“His Blood Be on Us!”

Jesus, Man of Sorrows, the crime of the Jews reminds me of my own sinning. I heard Your Father say to me, “This is My beloved Son in whom I am well pleased,” and yet my sins made me cry out, “Away with Him! Crucify Him!” I have loved death and slain the God of my salvation.

Give me an attitude toward sin like unto Yours; yes, one with Yours. because of the infinite iniury it causes the sovereign goodness of Your heavenly Father and its fatal hurt to my own immortal soul. When I sinned, I cried out that Your Blood might be upon me. May it be upon me henceforth, because I come to You in repentance for my sinful past. May Your Blood be upon the outward life I live, a sign that Your love now reigns within my soul, as a proof of my sincerest love. gratitude and loyalty. May Your Blood be upon my children, namely, upon all my works and words, and ever redden with Its glorious merit the whole stream of my life. And when life’s day is done, may the seal of Your Blood be a lasting, shin­ing mark upon my soul, to place me among those of whom it is said, “These are they who have washed their robes and made them white in the Blood of the Lamb” (Rev. 7:14).

The Meeting of Martyrs

Jesus, Man of Sorrows, there is one who remains close to You in joy and in pain – Your own dear Mother. Who will describe the sorrow that pierces her loving soul when she catches sight of You, the dear and beloved Son of her heart of hearts, with Your head crowned with thorns, Your face stained with blood and spittle, miserably swollen and disfigured? She had once known You beautiful, with the freshness of Divine innocence and peace upon Your sacred face; now she sees You so changed and deformed that she can scarcely recognize You. Not a feature, not a limb but speaks of the frightful guilt of sin, of punishment, of agony.

Jesus, in Your glance upon her so desolate, every fiber of Your Heart seems to be torn. And she feels all Your pain together with You. How she would have snatched that hide­ous crown from Your head, cleansed and kissed Your wounds, knelt down and adored You, taken You away and nursed You to health. But no! She remembers why You are suffering all this. That dear Mother of Sorrows gives You up to die for my redemption.

That blessed meeting when only a word of love passes between you is full of love, for never did son love his mother as You love Yours. When You, when her hands and Yours touch the Cross together as a pledge of joint suffer­ing, lasts but an instant, and then Your Mother is thrust back into that mob, thirsty for Your death, by the soldiers who know not who she is, nor care.

The Divine Mediator

Jesus, Man of Sorrows, at last the dearest wish of Your life is granted ­You are crucified. You have been the Victim of the envy of the high priests, of the mockery of Herod, of the weakness of Pilate, of the ingratitude of the people; but You will to die unavenged. Patiently You hang there on the open wounds of Your hands and feet, exhausted almost to death by the long stretch of the physical and mental suffer­ing You have undergone. Your Sacred Body, which suffers so much because It has so great a Soul, is now turned into a crucible of pain where all the sufferings of the world burn together.

My Savior, I am surprised at the cruelty of Your ene­mies and the greatness of Your torments, but what have I done to ease or lessen Your suffering? On the contrary, how much I have done to increase it!  Never before did You appear more lovable in Your prayer than now, as You hang between heaven and earth, an inter­mediary between an infinite God and His sinful creatures. With extended arms, and hands dug with nails, in an upright peni­tential posture of prayer, as our elder Brother, You plead the cause of wayward children before Your offended Father and offer Yourself to Him as a Victim for the sins of the world. Your bleeding wounds are proofs of a love unto death.

I see Your head bent down to reach me in my sinfulness ; Your arms extended to embrace me, though it was I who nailed them there; Your Body hanging to redeem me, though I sometimes hardly seemed to care. You love me with a Heart I myself have broken, and offer Your death, the most painful and most disgraceful known to the human race, to save me from eternal death; yet too often You have found me so slow to appre­ciate all You have done.

“I Will Draw All Things to Myself”

Jesus, hatred lifted You up on a cross; hut once on it You said You would lift all lovers up to Your Heart, which is Love, “And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all things to Myself” (John 12: 32) . You are now fulfilling that promise, for You are drawing heaven to Yourself, as You hang on the Cross, to give me the possession of it, and God, to make me His child and friend again. Oh, draw also my poor heart, so cold and ungrateful, to Yourself to inflame it with Your own love and generosity; my sinful soul as well, to cleanse and save it. You are true to me till death.

Then draw me, Lord, and make me true to Yon forever, both in my inner­most soul by faith in Your doctrine, hope in Your Divine promises and love of Your holy Person, and in my outward behavior by daily imitation of Your crucified life and by an unceasing union of my life with Your Sacrifice on the Cross. Dear Savior, draw all the world to Your crucified Self, as You promised, that all men may find in Your broken Heart, peace, consolation, and joy here, and eternal life and bliss hereafter.Let me at last learn that the Crucifix does not teach pain, but sacrifice, for sacri­fice is pain with love. Let me mount the cross with You so that the pain I hear in life may he transformed through love into a joyful sacrifice.

Fr. Lawrence Lovasik : Heart Talks with the Man of Sorrows

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Fr Alan gives the homily on Jul 02 (votive Mass) on the mystery of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ. He discusses the liturgical and historical context of the feast (no longer observed in the universal calendar for the Ordinary Form of the Mass) and its spiritual relevance for our moral life.

Historical note: The current feast [on the Extraordinary Form calendar], with origins in the 16th century, was extended to the universal Church in 1849. Blessed Pope Pius IX had been forced to flee from Rome to Gaeta in 1848 due to violence in the city from nationalist forces, and on Saturday, June 30th, 1849, the day that Rome was liberated by French troops, he declared that the Feast of the Precious Blood should be celebrated by all of Christendom. In August of the same year, he placed the feast on the first Sunday of July, and this was later adjusted to be the 1st of July by Pope St. Pius X (https://fssp.com/happy-feast-of-the-most-precious-blood-of-jesus/).

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Dr. Mark Miravalle and Dr. Robert Fastiggi discuss the principal themes and types that foreshadow Our Lady as revealed in the Old Testament.

In this Masterclass in Mariology, Dr. Mark Miravalle and Dr. Robert Fastiggi delve into the Old Testament’s foreshadowing of Mary, the Mother of Jesus. They discuss major themes, types, and strong women of the Old Testament that prefigure Our Lady. The Ark of the Covenant, described in Exodus 25:10 and following, is highlighted as a preeminent type of Mary, symbolizing her sinlessness, her role as the mediatrix of mercy, and her association with the divine through the overshadowing of the Holy Spirit at the Annunciation, paralleling the Ark’s experience with the Shekinah glory cloud. This connection is further underscored by biblical narratives like 2 Samuel 6:9 and Luke 1:43, illustrating the Ark’s significance and Mary’s role as the New Ark in the visitation to Elizabeth. Other Old Testament figures such as Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, Miriam, Judith, Deborah, Jael, Esther, and the mother of the Maccabees are explored for their typological significance to Mary’s role in salvation history. Each figure embodies aspects of Mary’s character, her divine mission, or her maternal intercession, illustrating the continuity and depth of her role as prefigured in the Old Testament.

Exodus 25:10 – The Ark of the Covenant, a symbol of Mary’s sinlessness and her role as the mediatrix of mercy – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/exodus/25?10
2 Samuel 6:9 – David’s reverence for the Ark, paralleled by Elizabeth’s reverence for Mary – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/2samuel/6?9
Luke 1:43 – Elizabeth recognizes Mary as the Mother of the Lord, echoing David’s reverence for the Ark – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/1?43
Genesis 11 – Sarah as a type of Mary, the Mother of All Nations – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/genesis/11
Genesis 24:60 – Rebecca’s intercession and consent, prefiguring Mary – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/genesis/24?60
Jeremiah 31:15 – Rachel’s sorrow, foreshadowing Mary’s sorrows – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/jeremiah/31?15
Micah 6:4 – Miriam as a mediator, prefiguring Mary’s mediation – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/micah/6?4
Judges 4:21 – Jael’s victory, a type of Mary’s triumph over evil – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/judges/4?21
Esther 4-5 – Queen Esther’s intercession, symbolizing Mary’s queenly intercession – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/esther/4
2 Maccabees 7 – The mother of the Maccabees, illustrating Mary’s sorrows and intercessory power – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/2maccabees/7

00:00 – Welcome to Mariology Masterclass: Introduction by Drs. Miravalli and Festigi.
00:39 – Mary in the Old Testament: Analyzing Old Testament references to Mary.
02:02 – Ark of the Covenant & Mary: Exploring Mary as the New Ark.
06:32 – Intercessory Power of Mary: Mary’s role as intercessor in biblical context.
13:01 – Typology of Mary in OT Women: Old Testament women as precursors to Mary.
27:02 – Mary as Queen Mother: The significance of the Queen Mother tradition.
37:16 – Women Crushing the Adversary: Judith, Deborah, and Jael as types of Mary.
45:45 – Mary and the Maccabean Mother: The mother of Maccabees as a symbol for Mary’s sorrows.

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Fr Isidore gives the homily at New Bedford, on Mar 29, 2026, contrasting the joyful Palm Sunday welcome of Jesus with the Passion’s betrayal and crucifixion, urging listeners to remain faithful like Mary at the cross amid personal and societal tendencies to abandon Christ during Holy Week.

In his Palm Sunday homily, Fr. Isidore reminds us how crowds cheered Jesus as King with palms and “Hosanna,” but soon shouted “Crucify Him.” He says this shows our own hearts: we love Jesus when life is easy, but turn away when suffering or sacrifice comes. Drawing from the Passion reading, he highlights betrayal by Judas and Peter, abandonment by followers, and Jesus’ death on the cross—not defeat, but saving love. These pains happen in our families, friendships, and even with God through sin, secularism, and ignoring faith. Holy Week isn’t a vacation for beaches or shopping; it’s for prayer, confession, and staying close to Jesus like Mary did at Calvary. Fr. Isidore calls us to decide today: will we stay faithful through the cross to Easter joy?

Zechariah 9:9 – Triumphal entry prophecy – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/zechariah/9?9
Isaiah 53:7 – Suffering servant silence – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/isaiah/53?7
Philippians 2:8 – Obedient to cross death – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/philippians/2?8
Psalms 22:2 – Cry of abandonment – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/psalms/22?2
CCC 559 – Jesus enters Jerusalem – http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p122a2p4.htm#559
CCC 603 – Freely accepts Passion suffering – http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p122a2p5.htm#603
CCC 964 – Mary at cross faithful – http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p123a9p4.htm#964
CCC 1169 – Holy Week sacred observance – http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p2s2c1a3.htm#1169

00:00 – Introduction: The Joy and Pain of Palm Sunday
00:59 – The Human Heart: Why We Turn Away from the Cross
01:39 – The Suffering Servant and the Call to Remain
02:53 – The Paschal Mystery: Betrayal, Abandonment, and Death
04:30 – Our Personal Stories of Betrayal and Forgiveness
05:56 – Modern Challenges: Secularism and the Death of God
07:34 – Holy Week: A Sacred Journey, Not a Vacation
09:56 – The Example of the Blessed Mother and Final Exhortation

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Mass: Palm Sunday – Sunday
Readings:  – http://usccb.org/bible/readings/032926.cfm
1st: Isaiah 50:4-7
Resp: Psalms 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24
2nd: Philippians 2:6-11
Gsp: Matthew 14, 27:66

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