Saint Cardinal John Henry Newman

John Henry Newman calls the Holy Mass the Gospel Feast and takes us through numerous biblical passages that prefigure this great Sacrament.

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Newman wrote, “I have been accustomed to consider the action of the creator on and in the created universe, as parallel in a certain sense to that of the soul upon the body.”

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Newman wrote, “I have been accustomed to consider the action of the creator on and in the created universe, as parallel in a certain sense to that of the soul upon the body.”

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For a Christian, death is no longer defeat nor something to fear, rather it is the sign of Christ’s victory.

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For a Christian, death is no longer defeat nor something to fear, rather it is the sign of Christ’s victory.

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Today, on Good Friday, we remember our Lord’s crucifixion, not as though it was a wrinkle in His otherwise peaceful earthly life, but rather as the focus and the pattern of His life.

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In Fasting a Source of Trial, Newman reminds that we must not forget its main purpose: to unite ourselves with Christ.

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St. John Henry Newman’s sermon “The Mental Sufferings of Our Lord in his Passion” is a moving description of the spiritual sufferings of Christ during his passion. This meditation can help us to enter into Our Lord’s feelings in the face of sin and evil.

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We need to remember our mortality, so that we may be ready to meet Our Lord each and every day. Lent and lenten mortifications have a role in this preparation. We must die to self daily, so that we may be brought to the glory of His resurrection. 

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For forty days we are in ‘spiritual circuit training’, with the goal of joining St Peter on his morning run to Christ’s tomb.

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