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It is to serve the youth of Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church - to bring them closer to Jesus & to help them grow in faith and discipleship!

Prayer Requests

Holy Name of Jesus parish, families, youth, & the youth ministry program; an increase in respect for all human life; an increase in holy vocations to the priesthood, religious life, & marriage; all politians & world leaders that they will uphold the sanctity and dignity of every human life, which will lead to peace and moral living throughout the world; all who are sick and suffering in the world; all who are in most need of God's grace this day; all who are in most need of God's mercy this day; the conversion of all souls; for all the holy souls in purgatory;

We pray that God would send holy and Spirit-filled laborers into the vineyard. "The harvest is abundant, but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest." (Matthew 9:37-38)

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Tuesday of Holy Week, Gospel Reading

John 13:21-33, 36-38

A reading from the holy Gospel according to John

Reclining at table with his disciples, Jesus was deeply troubled and testified, "Amen, amen, I say to you, one of you will betray me."  The disciples looked at one another, at a loss as to whom he meant.  One of his disciples, the one whom Jesus loved, was reclining at Jesus' side.  So Simon Peter nodded to him to find out whom he meant.  He leaned back against Jesus' chest and said to him, "Master, who is it?"  Jesus answered, "It is the one to whom I hand the morsel after I have dipped it."  So he dipped the morsel and took it and handed it to Judas, so of Simon the Iscariot.  After Judas took the morsel, Satan entered him.  So Jesus said to him, "What you are going to do, do quickly."  Now none of those reclining at table realized why he said this to him.  Some thought that since Judas kept the money bag, Jesus had told him, "Buy what we need for the feast," or to give something to the poor.  So Judas took the morsel and left at once.  And it was night.

When he had left, Jesus said, "Now is the Son of Man glorified and God is glorified in him.  If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and he will glorify him at once.  My children, I will be with you only a little while longer.  You will look for me, and as I told the Jews, 'Where I go you cannot come,' so now I say it to you."

Simon Peter said to him, "Master, where are you going?"  Jesus answered him, "Where I am going, you cannot follow me now, though you will follow later."  Peter said to him, "Master, why can I not follow you now?  I will lay down my life for you."  Jesus answered, "Will you lay down you life for me?  Amen, amen, I say to you, the cock will not crow before you deny me three times."
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Reflect:

Jesus answers Peter with a question that hits right to the heart,†"Will you lay down your life for me? ...” Here is something to ponder. How far are you willing to go to bring others closer to Christ? Pray for the virtues to be heroic in proclaiming the Good News of our Lord Jesus Christ.  (Reflection from http://www.lifeteen.com/; Daily Devotional, 3-30-10)
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