Month: April 2011

Biggest Picture in history of John Paul II shines from St. Peter’s Square

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It was surreal as I watched the picture of John Paul the Great being hung at the Vatican for his beautification on Divine Sunday, May 1st. Hanging in my mind with all the saints, I can’t believe it; he’s there now. His accomplishments, God working profoundly through this man, reached heights beyond anyone’s imaginations. I know he’s helping us more than ever.

Litany of the Saints by Matt Maher

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The Litany of the Saints is a sacred prayer of the Roman Catholic Church and of the Western Rites of the Orthodox Church. It is a prayer of invocation to the Triune God, and prayers for the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Angels and all the martyrs and saints upon whom Christianity was founded. It is most prominently sung during the Paschal Vigil at the beginning of Sacraments of Initiation for those to be received that night into the Church, in other celebrations of the Sacrament of Baptism and in the liturgy for Holy Orders.

Reflections on the last day of Lent

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If you made it this far, you’ve made it through the thick of the storm. If you really followed your Lenten sacrifices, you’ll come out of it stronger, more disciplined and, God-willing, with more grace going forward.

Lent is a time of emptying — purging things that hold us back from God — and tomorrow is the time of refilling our lives with the joy that comes from alignment with God.

If Lent was a marathon, the finish line is in sight. Stay steady, stay strong and tomorrow stay happy for He Is Risen. Amen.

Crucify Him by Danielle Rose

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Download Danielle Rose’s ‘Crucify Him’ off the Mysteries Album from itunes

Lyrics to Crucify Him:
We wash our hands of the thoughts that slip through our minds.
Like Pontius Pilate, we blame others for the atrocities of our times.
Do we stay silent while the world screams out its lies?
Sell your body, buy your beauty, live at the cost of others’ lives.

Crucify Him – every child torn from the womb;
Crucify Him – every judgment I presume;
Crucify Him – every prisoner on death row;
Crucify Him – will you cast the first stone?

Betrayed by friends, denied by words that spill like wine from our lips.
He drinks the cup for us, His body is our chalice.
Now His back sheds blood under the torment of the whip
We join the chorus of Jerusalem, blind to Christ’s presence

Crucify Him (crucify Him) – every child torn from the womb;
Crucify Him (crucify Him) – every judgment I presume;
Crucify Him (crucify Him) – every prisoner on death row;
Crucify Him (crucify Him) – will you cast the first stone?

Lord, have mercy. Christ have mercy. Lord, have mercy on me
Forgive our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us
Have mercy Jesus

Crucify Him
Crucify Him – every judgment I presume;
Crucify Him (crucify Him)
Crucify Him (crucify Him) – will you cast the first stone?

Crucify Him – every child torn from the womb;
Crucify Him (crucify Him) – every judgment I presume;
Crucify Him – every prisoner on death row;
Crucify Him (crucify Him) – will you cast the first stone?