Good Friday

Amid the simple setting of earth, stones, and the quiet purple cloth, the wooden Cross appears—not radiant, yet enough to touch the depths of the human heart. It does not carry the beauty of perfection, but bears the marks of sacrifice—its roughness and worn edges reflecting the very journey of a life offered in dedication. […]

A Sacrificial Love

Pondering on the passion of Christ convince what kind of love God has given to us. God’s love is witnessed by the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. On this Good Friday, we as refugees are encouraged to journey together with Jesus toward Calvary. Because life doesn’t end with sacrifices and death, but with […]

Holy Thursday – ‘Lord, are you going to wash my feet?’ (Jn 13:6)

Holy Thursday – in the quiet atmosphere of the Last supper Mass, the Gospel reading we will hear again the surprised words of Saint Peter: “Lord, are You going to wash my feet?”(Jn 13:6) It seems like a simple question but it carries the deep confusion of the human heart before such a great love. We […]

“You also ought to wash one another’s feet” (John 13:14)

This final part of the Gospel of John (chapters 13-20) is known as the “Book of Glory.” The Last Supper, or Passover meal, was Christ’s farewell meeting with the Twelve. It was accompanied by words and actions of eternal significance, which the disciples did not fully understand, but which are clearer to us today. Knowing […]

From Hosanna to the Cross: The Coming of the King

Today, we enter into Palm Sunday—the commemoration of Jesus’ solemn entry into Jerusalem. In the sacred atmosphere of the Mass, each of us holds green branches in our hands, simple yet deeply meaningful. These branches echo the joyful cries of the people long ago, proclaiming Jesus as King and Savior. Yet the King we honor […]

Palm Sunday

For Jesus, entering Jerusalem signifies the approach of the completion of his work. During the years of his public ministry, he proclaimed the Kingdom, called disciples, and healed many in body and spirit. Now the time is fulfilled: he enters the city that kills the prophets. His identity and his message are fully revealed, and […]

Jesus, the source of life

We have been so far in this journey of Holy Season; now we are in the fifth week of Lent, and we hear that Jesus reveals himself as “the source of life” this week. He shows that he is the source of our earthly life and eternal life by giving a command to a dead […]

‘I am the resurrection and the life’

The central theme is the awareness of human limitations, which leads us to confront our finiteness, pain, and the mystery of death. However, the readings for this Sunday of Lent offer a hope of liberation, capable of overcoming even death. In the first reading (Ezekiel 37:12-14), the prophet Ezekiel, during the Babylonian exile, describes the […]