Pr op o se d L e ct io Pa ssa g e s The s e are sugge ste d br ief pa ssage s for your pr iv ate le ctio dur ing this re tre at , t aken f rom the one of the hours of the L iturg y of the Hours of the day. Howe ver, you are f re e to us e whate ver text s you like, including p salms and re ading s f rom the daily L iturg y of the Hours .
Holy Thursday A re ading f rom the L e tter to the Hebre ws (Hebre ws 7:26-27) It w a s f itting that we should have such a high pr ie st : holy, inno cent , undef ile d, s e parate d f rom sinners , higher than the he avens . He ha s no ne e d, a s did the high pr ie st s , to of fer sac r if ice day af ter day, f irst for his ow n sins and then for tho s e of the p e ople; he did that once for all when he of fere d hims elf.
Good Friday A re ading f rom the B o ok of the Prophe t Isaiah (Isaiah 53:4-5) It w a s our inf ir mitie s that he b ore, our suf fer ing s he endure d, While we thought of him a s str icken, a s one smitten by G o d and af f licte d, B ut he w a s pierce d for our of fens e s , c r ushe d for our sins , Up on him w a s the cha stis ement that make s us whole, by his str ip e s we were he ale d.
Holy S at u r d ay A re ading f rom the f irst L e tter of Saint Pe ter (1 Pe ter 1:18-21) Re ali ze that you were rans ome d f rom your f ut ile conduct , hande d on by your ance stors , not w ith p er ishable thing s like silver or gold but w ith the pre c ious blo o d of Chr ist a s of a sp otle ss unblemishe d lamb. He w a s k now n b efore the foundation of the world but re ve ale d in the f inal time for you, who through him b elie ve in G o d who rais e d him f rom the de ad and gave him glor y, s o that your f aith and hop e are in G o d.
Easter Sunday A re ading f rom the L e tter to the Hebre ws (Hebre ws 10:12-14) Je sus of fere d one sac r if ice for sins , and to ok his s e at fore ver at the r ight hand of G o d; now he w ait s until his enemie s are made his fo ot sto ol. For by one of fer ing he ha s made p er fe ct fore ver tho s e who are b eing cons e c rate d. We al so re commend doing Le ctio D iv ina w ith y our children! For more infor mation s e e the Re s ource for Parent s st ar ting on page 30 or L e ctio Div ina w ith Children on page 34.
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