Stations of the Cross in real life
Living Stations of the Cross – Connecting an ancient practice of remembrance with the suffering in today’s world Megan Fincher writes “On Good Friday, Jesus not only reveals that he is our Savior, but also, more subtly, that he is our Teacher. During...Resurrection is not a happy ending movie
Asia News reports Pope: The Resurrection “is not a happy ending in a movie” but “a humble victory of God, that humanly looks like a failure” The story continues…. Two children join Francis on the back of his jeep. The two, both with a...
Pope Francis prays the Way of the Cross
Every year, the pope asks a person or group of people to write the meditations that are read aloud during the nighttime torch-lit Good Friday ceremony, which he presides over. For 2014, Pope Francis picked Italian Archbishop Giancarlo Maria Bregantini of...
Formation Friday – Vincentian Stations
The Stations reflect our service and our journey as Christians who love Christ and seek to serve Him in the poor. This is our mission as Vincentians. This is our mission as Catholics. When we look into the eyes of the poor we see Your suffering Son, Your love and...Another version of “Who am I?” this Holy Week
On Palm Sunday the Pope asked us to think about who we would be as we encounter the many personalities in the scriptures of this week. Debbie of “Saints 365 – Striving for the heights of Holiness in the trenches of everyday life” presents some of our...
Holding On To Joy Amidst Criticism
Holding On To Joy Amidst Criticism – Sr. Ellen LaCapria, DC continues her weekly visual prayer reflection. As we enter this holy time of eucharistic revelation, crucifixion and the joy of resurrection our heads are rightly spinning. In the span of three days we...
Superior General washes dishes
Vincentian Superior General washing dishes for the Daughters of Charity in Macon Georgia on the eve of Holy Thursday. As noted in an earlier post he is spending Holy Week with them and visiting their ministries in an hispanic parish.Washing the feet of women
Women and men were both participating in the ancient rite long before Pope Francis arrived on the scene. An article in April 2014 issue of U.S. Catholic (Vol. 79, No. 4, page 46) provides the history. In 1955, Pius XII reformed the liturgy to make foot washing part...Being well connected
Easter Sunday (A), April 20, 2014 – Acts 10, 34a. 37-43; Col 3, 1-4; Jn 20, 1-9 Think of what is above (Col 3, 2) The least of us has risen from the dead and is seated at the right hand of God. Now we await his glorious coming and welcoming words, “Come, you who are...
Symbols and Pictures of Holy Week
Holy week is so rich in symbols and images! During these days of Holy Week FamVin posts will focus on pictures that provide inspiration for prayer and contemplation.
