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Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion

By Admin on 15-03-2008 | Parish | Comments Off 


For the Week of March 16 - 22, 2008

THE LORD’S PASSION: God greatly exalted [Christ] and bestowed on him the name which is above every name. — Philippians 2:9

PLEASE HELP UPGRADE OUR COMPUTER LAB: Blessed Sacrament School is upgrading its computer lab and needs several flat screen monitors an computer desks. If you, or someone you know can make this in-kind donation, it would be greatly appreciated. We need 5 monitors and 10 desks. Please call the school at 323 467-4177 or stop by the main office, Monday through Friday form 8am to 3pm. Thank you.

SCHOOL NEWS: Blessed Sacrament School Children will be performing “The Passion of the Lord” on Tuesday, March 18 at 1:00pm in the Church. All parents, parishioners and friends are welcomed!

WELCOME FR. O’BRIEN! Fr. Fred O’Brien, from the New York Province, arrived Wednesday and will spend one month here at Blessed Sacrament. Fr. Fred is well known to the community, he has been visiting us for some years. He is eager to get to know all the new people of Blessed Sacrament and would love to talk and work with the parishioners. Please introduce yourselves to him.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT TO VOLUNTEERS: Our Church will be closed on Holy Saturday, March 22 during the morning and early afternoon hours. We will open before our Vigil Service at 7:30pm. anyone wanting to help to clean the church for our Easter Services please come on Saturday, March 22 at 9:00am. Thank you!

HAIL MARY THE QUEEN CONCERT: Mark your calendars now the Hail Mary the Queen Children’s Choir Concert scheduled for Monday, April 21, 2008, at 7:00 p.m., here at Blessed Sacrament Church. The choir is internationally known and most recently won gold and silver medals at the Asian Choir Olympics in Indonesia. Tickets are $15 for adult and $7 for children. For more information, contact Fr. Wayne.

NEXT WEEK’S SUNDAY SALES COORDINATORS: TBA (coffee & donuts)

MASS INTENTIONS
Sunday March 16 - 09 :00 Sabino Y Rosa Dorado, 2nd Intention Familia Ramírez Jiménez; 11:00 Lourdes Literte; 01:00 Ildifonsa Rangel, 2nd Intention Byron Estrada
Monday March 17 - 08:00 Gertrudes Villena Elloso; 12:00 Redempta J. Yamzon
Tuesday March 18 - 08:00 Nevin Cipriano Harris; 12:00 Lourdes Literte
Wednesday March 19 - 08:00 Thomas D. Fagan, 2nd Intention Josefina Ureta; 12:00 Patricia Fix, 2nd Intention Jose & Jose Gaynor Guevarra
Thursday March 20 - HOLY THURSDAY
Friday March 21 - GOOD FRIDAY
Saturday March 22 - HOLY SATURDAY

PRESIDERS FOR NEXT WEEK:
Sat/Sáb, March 22 - 7:30 pm Fr.Wayne Negrete
Sun/Dom March 23 - 7:30 am Fr. Fred O’Brian; 9:00 am Fr. Mike Mandala; 11:00 am Fr. Wayne Negrete; 1:00 pm Fr. Mike Mandala; 5:30 pm Fr. Jim Doogan

SEEING CHRIST CLEARLY: We start today looking through the portals of Jerusalem, seeing crowds of people, cheering and waving palm branches in the air. The whole atmosphere is one of joy, triumph, and celebration. We can get distracted or enthralled by the scene, and not see clearly the features of Jesus as he enters. But our readings from Isaiah and Paul’s letter to the Philippians clarify his features for us. He is the Suffering Servant, meek and mute before his captors and persecutors; he is the very image of the unseen God, yet will not clutch at equality with God before he endures his final confrontation in humility. Isaiah and Paul help us “behold the Lamb of God” before we hear the story of his final and greatest confrontation. It is important that we see Christ clearly before we hear the account of his passion, for we–his Body through baptism, the church–now bear his face. We must, with him, enter into this time of trial so we can, also with him, enter into his final triumph. (c) Copyright, J. S. Paluch Co.

JESUIT SEMINARY ASSOCIATION EASTER CARDS: are available in the rectory office.

EASTER CANDLES: We are offering you the opportunity of buying Easter Candles. They are on sale at the church parking lot. These candles are smoke-fee and are manufactured by the same company that makes our fine candles.

FLOWERS FOR THE ALTAR OF REPOSE: Easter lilies…Calla lilies…will be welcome to embellish our church this Easter season. Flower Fund donations may be made by placing your contribution in one of the special “Easter Flower envelopes” found behind the pews. You can either drop it in the offering basket or take it to the rectory.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION: now we have come to the center of the Christian year, beginning with today, Passion Sunday, Holy Week, and culminating in the Pasch, the Sacred Triduum. Some have called the culminating event in this week’s journey of faith “The Three Days of Easter.” The origins of many of our observances, including today’s blessing of palms and solemn entry into the church, hearken back to old Jerusalem. In the late fourth century, a woman living a consecrated life in southern France made a four-year pilgrimage to Jerusalem. There, she encountered the rich liturgies of the city, bursting with Christians. She was a keen observer, and fortunately for us wrote vivid letters of her experience to a circle of women friends she calls her sisters. By the time of her journey, it is clear that even some catechumens were undertaking the dangerous journey so that they could be formed at the very site of the events of Christ’s passion and rising. At the heart of the pilgrim experience were processions, such as today’s joyous procession to the Mount of Olives, and brilliant catechesis from the bishop every day, as well as intense fasting and prayer. When you resolve to keep this week holy in your own life, and especially when you commit to participate in the full Triduum with worship in church and fasting at home, a very ancient tradition is within your grasp. –Rev. James Field, (c) Copyright, J. S. Paluch Co.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: Isaiah 42:1-7; John 12:1-11
Tuesday: Isaiah 49:1-6; John 13:21-33,36-38
Wednesday: Isaiah 50:4-9a; Matthew 26:14-25
Thursday: Chrism Mass: Isaiah 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9; Ps 89; Revelation 1:5-8; Luke 4:16-21; Lord’s Supper: Exodus 12:1-8,11-14; Ps 116; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; John 13:1-15
Friday: Isaiah 52:13 — 53:12; Ps 31; Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9; John 18:1 — 19:42
Saturday: a) Gn 1:1 — 2:2 [1:1, 26-31a]; b) Gn 22:1-18 [1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18]; c) Exodus 14:15 — 15:1; d) Isaiah 54:5-14; e) Isaiah 55:1-11; f) Baruch 3:9-15,32 — 4:4; g) Ezekiel 36:16-17a, 18-28; h) Romans 6:3-11; i) Matthew 28:1-10
Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37-43; Ps 118; Colossians 3:1-4 or 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8; John 20:1-9 or Matthew 28:1-10 or (at an afternoon or evening Mass) Luke 24:13-35

Did You Know? Test your knowledge: True or False?
Child sexual abusers are only attracted to children and are not capable of appropriate sexual relationships? False. While there is a small subset of child sexual abusers who are exclusively attracted to children, the majority of the individuals who sexually abuse children are (or have previously been) attracted to adults. Child predators are difficult to identify precisely because they look just like everyone else. In some cases, they are our most trusted friends and even our family members. The Archdiocese of Los Angeles offers a wealth of information on child safety and child safety training programs for adults and young people. For more information, please visit: http://archdiocese.la. For particular help you may call: Mrs. Gloria Galarza, Coordinator Protecting our Children Program, phone: (323) 462-3646, or Sr. Sheila McNiff, Director of Assistance Ministry at (213) 637-7650.

FINANCE CORNER: Our income last week was:
Regular Collection $ 7,494.00
Other income/donations $ 4,312.00
Total weekly income $ 11,806.00
The average expenses for the parish, including payment of the debt, are $12,800.00 weekly. Thank you for your continued support.

LA PASIÓN DEL SEÑOR: Dios exaltó [a Cristo] sobre todas las cosas y le otorgó el nombre que está sobre todo nombre. — FilipensEsther 2:9

NOTICIAS DE LA ESCUELA: Los estudiantes de la Escuela del Santísimo Sacramento representarán “La Pasión de Cristo” el Martes, 18 de Marzo a la 1pm en la Iglesia. Todos los padres de familia, feligreses y amigos están invitados!

BIENVENIDO PADRE O’BRIEN! El Padre Fred O’Brien, de la Provincia de New York, llegó el Miercoles y nos estará ayudando en la parroquia por un mes. El Padre Fred es muy conocido por toda la comunidad puesto que hos ha estado visitando ya hace algunos años. El desea reconectar con los que ya conoce y por conocer a tantas personas nuevas de nuestra comunidad. Vengan a saludar y presentarse personalmente al Padre O’Brien. El está ansioso de trabajar con todos ustedes.

NOTICIAS DE LA ENFERMERA: Asistencia Medica, todos los días Martes, de las 9 a.m. a las 12:30 p.m una enfermera registrada del Programa Queens Care esta en la parroquia asistiendo a la comunidad con problemas relacionados a la salud, llamar los martes para mas informes al 323 462-6311

AVISO IMPORTANTE PARA NUESTROS VOLUNTARIOS: La Iglesia estará cerrada toda la mañana y parte de la tarde del Sábado Santo, día 22 de Marzo. Abriremos para la celebración de la Vigilia Pascual a las 7:30pm. Necesitamos de voluntarios(as) que deseen ayudar a limpiar el templo para nuestros Servicios de Pascua Florida-vengan a partir de las 9 de la mañana el Sábado 22 de Marzo. Se lo agradecemos por anticipado!

POR FAVOR AYUDENOS A RENOVAR NUESTRAS COMPUTADORAS: La Escuela del Santísimo Sacramento esta renovando sus computadoras y necesitamos monitores con pantalla plana y escritorios para computadoras. Si usted, o alguien que usted conoce puede hacer esta donación, se lo agradeceremos mucho. Necesitamos 5 monitores y 10 escritorios. Favor llamar a la Escuela, al 323 467-4177 o visítenos en nuestra oficina de Lunes a Viernes de 8am a 3pm. Gracias

COORDINADORES DE LA VENTA DEL PROXIMO DOMINGO: Será anunciado (café & donuts)

LIRIOS PARA EL ALTAR DE REPOSO: Pueden dejar sus donativos en los sobres especiales “Flores para Pascua Florida” que se encuentran detrás de las bancas. Este dinero servirá para adornar nuestra Iglesia durante la Semana Santa.

VELAS DE PASCUA FLORIDA: Estamos ofreciendo Velas de Pascua Florida. Están a la venta en el estacionamiento de la Iglesia. Estas velas no hacen humo y son hechas por la misma compañía que fabrica las velas que regularmente vendemos en la rectoría.

PARA VER A CRISTO CLARAMENTE: Hoy comenzamos viendo a través de las puertas de Jerusalén, vemos a la multitud, aclamando y agitando ramos de olivo en el aire. Es una atmósfera de júbilo, triunfo y celebración. Podemos distraernos o embelesarnos con la escena y no ver claramente las características de Jesús cuando entra. Pero nuestras lecturas de Isaías y la carta de Pablo a los filipenses aclaran estas características. Él es el Siervo que Sufre, manso y callado ante sus captores y perseguidores; es la mismísima imagen del Dios invisible, sin embargo, no se aferrará a la igualdad con Dios antes de sufrir su enfrentamiento final en humildad. Isaías y Pablo nos ayudan a “ver al Cordero de Dios” antes de oír el relato de su mayor y último enfrentamiento. Es importante que veamos a Cristo claramente antes de oír el relato de su Pasión, porque nosotros -su Cuerpo por medio del bautismo, la Iglesia- somos su rostro. Debemos, junto con él, pasar por este tiempo de sufrimiento para que podamos, también junto con él, pasar por su triunfo final. (c) Copyright, J. S. Paluch Co.

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA
Lunes: Isaiah 42:1-7; John 12:1-11
Martes: Isaiah 49:1-6; John 13:21-33,36-38
Miércoles: Isaiah 50:4-9a; Matthew 26:14-25
Jueves: Misa del Crisma: Isaiah 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9; Sal 89 (88); Revelation 1:5-8; Lc 4:16-21 Cena del Señor: Exodus 12:1-8,11-14; Sal 116 (115); 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; John 13:1-15
Viernes: Isaiah 52:13 — 53:12; Sal 31(30); Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9; John 18:1 — 19:42
Sábado: a) Gn 1:1 — 2:2 [1:1, 26-31a]; b) Gn 22:1-18 [1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18]; c) Exodus 14:15 — 15:1; d) Isaiah 54:5-14; e) Isaiah 55:1-11; f) Baruch 3:9-15,32 — 4:4; g) Ezekiel 36:16-17a, 18-28; h) Romans 6:3-11; i) Matthew 28:1-10
Domingo: Hch 10:34a, 37-43; Sal 118(117); Colossians 3:1-4 o 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8; John 20:1-9 o Matthew 28:1-10 o (en misas de la tarde o la noche) Lc 24:13-35

Sabe Usted? Ponga a Pruebe Su Conocimiento: ¿Verdadero o falso?
¿Los abusadores sexuales de menores solamente son atraídos por niños y no son capaces de mantener relaciones sexuales apropiadas? Falso. Mientras que hay un subconjunto pequeño de abusadores sexuales que se atraen exclusivamente a los niños, la mayoría de los individuos que abusan sexualmente a los niños están (o han estado previamente) atraídos a los adultos. Los depredadores de niños son difíciles de identificar porque parecen justo como cualquier otra persona. En algunos casos, son nuestros amigos confiados e incluso nuestros miembros de la familia. La Arquidiócesis de Los Angeles ofrece una abundancia de información sobre programas de entrenamiento para la seguridad de niños, adultos y jóvenes. Para más información, puede visitar la página de Internet http://archdiocese.la. Para obtener ayuda usted puede llamar: Sra. Gloria Galarza, Coordinadora del Programa telf: (323) 462-3646, ó Hna Sheila McNiff, Directora de la Oficina del Ministerio de Ayuda, al 213-637-7650.

RINCON FINANCIEROL: Nuestro ingreso de la semana pasada fue:
Colecta regular $7,494.00
Otros Ingresos / donaciones $ 4,312.00
Total de ingresos $11,806.00
El promedio de gastos de la parroquia, incluyendo el pago de la deuda, es de $12,800.00 semanales. Gracias por su continuo apoyo.

SIEMPRE CUESTA ALGO
No hay dolor, no hay laurel;
no hay espinas, no hay trono;
no hay hiel, no hay gloria;
no hay cruz, no hay corona.
-William Penn

Philippians 2:9
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9For which cause God also hath exalted him, and hath given him a name which is above all names:
Isaiah 42:1-7
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1Behold my servant, I will uphold him: my elect, my soul delighteth in him: I have given my spirit upon him, he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
2He shall not cry, nor have respect to person, neither shall his voice be heard abroad.
3The bruised reed he shall not break, and smoking flax he shall not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
4He shall not be sad, nor troublesome, till he set judgment in the earth: and the islands shall wait for his law.
5Thus saith the Lord God that created the heavens, and stretched them out: that established the earth, and the things that spring out of it: that giveth breath to the people upon it, and spirit to them that tread thereon.
6I the Lord have called thee in justice, and taken thee by the hand, and preserved thee. And I have given thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles:
7That thou mightest open the eyes of the blind, and bring forth the prisoner out of prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
John 12:1-11
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1Jesus therefore, six days before the pasch, came to Bethania, where Lazarus had been dead, whom Jesus raised to life.
2And they made him a supper there: and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that were at table with him.
3Mary therefore took a pound of ointment of right spikenard, of great price, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.
4Then one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, he that was about to betray him, said:
5Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?
6Now he said this, not because he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and having the purse, carried the things that were put therein.
7Jesus therefore said: Let her alone, that she may keep it against the day of my burial.
8For the poor you have always with you; but me you have not always.
9A great multitude therefore of the Jews knew that he was there; and they came, not for Jesus’ sake only, but that they might see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.
10But the chief priests thought to kill Lazarus also:
11Because many of the Jews, by reason of him, went away, and believed in Jesus.
Isaiah 49:1-6
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1Give ear, ye islands, and hearken, ye people from afar. The Lord hath called me from the womb, from the bowels of my mother he hath been mindful of my name.
2And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword: in the shadow of his hand he hath protected me, and hath made me as a chosen arrow: in his quiver he hath hidden me.
3And he said to me: Thou art my servant Israel, for in thee will I glory.
4And I said: I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength without cause and in vain: therefore my judgment is with the Lord, and my work with my God.
5And now saith the Lord, that formed me from the womb to be his servant, that I may bring back Jacob unto him, and Israel will not be gathered together: and I am glorified in the eyes of the Lord, and my God is made my strength.
6And he said: It is a small thing that thou shouldst be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to convert the dregs of Israel. Behold, I have given thee to be the light of the Gentiles, that thou mayst be my salvation even to the farthest part of the earth.
John 13:21-33,36-38
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21When Jesus had said these things, he was troubled in spirit; and he testified, and said: Amen, amen I say to you, one of you shall betray me.
22The disciples therefore looked one upon another, doubting of whom he spoke.
23Now there was leaning on Jesus’ bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.
24Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, and said to him: Who is it of whom he speaketh?
25He therefore, leaning on the breast of Jesus, saith to him: Lord, who is it?
26Jesus answered: He it is to whom I shall reach bread dipped. And when he had dipped the bread, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.
27And after the morsel, Satan entered into him. And Jesus said to him: That which thou dost, do quickly.
28Now no man at the table knew to what purpose he said this unto him.
29For some thought, because Judas had the purse, that Jesus had said to him: Buy those things which we have need of for the festival day: or that he should give something to the poor.
30He therefore having received the morsel, went out immediately. And it was night.
31When he therefore was gone out, Jesus said: Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.
32If God be glorified in him, God also will glorify him in himself; and immediately will he glorify him.
33Little children, yet a little while I am with you. You shall seek me; and as I said to the Jews: Whither I go you cannot come; so I say to you now.
36Simon Peter saith to him: Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered: Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow hereafter.
37Peter saith to him: Why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thee.
38Jesus answered him: Wilt thou lay down thy life for me? Amen, amen I say to thee, the cock shall not crow, till thou deny me thrice.
Isaiah 50:4-9
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4The Lord hath given me a learned tongue, that I should know how to uphold by word him that is weary: he wakeneth in the morning, in the morning he wakeneth my ear, that I may hear him as a master.
5The Lord God hath opened my ear, and I do not resist: I have not gone back.
6I have given my body to the strikers, and my cheeks to them that plucked them: I have not turned away my face from them that rebuked me, and spit upon me.
7The Lord God is my helper, therefore am I not confounded: therefore have I set my face as a most hard rock, and I know that I shall not be confounded.
8He is near that justifieth me, who will contend with me? let us stand together, who is my adversary? let him come near to me.
9Behold the Lord God is my helper: who is he that shall condemn me? Lo, they shall all be destroyed as a garment, the moth shall eat them up.
Matthew 26:14-25
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14Then went one of the twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, to the chief priests,
15And said to them: What will you give me, and I will deliver him unto you? But they appointed him thirty pieces of silver.
16And from thenceforth he sought opportunity to betray him.
17And on the first day of the Azymes, the disciples came to Jesus, saying: Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the pasch?
18But Jesus said: Go ye into the city to a certain man, and say to him: the master saith, My time is near at hand, with thee I make the pasch with my disciples.
19And the disciples did as Jesus appointed to them, and they prepared the pasch.
20But when it was evening, he sat down with his twelve disciples.
21And whilst they were eating, he said: Amen I say to you, that one of you is about to betray me.
22And they being very much troubled, began every one to say: Is it I, Lord?
23But he answering, said: He that dippeth his hand with me in the dish, he shall betray me.
24The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man shall be betrayed: it were better for him, if that man had not been born.
25And Judas that betrayed him, answering, said: Is it I, Rabbi? He saith to him: Thou hast said it.
Isaiah 61:1-3
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1The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because the Lord hath anointed me: he hath sent me to preach to the meek, to heal the contrite of heart, and to preach a release to the captives, and deliverance to them that are shut up.
2To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God: to comfort all that mourn:
3To appoint to the mourners of Sion, and to give them a crown for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, a garment of praise for the spirit of grief: and they shall be called in it the mighty ones of justice, the planting of the Lord to glorify hint.
Revelation 1:5-8
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5And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth, who hath loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
6And hath made us a kingdom, and priests to God and his Father, to him be glory and empire for ever and ever. Amen.
7Behold, he cometh with the clouds, and every eye shall see him, and they also that pierced him. And all the tribes of the earth shall bewail themselves because of him. Even so. Amen.
8I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, saith the Lord God, who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.
Luke 4:16-21
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16And he came to Nazareth, where he was brought up: and he went into the synagogue, according to his custom, on the sabbath day; and he rose up to read.
17And the book of Isaias the prophet was delivered unto him. And as he unfolded the book, he found the place where it was written:
18The Spirit of the Lord is upon me. Wherefore he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor, he hath sent me to heal the contrite of heart,
19To preach deliverance to the captives, and sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of reward.
20And when he had folded the book, he restored it to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him.
21And he began to say to them: This day is fulfilled this scripture in your ears.
Exodus 12:1-8,11-14
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1And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt:
2This month shall be to you the beginning of months: it shall be the first in the months of the year.
3Speak ye to the whole assembly of the children of Israel, and say to them: On the tenth day of this month let every man take a lamb by their families and houses.
4But if the number be less than may suffice to eat the lamb, he shall take unto him his neighbour that joineth to his house, according to the number of souls which may be enough to eat the lamb.
5And it shall be a lamb without blemish, a male, of one year: according to which rite also you shall take a kid.
6And you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of this month: and the whole multitude of the children of Israel shall sacrifice it in the evening.
7And they shall take of the blood thereof, and put it upon both the side posts, and on the upper door posts of the houses, wherein they shall eat it.
8And they shall eat the flesh that night roasted at the fire, and unleavened bread with wild lettuce.
11And thus you shall eat it: you shall gird your reins, and you shall have shoes on your feet, holding staves in your hands, and you shall eat in haste: for it is the Phase (that is the Passage) of the Lord.
12And I will pass through the land of Egypt that night, and will kill every firstborn in the land of Egypt both man and beast: and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments: I am the Lord.
13And the blood shall be unto you for a sign in the houses where you shall be: and I shall see the blood, and shall pass over you: and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I shall strike the land of Egypt.
14And this day shall be for a memorial to you: and you shall keep it a feast to the Lord in your generations with an everlasting observance.
1 Corinthians 11:23-26
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23For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus, the same night in which he was betrayed, took bread.
24And giving thanks, broke, and said: Take ye, and eat: this is my body, which shall be delivered for you: this do for the commemoration of me.
25In like manner also the chalice, after he had supped, saying: This chalice is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as often as you shall drink, for the commemoration of me.
26For as often as you shall eat this bread, and drink the chalice, you shall shew the death of the Lord, until he come.
John 13:1-15
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1Before the festival day of the pasch, Jesus knowing that his hour was come, that he should pass out of this world to the Father: having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them unto the end.
2And when supper was done, (the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray him,)
3Knowing that the Father had given him all things into his hands, and that he came from God, and goeth to God;
4He riseth from supper, and layeth aside his garments, and having taken a towel, girded himself.
5After that, he putteth water into a basin, and began to wash the feet of the disciples, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.
6He cometh therefore to Simon Peter. And Peter saith to him: Lord, dost thou wash my feet?
7Jesus answered, and said to him: What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.
8Peter saith to him: Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him: If I wash thee not, thou shalt have no part with me.
9Simon Peter saith to him: Lord, not only my feet, but also my hands and my head.
10Jesus saith to him: He that is washed, needeth not but to wash his feet, but is clean wholly. And you are clean, but not all.
11For he knew who he was that would betray him; therefore he said: You are not all clean.
12Then after he had washed their feet, and taken his garments, being set down again, he said to them: Know you what I have done to you?
13You call me Master, and Lord; and you say well, for so I am.
14If then I being your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; you also ought to wash one another’s feet.
15For I have given you an example, that as I have done to you, so you do also.
Isaiah 52:13
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13Behold my servant shall understand, he shall be exalted, and extolled, and shall be exceeding high.
Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9
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414Having therefore a great high priest that hath passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God: let us hold fast our confession.
15For we have not a high priest, who can not have compassion on our infirmities: but one tempted in all things like as we are, without sin.
16Let us go therefore with confidence to the throne of grace: that we may obtain mercy, and find grace in seasonable aid.
57Who in the days of his flesh, with a strong cry and tears, offering up prayers and supplications to him that was able to save him from death, was heard for his reverence.
8And whereas indeed he was the Son of God, he learned obedience by the things which he suffered:
9And being consummated, he became, to all that obey him, the cause of eternal salvation.
John 18:1
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1When Jesus had said these things, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where there was a garden, into which he entered with his disciples.
Exodus 14:15
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15And the Lord said to Moses: Why criest thou to me? Speak to the children of Israel to go forward.
Isaiah 54:5-14
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5For he that made thee shall rule over thee, the Lord of hosts is his name: and thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel, shall be called the God of all the earth.
6For the Lord hath called thee as woman forsaken and mourning in spirit, and as a wife cast off from her youth, said thy God.
7For a, small moment have I forsaken thee, but with great mercies will I gather thee.
8In a moment of indignation have I hid my face a little while from thee, but with everlasting kindness have I had mercy on thee, said the Lord thy Redeemer.
9This thing is to me as in the days of Noe, to whom I swore, that I would no more bring in the waters of Noe upon the earth: so have I sworn not to be angry with thee, and not to rebuke thee.
10For the mountains shall be moved, and the hills shall tremble; but my mercy shall not depart from thee, and the covenant of my peace shall not be moved: said the Lord that hath mercy on thee.
11O poor little one, tossed with tempest, without all comfort, behold I will lay thy stones in order, and will lay thy foundations with sapphires,
12And I will make thy bulwarks of jasper: and thy gates of graven stones, and all thy borders of desirable stones.
13All thy children shall be taught of the Lord: and great shall be the peace of thy children.
14And thou shalt be founded in justice: depart far from oppression, for thou shalt not fear; and from terror, for it shall not come near thee.
Isaiah 55:1-11
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1All you that thirst, come to the waters: and you that have no money make haste, buy, and eat: come ye, buy wine and milk without money, and without any price.
2Why do you spend money for that which is not breed, and your labour for that which doth not satisfy you? Hearken diligently to me, and eat that which is good, and your soul shall be delighted in fatness.
3Incline your ear and come to me: hear and your soul shall lire, and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, the faithful mercies of David.
4Behold I have given him for a witness to the people, for a leader and a master to the Gentiles.
5Behold thou shalt call a nation, which thou knewest not: and the nations that knew not thee shall run to thee, because of the Lord thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel, for he hath glorified thee.
6Seek ye the Lord, while he may be found: call upon him, while he is near.
7Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unjust man his thoughts, and let him return to the Lord, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God: for he is bountiful to forgive.
8For my thoughts are not your thoughts: nor your ways my ways, saith the Lord.
9For as the heavens are exalted above the earth, so are my ways exalted above your ways, and my thoughts above your thoughts.
10And as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and return no more thither, but soak the earth, and water it, and make it to spring, and give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:
11So shall my word be, which shall go forth from my mouth: it shall not return to me void, but it shall do whatsoever I please, and shall prosper in the things for which I sent it.
Baruch 3:9-15,32
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9Hear, O Israel, the commandments of life: give ear, that thou mayst learn wisdom.
10How happeneth it, O Israel, that thou art in thy enemies’ land?
11Thou art grown old in a strange country, thou art defiled with the dead: thou art counted with them that go down into hell.
12Thou hast forsaken the fountain of wisdom:
13For if thou hadst walked in the way of God, thou hadst surely dwelt in peace for ever.
14Learn where is wisdom, where is strength, where is understanding: that thou mayst know also where is length of days and life, where is the light of the eyes, and peace.
15Who hath found out her place? and who hath gone in to her treasures?
32But he that knoweth all things, knoweth her, and hath found her out with his understanding: he that prepared the earth for evermore, and filled it with cattle and fourfooted beasts:
Ezekiel 36:16-17
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16And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
17Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled it with their ways, and with their doings: their way was before me like the uncleanness of a menstruous woman.
Romans 6:3-11
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3Know you not that all we, who are baptized in Christ Jesus, are baptized in his death?
4For we are buried together with him by baptism into death; that as Christ is risen from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we also may walk in newness of life.
5For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection.
6Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin may be destroyed, to the end that we may serve sin no longer.
7For he that is dead is justified from sin.
8Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall live also together with Christ:
9Knowing that Christ rising again from the dead, dieth now no more, death shall no more have dominion over him.
10For in that he died to sin, he died once; but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God:
11So do you also reckon, that you are dead to sin, but alive unto God, in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Matthew 28:1-10
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1And in the end of the sabbath, when it began to dawn towards the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalen and the other Mary, to see the sepulchre.
2And behold there was a great earthquake. For an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and coming, rolled back the stone, and sat upon it.
3And his countenance was as lightning, and his raiment as snow.
4And for fear of him, the guards were struck with terror, and became as dead men.
5And the angel answering, said to the women: Fear not you; for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified.
6He is not here, for he is risen, as he said. Come, and see the place where the Lord was laid.
7And going quickly, tell ye his disciples that he is risen: and behold he will go before you into Galilee; there you shall see him. Lo, I have foretold it to you.
8And they went out quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy, running to tell his disciples.
9And behold Jesus met them, saying: All hail. But they came up and took hold of his feet, and adored him.
10Then Jesus said to them: Fear not. Go, tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, there they shall see me.
Acts 10:34
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34And Peter opening his mouth, said: In very deed I perceive, that God is not a respecter of persons.
Colossians 3:1-4
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1Therefore, if you be risen with Christ, seek the things that are above; where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God:
2Mind the things that are above, not the things that are upon the earth.
3For you are dead; and your life is hid with Christ in God.
4When Christ shall appear, who is your life, then you also shall appear with him in glory.
1 Corinthians 5:6
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6Your glorying is not good. Know you not that a little leaven corrupteth the whole lump?
John 20:1-9
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1And on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalen cometh early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre; and she saw the stone taken away from the sepulchre.
2She ran, therefore, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and saith to them: They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.
3Peter therefore went out, and that other disciple, and they came to the sepulchre.
4And they both ran together, and that other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.
5And when he stooped down, he saw the linen cloths lying; but yet he went not in.
6Then cometh Simon Peter, following him, and went into the sepulchre, and saw the linen cloths lying,
7And the napkin that had been about his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but apart, wrapped up into one place.
8Then that other disciple also went in, who came first to the sepulchre: and he saw, and believed.
9For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.
Matthew 28:1-10
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1And in the end of the sabbath, when it began to dawn towards the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalen and the other Mary, to see the sepulchre.
2And behold there was a great earthquake. For an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and coming, rolled back the stone, and sat upon it.
3And his countenance was as lightning, and his raiment as snow.
4And for fear of him, the guards were struck with terror, and became as dead men.
5And the angel answering, said to the women: Fear not you; for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified.
6He is not here, for he is risen, as he said. Come, and see the place where the Lord was laid.
7And going quickly, tell ye his disciples that he is risen: and behold he will go before you into Galilee; there you shall see him. Lo, I have foretold it to you.
8And they went out quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy, running to tell his disciples.
9And behold Jesus met them, saying: All hail. But they came up and took hold of his feet, and adored him.
10Then Jesus said to them: Fear not. Go, tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, there they shall see me.
Luke 24:13-35
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13And behold, two of them went, the same day, to a town which was sixty furlongs from Jerusalem, named Emmaus.
14And they talked together of all these things which had happened.
15And it came to pass, that while they talked and reasoned with themselves, Jesus himself also drawing near, went with them.
16But their eyes were held, that they should not know him.
17And he said to them: What are these discourses that you hold one with another as you walk, and are sad?
18And the one of them, whose name was Cleophas, answering, said to him: Art thou only a stranger to Jerusalem, and hast not known the things that have been done there in these days?
19To whom he said: What things? And they said: Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet, mighty in work and word before God and all the people;
20And how our chief priests and princes delivered him to be condemned to death, and crucified him.
21But we hoped, that it was he that should have redeemed Israel: and now besides all this, today is the third day since these things were done.
22Yea and certain women also of our company affrighted us, who before it was light, were at the sepulchre,
23And not finding his body, came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, who say that he is alive.
24And some of our people went to the sepulchre, and found it so as the women had said, but him they found not.
25Then he said to them: O foolish, and slow of heart to believe in all things which the prophets have spoken.
26Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and so to enter into his glory?
27And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded to them in all the scriptures, the things that were concerning him.
28And they drew night to the town, whither they were going: and he made as though he would go farther.
29But they constrained him; saying: Stay with us, because it is towards evening, and the day is now far spent. And he went in with them.
30And it came to pass, whilst he was at table with them, he took bread, and blessed, and brake, and gave to them.
31And their eyes were opened, and they knew him: and he vanished out of their sight.
32And they said one to the other: Was not our heart burning within us, whilst he spoke in this way, and opened to us the scriptures?
33And rising up, the same hour, they went back to Jerusalem: and they found the eleven gathered together, and those that were staying with them,
34Saying: The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.
35And they told what things were done in the way; and how they knew him in the breaking of the bread.
Esther 2:9
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9And she pleased him, and found favour in his sight. And he commanded the eunuch to hasten the women’s ornaments, and to deliver to her her part, and seven of the most beautiful maidens of the king’s house, and to adorn and deck out both her and her waiting maids.
Isaiah 42:1-7
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1Behold my servant, I will uphold him: my elect, my soul delighteth in him: I have given my spirit upon him, he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
2He shall not cry, nor have respect to person, neither shall his voice be heard abroad.
3The bruised reed he shall not break, and smoking flax he shall not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
4He shall not be sad, nor troublesome, till he set judgment in the earth: and the islands shall wait for his law.
5Thus saith the Lord God that created the heavens, and stretched them out: that established the earth, and the things that spring out of it: that giveth breath to the people upon it, and spirit to them that tread thereon.
6I the Lord have called thee in justice, and taken thee by the hand, and preserved thee. And I have given thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles:
7That thou mightest open the eyes of the blind, and bring forth the prisoner out of prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
John 12:1-11
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1Jesus therefore, six days before the pasch, came to Bethania, where Lazarus had been dead, whom Jesus raised to life.
2And they made him a supper there: and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that were at table with him.
3Mary therefore took a pound of ointment of right spikenard, of great price, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.
4Then one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, he that was about to betray him, said:
5Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?
6Now he said this, not because he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and having the purse, carried the things that were put therein.
7Jesus therefore said: Let her alone, that she may keep it against the day of my burial.
8For the poor you have always with you; but me you have not always.
9A great multitude therefore of the Jews knew that he was there; and they came, not for Jesus’ sake only, but that they might see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead.
10But the chief priests thought to kill Lazarus also:
11Because many of the Jews, by reason of him, went away, and believed in Jesus.
Isaiah 49:1-6
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1Give ear, ye islands, and hearken, ye people from afar. The Lord hath called me from the womb, from the bowels of my mother he hath been mindful of my name.
2And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword: in the shadow of his hand he hath protected me, and hath made me as a chosen arrow: in his quiver he hath hidden me.
3And he said to me: Thou art my servant Israel, for in thee will I glory.
4And I said: I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength without cause and in vain: therefore my judgment is with the Lord, and my work with my God.
5And now saith the Lord, that formed me from the womb to be his servant, that I may bring back Jacob unto him, and Israel will not be gathered together: and I am glorified in the eyes of the Lord, and my God is made my strength.
6And he said: It is a small thing that thou shouldst be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to convert the dregs of Israel. Behold, I have given thee to be the light of the Gentiles, that thou mayst be my salvation even to the farthest part of the earth.
John 13:21-33,36-38
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21When Jesus had said these things, he was troubled in spirit; and he testified, and said: Amen, amen I say to you, one of you shall betray me.
22The disciples therefore looked one upon another, doubting of whom he spoke.
23Now there was leaning on Jesus’ bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.
24Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, and said to him: Who is it of whom he speaketh?
25He therefore, leaning on the breast of Jesus, saith to him: Lord, who is it?
26Jesus answered: He it is to whom I shall reach bread dipped. And when he had dipped the bread, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon.
27And after the morsel, Satan entered into him. And Jesus said to him: That which thou dost, do quickly.
28Now no man at the table knew to what purpose he said this unto him.
29For some thought, because Judas had the purse, that Jesus had said to him: Buy those things which we have need of for the festival day: or that he should give something to the poor.
30He therefore having received the morsel, went out immediately. And it was night.
31When he therefore was gone out, Jesus said: Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.
32If God be glorified in him, God also will glorify him in himself; and immediately will he glorify him.
33Little children, yet a little while I am with you. You shall seek me; and as I said to the Jews: Whither I go you cannot come; so I say to you now.
36Simon Peter saith to him: Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered: Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow hereafter.
37Peter saith to him: Why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thee.
38Jesus answered him: Wilt thou lay down thy life for me? Amen, amen I say to thee, the cock shall not crow, till thou deny me thrice.
Isaiah 50:4-9
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4The Lord hath given me a learned tongue, that I should know how to uphold by word him that is weary: he wakeneth in the morning, in the morning he wakeneth my ear, that I may hear him as a master.
5The Lord God hath opened my ear, and I do not resist: I have not gone back.
6I have given my body to the strikers, and my cheeks to them that plucked them: I have not turned away my face from them that rebuked me, and spit upon me.
7The Lord God is my helper, therefore am I not confounded: therefore have I set my face as a most hard rock, and I know that I shall not be confounded.
8He is near that justifieth me, who will contend with me? let us stand together, who is my adversary? let him come near to me.
9Behold the Lord God is my helper: who is he that shall condemn me? Lo, they shall all be destroyed as a garment, the moth shall eat them up.
Matthew 26:14-25
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