cathedral Parish
11:30 p.m. (HC): For the needs of the people
of Holy Cross Parish
12:05 p.m. (C): Betty Staley & Jeff Zimmerman
5:15 p.m. (C): Fortun & Ruby Soriano Family
Holy Hour, Confessions follow Mass
Thursday, April 2 ~ Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Ex. 12:1-8, 11-14; 1 Cor. 11:23-26; John 13:1-15
6:00 p.m. (HC): People and Needs of Holy Cross Parish
7:30 p.m. (C): People of the Diocese
Friday, April 3 ~ The Passion of our Lord
Is. 52:13–53:12; Heb. 4:14-16; 5:7-9; Jn. 18:1-19:42
Saturday, April 4 ~ Easter Vigil
Gen. 1:1–2:2 or 1:1, 26-31a; Gen. 22:1-18 or 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 1518; Ex. 14:15–15:1; Is 54:5-14; Is. 55:1-11; Bar.3:9-15, 32–4:4; Ez.
36:16-17a, 18-28; Rom. 6:3-11; Mk. 16:1-7
8:00 p.m. (HC): People and Needs of Holy Cross Parish
8:30 p.m. (C): People of the Diocese
Mass Intentions
One of the greatest acts of charity is to pray for the living and the dead,
and the greatest and most powerful prayer we have is the Mass since
the fruits of the Mass are the very fruits of Jesus’ redemption. Mass
stipends (offerings) are $10.00 each; only one offering per Mass.
All Mass intentions will be listed in the bulletin. Please contact the
appropriate parish office to schedule Mass intentions.
• A person who is ill, suffering, or in need of prayer;
• In celebration of a special anniversary;
• In thanksgiving to God for an answered prayer;
• For a special prayer intention (e.g. needs of the poor, those
persecuted for their faith, police and firefighters)
In Our Parishes This Week
Sunday, March 29
• 9:00 a.m. – No PSR Classes
• 12:00-1:00 p.m. – Holy Cross Choir Practice
• 6:30 p.m. – Bible Study with the Bishop, Undercroft
Monday, March 30
• No events scheduled
Tuesday, March 31
• 6:00 p.m. – Chrism Mass
• 8:15 p.m. – Cathedral Choir Rehearsal
Wednesday, April 1
• No events scheduled
Thursday, April 2
• Stations of the Cross after 12:05 p.m. Mass, Cathedral
• 6:00 p.m. – Holy Cross Mass of the Lord’s Supper
• 7:30 p.m. – Cathedral Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Friday, April 3
• 8:00 a.m. – Cathedral, Opening Prayer, Walking Stations
of the Cross in Downtown Columbus
• 12:00 p.m. – Cathedral, Passion of the Lord
• 2:00 p.m. – Holy Cross, Stations of the Cross
• 3:00 p.m. – Holy Cross, Passion of the Lord
• 8:00 p.m. – Cathedral, Office of Tenebrae
Saturday, April 4
• 8:00 p.m. – Holy Cross, Easter Vigil
• 8:30 p.m. – Cathedral, Easter Vigil
Sunday, April 5
• Cathedral, Easter Mass Schedule:
8:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. & 5:15 p.m.
• Holy Cross, Easter Mass Schedule:
9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.
3
On Palm Sunday as we begin Holy Week
and reflect on the Passion of the Lord...
We might well ask ourselves just one question: Who am I? Who am I, before my Lord? Who am I,
before Jesus who enters Jerusalem amid the enthusiasm of the crowd? Am I ready to express my
joy, to praise him? Or do I stand back? Who am I, before the suffering Jesus?
In the Passion we hear many, many names. The group of leaders, some priests, the Pharisees,
the teachers of the law, who had decided to kill Jesus. They were waiting for the chance to arrest
him. Am I like one of them?
We have also heard another name: Judas. Thirty pieces of silver. Am I like Judas? We have
heard other names too: the disciples who understand nothing, who fell asleep while the Lord was
suffering. Has my life fallen asleep? Or am I like the disciples, who did not realize what it was to
betray Jesus? Or like that other disciple, who wanted to settle everything with a sword? Am I
like them? Am I like Judas, who feigns loved and then kisses the Master in order to hand him
over, to betray him? Am I a traitor? Am I like those people in power who hastily summon a
tribunal and seek false witnesses: am I like them? And when I do these things, if I do them, do I
think that in this way I am saving the people?
Am I like Pilate? When I see that the situation is difficult, do I wash my hands and dodge my
responsibility, allowing people to be condemned – or condemning them myself?
Am I like that crowd which was not sure whether they were at a religious meeting, a trial or a
circus, and then chose Barabbas? For them it was all the same: it was more entertaining to
humiliate Jesus.
Am I like the soldiers who strike the Lord, spit on him, insult him, who find entertainment in
humiliating him?
Am I like the Cyrenean, who was returning from work, weary, yet was good enough to help the
Lord carry his cross?
Am I like those who walked by the cross and mocked Jesus: “He was so courageous! Let him
come down from the cross and then we will believe in him!”. Mocking Jesus….
Am I like those fearless women, and like the mother of Jesus, who were there, and who suffered
in silence?
Am I like Joseph, the hidden disciple, who lovingly carries the body of Jesus to give it burial?
Am I like the two Mary’s, who remained at the Tomb, weeping and praying?
Am I like those leaders who went the next day to Pilate and said, “Look, this man said that he
was going to rise again. We cannot let another fraud take place!”, and who block life, who block
the tomb, in order to maintain doctrine, lest life come forth?
Where is my heart? Which of these persons am I like? May this question remain with us
throughout the entire week.
~ Pope Francis
4
Daily Server/Lector
for the week of
March 30
Cathedral
7:30 a.m.
Tony Romano
Holy Cross
11:30 a.m.
John Feher
Cathedral
12:05 p.m.
Aurokiam Anthuvan
Wednesday
Cathedral 5:15 p.m.
Don Leonard
Holy Week Schedule
Mass
Celebrant
Cathedral
Mass of the
Lord’s Supper
Thursday, April 2
7:30 p.m.
Holy Cross
Mass of the
Lord’s Supper
Thursday, April 2
6:00 p.m.
Cathedral
Passion of
Our Lord
Good Friday, April 3
12:00 p.m.
Holy Cross
Passion of
Our Lord
Good Friday, April 3
3:00 p.m.
Most Rev.
Frederick F. Campbell
Very Rev.
Michael J. Lumpe
Most Rev.
Frederick F. Campbell
Very Rev.
Michael J. Lumpe
Ed Hueckel
Tyler Huston
Andrew Wisniewski
Tyler Huston
Phil Renico
Vinny Manley
Phil Renico
Vinny Manley
MC
Altar Server
First
Reader
Second
Reader
Extraordinary
Ministers
of Holy
Communion
Lead
Hospitality
Hospitality/
Ushers
Sherri Dembinski
Jim Desmond
Don Leonard
Ruth Holt
Jim Desmond
Charlie Boor
Charlie Boor
Sherri Dembinski
Don Leonard
Sharon Reichard
Kathy Sako
Dave Garick
John Medert
Laura Wagner
Susan Sloan
Marilyn Tomasi
Sr. Anne Keenan
Nico Franano
Claire Miller
Ann Pizzuti
Claire Miller
Judy Bateman
Fran Klausman
Ron Pizzuti
Tom Henry
Eric Needleman
Rachel Walsh
Sharon Reichard
Michael Wagner
Dan Reichard
Michele Kenefick
Florence Bannerman
Sharon Reichard
Phil Roblee
Dan Reichard
Mandy Gillespie
Tony Romano
Bill Pickens
Jack Balogh
Michael Elton
Frank Shirey
Tom Boor
Mitch Manley
Ed Hueckel
Michele Kenefick
Jack Balogh
Michael Wagner
Peter Garrett
Mary Alice Johnston
Dorothy Shirey
Tom Boor
Betty Noesner
Jean Shawd
Eric Needleman
Mandy Gillespie
5
Mass
Celebrant
Next Sunday’s Ministry Schedule
Easter Sunday, April 4 & 5, 2015
Holy
Cross
Easter
Vigil Mass
8:00 p.m.
Very Rev.
Michael
Lumpe
Cathedral
Easter
Vigil Mass
8:30 p.m.
Cathedral
8:00 a.m.
Holy Cross
9:00 a.m.
Most Rev.
Frederick
F. Campbell
Rev.
Hilary
Ike
Very Rev.
Michael
Lumpe
Brooks
Kelly
Ed Hueckel
Kevin Jacque
Christian
Haryanto
Tyler
Huston
Vinny
Manley
Sherri
Dembinski
David
Simmons
MC
Altar
Server
Carly
Mayzum
Andrew
Wisniewski
Maggie
McKinney
Charlie Boor
Don Leonard
Lisa Dalton
First
Reader
Debi
Matthews
Second
Reader
Mary Anne
White
Nico Franano
Michele
Kenefick
Phil Renico
Jen Schafer
Reader
Katie
Extraordinary
Sheridan
Ministers
of Holy
Pat KearnsCommunion
Davis
Paul Erwin
Ruth Holt
James
Kenefick
Jean Shawd
Nico
Franano
Michele
Kenefick
Jen
Schafer
Paul Erwin
Lead
Hospitality
Hospitality/
Ushers
Frank
Shirey
Jack
Balogh
Dorothy
Shirey
Betty
Noesner
Cathedral
10:30 a.m.
Most Rev.
Rev.
Frederick
Augustine
F. Campbell
Okpe
Jim
Desmond
Brett
Adema
Terry
Creedon
Spencer,
Brandt
& Sydney
Thornock
Dave
Garick
Cathedral
5:15 p.m.
Rev.
Paul A.
Noble
Very Rev.
Michael
Lumpe
Ed
Hueckel
Andrew
Wisniewski
Michael
Elton
Brett
Adema
Mike Berry
Sr. Ruth
Mark
Ann Heider DelAguaro
Kevin
Jacque
Phil
Renico
Sr. Anne
Keenan
Sharon
Reichard
Jan
Kustron
Helen
Leppla
Jean Finn
Barbara
Garick
Kathy
Faherty
Bobbie
Meyers
Clementine
Mpyanga
Dave
Garick
Jack
Kustron
Mandy
Gillespie
Bill
Pickens
Crystal
Tom Henry
Bensonhaver
Jean
Shawd
Sharon
Reichard
Dan
Reichard
Ann Pizzuti
Tom Boor
Ron Pizzuti
Jean Shawd
Godwin
Duru
John
Erwin
Gregory
Erwin
Gordian
Igwilo
Vinny
Manley
Judy
Bateman
Carrie Boor
Mary Alice
Johnston
Holy
Cathedral
Cross
12:30 p.m.
11:00 a.m.
Jean Shawd
Crystal
Bensonhaver
Frank
Shirey
Jack
Balogh
Dorothy
Shirey
Betty
Noesner
6
Nico
Franano
Richard
Hentsch
Frank
Ruddy
Mary Alice
Johnston
Nicole
Rome
Florence
Bannerman
Josie
Gonot
Kevin
Jacque
Nicole
Rome
Andrew
Wisniewski
Don
Manley
Mitch
Manley
Peter
Garrett
Patty
Jones
Kenneth Bill Pickens
Broussard
Mandy
Gillespie
Gordian
Igwilo
Jim
Pierce
Josie
Gonot
Clementine
Mpyanga
Keeping “Holy Week” Holy:
The Lamb of God and the Passion and Death of Christ
by Fr. William Saunders
Jesus Christ the “Lamb of God”
To understand why the title "Lamb of God" is used for Christ we must first appreciate the celebration of
Passover. Recall that at about 1250 BC, the Israelites were slaves of Egypt. Almighty God heard the cry of His
people: Exodus 2:24 stated, "He heard their groaning and was mindful of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac,
and Jacob." God sent Moses to deliver His people from their bondage. After Moses had performed nine signs,
Pharaoh's heart was still unmoved. Finally, God told Moses to have each family take a
one year old, male, unblemished lamb; slaughter the lamb; and paint the door posts
and lintel of every house where they would eat its roasted flesh with unleavened bread
and bitter herbs. That night, the Angel of Death would "pass over" the homes protected
by the blood, but take the lives of the first born children unprotected by the blood of the
lamb. Because of that blood sacrifice, Pharaoh let the people go; they went from slavery
to freedom, from a land of sin to the Promised Land, and from death to new life.
The prophets used this image of the lamb to describe the Messiah. Isaiah
prophesied, "Though he was harshly treated, he submitted and opened not his mouth;
like a lamb led to the slaughter or a sheep before the shearer, he was silent and opened
not his mouth" (Is 53:7). However, the image is twofold: the Messiah would be both the sacrificial lamb to
atone for sin and the suffering servant. Interestingly, when speaking to the Ethiopian eunuch who was reading
this exact passage from Isaiah, St. Philip told how it referred to Christ and how He fulfilled it (Acts 8:26ff).
Nevertheless, in the Gospels, Jesus is specifically identified as "the lamb of God" in the sense of both the
sacrificial offering for sin and the suffering servant. As John the Baptizer was proclaiming the coming of the
Messiah at the River Jordan, he saw Jesus and proclaimed, "Look! There is the Lamb of God who takes away
the sin of the world!" (Jn 1:29). After foretelling His passion, death, and resurrection for the third time, Jesus
asserted, "Anyone among you who aspires to greatness must serve the rest, and whoever wants to rank first
among you must serve the needs of all. Such is the case of the Son of Man who has come, not to be served by
others, but to serve, to give His own life as a ransom for the many" (Mt 20:26-28).
The imagery of `'Lamb of God'' becomes clear in the passion narratives. In St. John's gospel, Jesus was
condemned to death by Pilate on the preparation day for Passover at noon (Jn 18:28, 19:14), the hour when the
priests began to slaughter Passover lambs in the temple. After the crucifixion, the Gospel recorded that they did
not break any of Jesus' bones in fulfillment of Scripture (Jn 19:36); this reference corresponds to Exodus
(12:46) and Numbers (9:12) where none of the Passover lamb's bones were to be broken. Then, the soldier
thrust forward his lance, piercing the heart of our Lord; out flowed blood and water (Jn 19:34), always
interpreted as signs of the lifegiving sacraments of Holy Eucharist and Baptism.
Ponder the depth of what is happening in the passion narratives! At the crucifixion, Jesus' the innocent
and sinless victim, takes all of our sins unto Himself. He does not just bear our sins and suffer the punishment
for us that is due for them; no, Jesus Himself expiates the sins. He as Priest offers Himself on the altar of the
cross. Through His blood He washes away sin. However, unlike the Passover lamb that was slaughtered,
roasted, and eaten, our Lord rose from the dead, conquering both sin and death. He has truly delivered us from
the slavery of sin, shown us the path of salvation, and given us the promise of everlasting life. He has made a
new, perfect, and everlasting covenant with His own blood. Therefore St. Peter exhorted, "Realize that you were
delivered from the futile way of life your fathers handed on to you, not by any diminishable sum of silver or
gold, but by Christ's blood beyond all price, the blood of a spotless, unblemished lamb..." (I Pt 1:19).
We must not forget that this image evokes victory. The Book of Revelation highlights this notion
picturing the Lamb surrounded by angels, the "living creatures,'' and elders, who cried out, "Worthy is the
Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches, wisdom and strength, honor and glory and praise!" (Rv 5:12)
Jesus is the King of kings, and Lord of lords (Rv 17:14) who will be victorious against the powers of evil and will
7
invite the righteous to the wedding feast of the Lamb (Rv 19:9), the union of the Church, the new Jerusalem, in
heaven with the Lord.
For this reason, the Agnus Dei is sung during the fraction, the breaking of the consecrated Host. St.
John Chrysostom preached of how the fraction symbolized the Passion of Christ: "What Christ did not suffer on
the Cross, He suffers in the sacrifice for thee." The hymn itself invokes Christ and recalls His sacrificial death
with overtones of a hymn of victory of the triumphal Lamb. This belief is then emphasized again when the
priest holds up the fractured Host and says, "This is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world,
happy are those who are called to His supper." (Or, in a literal translation of the Latin, "happy are those who
are called to the supper of the Lamb," better reflecting the imagery of Revelation.)
As we celebrate the mysteries of Holy Week, we look to the Lamb who suffered, died, and rose for our
salvation. We must gather around the altar of the Lamb, offering to Him our own hearts and pledging to be His
servants, so that we may welcome Him and become wedded to Him in the Holy Eucharist.
The “Passion” of Jesus Christ
The Passion of Christ, from the Latin patior meaning "suffer," refers to those sufferings Our Lord
endured for our redemption from the agony in the garden until His death on Calvary. The Passion narratives of
the Gospels provide the details of Our Lord's passion, and at least to some extent, they are corroborated by
contemporary Roman historians — Tacitus, Seutonius and Pliny the Younger. Archeological discoveries
combined with modern medical examination provide an accurate picture of what Our Lord endured. In an age
where the "risen" Jesus appears on the cross and "suffering" and "sacrifice" have become unpopular terms, we
must not lose sight of the reality of the passion.
After the Last Supper, Jesus went to the Garden of Gethsemane at the Mount of Olives. Our Lord
prayed, "Father, if it is your will, take this cup from me; yet not my will but yours be done" (Lk 22:42). Jesus
knew the sacrifice He faced. He prayed so intensely that "His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the
ground" (Lk 22:44). Medical science testifies that people may emit a bloody sweat when in a very highly
emotional state (a condition called hematidrosis or hemohidrosis), the result of hemorrhaging into the sweat
glands. Little wonder the Father sent an angel to strengthen Him (Lk 22:43).
Our Lord was then arrested and tried before the Sanhedrin, presided over by the High Priest Caiphas.
Responding to their questions, He proclaimed, "Soon you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of
the Power and coming on the clouds of heaven" (Mt 26:64). For this statement, He was condemned to death for
blasphemy, and was then spat upon, slapped, and mocked. While the Sanhedrin could condemn Our Lord to
death, it lacked the authority to execute; only Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor, could order an execution.
The Jewish leaders, therefore, took Jesus to Pilate. Notice how the charge changed: The Jewish leaders
told Pilate, "We found this man subverting our nation, opposing the payment of taxes to Caesar, and calling
Himself the Messiah, a king" (Lk 23:2). What happened to the charge of blasphemy? Pilate did not care if Jesus
wanted to be a messiah, a prophet, or a religious leader; however, if Jesus wanted to be a king, He threatened
the authority of Caesar. Any act of rebellion, treason, or subversion had to be punished quickly and severely. So
Pilate asked, "Are you the king of the Jews?" (Lk 23:3).
Pilate could not find conclusive evidence to condemn Jesus. Pilate challenged the chief priests, the
ruling class, and the people, "I have examined Him in your presence and have no charge against Him arising
from your allegations" (Lk 23:14). When offering to release a prisoner, Pilate asked the crowd about Jesus:
"What wrong is this man guilty of? I have not discovered anything about him that calls for the death penalty?"
(Lk 23:22). Even Pilate's wife pleaded with him not to interfere in the case of "that holy man" (Mt 27:19).
Pilate then had Jesus scourged (Jn 19:1). The Romans used a short whip (flagrum or flagellum) with
several single or braided leather thongs. Iron balls or hooks made of bones or shells
were placed at various intervals along the thongs and at their ends. The person was
stripped of his clothing and whipped along the back, buttocks and legs. The
scourging ripped the skin and tore into the underlying muscles, leaving the flesh in
bloody ribbons. The victim verged on circulatory shock, and the blood loss would
help determine how long he would survive on the cross. To enhance the scourging of
Our Lord, the soldiers added other tortures: crowning Him with thorns, dressing
Him a purple cloak, placing a reed in His right hand, spitting upon Him, and
mocking Him, "All hail, king of the Jews!" (Mt 27:27-31).
After the scourging, Pilate again presented Christ to the crowd who chanted,
"Crucify Him, crucify Him!" Fearing a revolt, Pilate capitulated and handed over
Jesus to be crucified. The Romans had perfected crucifixion, which probably originated in Persia, to produce a
slow death with the maximum amount of pain. Crucifixion was reserved for the worst of criminals. This
8
punishment was so awful that Cicero (d. 43 BC) introduced legislation in the Roman Senate exempting Roman
citizens from crucifixion; this is why St. Paul was beheaded rather than crucified for being a Christian.
The victim carried his own cross to further weaken him. Since the entire cross weighed around 300
pounds, he usually carried only the horizontal beam (patibulum) (75-125 pounds) to the place of execution
where the vertical beams (stipes) were already in place. A military guard headed by a centurion led the
procession. A soldier carried the titulus which displayed the victim's name and his crime, and was later
attached to the cross (Mt 27:37). For Our Lord, the path from the praetorium to Golgatha was about a third of a
mile, and He was so weak Simon of Cyrene was forced to assist Him (Mt 27:32).
Upon arriving at the place of execution, the law mandated the victim be given a bitter drink of wine
mixed with myrrh (gall) as an analgesic (Mt 27:34). The victim was then stripped of his garments (unless this
had already occurred). His hands were stretched over the patibulum and either tied, nailed, or both.
Archeological evidence reveals the nails were tapered iron spikes approximately
seven inches in length with a square shaft about three-eighths of an inch. The nails
were driven through the wrist between the radius and the ulna to support the weight
of the person. The patibulum was affixed to the stipes, and the feet were then tied or
nailed directly to it or to a small footrest (suppedaneum).
As the victim hung on the cross, the crowds commonly tormented him with
jeers (cf. Mt 27:39-44). The Romans oftentimes forced the family to watch to add
psychological suffering. The soldiers divided the man's garments as part of their
reward (Mt 27:35). The victim would hang on the cross anywhere from three hours
to even three days. As he hung in agony, insects would feed on the open wounds or
the eyes, ears, and nose, and birds in turn would prey on the victim. With the
combined effects caused by the loss of blood, the trauma of scourging, and
dehydration, the weight of the body pulled down on the outstretched arms and
shoulders impeding respiration. The person died from a slow asphyxiation. Perhaps this is why Jesus spoke
only tersely from the cross. If the person tried to lift himself up on his feet to breathe, incredible pain would be
felt at the nail wounds and the back wounds from the scourging. To hasten death, the soldiers would break the
legs of the victim (Jn 19:32-33). When he appeared dead, the soldiers insured the fact by piercing the heart
with a lance or sword; when Jesus' heart was pierced out flowed blood and water (pericardial fluid) (Jn 19:34).
Commonly, the corpse was left on the cross until decomposed or eaten by birds or animals; however, Roman
law allowed the family to take the body for burial with permission of the Roman governor. In Our Lord's case,
Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for Christ's body, and He was then buried in the tomb (Jn 19:38).
As we contemplate the sacred mysteries of Holy Week, we must remember what Our Lord endured for
our salvation. He offered Himself as the perfect sacrifice for sin on the altar of the cross and washed away our
sins with His blood. We also must recognize our responsibility to repent of sin: The Catechism of the Catholic
Church (no. 589), quoting the old Roman Catechism, asserts, "Sinners were the authors and the ministers of all
the sufferings that the divine Redeemer endured," and "Since our sins made the Lord Christ suffer the torment
of the cross, those who plunge themselves into disorders and crimes crucify the Son of God anew in their hearts
(for He is in them) and hold Him up to contempt." Our crucified Lord on the cross is a vivid image of His love
for each of us. Meditating on His passion will strengthen us against temptation, move us to frequent
confession, and keep us on the path of salvation. By embracing our crucified Lord and His cross we will come to
the glory of the resurrection.
Who Really Killed Jesus?
Much controversy has arisen over the question, "Who killed Jesus?" due to the tremendous impact of
Mel Gibson’s movie, "The Passion of the Christ." (Just as an aside, please watch this movie. It will change the
way you pray the Station of the Cross or the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary. Please note that the movie is
not recommended for children younger than age 12.)
First, we need to approach this issue from history, namely, what happened and who did it. The Gospels
indicate that the religious leaders of the Jewish people plotted the death of Our Lord. For instance, after Jesus
entered Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, the Gospel reads, "At that time, the chief priests and elders of the people
were assembled in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas. They plotted to arrest Jesus by
some trick and kill him" (Mt 26:3-4). At the meeting of the Sanhedrin, some of the Pharisees expressed fear:
"What are we to do with this man performing all sorts of signs? If we let Him go on like this, the whole world
will believe in Him. Then the Romans will come in and sweep away our sanctuary and our nation" (Jn 11:4748). At the same meeting, Caiaphas stated, "Can you not see that it is better for you to have one man die for the
people than to have the whole nation destroyed?" (Jn 11:50). Yes, certain Jewish authorities were responsible
for the death of Our Lord; however, no one can justly blame the whole Jewish nation or their descendants.
9
Pilate, the Roman Procurator, held the power over life and death. While the Jewish authorities
condemned Our Lord to death for blasphemy, they had no power to execute and admit to Pilate, "We may not
put anyone to death" (Jn 18:31). So, they changed the charge when He is brought before Pilate: "We found this
man subverting our nation, opposing the payment of taxes to Caesar, and calling Himself the Messiah, a king"
(Lk 23:2). To claim to be a king and incite rebellion was to set oneself in opposition to Caesar, a crime
punishable by crucifixion. In the end, Pilate feared rebellion, succumbed to the yells of the crowd — "Crucify
Him, crucify Him" — and ignored his wife’s as well as his own belief in Christ’s innocence. He ordered the
crucifixion. Therefore, Pilate too was responsible for the death of Our Lord; however, no one can justly blame
the whole Roman nation or its descendants, i.e. the Gentiles.
Judas, too, played a role in the death of our Lord, betraying Him and handing Him over for thirty pieces
of silver (cf. Mt 26:14-16). Would we extend the blame to all of the apostles, since Judas was one of them? Of
course not.
Indeed, the historical evidence indicts certain individuals. However, from the theological perspective,
the vision of faith, Jesus suffered, died and rose in accord with the plan of salvation of God. After Pentecost, St.
Peter and St. John proclaimed, "Indeed, they gathered in this very city against your holy Servant, Jesus, whom
you anointed — Herod and Pontius Pilate in league with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel. They have
brought about the very things, which in your powerful providence you planned long ago" (Acts 4:27-28). Our
Lord’s passion and death fulfilled the prophecy of the suffering servant Messiah proclaimed by Isaiah: "Yet it
was our infirmities that he bore, our suffering that he endured. While we thought of him as stricken, as one
smitten by God and afflicted. But he was pierced for our offenses, crushed for our sins, upon him was the
chastisement that makes us whole, by his stripes we were healed. We had all gone astray like sheep, each
following his own way; but the Lord laid upon him the guilt of us all" (53:4-6). Christ freely took upon Himself
the burden of our sins, and as priest offered Himself as the perfect sacrifice for our sins. Through his passion,
death and resurrection, Christ conquered sin and death, opening the gates of Heaven to give us the hope of
everlasting life.
So who do we blame? Actually, the official Church teaching is clear that we do not blame all the Jews at
the time of the Lord or all of the Jews to this day. The Second Vatican Council in its "Declaration on the
Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions" ("Nostra Aetate") stated, "Even though the Jewish
authorities and those who followed their lead pressed for the death of Christ, neither all Jews indiscriminately
at that time, nor Jews today, can be charged with the crimes committed during His passion. It is true that the
Church is the new people of God, yet the Jews should not be spoken of as rejected or accursed as if this
followed from Holy Scripture" (No. 4). The decree condemned persecution and anti-Semitism not only because
of the common heritage shared between Christians and Jews, but also because such acts violate Christian
charity.
So then, do we blame anyone? Yes! We blame ourselves!
We crucified Christ through our sins. Again, as cited in The Catechism of the Catholic Church (No. 598),
the Roman Catechism of the Council of Trent taught clearly that "sinners were the authors and the ministers of
all the sufferings that the divine Redeemer endured: We must regard as guilty all those who continue to relapse
into their sins. Since our sins made the Lord Christ suffer the torment of the cross, those who plunge
themselves into disorders and crimes crucify the Son of God anew in their hearts (for He is in them) and hold
Him up to contempt. And it can be seen that our crime in this case is greater in us than in the Jews. As for
them, according to the witness of the Apostles, ‘None of the rulers of this age understood this; for if they had,
they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.’ We however, profess to know Him. And when we deny Him by
our deeds, we in some way seem to lay violent hands on Him" (I, 5, 11).
As we enter Holy Week, may we reflect on our own complicity in the passion of the Lord. Take time for
prayer, especially the Stations of the Cross and the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary. Take time for selfexamination and a good sacramental confession. Take time to not only watch the movie The Passion of the
Christ — again, if you've seen it already, but also to read the passion accounts in the Gospels. Then by God’s
grace, we will be renewed in faith and ready to celebrate the glory of Easter.
Fr. Saunders is a professor of catechetics and theology at Notre Dame Graduate School in Alexandria, Virginia. His
book entitled Straight Answers is available in Catholic bookstores or via the internet. This article is reprinted with
permission, courtesy of THE CATHOLIC HERALD – the newspaper of the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia.
10
11
It has been said...

















“It is not enough for us to wear a cross. We must bear it in our hearts.”
(Saint Gemma Galgani, the Lily of Lucca)
“Let the crucifix be not only in my eyes and on my breast, but in my heart.”
(Saint Bernadette Soubirous)
Saint Bonaventure, Doctor of the Church, pointing to his crucifix: “This is the source of all
my knowledge. I study only Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.”
“Let Him Who was fastened to the cross be security fastened to your hearts.”
(Saint Augustine, Doctor of the Church)
“You should carry the passion of God in your hearts, for it is man’s consolation in his last
hour.” (Saint Nicholas of Flue)
“In order to attract us the Lord gives us many graces and we imagine we are almost in
Heaven. We do not know, however, that to grow we need hard bread: crosses,
humiliations, trials and contradictions.” (Saint Padre Pio)
“Let us go to the foot of the Cross and there complain (of our sufferings) - if we have the
courage.” (Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat)
“Before the crucifix we feel true sorrow for sin and fixing our gaze on it we also feel the
greatest comfort.” (Saint Mary Joseph Rossello)
“Let us go often to the foot of the Cross…We shall learn there what God has done for us,
and what we ought to do for Him.” (Saint John Vianney)
“Look at His adorable Face. Look at His glazed and sunken eyes. Look at His wounds.
Look Jesus in the Face. There, you will see how He loves us.” (Saint Therese of Lisieux,
Doctor of the Church)
“Certainly, you are not unaware of how much the path of love can cost. Christ Himself
reminds you of it from atop the Cross.” (Saint John Paul II)
“O what inspiration there is in the Crucifix! Who could find it hard to persevere at the
sight of a God who never commands us to do anything which he has not first practiced
himself?” (Saint John Vianney)
“Take the holy crucifix in your hands, kiss its wounds with great love, and ask Him to
preach you a sermon. Listen to what the thorns, the nails, and that Divine Blood say to
you. Oh! What a sermon.” (Saint Paul of the Cross)
“Never let your home be without a crucifix upon its walls, to the end that all who enter it
may know that you are a disciple of a Crucified Lord, and that you are not ashamed to own
it.” (Saint John Vianney)
“You cannot better appreciate your worth than by looking into the mirror of the Cross of
Christ; there you will learn how you are to deflate your pride, how you must mortify the
desires of the flesh, how you are to pray to your Father for those who persecute you, and to
commend your spirit into God’s hands.” (Saint Anthony of Padua, Doctor of the Church)
“In that one and the same event, there is the sign of sin’s utter depravity and the seal of
divine forgiveness. From that point on, no man can look upon a crucifix and say that sin is
not serious, nor can he ever say that it cannot be forgiven. By the way He suffered, He
revealed the reality of sin; by the way He bore it, He shows His mercy toward the sinner.”
(Archbishop Fulton Sheen)
“How beautiful it is to stand before the crucifix, simply to be under the Lord’s gaze so full
of love.” (Pope Francis)
12
“What page, what passage of the inspired books of the Old and New Testaments
is not the truest of guides for human life?” ~Saint Benedict, from the Rule of Saint Benedict (73:3)
“My Lord Jesus Christ, You have made this journey to die for me with love unutterable, and
I have so many times unworthily abandoned You; but now I love You with my whole heart,
and because I love You, I repent sincerely for ever having offended You. Pardon me, my
God, and permit me to accompany You on this journey. You go to die for love of me; I wish
also, my beloved Redeemer, to die for love of You. My Jesus, I will live and die always
united to You.” OPENING PRAYER, THE WAY OF THE CROSS, BY SAINT ALPHONSUS LIGUORI
Monday, March 30 ~ Holy Week
Holy Gospel: John 12:1-11 Six days before Passover Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was,
whom Jesus had raised from the dead. They gave a dinner for him there, and Martha served, while
Lazarus was one of those reclining at table with him. Mary took a liter of costly perfumed oil made from
genuine aromatic nard and anointed the feet of Jesus and dried them with her hair; the house was filled
with the fragrance of the oil. Then Judas the Iscariot, one of his disciples, and the one who would betray
him, said, “Why was this oil not sold for three hundred days’ wages and given to the poor?” He said this
not because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief and held the money bag and used to
steal the contributions. So Jesus said, “Leave her alone. Let her keep this for the day of my burial. You
always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me.” The large crowd of the Jews found out
that he was there and came, not only because of him, but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from
the dead. And the chief priests plotted to kill Lazarus too, because many of the Jews were turning away
and believing in Jesus because of him.
Meditation: Why was Judas critical of Mary’s lovely deed? Judas viewed her act as extravagant
wastefulness because of greed. A person views things according to what it inside the heart and soul. Judas
was an embittered man and had a warped sense of what was precious and valuable, especially to God.
Jesus had put Judas in charge of their common purse, no doubt because he was gifted in financial
matters. The greatest temptation we can face will often come in the area of our greatest strength or
gifting. Judas used money entrusted to him for wrong and hurtful purposes. He allowed greed and
personal gain to corrupt his heart and to warp his view of things. He was critical towards Mary because he
imputed unworthy motives. Do you examine your heart correctly when you impute wrong or unworthy
motives towards others?
Prayer: Grant, we pray, almighty God, that, though in our weakness we fail, we may be revived through
the Passion of your Only Begotten Son. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one
God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Contemplation: Do you know the love that knows no bounds? As Jesus dines with his beloved friends,
Mary does something which only love can do. She took the most precious thing she had and spent it all on
Jesus. Her love was not calculated but extravagant. Mary's action was motivated by one thing, and one
thing only, namely, her love for Jesus and her gratitude for God’s mercy. She did something, however, a
Jewish woman would never do in public. She loosed her hair and anointed Jesus with her tears. It was
customary for a woman on her wedding day to bound her hair. For a married woman to loosen her hair in
public was a sign of grave immodesty. Mary was oblivious to all around her, except for Jesus. She took no
thought for what others would think, but what would please her Lord. In humility she stooped to anoint
Jesus' feet and to dry them with her hair. Do you anoint the Lord’s feet to show him love and gratitude?
Tuesday, March 31 ~ Holy Week
Holy Gospel: John 13:21-33, 36-38 Reclining at table with his disciples, Jesus was deeply troubled and
testified, “Amen, amen, I say to you, one of you will betray me.” The disciples looked at one another, at a
loss as to whom he meant. One of his disciples, the one whom Jesus loved, was reclining at Jesus’ side.
13
So Simon Peter nodded to him to find out whom he meant. He leaned back against Jesus’ chest and said
to him, “Master, who is it?” Jesus answered, “It is the one to whom I hand the morsel after I have dipped
it.” So he dipped the morsel and took it and handed it to Judas, son of Simon the Iscariot. After Judas
took the morsel, Satan entered him. So Jesus said to him, “What you are going to do, do quickly.” Now
none of those reclining at table realized why he said this to him. Some thought that since Judas kept the
money bag, Jesus had told him, “Buy what we need for the feast,” or to give something to the poor. So
Judas took the morsel and left at once. And it was night. When he had left, Jesus said, “Now is the Son of
Man glorified, and God is glorified in him. If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and
he will glorify him at once. My children, I will be with you only a little while longer. You will look for me,
and as I told the Jews, ‘Where I go you cannot come,’ so now I say it to you.” Simon Peter said to him,
“Master, where are you going?” Jesus answered him, “Where I am going, you cannot follow me now,
though you will follow later.” Peter said to him, “Master, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my
life for you.” Jesus answered, “Will you lay down your life for me? Amen, amen, I say to you, the cock will
not crow before you deny me three times.”
Meditation: Jesus' disciples were put to the test as Jesus prepared to make the final and ultimate
sacrifice of his own life for their sake and for all the world. What was different between Peter and Judas?
Judas deliberately betrayed his Master while Peter, in a moment of weakness, denied him with an oath
and a curse. Judas' act was cold and calculated. Peter, however, never meant to do what he did. He acted
impulsively, out of weakness and cowardice. Jesus knew both the strength of Peter's loyalty and the
weakness of his resolution. He had a habit of speaking with his heart without thinking through the
implications of what he was saying. The treachery of Judas, however, is seen at its worst when Jesus
makes his appeal by showing special affection to him at his last supper.
Prayer: Almighty ever-living God, grant us so to celebrate the mysteries of the Lord's Passion that we
may merit to receive your pardon. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Contemplation: Satan entered into Judas when he rejected Jesus and left to pursue his evil course.
Satan can twist love and turn it into hate. He can turn holiness into pride, discipline into cruelty, affection
into complacency. We must always be on our guard against Satan, whose mission among the faithful is to
turn us from the love of God and the path which God has chosen for us. The Holy Spirit will give us grace
and strength each and every time that we are tested. If we submit to Jesus we will walk in the light of his
truth and love. If we turn our backs on him we will stumble and fall in the ways of sin and darkness. Are
you ready to follow Jesus in his way of the cross?
Wednesday, April 1 ~ Holy Week
Holy Gospel: Matthew 26:14-25 One of the Twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief
priests and said, “What are you willing to give me if I hand him over to you?” They paid him thirty pieces
of silver, and from that time on he looked for an opportunity to hand him over. On the first day of the
Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples approached Jesus and said, “Where do you want us to prepare
for you to eat the Passover?” He said, “Go into the city to a certain man and tell him, ‘The teacher says,
(My appointed time draws near; in your house I shall celebrate the Passover with my disciples.”‘“ The
disciples then did as Jesus had ordered, and prepared the Passover. When it was evening, he reclined at
table with the Twelve. And while they were eating, he said, “Amen, I say to you, one of you will betray
me.” Deeply distressed at this, they began to say to him one after another, “Surely it is not I, Lord?” He
said in reply, “He who has dipped his hand into the dish with me is the one who will betray me. The Son of
Man indeed goes, as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed. It
would be better for that man if he had never been born.” Then Judas, his betrayer, said in reply, “Surely it
is not I, Rabbi?” He answered, “You have said so.”
Meditation: Origen, a 3rd century bible scholar and Father of the Churc, comments on Judas' betrayal:
“Let us consider what Judas said to the Jewish priests: What will you give me if I hand him over to you?
He was willing to take money in exchange for handing over the Word of God. They do the same thing who
accept sensual or worldly goods in exchange for handing over and casting out from their souls the Savior
and Word of truth who came to dwell with them. Indeed, it would be fitting to apply Judas’s example to all
who show contempt for the Word of God and betray him, as it were, by committing sin for the sake of
money or for any selfish motive. People who behave in this way appear openly to be calling out to the
powers of the enemy who offer worldly gain in return for the sin of betraying God’s Word, saying, What
will you give me if I hand him over to you? And they gave him thirty pieces of silver. The number of coins
they gave Judas was equivalent to the number of years the Savior had sojourned in this world. For at the
14
age of thirty, he was baptized and began to preach the gospel, like Joseph was thirty years old when he
began to gather grain for his brothers (Genesis 41:46). Just as at that time the grain was prepared by
God for the sons of Israel but given also to the Egyptians, so also the gospel was prepared for the saints
but preached also to the unfaithful and wicked.” [Commentary on Matthew 78.]
Prayer: O God, who willed your Son to submit for our sake to the yoke of the Cross, so that you might
drive from us the power of the enemy, grant us, your servants, to attain the grace of the resurrection.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one
God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Contemplation: Jesus knew beforehand what would befall him. As Jesus ate the Passover meal with his
twelve apostles he put them under trial and suspicion (one of you will betray me) to teach them to
examine themselves rightly, to avoid thinking of themselves as being more strong than they were. We,
also must examine ourselves in the light of God's truth and grace and ask him to strengthen us in faith,
hope, and love that we may not fail him or forsake him when we are tempted. When you pray the “lord’s
Prayer” )the “Our Father”) do the words simply roll off your tongue without much thought? Or do you pray
mindfully and with confidence in the words Jesus gave us to pray: Do not lead us into temptation, but
deliver us from evil (Matthew 6:13)?
April 2 ~ Holy Week ~ Holy Thursday
Holy Gospel: John 13:1-15 Before the feast of Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to pass
from this world to the Father. He loved his own in the world and he loved them to the end. The devil had
already induced Judas, son of Simon the Iscariot, to hand him over. So, during supper, fully aware that
the Father had put everything into his power and that he had come from God and was returning to God,
he rose from supper and took off his outer garments. He took a towel and tied it around his waist. Then
he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and dry them with the towel around his
waist. He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, “Master, are you going to wash my feet?” Jesus
answered and said to him, “What I am doing, you do not understand now, but you will understand later.”
Peter said to him, “You will never wash my feet.” Jesus answered him, “Unless I wash you, you will have
no inheritance with me.” Simon Peter said to him, “Master, then not only my feet, but my hands and head
as well.” Jesus said to him, “Whoever has bathed has no need except to have his feet washed, for he is
clean all over; so you are clean, but not all.” For he knew who would betray him; for this reason, he said,
“Not all of you are clean.” So when he had washed their feet and put his garments back on and reclined at
table again, he said to them, “Do you realize what I have done for you? You call me ‘teacher’ and ‘master,’
and rightly so, for indeed I am. If I, therefore, the master and teacher, have washed your feet, you ought
to wash one another’s feet. I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done for you, you should
also do.”
Meditation: Saint Augustine, in his homily for this day, wrote: “He had the power of laying down his life;
we by contrast cannot choose the length of our lives, and we die even if it is against our will. He, by dying,
destroyed death in himself; we are freed from death only in his death. His body did not see corruption;
our body will see corruption and only then be clothed through him in incorruption at the end of the world.
He needed no help from us in saving us; without him we can do nothing. He gave himself to us as the vine
to the branches; apart from him we cannot have life. Finally, even if brothers die for brothers, yet no
martyr by shedding his blood brings forgiveness for the sins of his brothers, as Christ brought forgiveness
to us. In this he gave us, not an example to imitate but a reason for rejoicing. Inasmuch, then, as they
shed their blood for their brothers, the martyrs provided “the same kind of meal” as they had received at
the Lord’s table. Let us then love one another as Christ also loved us and gave himself up for us.”
Prayer: O God, who have called us to participate in this most sacred Supper, in which your Only Begotten
Son, when about to hand himself over to death, entrusted to the Church a sacrifice new for all eternity,
the banquet of his love, grant, we pray, that we may draw from so great a mystery, the fullness of charity
and of life. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy
Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Contemplation: Does your love waver when you encounter bitter disappointments and injury from
others? As Jesus' hour of humiliation draws near he reveals to his disciples the supreme humility which
shaped the love he had for them. He stoops to perform a menial task reserved for servants – the washing
of smelly, dirty feet. In stooping to serve his disciples Jesus knew he would be betrayed by one of them
and that the rest would abandon him through disloyalty. Such knowledge could have easily led to
bitterness or hatred. Jesus met the injury of betrayal and disloyalty with the greatest humility and
15
supreme love. Jesus loved his disciples to the very end, even when they failed him and forsook him. The
Lord loves each of us unconditionally. His love has power to set us free to serve others with Christ-like
compassion and humility. Does the love of Christ rule in your heart, thoughts, intentions and actions?
April 3 ~ Holy Week ~ Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion
Holy Gospel: John 18:1 – 19:42 Jesus went out with his disciples across the Kidron valley to where
there was a garden, into which he and his disciples entered. Judas his betrayer also knew the place,
because Jesus had often met there with his disciples. So Judas got a band of soldiers and guards from the
chief priests and the Pharisees and went there with lanterns, torches, and weapons. Jesus, knowing
everything that was going to happen to him, went out and said to them, “Whom are you looking for?”
They answered him, “Jesus the Nazorean.” He said to them, “I AM.” Judas his betrayer was also with
them. When he said to them, “I AM," they turned away and fell to the ground. So he again asked them,
“Whom are you looking for?” They said, “Jesus the Nazorean.” Jesus answered, “I told you that I AM. So if
you are looking for me, let these men go.” This was to fulfill what he had said, “I have not lost any of
those you gave me.” Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it, struck the high priest’s slave, and cut
off his right ear. The slave’s name was Malchus. Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword into its scabbard.
Shall I not drink the cup that the Father gave me?”
So the band of soldiers, the tribune, and the Jewish guards seized Jesus, bound him, and brought him to
Annas first. He was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year. It was Caiaphas who had
counseled the Jews that it was better that one man should die rather than the people.
Simon Peter and another disciple followed Jesus. Now the other disciple was known to the high priest, and
he entered the courtyard of the high priest with Jesus. But Peter stood at the gate outside. So the other
disciple, the acquaintance of the high priest, went out and spoke to the gatekeeper and brought Peter in.
Then the maid who was the gatekeeper said to Peter, “You are not one of this man’s disciples, are you?”
He said, “I am not.” Now the slaves and the guards were standing around a charcoal fire that they had
made, because it was cold, and were warming themselves. Peter was also standing there keeping warm.
The high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and about his doctrine. Jesus answered him, “I have
spoken publicly to the world. I have always taught in a synagogue or in the temple area where all the
Jews gather, and in secret I have said nothing. Why ask me? Ask those who heard me what I said to
them. They know what I said.” When he had said this, one of the temple guards standing there struck
Jesus and said, “Is this the way you answer the high priest?” Jesus answered him, “If I have spoken
wrongly, testify to the wrong; but if I have spoken rightly, why do you strike me?” Then Annas sent him
bound to Caiaphas the high priest.
Now Simon Peter was standing there keeping warm. And they said to him, “You are not one of his
disciples, are you?” He denied it and said, “I am not.” One of the slaves of the high priest, a relative of the
one whose ear Peter had cut off, said, “Didn’t I see you in the garden with him?” Again Peter denied it.
And immediately the cock crowed.
Then they brought Jesus from Caiaphas to the praetorium. It was morning. And they themselves did not
enter the praetorium, in order not to be defiled so that they could eat the Passover. So Pilate came out to
them and said, “What charge do you bring against this man?” They answered and said to him, “If he were
not a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you.” At this, Pilate said to them, “Take him
yourselves, and judge him according to your law.” The Jews answered him, “We do not have the right to
execute anyone,” in order that the word of Jesus might be fulfilled that he said indicating the kind of death
he would die. So Pilate went back into the praetorium and summoned Jesus and said to him, “Are you the
King of the Jews?” Jesus answered, “Do you say this on your own or have others told you about me?”
Pilate answered, “I am not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and the chief priests handed you over to me.
What have you done?” Jesus answered, “My kingdom does not belong to this world. If my kingdom did
belong to this world, my attendants would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jews.
But as it is, my kingdom is not here.” So Pilate said to him, “Then you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You
say I am a king. For this I was born and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone
who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.” Pilate said to him, “What is truth?”
When he had said this, he again went out to the Jews and said to them, “I find no guilt in him. But you
have a custom that I release one prisoner to you at Passover. Do you want me to release to you the King
of the Jews?” They cried out again, “Not this one but Barabbas!” Now Barabbas was a revolutionary.
16
Then Pilate took Jesus and had him scourged. And the soldiers wove a crown out of thorns and placed it
on his head, and clothed him in a purple cloak, and they came to him and said, “Hail, King of the Jews!”
And they struck him repeatedly. Once more Pilate went out and said to them, “Look, I am bringing him
out to you, so that you may know that I find no guilt in him.” So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of
thorns and the purple cloak. And he said to them, “Behold, the man!” When the chief priests and the
guards saw him they cried out, “Crucify him, crucify him!”
Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves and crucify him. I find no guilt in him.” The Jews answered,
“We have a law, and according to that law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.”
Now when Pilate heard this statement, he became even more afraid, and went back into the praetorium
and said to Jesus, “Where are you from?” Jesus did not answer him. So Pilate said to him, “Do you not
speak to me? Do you not know that I have power to release you and I have power to crucify you?” Jesus
answered him, “You would have no power over me if it had not been given to you from above. For this
reason the one who handed me over to you has the greater sin.” Consequently, Pilate tried to release
him; but the Jews cried out, “If you release him, you are not a Friend of Caesar. Everyone who makes
himself a king opposes Caesar.”
When Pilate heard these words he brought Jesus out and seated him on the judge’s bench in the place
called Stone Pavement, in Hebrew, Gabbatha. It was preparation day for Passover, and it was about noon.
And he said to the Jews, “Behold, your king!” They cried out, “Take him away, take him away! Crucify
him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your king?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king but
Caesar.” Then he handed him over to them to be crucified.
So they took Jesus, and, carrying the cross himself, he went out to what is called the Place of the Skull,
in Hebrew, Golgotha. There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, with Jesus in
the middle. Pilate also had an inscription written and put on the cross. It read, “Jesus the Nazorean, the
King of the Jews.” Now many of the Jews read this inscription, because the place where Jesus was
crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek. So the chief priests of the
Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write ‘The King of the Jews,’ but that he said, ‘I am the King of the Jews’.”
Pilate answered, “What I have written, I have written.”
When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and divided them into four shares, a share for
each soldier. They also took his tunic, but the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from the top down.
So they said to one another, “Let’s not tear it, but cast lots for it to see whose it will be," in order that the
passage of Scripture might be fulfilled that says: They divided my garments among them, and for my
vesture they cast lots. This is what the soldiers did. Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and
his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. When Jesus saw his mother and the
disciple there whom he loved he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son.” Then he said to the
disciple, “Behold, your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his home.
After this, aware that everything was now finished, in order that the Scripture might be fulfilled, Jesus
said, “I thirst.” There was a vessel filled with common wine. So they put a sponge soaked in wine on a
sprig of hyssop and put it up to his mouth. When Jesus had taken the wine, he said, “It is finished.” And
bowing his head, he handed over the spirit.
At this point of the Passion you should pause in prayerful meditation for a short time.
Now since it was preparation day, in order that the bodies might not remain on the cross on the Sabbath,
for the Sabbath day of that week was a solemn one, the Jews asked Pilate that their legs be broken and
that they be taken down. So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and then of the other one
who was crucified with Jesus. But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did
not break his legs, but one soldier thrust his lance into his side, and immediately blood and water flowed
out. An eyewitness has testified, and his testimony is true; he knows that he is speaking the truth, so that
you also may come to believe. For this happened so that the Scripture passage might be fulfilled: Not a
bone of it will be broken. And again another passage says: They will look upon him whom they have
pierced.
After this, Joseph of Arimathea, secretly a disciple of Jesus for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate if he could
remove the body of Jesus. And Pilate permitted it. So he came and took his body. Nicodemus, the one
who had first come to him at night, also came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes weighing about one
hundred pounds. They took the body of Jesus and bound it with burial cloths along with the spices,
according to the Jewish burial custom. Now in the place where he had been crucified there was a garden,
17
and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had yet been buried. So they laid Jesus there because of
the Jewish preparation day; for the tomb was close by.
Meditation: The cross brings us face to face with Jesus' suffering. He was alone – all his disciples had
deserted him except for his mother and three women along with John, the beloved disciple. And his death
was agonizing and humiliating. Normally a crucified man could last for several days on a cross. Jesus' had
already been scourged, beaten with rods, and a crown of thorns pressed into his skull. It is no wonder that
he died mid-afternoon. Pilate publicly heralded Jesus "The King of the Jews" as he died upon the cross, no
doubt to irritate and annoy the chief priests and Pharisees. Jesus was crucified for his claim to be King.
The Jews had understood that the Messiah would come as king to establish God's reign for them. They
wanted a king who would free them from tyranny and foreign domination. Many had high hopes that Jesus
would be the Messianic king. Little did they understand what kind of kingship Jesus had. Jesus came to
conquer hearts and souls for an imperishable kingdom, rather than to conquer perishable lands and
entitlements. We can find no greater proof of God's love for us than the willing sacrifice of his Son on the
cross. Jesus' parting words, “It is finished!" express triumph rather than defeat. Jesus bowed his head and
gave up his spirit knowing that the strife was now over and the battle was won. Even on the cross Jesus
knew the joy of victory. What the Father sent him into the world to do has now been accomplished. Christ
offered himself without blemish to God and he put away sin by the sacrifice of himself (see Hebrews 9:2426). Saint Augustine (5th century) comments on those who stood at the cross of Jesus: "As they were
looking on, so we too gaze on his wounds as he hangs. We see his blood as he dies. We see the price
offered by the redeemer, touch the scars of his resurrection. He bows his head, as if to kiss you. His
heart is made bare open, as it were, in love to you. His arms are extended that he may embrace you. His
whole body is displayed for your redemption. Ponder how great these things are. Let all this be rightly
weighed in your mind: as he was once fixed to the cross in every part of his body for you, so he may now
be fixed in every part of your soul."
Prayer: Remember your mercies, O Lord, and with your eternal protection sanctify your servants for
whom Christ your Son, by the shedding of his Blood, established the Paschal Mystery. Who lives and
reigns for ever and ever. Amen.
Contemplation: Abbot Rupert of Deutz, wrote in the early 12th century: "The cross of Christ is the door
to heaven, the key to paradise, the downfall of the devil, the uplifting of mankind, the consolation of our
imprisonment, the prize for our freedom." The Cross of Christ is the safeguard of our faith, the assurance
of our hope, and the throne of love. It is also the sign of God's mercy and the proof of forgiveness. By his
cross Jesus Christ has pardoned us and set us free from the tyranny of sin. He paid the price for us when
he made atonement for our sins. The way to peace, joy, and righteousness in the kingdom of God and the
way to victory over sin and corruption, fear and defeat, despair and death is through the cross of Jesus
Christ. Do you follow Jesus in his way of the cross with joy, hope, and confidence?
Scripture passages (NAB translation) courtesy of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Daily meditations and
contemplations adapted from the Irish Jesuits’ Sacred Space web page and Biblical Medications for Lent
by Rev. Carroll Stuhlmueller, C.P.; prayers are from The Roman Missal, Catholic Book Publishing, 2011;
information about saints, solemnities, feasts and memorials courtesy of the Catholic Culture web site.
frlumpe:2015
18
19
30
29
No PSR Classes
The Music of Abraham Lincoln’s 1865
Columbus Funeral Observances”
26
27
28
9 am - PSR – Catechesis of the 11 am - Chancellors of 7 pm - SJC -Pastoral
Good Shepherd, Undercroft
Ohio, Fulcher Room
Council Meeting
11 am – HC, 1st Communion
(Undercroft)
3 pm - SJC Concert -“Ohio Mourns:
6:30 pm - SJC – Bible Study
(Fulcher Room)
21
19
9 am -PSR – Catechesis of the
Good Shepherd, Undercroft
9 am - SJC -Vocations Committee
7
6 pm - The
Melchizedek Project
14
20
1
WEDNESDAY
29
5:45 pm SJC
Weekly Holy Hour
22
5:45 pm SJC
Weekly Holy Hour
15
5:45 pm SJC
Weekly Holy Hour
8
5:45 pm SJC
Weekly Holy Hour
6 pm - Chrism Mass, 6:30 pm - SJC RCIA
SJC
5:45 pm SJC
Weekly Holy Hour
31
TUESDAY
12
13
SJC Choir in Recess
7 pm - Knights of
9 am -PSR – Catechesis of the Columbus, Council 400
(Undercroft)
Good Shepherd, Undercroft
1:30 p.m. – Baptism, Jania Payton
5
6
SJC Easter Sunday Mass
Offices Closed –
Holy Cross and
Schedule: 8 am, 10:30 am, 12:30
St. Joseph Cathedral
pm and 5:15 pm
No Compline (SJC)
No PSR Classes
HC Easter Sunday Mass
Schedule: 9 am & 11 am
7 pm - SJC Choir Practice
6:30 pm - SJC – Bible Study
12 pm - HC Choir Practice
M ONDAY
SUNDAY
FRIDAY
18
2:30 pm - SJC Wedding
Nichole Rowe and Brett Boggs
3 pm - HC Wedding Jeannie
Schmid and Jason Grimmett
11
2:30 pm -SJC Wedding
Jessica Hummel
& Jeffrey Thompson
8:30 pm – SJC – Easter Vigil
8 pm - HC – Easter Vigil
4
SATURDAY
30
7 pm – HC RCIA at Martin
de Porres Center
1
2
23
24
25
7 pm – HC RCIA at Martin 6 pm -SJC Wedding Rehearsal 11 am - SJC Wedding Ashley
de Porres Center
Linda Udeani & Chuma Ogbogu
Kiger & Chad Starkey
7
pm
SJC
Wedding
Rehearsal
2:30
pm - SJC Wedding Linda
7 pm - SJC Choir Practice
Ashley Kiger & Chad Starkey
Udeani & Chuma Ogbogu
5:30pm – HC Wedding Rehearsal
4 pm - HC Wedding
Brigid Davis & Robert Ray
Brigid Davis & Robert Ray
16
17
7 pm – HC RCIA at Martin 6 pm SJC Wedding Rehearsal
de Porres Center
Nichole Rowe & Brett Boggs
7 pm - SJC Choir Practice
9
10
6:30 pm - K of C, Chapter 6 pm - SJC Wedding Rehearsal
meeting(SJC, Undercroft)
Jessica Hummel
& Jeffrey Thompson
2
3
6 pm - HC -Mass of the 8 am - SJC - Opening Prayer for
Lords Supper
walking the Stations of the Cross
7:30 pm - SJC -Mass of
in downtown Columbus
the Lords Supper
12:00 pm - SJC, PASSION OF
THE LORD
2 pm - HC -Stations of the Cross
3 pm - HC, PASSION OF THE
LORD
8 pm -SJC Music –
The Office of Tenebrae
THURSDAY
THE ROMAN CATHOLIC PARISHES OF SAINT JOSEPH CATHEDRAL AND HOLY CROSS CHURCH ~ COLUMBUS, OHIO
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS AND MEETINGS ~ APRIL 2015
~ Taking Place in our Parishes ~
DURING LENT – THE RICE BOWL - HUNGERING FOR SEEDS OF HOME We follow Jesus this week on our Lenten journey as
he enters into Jerusalem, a community he knew well. CRS Rice Bowl asks us, too, to prayerfully enter into our own communities, to find
those who are hungry and thirsty, who need our help. How does our Lenten journey motivate us to serve those we encounter in our daily
lives? Please begin turning in your CRS Rice Bowls next Sunday, Easter Sunday. They can be turned in during the offertory collection.
Thank you for your generosity.
THIS FRIDAY, GOOD FRIDAY – THE OFFICE OF TENEBRAE: April 3 at 8:00 p.m. The Cathedral Schola’s annual performance
of music for Tenebrae, including Thomas Tallis’ Lamentations of Jeremiah, has become one of the Cathedral’s most popular events. The
evening is marked by the gradual extinction of candles, culminating in the performance of Gregorio Allegri’s Miserere in a completely
darkened Cathedral. Admission is a suggested donation of $10 at the door.
CATHEDRAL CHOIR ~ THE OFFICE OF COMPLINE: On the first Sunday of the month, the men of the Cathedral Choir chant the
Office of Compline. The Office lasts about 30 minutes and consists of psalms, short passages from scripture, an office hymn, a canticle
(Nunc Dimittis), a responsory, collect and additional prayers. In keeping with the earliest practices of the monastic communities, Compline
is offered when the work of the day is completed, and the quietness of evening settles over the hearts and minds of those who have come
together in thankfulness for the blessings of the day which has passed and in anticipation of God’s gift of a new day. The Office begins at
9:00 p.m. on the First Sunday of the month. We hope you will join us for this unique spiritual experience.
~ In, Around and Near the Diocese of Columbus ~
CONNECT WITH BISHOP CAMPBELL TUESDAY, APRIL 7TH, 2015 ON AM 820: The Bishop will be talking with the students
from Ohio Dominican University. From the Chair, on St. Gabriel Catholic Radio begins at 5:00 p.m. Call (614) 459-4820.
BETHESDA HEALING MINISTRY: Are you hurting in silence over your abortion experience? We’ve been there and know what you
are feeling. Our ministry offers a safe and comforting place for you to connect with Jesus and start your healing journey. Join Bethesda
Healing Ministry the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month to share in the healing experience. Confidential Ministry lines are 614-309-0157
/ 614-309-2651.
SUNDAY, APRIL 12, DIVINE MERCY ~ SPECIAL LITURGIES AND DEVOTIONS will be celebrated at a number of parishes in
the Diocese of Columbus, including: Holy Family Parish (Columbus), Sacred Heart Parish (Columbus), Saint Catharine of Siena Parish
(Columbus), Saint Timothy Parish (Columbus), Saint Joan of Arc Parish (Powell), Saint Peter Parish (Chillicothe), Blessed Sacrament Parish
(Newark), and Saints Simon & Jude Parish (West Jefferson). For more information about these special liturgies, please call the parishes or
visit http://feastofmercy.net/divinemercychapels.shtml.
BECOME A “LIVING REMINDER OF GOD’S PRESENCE.” That’s what Fr. Henri Nouwen called husbands and wives. A Worldwide
Marriage Encounter weekend will help your marriage become such a reflection of the divine. The next two weekends are April 10-12 and
a special in-parish weekend on July 31-August 2. For more information or to register, contact Paul & Marilou Clouse at 614-834-6880 or
visit our website at www.wwmecolumbus.org.
THE CATHOLIC MEN’S LUNCHEON CLUB will NOT meet in April due to the Good Friday observance. The next luncheon will be
held at St. Patrick church on Friday, May 1st. For information on the Catholic Men’s Luncheon Club, visit www.ColumbusCatholicMen.
com or contact John Schechter, CMLC President, at [email protected].
The Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation welcomes you. The basilica is open for prayer at any time of
day or night. Come and experience the consolation of our Blessed Mother’s intercession.
Monthly Healing Masses: During these Masses, special prayers are offered for God’s healing to be upon those assembled. The Blessed Sacrament is exposed at the altar as those present are invited to come forward for the laying on of hands and
prayers for healing by the Priest. For those who are significantly ill or chronically ill in body, mind or spirit, the Sacrament of
the Anointing of the Sick is also available. Following is the schedule of Healing Masses for the remainder of this year, which
begin at 7:00 p.m. (except where noted otherwise): Friday, April 10; Friday, May 8; Friday, June 5; Friday, July 10; Friday,
August 21; Friday, September 11; Friday, October 16; Friday, November 20; Friday, December 4.
Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation
Conventual Franciscan Friars
315 Clay Street + Carey, Ohio 43316
(419) 396-7107
www.olcshrine.com
20
PLEASE KEEP THESE PARISHIONERS IN YOUR PRAYERS: Mary Antonelli, Jack Beckman, Charles & Nancy Brant, Ana Buk,
PLEASE Clark,
KEEPJodi
THESE
IN Flores,
YOURDon
PRAYERS:
Mary
Antonelli,
Beckman,
Charles
& Nancy
Christopher
Elgin,PARISHIONERS
Ann Marie Elkins, Max
Fortner, Mary
Agriesti
Gall, Jack
Robert
Hackett, Ruth
Harper,
BernieBrant,
Hause,
Ana
Buk,
Christopher
Clark,
Jodi
Elgin,
Ann
Marie
Elkins,
Max
Flores,
Don
Fortner,
Mary
Agriesti
Gall,
Robert
Hackett,
Gloria Jefferson, Pam Jurgens, Susan Luck, Fr. Mike Lumpe, Ellen McMillen, Mary McNellis, Maria Paras, Linda Pauley, MarilynRuth
Scott,
Harper,
BerniePatty
Hause,
Gloria
Jefferson,
Pam
Jurgens,
Luck,Walter
Fr. Mike
Lumpe,
Ellen McMillen,
Mary McNellis, Maria
David
Simmons,
Stover,
Sandra
Valencia,
Bill
& Dora Susan
Zweydorff,
Jakeway
and Phillip
Eurice.
Paras, Linda Pauley, Marilyn Scott, David Simmons, Patty Stover, Sandra Valencia, Bill & Dora Zweydorff, Walter Jakeway
and PhillipREST
Eurice.
ETERNAL
GRANT UNTO THEM, O LORD: Please remember in your prayers the souls of William and Mary Hinger and Dr.
Nick
Marzella,REST
who died,
and forUNTO
their family
members
and friends
during
this timeinofyour
griefprayers
and separation.
ETERNAL
GRANT
THEM,
O LORD:
Please
remember
the souls of William and Mary
Hinger and Dr. Nick Marzella, who died, and for their family members and friends during this time of grief and separation.
DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE CATHEDRAL AND HOLY CROSS ALMS FOR THE POOR BOXES? At the
DO YOU
THE the
CATHEDRAL
HOLY
CROSS
ALMS
POORin
Cathedral
it isKNOW
located inABOUT
the wall inside
Cathedral nearAND
the Broad
Street
entrance;
at HolyFOR
CrossTHE
it is located
BOXES?
At
the
Cathedral
it
is
located
in
the
wall
inside
the
Cathedral
near
the
Broad
Street
entrance;
at
the rear of the Church by the Fifth Street entrance. These boxes and the funds you provide are important:
Holy
Cross
it
is
located
in
the
rear
of
the
Church
by
the
Fifth
Street
entrance.
These
boxes
and
the
funds
• At the Cathedral these Alms for the Poor go to pay for the food that is distributed daily at the Cathedral to the
youand
provide
important:
poor
needyare
– up
to 150 food bags (usually containing a sandwich, fruit, chips & cookie, bottled water), and on

At
the
Cathedral
forcocoa.
the Poor
goustoprovide
pay forthis
themost
foodbasic
that isnecessity
distributed
daily
the Cathedral
many winter days hot these
coffeeAlms
and hot
Help
– food
– toatthose
in need by
to
the
poor
and
needy
–
up
to
150
food
bags
(usually
containing
a
sandwich,
fruit,
chips
& cookie,
donating to our poor box.
and Alms
on many
winter
days
hot needy
coffeepersons
and hot
cocoa.
Help us
providetothis
mostthe
basic
• bottled
At Holywater),
Cross these
for the
Poor go
to help
with
bus passes,
in addition
helping
poor
necessity
–
food
–
to
those
in
need
by
donating
to
our
poor
box.
and needy with particular needs.
 At Holy
Cross
these Alms
forthose
the Poor
go to help needy persons with bus passes, in addition to helping
THANK
YOU
for helping
us help
in need!
the poor and needy with particular needs.
THANK YOU for helping us help those in need!
LOW-GLUTEN*HOSTS
HOSTSare
are available at the
low-gluten
LOW-GLUTEN*
the10:30
10:30a.m.
AMand
and5:15
5:15p.m.
PM Sunday
SundayMasses.
Masses.Worshippers
Worshipperscan
canreceive
receive
low-gluten
Holy
Communion
from
the
center
aisle
from
the
Master
of
Ceremonies
(please
identify
yourself
to
the
Celebrant).
Holy Communion from the center
Master of Ceremonies (please identify yourself) to the Celebrant.*contains
* contains
lessthan
than0.01%
0.01%gluten
glutencontent
content&&meets
meetsthe
thestandard
standardset
setby
bythe
the Holy
HolySee
See&&U.S.
U.S.Conference
ConferenceofofCatholic
CatholicBishops.
Bishops.
less
Bible Study with Bishop Campbell: This Sunday, March 29
To help us order supplies for this program,
please contact/RSVP to Mr. Jake Neal,
Cathedral Religious Education Coordinator:
[email protected]
UPCOMING
DATES:
29 | APR
19 | MAY
10 10
UPCOMING
DATES:
MARMAR
15 | MAR
29 | APR
19 | MAY
21
PALM SUNDAY
MARCH 29, 2015
The end of our Lenten journey is imminent. Have we altered our lives? Have we rededicated ourselves? Have we
renewed our covenant with the Lord? These are major conversions and changes, and perhaps the best question we
can ask ourselves is quite simply, “Is anything different?” According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, “the real aim of Lent
is, above all else, to prepare us for the celebration of the death and Resurrection of Christ… the better the preparation
the more effective the celebration will be.” We have been called to a conversion of heart. In the few days we have
remaining we must strive for some form of purification, by some effort to reject sin and selfishness. As good stewards
we need to identify something in our lives, someone in our lives perhaps, with which or with whom we must reconcile.
First and foremost we must reconcile with God; if we fix that relationship, everything else naturally follows. We have
been given gifts through the Holy Spirit. This is a vital time for us to use those gifts to build the Kingdom of God. St.
David of Crete said this of Palm Sunday: “Let us run to accompany the Lord as He hastens toward His Passion, not
by covering His path with palms, but by being humble and by trying to live as He would wish.”
(www.thecatholicsteward.com)
DONATE TO SAINT JOSEPH CATHEDRAL by scanning the QR code with your Smartphone or mobile device QR code reader to
donate via PayPal. You do not need a PayPal account to donate. Visit www.saintjosephcathedral.org to learn more about contributing
to the Cathedral in this manner. Note: We are in the process of obtaining a QR code for Holy Cross Church.
YOUR OFFERTORY IS A GIFT TO GOD: If your Offertory is not made electronically, please use your parish Offertory envelope to thoughtfully,
prayerfully choose your gift and present it eagerly to Our Lord. Many times families will ask for a letter stating that they are registered, participating
members of our parishes in order to become a Godparent, Confirmation Sponsor or simply to enroll in one of our Catholic schools. Using our electronic
giving or envelope system makes our job easier and allows us to honestly say, “Yes! This family is registered and actively participating here in our parish!”
YOUR OFFERING TO GOD ~ MARCH 21 and 22, 2015 ~ THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
SAINT JOSEPH CATHEDRAL
HOLY CROSS CHURCH
Envelopes$3,621.00
Envelopes$1,433.00
ACH$1,422.50
Loose
$ 689.00
Loose$2,483.00
Mail in
$ 310.00
Less 6% diocesan tax
($ 451.59)
Less 6% diocesan tax
($ 145.92)
Net to parish
$7,074.91
Net to parish
$2,286.08
My Discipleship at Saint Joseph Cathedral and Holy Cross Church ~ It’s as simple as 1-2-3:
1. Participate at least 1 hour per week in community prayer (Sunday Mass).
2. Devote at least 1 hour per week volunteering in a parish ministry.
3. Contribute at least 1 hour of weekly income (2.5%) for financial support.
ADVERTISE IN OUR BULLETIN! Through the generosity of our advertisers, we are able to offer an expanded bulletin format,
while eliminating the expense of printing our weekly bulletin for the Cathedral and Holy Cross Parishes. As a way of saying thank you,
please contact our bulletin advertisers when you are in need of the goods and services they offer. It’s not too late for you to place an ad in our
bulletin for your business or to promote your favorite charity. Please contact Dee Printing at (614) 777-8700. Thank you to our advertisers.
Capital Centre, Inc. 614-447-1000 martin
PAINTING & COATING CO.
Pleased to serve Holy Cross Church
and the Diocese of Columbus.
Industrial, Commercial and In-Shop Services
875-8733
Fraternity of Kindness
Don’ts
1. Don’t speak unkindly of anyone.
2. Don’t speak unkindly to anyone.
3. Don’t act unkindly toward anyone.
Do’s
1. Do speak kindly of someone at least once a day.
www.martinpainting.com 2. Do think kindly about someone at least once a day.
3. Do act kindly toward someone at least once a day.
For any unkindness committed;
Pat Kearns-Davis
[email protected]
Bridgid Davis
[email protected]
1. Make a brief act of contrition, such as “My Jesus,
mercy!”
2. Offer an apology, if possible.
3. Say a little prayer – such as “Bless N., O Lord” –
for the one to whom you have been unkind.
By Lawrence G. Louasik, Sophia Institute Press
Addie Davis-Holsinger
[email protected]
Your Neighborhood Experts with a World of Experience
MEAT PACKERS OUTLET 228-9074
Close to German Village, 317 S. Fifth Street, 1/2 block off Main
• Retail Meats • Low Prices on Fresh Cut • Beef •
Pork • Smoked Meats •Deli Items • Poultry
Store Hours: Monday-Saturday: 8-6 Closed Sundays
EGAN
RYAN
FUNERAL SERVICE®
www.egan-ryan.com
Owned & Operated by the Same Family Since 1859
Franklin Art
CENTRAL LOCATION
Glass Studios, Inc.
403 East Broad Street • 221-6665
Designers of Fine Custom Stained
Glass since 1924.
EAST LOCATION
4019 E. Livingston Avenue • 235-8000
222 E. Sycamore Street, Columbus
NORTHWEST LOCATION
(614) 221-2972 • Fax: (614) 221-5223
4661 Kenny Road • 451-5900
franklinartglass.com
Three generations serving Central Ohio since 1924
HEATING
AND COOLING
1296 Dublin Rd. • www.favret.com
614-488-5211
22
MAEDER-QUINT-TIBERI Despetorich Law Offices, LLC
Jason M. Despetorich, Esq.
FUNERAL HOME
Established 1870
Pre-Planning Available
1068 S. HIGH STREET
444-1185
100 East Main St., Columbus, OH
Tel: (614) 222-2120
Fax: (614) 224-7048
[email protected]
#72529-JD-10/7/14
Pizzuti-ism #54:
TONY’S
ITALIAN RISTORANTE
Classic Italian Cuisine • Banquet Rooms Available
Private Party Rooms Available
224-8669
Karen K. Gorski
[email protected]
karengorski.com
614-562-1104
16 W. Beck Street
To prepare for the future, you
must learn from the past.
Between German Village and Brewery District
11:30am-10pm M-F
5pm-10:30pm Sat.
CRS, GRI, ABR
Michael S. Parker, MD
Obstetrician/Gynecologist
I work to earn your trust
Pro-Life Catholic with Specialty
Specializing in
Interest in Natural Family Planning
personalized service
You are always my top priority
John, Mary
Commercial & Residential
& Tom Plank
Site Development
(Your Host)
743 Parsons
HEATING AND COOLING
Avenue
Three generations serving Central Ohio since 1924
The Choir’s at Sycamore
Favorite Pizza
1296
Dublin Rd. 614-488-5211
Columbus
www.Favret.com
Landmark
Edith R. and Portia Hapney
Sewer & Waterlines
Since 1939
476-4101
“A Family Gathering Place”
Open Monday-Saturday
Closed Sunday
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
We Deliver Entire Menu
Banquet & Meeting Rooms
Owned and operated by the
same family since 1859
Excavating & Grading
Soil Stabilization
Hauling & Demolition
Erosion Control
www.conie.com
JESS HOWARD
ELECTRIC CO.
6630 Taylor Road
614-861-1300
Your Catholic Contractor
NORTHWEST LOCATION
4661 Kenny Road – 451-5900
CENTRAL LOCATION
403 E. Broad Street – 221-6665
EAST LOCATION
4019 E. Livingston Avenue – 235-5558
614-221-5847
4460 Kenny Road
451-4414
www.desantisflor.com
Flowers for all Occasions
614-443-2212
For Your Heating/AC
Our focus. Your future.
Saint Joseph Wood Craft
Dedicated to God, Family and Work
443-7448
$2.00 off an order of $10.00
or more with this ad.
DeSantis Florist, Inc.
www.oppeace.org
toll free: 855.677.3223
GERMAN VILLAGE
FINE DINING
595 S. 3rd Street, Columbus
2005 Progress Ave., Columbus
Some restrictions may apply. Offers may be subject to credit approval.
464-0575 • gmichaelsbistro.com
228-9074
Thanks Be To God
Sunday Brunch – 9a-2p
The Hungry Soul Cafe
Jeremiah 33:3
10725 Hayden Run Rd., Hilliard
614-679-2995
1068 S. High Street, Columbus
Try our new
Boneless
Wings!
614-444-1185
614-274-2500
www.CardinalTrans.com
• Retail Meats • Low Prices on Fresh Cut
• Beef • Pork • Smoked Meats
• Deli Items • Poultry
Store Hours: Mon-Sat – 8-6
30 S. Young St. block + ½ south of Broad
614-224-1944
Directors: Anthony Tiberi • John Tiberi
Joseph Tiberi • Bill Smith
saintjosephwoodcraft.com
229 E. State Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
614-224-6105
www.Schoedinger.com
MEAT PACKERS OUTLET
317 S. Fifth Street
½ block off Main
close to German Village
SINCE 1870
Tim Rose, Owner
Cleans Clothes Clean “Since 1901”
1 block s of Greenlawn on S. Front St.
Fine Jewelry and Gift Items
Watch and Jewelry Repair
20 E. Gay Street, Columbus
Savings Products • Lending Solutions
Financial Education
www.educu.org
614-221-9376
399 E. Livingston Ave.
Serving German Village Since 1936
CASKEY CLEANERS
Chet’s Jewelers
WENGER TEMPERATURE CONTROL
Including
Mortgages • Auto Loans • Checking Accounts
IRAs • Student Loans • Health Savings Accounts
1099 Sullivant Ave.
Columbus, OH 43223
221-5153
Call upon the Lord and
He will answer you…
BIBLE PRAYER LINE
470-0020
“A School You Can Believe In.”
St. Catharine School
2865 Fair Avenue
614-235-1396
www.stcatharineschool.com
Preschool, Full-day Kindergarten
through 8th Grade
The Glanzman Group
614-296-6870
Matthew Glanzman, CRS
“We’re all you need to know about Real Estate”
[email protected]
Free online home search at theglanzmangroup.com
FORTNER Upholstering, Inc.
Retail Showroom: 1090 W. 5th Avenue, Grandview
Phone 614-291-1800
Fax 614-291-1929
in the Brewery District
585 S. Front Street, Columbus
To place an ad,
call 777-8700.
614-224-1560
496 S. High Street
The Claddaugh-Downtown
614-228-7554
claddaghirishpubs.com
Open Daily: 7-2:30
www.kleanakar.com
Full Service
Exterior Car Wash
Convenience of Staying in Car During Exterior Car Wash
• Complete Detailing, Interior Cleaning & Deodorizing
• Leather & Upholstery Care
614-221-3145 (Downtown) 404 E. Main Street
614-489-8383
CatanzaroInsurance.com
Located in Historical German Village
729 S. 3rd St., Columbus
(Next to Max & Erma’s)
Specializing in
Home • Auto • Business • Life
Please Patronize Our Advertisers…To Place An Ad Call 777-8700
Anthony Catanzaro
President
3-23-15 ctm 74295