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The Resurrection and the Eucharist
A Homily by Br. Hyacinth Cordell, O.P.
Posted by Br. Peter Martyr Joseph Yungwirth, O.P. on April 23, 2010
Terbrugghen's "Supper at Emmaus" (c. 1621); Scloss Sanssouci, Berlin
Rev. Br. Hyacinth Marie Cordell, O.P., delivered the following homily earlier this week at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C.
Homily for the Wednesday of the Third Week of Easter
April 21, 2010
During the Easter Season, we hear Jesus say, "I am the bread of life" (Jn 6:35). Now that He has conquered death, we are invited to cherish more deeply the banquet of life. For some… » More
The Riches of a Dominican Holy Week: Easter Sunday
Posted by Br. Peter Martyr Joseph Yungwirth, O.P. on April 04, 2010
Friars chanting the Invitatory Antiphon on Easter Sunday.
"The Lord is risen, alleluia!"
There are so many things that are beautiful about being a religious during the Paschal Triduum. The changes in the life during this time - holy water fonts are emptied, common devotional practices are done in private, the Divine Office as it is stripped down to its bare essentials - show forth just how important these elements are to the life. Yet, when these things… » More
The Riches of a Dominican Holy Week: The Silence of Holy Saturday
Posted by Br. Peter Martyr Joseph Yungwirth, O.P. on April 03, 2010
Fra Angelico's "Christ in Limbo" (c.1450. Fresco); Convento di San Marco, Florence
Brothers in common meditation on Holy Saturday
"Something strange is happening - there is a great silence on earth today, a great silence and stillness. The whole earth keeps silence because the King is asleep. The earth trembled and is still because God has fallen asleep in the flesh and He has raised up all who have slept ever since the world began. God has died in the flesh and hell trembles with fear." - From an ancient homily on Holy… » More
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