The 7 Last Words, A Meditation on Christ’s Passion for Holy Week 7

Behold the Man!

By Fr Jason Smith

During Holy Week, I will be posting a daily reflection on the 7 Last Words of Christ. Today’s reflection is a prelude to the passion. The scene is Jerusalem. Jesus is being led to his crucifixion. More…

Are You Ready for Holy Week Missions in New York City? 2

Okay, this isn't NY, but you still get the idea

Okay, this isn’t NY, but you still get the idea

Sorry, that was just at tease. Holy Week in New York looks more like this… More…

Living Stations Good Friday Event (Video) Reply


Here’s a video of the RC Mission Corps’s Living Stations of the Cross at Old St Patrick’s Cathedral in Soho. More…

Mission Corps: Carrying the Cross in New York City Reply


This year, on Good Friday, I had the experience of joining the Mission Youth crosswalk through the streets of Manhattan. Same great experience as last year, except this year I made sure we brought a video camera.

Recommendation: Watch it on fullscreen on Youtube. More…

The seventh word: “Father, into your hands I commend my spirit!” 1

“Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.” With a last sigh your head drops slowly towards us, with your chin just above the breast-bone. We can now look up at your face; finally it is relaxed and calm, illuminated with the gentle majesty of God. More…

How Could God the Father Abandon His Son? Reply

By Br Ryan Harkin

God so loved the world, he gave us his only Son; But why did he abandon him? More…

The sixth word: “It is finished.” 2

Soon it will be three o’clock. Jesus is still holding on, but barely. More…

Remembrance and Thanksgiving Reply

Do this in remembrance of me!

Our blessing-cup is a communion with the Blood of Christ. (1 Cor. 10:16) More…

What’s Your Response to Easter? Reply

We know Easter as a holiday but is it more than that? God in human form laid down his life on a cross in order for us to live. Easter is all about your response to that.

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The fifth word: “I thirst.” Reply

Jesus is in a state bordering on total collapse. His body aches in excruciating pain; each time he pulls himself up to breath, More…