On the 14 Stations of the Cross
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24 February 2008
The gospel account of the conversation between
Jesus and the Samaritan woman, is a passage that
shows how we can be converted in the same way
as the Samaritan woman - from concern with our
physical needs to that which concerns our life
of faith. So, from the level of physical thirst
for water, Jesus also invites us like the
Samaritan woman, to seek for the “living water”
that shall quench and fully sustain us towards
eternal life.
The gospel for today leads us to seek God’s
Spirit and be filled with the joy of living in
Christ. If in our present state of life we
only set our sight for the gratification of our
physical needs, we will always be aware of our
thirst and hunger. If however, we set our sight
towards God’s Spirit in Word and Sacrament, we
will be filled with things that will really give
us life eternal: peace, faith, joy, charity,
patience, generosity, kindness, goodness, purity,
and gentleness. More
References for this Lenten Season
Vatican web page for the Lenten season
The Vatican web site has a web page for Lent.
If you wish to be informed of the messages of
the Holy Father during this holy season, you
may refer to this page.
Lectionary Readings: for the Lenten season
We also have in this web site the lectionary
readings for the Sundays and weekdays of Lent.
If you had missed reading the scripture passages
of the previous Sundays and weekdays of Lent, you
can refer to this page. And if you also want to
advance your spiritual reading on the scripture
passages for the 3rd Week of Lent, you can check
the references for this too.
Ignatius Press Features
There are some books and other items that are
featured by Ignatius Press to help us in our
spiritual journey during the Lenten season. Two
pages are devoted to this On Pope Benedict XVI
and the Legacy of John Paul II and Books by
Thomas Howard. You may want to browse these
pages and get all the information you need on the
books and other items available through Ignatius
Press.
14 Stations of the Cross
Zenit news came out with a news item on the
spiritual exercise of praying the Stations of
the Cross. It refers to an interview given to
a Church authority who speaks about the importance
of placing actual “crosses” beside the picture
of each station of the cross. Without these
cross symbols in the 14 Stations of the Cross,
the exercitant of the prayers will not receive
the indulgence proper to such a spiritual
exercise. So, if anyone wishes to pray the
14 Stations of the Cross in church, one has to
make sure that each station has a “cross” symbol
to gain the indulgence.
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