by Lynne Marie | Apr 5, 2026 | Daily Reflections
What’s So Important about the Presentation of the Gifts? In his initial explanation of the Good News to the Gentiles, Acts 10: 34-43, Peter uses the word “witness” three times: “We are witnesses of all that [Jesus of Nazareth] did…. witnesses chosen beforehand by...
by Lynne Marie | Apr 4, 2026 | Daily Reflections
A Meditation on the Exsultet (Easter Proclamation) The liturgy teaches us to meditate on the word of God by giving us examples of meditation. One of the most all-inclusive meditations on the mystery and gift of the death and resurrection of Jesus is the Exsultet or...
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...
