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Spirituality of the Readings
John Foley, SJ
The Man Who Would Be King
On the one hand Jesus had every right to be known as the very
greatest human being ever born. In the desert temptations,
Satan had tempted him to think this way. But on the other hand
he “emptied himself, taking the form of a
servant.”
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In Exile
Ron Rolheiser
The Passion of Jesus
Jesus gave us both his life and his death. Too often,
however, we do not distinguish between the two, though we
should: Jesus gave his life for us in one way, through his
activity; he gave his death for us in another way, through his
passivity, his passion.
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The Perspective of Justice
Gerald Darring
Suffering
Today’s liturgy teaches us … to bear witness to
God by following Christ’s example of suffering. We pray
that the world “united with him in his suffering on the
cross may share his resurrection and new life.”
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Discussion Questions
Anne Osdieck
Faithful Love
Jesus endured abandonment by the one he loved most, his Abba.
He chose to experience all of humanity’s worst
suffering. What does this tell us?
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