Friday, April 07, 2006

With Christ 1: The Passion of Our Lord

Grace:

My Lord Jesus, I beg for the grace to truly enter into the mystery of your passion and death. That I may experience the pain with You in pain; that I may anguish with You in anguish; and, that I may experience sorrow with You in sorrow -- realizing that You are doing all these for me all in the name of love.

Suggested Scriptural Readings:

Jn 13:3-15 Jesus washing the feet of the disciples
Mt 26:20-30 the Last Supper
Mt 26:36-46 Jesus in the Garden of the Gethsemane
Mt 26:47-56 the arrest of Jesus
Mt 26:57-68 Jesus before the Sanhedrin
Mt 26:69-75 Peter's denial of Jesus
Mt 27:11-23 Jesus before Pontius Pilate
Mt 27:27-31 Jesus being crowned with thorns
Mt 27:35-46 Jesus' crucifixion
Jn 19:25-27 Jesus entrusting Mary to John the disciple
Lk 23:32-46 Jesus' death

Suggested Prayer Exercises:

1. Do a contemplation on one or all of the suggested prayer readings.
2. What qualities of Christ -- his values, ways of loving -- are revealed to you? Enumerate those qualities. Spend time in begging the Lord to grant you those qualities of His.
3. End by praying the Prayer for Generosity.

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