by Lynne Marie | Apr 3, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Both Isaiah 52:13 to 53:12 and Hebrews 4:14 to 5:9 are reflections on the Passion Narrative, John 18:1 to 19:42. Isaiah looks ahead to it; Hebrews looks back on it. Both are meditations. Isaiah tells us Jesus’ life had value “because he surrendered himself to death.”...
by Lynne Marie | Apr 2, 2026 | Daily Reflections
The “Easter triduum” is three days that constitute one single celebration. Any one of them without the others is incomplete. The Easter Vigil celebrates the resurrection of Jesus as the mystery that gives meaning to all human life and history. But without the...
by Lynne Marie | Apr 1, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Isaiah 50: 4-9 is the third Song of the Servant. The Servant neither depends on human support nor fears human opposition. His confidence is in God. God has equipped him: “The Lord God has given me a well-trained tongue.” Think of how God has equipped us in the...
by Lynne Marie | Mar 31, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Isaiah 49: 1-6 is the beginning of the second Song of the Servant. These songs portray the ideal Servant of God, the perfect Israelite, whose consecration to the divine will, even in the midst of overwhelming suffering, ‘takes away the sins of many.’ The Servant’s...
by Lynne Marie | Mar 30, 2026 | Daily Reflections
Isaiah 42: 1-7 is the first “Song of the Servant of Yahweh, whom God calls ‘my chosen one with whom I am well pleased.” But the description is valid for anyone who would do the work of God. As disciples, we ponder the characteristics of the person God chooses...
