{"id":168509,"date":"2025-04-12T10:00:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T14:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/?p=168509"},"modified":"2025-04-08T21:02:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T01:02:15","slug":"weekly-digest-of-the-regnum-christi-daily-meditations-april-13-20-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/weekly-digest-of-the-regnum-christi-daily-meditations-april-13-20-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Digest of the Regnum Christi Daily Meditations: April 13-20 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"168509\" class=\"elementor elementor-168509\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bfc0b80 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" 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elementor-element-da66621 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da66621\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Week of April 6 - 13 2025<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ed2187 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ed2187\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"#sunday\">Sunday, April 13, 2025 \u2013 Triumph and Sacrifice<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#monday\">Monday, April 14, 2025 \u2013 Acts of Love<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#tuesday\">Tuesday, April 15, 2025 \u2013 Betrayal and Hope<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#wednesday\">Wednesday, April 16, 2025 \u2013 The Plan Unfolds<br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#thursday\">Thursday, April 17, 2025 \u2013 Prophecy Fulfilled<br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#friday\">Friday, April 18, 2025 \u2013 Living Witnesses<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#saturday\">Saturday, April 19, 2025 \u2013 From Sorrow to Joy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#sunday2\">Sunday, April 20, 2025 \u2013 At the Tomb<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e368a6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8e368a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd8cedb elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"bd8cedb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e641a06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e641a06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a8bd151 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"4a8bd151\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor elementor-165470\" data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"165470\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365eb3cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent e-lazyloaded\" data-id=\"365eb3cf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b6d080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b6d080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Luke 19:28-40<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Jesus proceeded on his journey up to Jerusalem. As he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany at the place called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples. He said, \u201cGo into the village opposite you, and as you enter it you will find a colt tethered on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here. And if anyone should ask you, \u2018Why are you untying it?\u2019 you will answer, \u2018The Master has need of it.\u2019\u201d So those who had been sent went off and found everything just as he had told them. And as they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, \u201cWhy are you untying this colt?\u201d They answered, \u201cThe Master has need of it.\u201d So they brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks over the colt, and helped Jesus to mount. As he rode along, the people were spreading their cloaks on the road; and now as he was approaching the slope of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of his disciples began to praise God aloud with joy for all the mighty deeds they had seen. They proclaimed: \u201cBlessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord. Peace in heaven and glory in the highest.\u201d Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, \u201cTeacher, rebuke your disciples.\u201d He said in reply, \u201cI tell you, if they keep silent, the stones will cry out!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Opening Prayer:<\/b>\u00a0My Lord and Savior, today we recall your triumphant entry into<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">Jerusalem and the bitter suffering of your Passion. I am overwhelmed by the sacrifice<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">you endured. Please give me a heart of gratitude for your selfless love. As I meditate<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">today on this painful Gospel, open my eyes to your love, your mercy, and my own deep<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">need for redemption.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p7\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Encountering Christ:<\/b><\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<ol class=\"ol1\">\n<li class=\"li9\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Triumph and Acclaim:\u00a0<\/b>Today our readings take us first from the joyous and<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">triumphant entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem, to the glorious events of Holy<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">Thursday, and finally, to the betrayal, anguish, and suffering of Good Friday. During the Gospel reading and the procession with palms, we proclaim with the disciples, \u201cBlessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!\u201d (Lk 19:38). We are reminded of the Sanctus we say at every Mass and silently bow in heart and mind once again before our King in humble adoration. We ponder the majesty of Our Lord and give him the praise he is due. \u201cI tell you, if they keep silent, the stones will cry out!\u201d (Lk 19:40).<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li9\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Abandonment and Betrayal:\u00a0<\/b>Jesus asked an agonizing question in today\u2019s responsorial psalm: \u201cMy God, my God, why have you abandoned me?\u201d He had been wounded to the core when his friends fell asleep as he suffered in the garden of Gethsemane, when his disciple Judas betrayed him, when his right-hand man Peter denied knowing him. In our darkest hours, we can unite our suffering and feelings of abandonment to Jesus. He understands. He knows our pain. \u201cWait for the Lord; take courage; be stouthearted, wait for the Lord!\u201d (Ps 27:14).<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li9\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Death and Redemption:\u00a0<\/b>In her books chronicling the lives and struggles of<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">several Church of England priests during WWII, author Susan Howatch reminds<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">us again and again that there is no Easter Sunday without Good Friday. Since we,<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">as Catholics, know the end of the story, there is a temptation to<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">gloss over the grim reality of Holy Week. Although Jesus has indeed<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">conquered sin and death, and has in fact opened up the gates of Heaven to us all,<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">his suffering and death\u2014this act of perfect love\u2014was an integral part of the process. His redemption of our souls was<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">only made possible by his suffering, death, and Resurrection. \u201cDo not pass one day without devoting a half hour, or at least a quarter of an hour, to meditation on the sorrowful Passion of your Savior. Have a continual remembrance of the agonies of your crucified Love, and know that the greatest saints, who now, in heaven, triumph in holy love, arrived at perfection in this way\u201d (St. Paul of the Cross). This Holy Week is a solemn period, given to us by Mother Church, to deeply ponder and appreciate all he suffered for us.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"p9\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Conversing with Christ:\u00a0<\/b>Jesus, how uncomfortable it is to really contemplate what you<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">did for me on the cross. To do so brings me face to face with my own sin. I ask that you<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">unite all of my sufferings today, whether large or small, to yours. I give you thanks for your<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">sacrifice. Jesus, heal me from sin and bring me ever closer to you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p13\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Resolution:\u00a0<\/b>Lord, today by your grace I will offer up any suffering, inconvenience, or annoyance I encounter<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">in thanksgiving for your sacrifice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p16\"><span class=\"s1\">Cathy Stamper lives in Maryland with her husband, Mike. They have been partners in<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">business, marriage, and parenthood for over thirty-one years. She enjoys reading, daily Mass,<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">exercise, and time with her five young adult children, large extended family, and friends.<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">Cathy is a lay member of Regnum Christi, an occasional speaker at women\u2019s retreats,<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">and an active member of her parish and Walking With Purpose.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1b2c93 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d1b2c93\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af43373 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"af43373\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"monday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d20da2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6d20da2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b4b06b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b4b06b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">April 14, 2025 \u2013 Acts of Love<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e21f71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e21f71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-14.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-14.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-14-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-14-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-167563 lazyload\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-14.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-167563\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-14.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-14-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-14-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dd1e5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1dd1e5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/1972219?theme=light\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"154px\" title=\"April 14, 2025 - Acts of Love\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen scrolling=\"no\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/1972219\/\">April 14, 2025 &#8211; Acts of Love | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5d55e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5d55e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Monday of Holy Week\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cad7ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cad7ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-id=\"4a8bd151\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor elementor-167555\" data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"167555\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365eb3cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent e-lazyloaded\" data-id=\"365eb3cf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b6d080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b6d080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"p1\">John 12:1-11<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Six days before Passover Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. They gave a dinner for him there, and Martha served, while Lazarus was one of those reclining at table with him. Mary took a liter of costly perfumed oil made from genuine aromatic nard and anointed the feet of Jesus and dried them with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the oil. Then Judas the Iscariot, one of his disciples, and the one who would betray him, said, \u201cWhy was this oil not sold for three hundred days\u2019 wages and given to the poor?\u201d He said this not because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief and held the money bag and used to steal the contributions. So Jesus said, \u201cLeave her alone. Let her keep this for the day of my burial. You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me.\u201d The large crowd of the Jews found out that he was there and came, not only because of him, but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. And the chief priests plotted to kill Lazarus too, because many of the Jews were turning away and believing in Jesus because of him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Opening Prayer:<\/b>\u00a0Jesus, when I feel the prompting of the Holy Spirit to be generous, loving, or charitable, give me the courage and love for you to follow through. Like Mary and Martha, prompt me to use my gifts to serve you generously. Open my eyes to anything, large or small, that I can give to you today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Encountering Christ:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol class=\"ol1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><b>The Gift of Hospitality:<\/b>\u00a0In the Gospels, we often see Jesus enjoying the company of good friends, strangers, and sinners while partaking of a meal. How many souls did he win over in the simple act of breaking bread with them and sharing a glass of wine? Here we see his dear friend Martha using her gift of hospitality to provide rest and refreshment for Jesus and the disciples. There is no mention of the former irritation and martyred airs we saw from Martha earlier in the Gospel (cf. Lk 10:38-42). Her time with Jesus and her gratitude for her brother\u2019s miraculous rising from the dead had changed her fundamentally. Even before Mary poured out the valuable perfume, Martha had opened her home and provided generous hospitality for Jesus.<br \/><br \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><b>The Gift of Treasure:<\/b>\u00a0The expensive perfume Mary poured out on Jesus\u2019 feet was the perfume used by the Jews to anoint a person upon death. It is very likely that Mary took this from her family\u2019s treasured stores. Why did she make this sacrificial gesture? Certainly Mary, Martha, and Lazarus were among the closest of Jesus\u2019 friends. They were full of gratitude for his raising Lazarus from the dead. Did Mary somehow sense that Jesus\u2019 death was near? We know that she \u201cchose the better part\u201d (cf. Lk 10:42) and sat at Jesus\u2019 feet whenever he was present, absorbing his wisdom and love. If anyone might have such an insight, it would be this woman who constantly sought to open her heart to her Lord. When we silence our own hearts and listen to Jesus, as Mary so often did at his feet, the gifts of the Holy Spirit transform our minds and hearts.<br \/><br \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><b>Hypocrisy and Greed:\u00a0<\/b>Judas petulantly criticized Mary\u2019s action. Of course he would rather have sold the perfume and skimmed some of the profit for his own benefit as he had been doing all along with the money in their common purse. He probably felt that her generosity made them look bad\u2014no one else had lavished such largess on Jesus. How often do we resent or criticize others due to envy or greed? In her book\u00a0<i>Your Blue Flame<\/i>, Catholic author Jennifer Fulwiler asks us to \u201cthink of the people who rub you the wrong way, which you know on some level is because of envy\u2026Often when we scratch the surface of our resentment of others, we encounter powerful truths about ourselves.\u201d If Judas had taken some time for self-reflection, he might have realized that Martha\u2019s hospitality and Mary\u2019s shining generosity made him so uncomfortable because it was in stark contrast to his own hypocrisy and greed.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Conversing with Christ:<\/b>\u00a0Come, Lord Jesus, and ignite in me the desire to be generous. Please use this time of reflection and prayer to point out to me the gifts you have given me for the good of others. Make me also keenly aware of the treasure I grasp too tightly. Open my eyes to the ways in which I need to give of myself, my time, and my treasure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Resolution:<\/b>\u00a0Lord, today by your grace I ask you to show me an area where I need to be more generous, and I will take specific action to do so today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Cathy Stamper lives in Maryland with her husband, Mike. They have been partners in business, marriage, and parenthood for over thirty-one years. She enjoys reading, daily Mass, the beach, exercise, and time spent with her five young adult children, large extended family, and friends. Cathy is a lay member of Regnum Christi, an occasional speaker at women\u2019s retreats, and an active member of her parish and Walking With Purpose.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61b9860 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"61b9860\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"tuesday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48faba6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"48faba6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71a0cab elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"71a0cab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c91ca1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c91ca1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">April 15, 2025 \u2013 Betrayal and Hope\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b553fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b553fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-15.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-15.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-15-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-15-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-167570 lazyload\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-15.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-167570\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-15.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-15-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-15-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e96d8cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e96d8cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/1972221?theme=light\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"154px\" title=\"April 15, 2025 - Betrayal and Hope\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen scrolling=\"no\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/1972221\/\">April 15, 2025 &#8211; Betrayal and Hope | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ce94d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ce94d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tuesday of Holy Week\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abc7749 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abc7749\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-id=\"4a8bd151\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"p1\">John 13:21-33, 36-38<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Reclining at table with his disciples, Jesus was deeply troubled and testified, \u201cAmen, amen, I say to you, one of you will betray me.\u201d 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\u2019 side. So Simon Peter nodded to him to find out whom he meant. He leaned back against Jesus\u2019 chest and said to him, \u201cMaster, who is it?\u201d Jesus answered, \u201cIt is the one to whom I hand the morsel after I have dipped it.\u201d So he dipped the morsel and took it and handed it to Judas, son of Simon the Iscariot. After Judas took the morsel, Satan entered him. So Jesus said to him, \u201cWhat you are going to do, do quickly.\u201d 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, \u201cBuy what we need for the feast,\u201d 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, \u201cNow 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, \u2018Where I go you cannot come,\u2019 so now I say it to you.\u201d Simon Peter said to him, \u201cMaster, where are you going?\u201d Jesus answered him, \u201cWhere I am going, you cannot follow me now, though you will follow later.\u201d Peter said to him, \u201cMaster, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.\u201d Jesus answered, \u201cWill you lay down your life for me? Amen, amen, I say to you, the cock will not crow before you deny me three times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Opening Prayer:\u00a0<\/b>Jesus, in this time with you, quiet my heart. Take my thoughts away from the list of things I have to do today and my worries, difficulties, struggles, and concerns. I want to unite my suffering and my joy today to your Sacred Heart.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Encountering Christ:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol class=\"ol1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><b>Troubled at Heart<\/b>: Here, at the final meal Jesus would share with his beloved friends and disciples, we get a glimpse into the heart of Jesus as a man. Despite his divine knowledge of the efficacy of what was to come, he was troubled. As a man, it caused Jesus great pain to know that Judas was handing him over to torture and death so callously, for a mere pittance. As an all-merciful God, he also bore the sadness that one of his beloved disciples was to become a lost sheep and fall so gravely into the clutches of sin, greed, and evil. The Gospel clearly tells us that Satan entered Judas, yet Judas had paved the way for Satan by stealing and lying, hardening his heart to good. May we resolve to avoid even the most venial of sins, \u201cbecause of thy just punishment, but most of all because we have offended you, who are all good and deserving of all our love.\u201d<br \/><br \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><b>Determined in His Father\u2019s Will:<\/b>\u00a0After Jesus predicted the events that would unfold that night, he sent Judas out to do what he would do. Despite knowing that he was setting into motion his own capture and painful death, Jesus was not going to interfere in the will of his Father. He looked upon the face of his beloved friends and accepted that he was to go where they could not follow. He held fast to the knowledge that God would be glorified in the end. When we are facing pain, suffering, and death, we can accept our reality and hold fast to the knowledge that God will be glorified as well. We can unite ourselves with Jesus, who knows firsthand our pain. And we can look forward to heaven, where \u201cevery tear will be wiped away\u201d (cf. Rev 21:4). We can always trust in our father\u2019s steadfast love, even in the most difficult times.<br \/><br \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><b>Forgiveness of Our Weakness<\/b>: Peter spoke for all of the disciples when he asked to follow Jesus no matter where he went. Celebrating the Passover with Jesus after his triumphant entry into Jerusalem, Peter and all of the Apostles were expecting great things. They had not realized that in a few short hours their beloved teacher would be arrested, mocked, tortured, and crucified. Peter could not fathom any instance where he would betray Jesus, yet shortly after Jesus\u2019 arrest he denied even knowing him. Remembering that St. Peter, the man Jesus called his rock, failed so miserably, should give us all comfort when we fail. Jesus chose men and women who were not perfect to follow him and build his Church. Time and again, they sought his forgiveness and continued the struggle to follow him and be his disciples. Our Lord invites us to imitate their fidelity and perseverance.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Conversing with Christ:<\/b>\u00a0Lord, how I wish to lay down my life for you. In my weakness, I know that I often deny you. Whenever I choose to do the easy thing instead of the right thing, whenever I choose to do what I know you do not want me to do, I deny you. I take comfort in the fact that even St. Peter, in his human frailty, could not follow you perfectly. Give me strength to continue to try each day and in each moment to turn to you for wisdom and guidance. Give me the will to repent when I fall and to continue to follow you.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Resolution:<\/b>\u00a0Lord, today by your grace I will prayerfully reflect on the last discourse of Jesus, found in the Gospel of John.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Cathy Stamper lives in Maryland with her husband, Mike. They have been partners in business, marriage, and parenthood for over thirty-one years. She enjoys reading, daily Mass, the beach, exercise, and time spent with her five young adult children, large extended family, and friends. Cathy is a lay member of Regnum Christi, an occasional speaker at women\u2019s retreats, and an active member of her parish and Walking With Purpose.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-029c734 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"029c734\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dfddd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"1dfddd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"wednesday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31f6685 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"31f6685\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-636be69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"636be69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">April 16, 2025 \u2013 The Plan Unfolds<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7894725 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7894725\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-16.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-16.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-16-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-16-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-167577 lazyload\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-16.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-167577\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-16.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-16-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-16-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd0b0dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd0b0dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/1972222?theme=light\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"154px\" title=\"April 16, 2025 - The Plan Unfolds \" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen scrolling=\"no\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/1972222\/\">April 16, 2025 &#8211; The Plan Unfolds  | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a9f47b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a9f47b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wednesday of Holy Week\n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb74f4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb74f4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor elementor-165966\" data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"165966\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365eb3cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent e-lazyloaded\" data-id=\"365eb3cf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b6d080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b6d080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Matthew 26:14-25<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">One of the Twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, \u201cWhat are you willing to give me if I hand him over to you?\u201d They paid him thirty pieces of silver, and from that time on he looked for an opportunity to hand him over. On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the disciples approached Jesus and said, \u201cWhere do you want us to prepare for you to eat the Passover?\u201d He said, \u201cGo into the city to a certain man and tell him, \u2018The teacher says, My appointed time draws near; in your house I shall celebrate the Passover with my disciples.\u2019\u201d The disciples then did as Jesus had ordered, and prepared the Passover. When it was evening, he reclined at table with the Twelve. And while they were eating, he said, \u201cAmen, I say to you, one of you will betray me.\u201d Deeply distressed at this, they began to say to him one after another, \u201cSurely it is not I, Lord?\u201d He said in reply, \u201cHe who has dipped his hand into the dish with me is the one who will betray me. The Son of Man indeed goes, as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed. It would be better for that man if he had never been born.\u201d Then Judas, his betrayer, said in reply, \u201cSurely it is not I, Rabbi?\u201d He answered, \u201cYou have said so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Opening Prayer:<\/b>\u00a0Lord, it is difficult to comprehend that a man who spent years with you, seeing firsthand your miracles, your goodness, and your love, could betray you. I love you and ask that you never permit me to be separated from you. Bless me as I contemplate your words.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Encountering Christ:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol class=\"ol1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><b>Judas\u2019s Part:<\/b>\u00a0The Jewish elders had not sought Judas out. He actually went to them to see how much money they would give him to hand over Jesus. How could someone who lived and traveled with the Lord do something so evil? Judas had been helping himself to money from the common purse he kept for Jesus and the Apostles. He was already justifying his behavior, which hardened his heart toward Jesus. Over time, he became deaf to the message of the Gospel and he was ready to commit his ultimate betrayal. The enemy of his soul made efficient use of his unbridled passion, greed, and rationalization to bring about his destruction. We can also fall victim to betrayal of this caliber. Let us pray, with all humility, for the grace to avoid sin and the near occasions of sin so that we can be faithful servants of Jesus, our Savior.<br \/><br \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><b>The Devil\u2019s Part:\u00a0<\/b>There is much speculation about Judas\u2019s motives. In Taylor Coldwell\u2019s acclaimed historical fiction novel,\u00a0<i>I Judas<\/i>, he is portrayed as a pawn, a zealot who hoped that creating a confrontation between Jesus and the authorities would force Jesus to unveil his power, free the Jews, and reinstate the golden age of Israel. Multiple times throughout the Gospels Judas was accused of being a thief. In John 13:27, we read that Satan entered him. Satan was a mortal threat to Judas, and he is a threat to us as well. We engage in spiritual combat, fighting Satan head-on, whenever we reject temptation. Pope Francis explains, \u201cFaith in God asks us to renew every day the choice of good over evil, the choice of the truth rather than lies, the choice of love for our neighbor over selfishness.\u201d<br \/><br \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><b>Better That He Had Never Been Born:<\/b>\u00a0Jesus was direct, stating that it would have been better for Judas if he had never been born. Indeed, Scripture tells us twice of Judas\u2019s regret and repentance.\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">According to Matthew 27:3-10, he was bitterly repentant after he saw Jesus condemned to death. He returned the silver and hung himself from a Judas tree. In\u00a0<\/span>Acts<span class=\"s1\">\u00a01:18, he \u201cbought a field with the reward of his wickedness; and falling headlong he burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out.\u201d Regardless of how Judas died, his remorse and regret are well documented. In October of 2006, Pope Benedict stated: \u201cWhat is more, it darkens the mystery around his eternal fate, knowing that Judas \u2018repented and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders, saying, \u201cI have sinned in betraying innocent blood\u201d\u2019 (Mt 27:3-4). Even though he went to hang himself (cf. Mt 27:5), it is not up to us to judge his gesture, substituting ourselves for the infinitely merciful and just God.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"p5\"><b>Conversing with Christ:<\/b>\u00a0Lord, you are a merciful God, and I know that you wish for my salvation. Root out anything in my life that could grow and separate me from you. Give me wisdom and prudence so that I can see where I need to be vigilant and strong. Save me from the enemy of my soul.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><b>Resolution:\u00a0<\/b>Today I will pray the prayer to St. Michael the Archangel:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><i>St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and by the power of God, cast into Hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p7\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>For Further Reflection:<\/b>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/benedict-xvi\/en\/audiences\/2006\/documents\/hf_ben-xvi_aud_20061018.html\"><span class=\"s3\"><i>General Audience Pope Benedict October 18, 2006<\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"s4\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Cathy Stamper lives in Maryland with her husband, Mike. They have been partners in business, marriage, and parenthood for over thirty-one years. She enjoys reading, daily Mass, the beach, exercise, and time spent with her five young adult children, large extended family, and friends. Cathy is a lay member of Regnum Christi, an occasional speaker at women\u2019s retreats, and an active member of her parish and Walking with Purpose.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p8\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-716d19a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"716d19a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1f4de5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"a1f4de5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"thursday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e01ce0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0e01ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa5adcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa5adcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">April 17, 2025 \u2013 Prophecy Fulfilled<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a09371 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a09371\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-17.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-17.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-17-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-17-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-167584 lazyload\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-17.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-167584\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-17.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-17-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-17-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4b6f52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4b6f52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/1972223?theme=light\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"154px\" title=\"April 17, 2025 - Prophecy Fulfilled\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen scrolling=\"no\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/1972223\/\">April 17, 2025 &#8211; Prophecy Fulfilled | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-775e29d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"775e29d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Holy Thursday (Chrism Mass)<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7c1c44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7c1c44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-id=\"4a8bd151\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor elementor-165975\" data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"165975\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365eb3cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent e-lazyloaded\" data-id=\"365eb3cf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34b6d080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34b6d080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"p1\">Luke 4:16-21<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Jesus came to Nazareth, where he had grown up, and went according to his custom into the synagogue on the Sabbath day. He stood up to read and was handed a scroll of the prophet Isaiah. He unrolled the scroll and found the passage where it was written:\u00a0<i>The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord.\u00a0<\/i>Rolling up the scroll, he handed it back to the attendant and sat down, and the eyes of all in the synagogue looked intently at him. He said to them, \u201cToday this Scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Opening Prayer:<\/b>\u00a0Lord, quiet my heart. As I pause and take some time to read your word and sit in your presence, open my ears to anything you may want to say to me. Often I rush into prayer with my own agenda, my own lists and requests. You are the Messiah, the one who brings good tidings to the poor, proclaims liberty to captives, and heals the blind and oppressed. May I see my own poverty, my own captivity to bad habits and sin, my own blindness and oppression. I know you want everything that is good for me. Open my heart, my ears, and my eyes to you.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Encountering Christ:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol class=\"ol1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><b>A Humble Stage:<\/b>\u00a0Jesus was born in a stable far from the place his parents called home. No one expected to find the King of Kings, the long-awaited Messiah, lying in an animals\u2019 feeding trough. He\u00a0<i>chose\u00a0<\/i>extremely humble circumstances to become incarnate. Similarly, when he declared that he was the fulfillment of Isaiah\u2019s prophecy\u2014in essence, publicly declaring himself the Messiah\u2014he did not choose a grand venue. He did not go to the Temple in Jerusalem. Rather, he\u00a0<i>chose<\/i>\u00a0the simple, small, local synagogue in his parents\u2019 hometown. He is the greatest King who ever lived, yet he began his public life in the most humble of circumstances.<br \/><br \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><b>God\u2019s Perfect Plan:<\/b>\u00a0When Jesus stood up, the scroll he was given to read had been chosen for him by Providence before time began. In those lines of Scripture, the prophet Isaiah was heralding the beginning of the Galilean ministry by predictions made long ago that Jesus would proclaim liberty to captives and heal the blind, bring good tidings to the poor, and heal those oppressed by pain, leprosy, sin, and blindness. In the exact moment God ordained, his Son was to reveal his identity to those with \u201cears to hear\u201d (cf. Mk 4:9). We can draw great consolation by meditating on God\u2019s Divine Providence as revealed through this passage. In the words of St. Edith Stein, \u201cThings were in God\u2019s plan which I had not planned at all. I am coming to the living faith and conviction that\u2014from God\u2019s point of view\u2014there is no chance and that the whole of my life, down to every detail, has been mapped out in God\u2019s divine providence and makes complete and perfect sense in God\u2019s all-seeing eyes.\u201d<br \/><br \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><b>Fulfilled in Your Hearing:<\/b>\u00a0Can you imagine this moment? Here was Jesus, a young man whose father and mother were well known to the attendees in this small synagogue. The story of their hasty marriage was doubtless the cause of gossip years ago. Some may have been remembering the prophecy about the virgin birth. Possibly many recalled the time when Jesus went missing in the temple as a youth. Word may have spread about his recent baptism in the river Jordan. His father, Joseph, they knew, was a descendant of David. Realization may have been dawning on some present that the Messiah was in their midst. Then Jesus spoke these words: \u201cToday this Scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing.\u201d Here in these familiar surroundings, on this ordinary day of worship, these people were among the first witnesses to the earth-shattering news that the Messiah they had awaited had finally arrived.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Conversing with Christ:<\/b>\u00a0Jesus, your timing is always perfect. Even when I do not understand why things are happening in my life, I know that your will is always for my greatest good. I give thanks to you for coming to the world as a man, not to condemn us, but to save us. Father, open my heart in awe and thanksgiving for the gift of the Messiah and Savior.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Resolution:\u00a0<\/b>Lord, today by your grace I will pray a decade of the Rosary, meditating on the joyful mystery, The Finding of Jesus in the Temple.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p7\">Cathy Stamper lives in Maryland with her husband, Mike. They have been partners in business, marriage, and parenthood for over thirty-one years. She enjoys reading, daily Mass, the beach, exercise, and time spent with her five young adult children, large extended family, and friends. Cathy is a lay member of Regnum Christi, an occasional speaker at women\u2019s retreats, and an active member of her parish and Walking With Purpose.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-736ebbc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"736ebbc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e80374f elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"e80374f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"friday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8738306 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8738306\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abd4cd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"abd4cd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">April 18, 2025 \u2013 Living Witnesses<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c532e1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c532e1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-18.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-18.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-18-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-18-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-167590 lazyload\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-18.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-167590\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-18.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-18-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-18-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9473f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9473f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/1972224?theme=light\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"154px\" title=\"April 18, 2025 - Living Witnesses\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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Judas his betrayer also knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with his disciples. So Judas got a band of soldiers and guards from the chief priests and the Pharisees and went there with lanterns, torches, and weapons. Jesus, knowing everything that was going to happen to him, went out and said to them, \u201cWhom are you looking for?\u201d They answered him, \u201cJesus the Nazorean.\u201d He said to them, \u201cI AM.\u201d Judas his betrayer was also with them. When he said to them, \u201cI AM,\u201d they turned away and fell to the ground. So he again asked them, \u201cWhom are you looking for?\u201d They said, \u201cJesus the Nazorean.\u201d Jesus answered, \u201cI told you that I AM. So if you are looking for me, let these men go.\u201d This was to fulfill what he had said, \u201cI have not lost any of those you gave me.\u201d Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it, struck the high priest\u2019s slave, and cut off his right ear. The slave\u2019s name was Malchus. Jesus said to Peter, \u201cPut your sword into its scabbard. Shall I not drink the cup that the Father gave me?\u201d So the band of soldiers, the tribune, and the Jewish guards seized Jesus, bound him, and brought him to Annas first. He was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year. It was Caiaphas who had counseled the Jews that it was better that one man should die rather than the people. Simon Peter and another disciple followed Jesus. Now the other disciple was known to the high priest, and he entered the courtyard of the high priest with Jesus. But Peter stood at the gate outside. So the other disciple, the acquaintance of the high priest, went out and spoke to the gatekeeper and brought Peter in. Then the maid who was the gatekeeper said to Peter, \u201cYou are not one of this man\u2019s disciples, are you?\u201d He said, \u201cI am not.\u201d Now the slaves and the guards were standing around a charcoal fire that they had made, because it was cold, and were warming themselves. Peter was also standing there keeping warm. The high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and about his doctrine. Jesus answered him, \u201cI have spoken publicly to the world. I have always taught in a synagogue or in the temple area where all the Jews gather, and in secret I have said nothing. Why ask me? Ask those who heard me what I said to them. They know what I said.\u201d When he had said this, one of the temple guards standing there struck Jesus and said, \u201cIs this the way you answer the high priest?\u201d Jesus answered him, \u201cIf I have spoken wrongly, testify to the wrong; but if I have spoken rightly, why do you strike me?\u201d Then Annas sent him bound to Caiaphas the high priest. Now Simon Peter was standing there keeping warm. And they said to him, \u201cYou are not one of his disciples, are you?\u201d He denied it and said, \u201cI am not.\u201d One of the slaves of the high priest, a relative of the one whose ear Peter had cut off, said, \u201cDidn\u2019t I see you in the garden with him?\u201d Again Peter denied it. And immediately the cock crowed. Then they brought Jesus from Caiaphas to the praetorium. It was morning. And they themselves did not enter the praetorium, in order not to be defiled so that they could eat the Passover. So Pilate came out to them and said, \u201cWhat charge do you bring against this man?\u201d They answered and said to him, \u201cIf he were not a criminal, we would not have handed him over to you.\u201d At this, Pilate said to them, \u201cTake him yourselves, and judge him according to your law.\u201d The Jews answered him, \u201cWe do not have the right to execute anyone,\u201d in order that the word of Jesus might be fulfilled that he said indicating the kind of death he would die. So Pilate went back into the praetorium and summoned Jesus and said to him, \u201cAre you the King of the Jews?\u201d Jesus answered, \u201cDo you say this on your own or have others told you about me?\u201d Pilate answered, \u201cI am not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and the chief priests handed you over to me. What have you done?\u201d Jesus answered, \u201cMy Kingdom does not belong to this world. If my Kingdom did belong to this world, my attendants would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my Kingdom is not here.\u201d So Pilate said to him, \u201cThen you are a king?\u201d Jesus answered, \u201cYou say I am a king. For this I was born and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.\u201d Pilate said to him, \u201cWhat is truth?\u201d When he had said this, he again went out to the Jews and said to them, \u201cI find no guilt in him. But you have a custom that I release one prisoner to you at Passover. Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?\u201d They cried out again, \u201cNot this one but Barabbas!\u201d Now Barabbas was a revolutionary. Then Pilate took Jesus and had him scourged. And the soldiers wove a crown out of thorns and placed it on his head, and clothed him in a purple cloak, and they came to him and said, \u201cHail, King of the Jews!\u201d And they struck him repeatedly. Once more Pilate went out and said to them, \u201cLook, I am bringing him out to you, so that you may know that I find no guilt in him.\u201d So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple cloak. And he said to them, \u201cBehold, the man!\u201d When the chief priests and the guards saw him they cried out, \u201cCrucify him, crucify him!\u201d Pilate said to them, \u201cTake him yourselves and crucify him. I find no guilt in him.\u201d The Jews answered, \u201cWe have a law, and according to that law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.\u201d Now when Pilate heard this statement, he became even more afraid, and went back into the praetorium and said to Jesus, \u201cWhere are you from?\u201d Jesus did not answer him. So Pilate said to him, \u201cDo you not speak to me? Do you not know that I have power to release you and I have power to crucify you?\u201d Jesus answered him, \u201cYou would have no power over me if it had not been given to you from above. For this reason the one who handed me over to you has the greater sin.\u201d Consequently, Pilate tried to release him; but the Jews cried out, \u201cIf you release him, you are not a Friend of Caesar. Everyone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar.\u201d When Pilate heard these words he brought Jesus out and seated him on the judge\u2019s bench in the place called Stone Pavement, in Hebrew, Gabbatha. It was preparation day for Passover, and it was about noon. And he said to the Jews, \u201cBehold, your king!\u201d They cried out, \u201cTake him away, take him away! Crucify him!\u201d Pilate said to them, \u201cShall I crucify your king?\u201d The chief priests answered, \u201cWe have no king but Caesar.\u201d Then he handed him over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus, and, carrying the cross himself, he went out to what is called the Place of the Skull, in Hebrew, Golgotha. There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, with Jesus in the middle. Pilate also had an inscription written and put on the cross. It read, \u201cJesus the Nazorean, the King of the Jews.\u201d Now many of the Jews read this inscription, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek. So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, \u201cDo not write \u2018The King of the Jews,\u2019 but that he said, \u2018I am the King of the Jews\u2019.\u201d Pilate answered, \u201cWhat I have written, I have written.\u201d When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and divided them into four shares, a share for each soldier. They also took his tunic, but the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from the top down. So they said to one another, \u201cLet\u2019s not tear it, but cast lots for it to see whose it will be, \u201c in order that the passage of Scripture might be fulfilled that says:\u00a0<i>They divided my garments among them, and for my vesture they cast lots.\u00a0<\/i>This is what the soldiers did. Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother\u2019s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved he said to his mother, \u201cWoman, behold, your son.\u201d Then he said to the disciple, \u201cBehold, your mother.\u201d And from that hour the disciple took her into his home. After this, aware that everything was now finished, in order that the Scripture might be fulfilled, Jesus said, \u201cI thirst.\u201d There was a vessel filled with common wine. So they put a sponge soaked in wine on a sprig of hyssop and put it up to his mouth. When Jesus had taken the wine, he said, \u201cIt is finished.\u201d And bowing his head, he handed over the spirit. Now since it was preparation day, in order that the bodies might not remain on the cross on the Sabbath, for the Sabbath day of that week was a solemn one, the Jews asked Pilate that their legs be broken and that they be taken down. So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and then of the other one who was crucified with Jesus. But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs, but one soldier thrust his lance into his side, and immediately blood and water flowed out. An eyewitness has testified, and his testimony is true; he knows that he is speaking the truth, so that you also may come to believe. For this happened so that the Scripture passage might be fulfilled:\u00a0<i>Not a bone of it will be broken.\u00a0<\/i>And again another passage says:\u00a0<i>They will look upon him whom they have pierced.\u00a0<\/i>After this, Joseph of Arimathea, secretly a disciple of Jesus for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate if he could remove the body of Jesus. And Pilate permitted it. So he came and took his body. Nicodemus, the one who had first come to him at night, also came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes weighing about one hundred pounds. They took the body of Jesus and bound it with burial cloths along with the spices, according to the Jewish burial custom. Now in the place where he had been crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had yet been buried. So they laid Jesus there because of the Jewish preparation day; for the tomb was close by.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Opening Prayer:\u00a0<\/b>Jesus, as I spend time reflecting on the sad event of Good Friday, help me see in a new way the different choices people made on this day in history. Help me learn from their actions. Enlighten me through your word so that I can follow you. Speak to me, and open my ears so that I can hear you.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Encountering Christ:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol class=\"ol1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><b>Defense and Betrayal:<\/b>\u00a0Peter was one of the men whose actions and words are central to the story of Good Friday. He was swift to draw his sword to defend his teacher, leader, and friend. Shortly afterward, he was quick to deny even knowing him. Isn\u2019t this the story for most of us as we try to live out our Christian life? Sometimes, we are on fire for God, filled with zeal and conviction as we make our way through the joys and challenges of our vocations. Other times, we falter and fail, letting Jesus down in both our words and actions. Like the apostle Paul, we can honestly say, \u201cWhat I do, I do not understand. For I do not do what I want, but I do what I hate<span class=\"s1\">\u201d (Rom 7:15). We can take consolation in the fact that the great St. Peter, chosen to be the first Pope of the early church, wavered when Jesus was arrested. Although Peter did not stay with Jesus at the foot of the cross, he returned with zeal to help spread the Gospel after Jesus\u2019 Resurrection. When we feel that our weakness and sins inhibit our ability to do great things for God, we can remember St. Peter. And when we are tempted to think we are weak and worthless, we can be assured that this does not come from God but from the enemy of our souls. God can use our weak efforts to accomplish great things when we trust in him.<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Cowardice and Injustice:<\/b>\u00a0Pilate was another key player on this infamous day. He was known as an ineffectual leader whose cowardice allowed Jesus to be put to death. In Matthew 27:24, we read, \u201cWhen Pilate saw that he was not succeeding at all, but that a riot was breaking out instead, he took water and washed his hands in the sight of the crowd, saying, \u2018I am innocent of this man\u2019s blood. Look to it yourselves.\u2019\u201d Pilate was uniquely positioned to stop the torture and death of a man he suspected was innocent, and quite simply was too afraid to do it. God may place us in such a moment where we are asked to use our authority to do the right thing. May we acknowledge that our authority is God-given\u2014meant for the good of our families, our communities, and the world\u2014and have the courage to use it well.<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><b>The Rich Men:\u00a0<\/b>Two other men made difficult choices on this sad day. Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus were prominent Pharisees who followed Jesus. Both did so secretly. The terrible news of Jesus\u2019 execution was a catalyst for their bravery and generosity. They boldly came out of hiding and used their resources to give Jesus an honorable tomb and the costly oils needed to properly anoint his body. We can speculate that they regretted not being more public in their admiration for Jesus while he was alive. However, their acts of generosity and public support of Jesus surely won favor with God. Since Jesus had just been put to death for treason, their newfound openness was a brave choice to make. They were not able to stop his death, but they did what they could do, using their wealth and prominence to give Jesus a dignified burial. Their example shows us that it is never too late to take a stand for Our Lord.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Conversing with Christ:<\/b>\u00a0Lord, today in Scripture I see the many people who were there during your suffering and death. As I read their stories, I ask that you fill me with Peter\u2019s zeal and repentance when I fall short. As I consider Pilate, I ask that you give me courage and wisdom in the areas of my life where I have authority. And when I reflect on the actions of Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus, give me a heart to publicly acknowledge you and the generosity to use my human resources to further your Kingdom. On this sad commemoration of your death, give me renewed love for you and the courage to commit to following you all the days of my life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Resolution:<\/b>\u00a0Lord, today by your grace I will pray the rosary, meditating on the sorrowful mysteries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\">Cathy Stamper lives in Maryland with her husband, Mike. They have been partners in business, marriage, and parenthood for over thirty-one years. She enjoys reading, daily Mass, the beach, exercise, and time spent with her five young adult children, large extended family, and friends. Cathy is a lay member of Regnum Christi, an occasional speaker at women\u2019s retreats, and an active member of her parish and Walking With Purpose.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d1782c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d1782c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-becf45f elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"becf45f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"saturday\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7ae6ee elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d7ae6ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a51820 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a51820\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">April 19, 2025 \u2013 From Sorrow to Joy<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2218e53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2218e53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-19.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-19.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-19-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-19-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-167597 lazyload\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-19.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-167597\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-19.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-19-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-19-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-764bd07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"764bd07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/1972226?theme=light\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"154px\" title=\"April 19, 2025 - From Sorrow to Joy\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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They found the stone rolled away from the tomb; but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were puzzling over this, behold, two men in dazzling garments appeared to them. They were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground. They said to them, \u201cWhy do you seek the living one among the dead? He is not here, but he has been raised. Remember what he said to you while he was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be handed over to sinners and be crucified, and rise on the third day.\u201d And they remembered his words. Then they returned from the tomb and announced all these things to the Eleven and to all the others. The women were Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James; the others who accompanied them also told this to the Apostles, but their story seemed like nonsense and they did not believe them. But Peter got up and ran to the tomb, bent down, and saw the burial cloths alone; then he went home amazed at what had happened.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Opening Prayer:<\/b>\u00a0Heavenly Father, I give you thanks and praise for the miracle of Easter. In your loving mercy, you sent your Son to redeem us and to open the gates of Heaven. As I take this time today to reflect on your word and be in your presence, fill me with faith, conviction, and determination to live each day in service to you. Fill my heart with your love and make my life a reflection of that love in my interactions with others.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Encountering Christ:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol class=\"ol1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><b>Mournful Duty:<\/b>\u00a0When Mary Magdalene and the other women went to Jesus\u2019 tomb, it was with heavy and saddened hearts. Their beloved teacher, the man they had come to believe was their Messiah and Lord, had been put to death like a common criminal. These women must have been reeling with the ups and downs from this emotional week. We can assume they witnessed the joyous acclaim of Palm Sunday, and then saw the horrifying events of Jesus\u2019 Passion and death. Although only Mary Magdalene and Mary stood at the foot of Jesus\u2019 cross with John, several other women now gathered to assist in the somber task of anointing his body for his final resting place. These women were fulfilling their duty to the Lord they loved, and because of their faithfulness, they were about to become witnesses to the greatest miracle in human history.<br \/><br \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><b>Angels Appeared:\u00a0<\/b>The two men in dazzling clothes were angels of God, and indeed they brought tidings of great joy. They remind the women of Jesus\u2019 words about the Temple being destroyed and raised up in three days. Suddenly the women understood that Jesus was in fact alive, that he had conquered death itself. Any lingering doubts they might have harbored were gone now. They knew that he indeed is the Messiah, the Son of God. Only the Son of God could defeat death itself. Buoyed by this incredible experience, they raced off to share the news with the disciples. May the Holy Spirit grant each of us a heart overflowing with Easter graces that we can joyfully share with family and friends.<br \/><br \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><b>Disbelief to Belief:<\/b>\u00a0Beset by the same sadness and disillusionment as the women, the Apostles did not at first believe them, dismissing their claims as nonsense. Peter alone, probably with a strong prompting from the Holy Spirit, raced off to the tomb and found things just as the women reported. He was amazed at what had happened. We can be sure he recalled the words of Jesus regarding the Temple, as well as Jesus\u2019 insistence that he must drink the cup his Father had given him. Suddenly, new hope and joy must have filled the heart of Peter and the Apostles. \u201cWhy should we today sing Alleluia, Praise the Lord? Because this day we are fed, freed, assured of the truth, and given promises of being endowed, in our resurrection, with the gifts of clarity, agility, brightness, and impassibility, which Christ showed in his Resurrection\u201d (St. Vincent Ferrer).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Conversing with Christ:<\/b>\u00a0Jesus, I believe, but please help me when I struggle with unbelief. So often the events of Easter seem far away and almost mythical when they are retold year after year. Fill my soul with the awareness that you actually conquered sin and death. Fill my heart with gratitude for your love. Fill my entire being with the determination to follow you in all I do.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Resolution:<\/b>\u00a0Lord, today by your grace I will make an act of faith, thanking you from the bottom of my heart for the miracle of your Resurrection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>For Further Reflection:<\/b>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usccb.org\/sites\/default\/files\/flipbooks\/catechism\/168\/\"><span class=\"s2\"><i>Catechism of the Catholic Church<\/i>\u00a0638<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s3\">Cathy Stamper lives in Maryland with her husband, Mike. They have been partners in business, marriage, and parenthood for over thirty-one years. She enjoys reading, daily Mass, the beach, exercise, and time spent with her five young adult children, large extended family, and friends. Cathy is a lay member of Regnum Christi, an occasional speaker at women\u2019s retreats, and an active member of her parish and Walking With Purpose.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c39b76 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c39b76\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48489d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"48489d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"sunday2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79d0529 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"79d0529\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c3b883 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c3b883\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">April 20, 2025 \u2013 At the Tomb<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2446b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f2446b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-20.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-20.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-20-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-20-768x512.png 768w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-168463 lazyload\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-20.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-168463\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-20.png 900w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-20-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-20-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9d7982 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9d7982\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/rcdailymeditations\/1978867?theme=light\"  width=\"100%\" height=\"154px\" title=\"April 20, 2025 - At the Tomb\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen scrolling=\"no\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/rcdailymeditations\/1978867\/\">April 20, 2025 &#8211; At the Tomb | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21cf343 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21cf343\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21f6f79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21f6f79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"0b3ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"p1\">John 20:1-9<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them, \u201cThey have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don\u2019t know where they put him.\u201d So Peter and the other disciple went out and came to the tomb. They both ran, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter and arrived at the tomb first; he bent down and saw the burial cloths there, but did not go in. When Simon Peter arrived after him, he went into the tomb and saw the burial cloths there, and the cloth that had covered his head, not with the burial cloths but rolled up in a separate place. Then the other disciple also went in, the one who had arrived at the tomb first, and he saw and believed. For they did not yet understand the Scripture that he had to rise from the dead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Opening Prayer:\u00a0<\/b>Lord Jesus, it has been thousands of years since your Resurrection from the dead\u2014the greatest moment in the history of the world, the one that changes everything. Help me to see how all of my life is changed by your rising from the dead. Help me to realize how my body and soul are affected since your Resurrection opens the way to the resurrection for me. Help me to live as someone who has new life thanks to your rising from the dead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><b>Encountering Christ:<\/b><\/p>\n<ol class=\"ol1\">\n<li class=\"li5\"><b>Mary Arrived Very Early:\u00a0<\/b>Let us imagine ourselves alongside Mary Magdalene as she approached the tomb that chilly Easter morning. Her heart was heavy because not a second had passed by that she didn\u2019t remember all that Jesus did for her, how he set her free and changed her life. She was reeling from the experiences of the three days before when she witnessed his crucifixion and death. She ached at the memory, which was a nightmare for her. She probably hadn\u2019t slept and, as she went to the tomb, she wished with all her heart that it had never happened, that she could see him one more time. Her love was so great that it literally compelled her to come to the tomb before anyone else was even awake, and she was hoping to console herself by being physically near the body of Christ. We have risen early, like Mary, to immerse ourselves in the wonder of the Resurrection. May this time of reflection awaken in us a renewed gratitude for all Christ has done for us, and how he has changed our lives, and how we can be close to him in the Eucharist.<br \/><br \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\"><b>Peter and John Ran to the Tomb:\u00a0<\/b>When Peter and John heard Mary\u2019s testimony, they raced to the tomb. What were they thinking as they ran? Was there some memory in their minds of Jesus\u2019 promises that he would rise from the dead? John, the younger of the two, arrived at the tomb first but didn\u2019t go in. He just peeked inside. Was he acting temperately by deferring to Peter, who was his elder and the leader? Was John respecting the consecrated ground of a grave? Or was he hesitant because someone had \u201cbroken in\u201d? Peter, bold and impetuous as ever, didn\u2019t hesitate to enter the tomb and thoroughly investigate. Mary, John, and Peter each approached the tomb with varying degrees of fear, confusion, and expectation. How do we feel this Easter morning? Fearful, confused, or full of joyful expectation? Let\u2019s bring all of our concerns to Christ, for he is alive. Christ is risen!<br \/><br \/><\/li>\n<li class=\"li5\"><b>He Saw and Believed:\u00a0<\/b>As John followed Peter into the tomb, he saw the empty slab on which, just three days ago, Jesus had lain. He saw the very cloths that he had helped to position around the dead body of Jesus folded neatly and laid aside. The Gospel put in four words John\u2019s most amazing internal transformation: \u201cHe saw and believed.\u201d John was the first Apostle to make the decision to believe, to let himself be convinced that Jesus hadn\u2019t been stolen from the tomb; he had come back from the dead, he was alive. May we imitate John\u2019s deep faith in the Resurrection of Jesus as we celebrate the holiest day in human history.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"p5\"><b>Conversing with Christ:\u00a0<\/b>Lord Jesus, I am not one of those who was fortunate enough to be at the tomb that morning. Yet I have come to believe thanks to the testimony of others and the witness of these three people, and because your Apostles wrote everything down all those years ago. You are alive, and I have been blessed to experience your presence in my life. My heart is grateful for the gift of your Resurrection. \u201cWe are the Easter people, and hallelujah is our song\u201d (St. John Paul II).<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><b>Resolution:\u00a0<\/b>Lord, today by your grace I will celebrate the Resurrection as fully and as joyfully as I can.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><b>For Further Reflection:<\/b>\u00a0Reflect on the lyrics of \u201cI Know That My Redeemer Lives\u201d: I know that my Redeemer lives. What comfort this sweet sentence gives! He lives, he lives, who once was dead. He lives, my ever-living Head. He lives to bless me with his love. He lives to plead for me above. He lives my hungry soul to feed. He lives to bless in time of need.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\">Fr. Adam Zettel, LC, was ordained in 2017 and worked for three years as a high school chaplain in Dallas, Texas. 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