Elizabeth Powers

Holy Saturday – Easter Vigil

Saturday, March 30th Scripture God said, “Let there be light, and there was light.” Genesis 1:3 Reflection At the Passover ritual to this very day, the youngest child asks the question: “Why is this night [...]

Good Friday

Friday, March 29th Scripture Is 52:13-53:12 Ps 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25 Heb 4:14-16; 5: 7-9 Jn 18:1-19: 42 Reflection “…so shall he startle many nations, because of him kings shall stand speechless.” Isaiah [...]

Holy Thursday

Thursday, March 28 Scripture Ex.12:1-8, 11-14 Ps.116:12-13, 15-16bc, 17-18 I Cor. 11:23-26 Jn. 13: 1-15 Reflection “This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” I Cor. 11: 25 Took [...]

Palm Sunday

Sunday, March 24th Scripture Mark 11:1-10 or John 12:12-16 Isaiah 50: 4-7 Psalm 22: 8-9, 17-20, 23-24 Phil 2: 4-11 Mark 14:1 – 15:47 Reflection “Rather, he emptied himself…” Philippians 2:7 One of the key [...]

Fifth Sunday of Lent

Sunday, March 17th Scripture Jer 31: 31-34 Ps 51: 3-4, 12-15 Heb 5: 7-9 Jn 12: 20-33 Reflection “I will make a new covenant…I will be their God and they shall be my people.” Jer [...]

Fourth Sunday of Lent

Sunday, March 10th Scripture 2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23 Eph 2:4-10 Ps 137: 1-6 Jn 3: 14-21 Reflection “For by grace you have been saved. . . and this is not from you; it is the [...]

Third Sunday of Lent

Sunday, March 3rd Scripture Ex 20: 1-17 Ps 19: 8-11 1 Cor 1: 22-25 Jn 2: 13-25 Reflection “Remember to keep holy the sabbath day. Six days you may labor and do all your work, [...]

Second Sunday of Lent

Sunday, February 25th Scripture Gn. 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18 Ps 116:10, 15-19 Rom 8: 31b-34 Mk 9:2-10 Reflection “There you shall offer him up as a holocaust on a height that I will point out [...]

First Sunday of Lent

Sunday, February 18th Scripture Gn 9:8-15 Ps 25:4-9 1Pt 3: 18-22 Mk 1:12-15 Reflection “I set my bow in the clouds to serve as a sign of the covenant between me and the earth.” Gn [...]

Ash Wednesday

Wednesday, February 14th Scripture Joel 2: 12-18 Ps. 51: 3-6, 12-14, 17 2 Cor. 5: 20 – 6:2 Mt. 6: 1-6, 16-18 Reflection “Yet even now says Yahweh, return to me with all your heart [...]