Springdale Chaplaincy

I would like to inform everyone that starting Monday until Wednesday (November 14-16) there will be no masses in Springdale. Thank you.

The message of the Way of the Cross: A practical Christianity.

The word “Christian” means “follower of Christ,” and in Luke 9:23-24 Jesus Himself tells us what that means: “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.” This is the essence of Christianity, and it applies to every true Christian, regardless of age, gender, personality, background or circumstance.

We can follow Jesus in this, because it is what He Himself did while He was on earth. As a human being He had also inherited a “flesh” with a tendency towards sin. (Hebrews 2:14) Because He had lusts in His flesh, He was tempted. (James 1:12-15) But because He denied Himself (that is, His own lusts), He never committed sin. (Hebrews 4:15)

It is very clear that Jesus knew the human condition, not only as a theory, but from first-hand experience. He uses practical examples that show that He knew what it was like to be tempted: to envy, to irritation, to lust, to judging, to anxiety, to pride, to hypocrisy etc. But every day of His life, Jesus used the “cross.” This was the place where the lusts in His flesh were denied, and met their death. In practical terms, this meant that He said “No!” to the demands of His flesh and, by the strength given to Him by God, He endured until He won the victory, which was death to the sin He was being tempted to. This meant that He had to suffer in His flesh, and He had to cry out to God for help, but it also meant that He never sinned. (1 Peter 4:1; Hebrews 2:14; Hebrews 5:7)

Jesus Christ died on the cross for the salvation of all human race from sins.

Let's journey with him as we watch on how Jesus Christ suffers and redeem us from our sins through his death on the cross.

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The Way of the Cross by St. Josemaria

"To Mary, Mother of Mercy and Health of the Infirm, I entrust the sick, healthcare workers and all those who generously assist our suffering brothers and sisters. From the Grotto of Lourdes and her many other shrines throughout the world, may she sustain our faith and hope, and help us care for one another with fraternal love. To each and all, I cordially impart my blessing."

Read the Message of His Holiness, Pope Francis, for the 29th World Day of the Sick 2021 here: https://bit.ly/FrancisWDTS2021

Born in 480 of a wealthy family, St. Scholastica, and her twin brother, St. Benedict of Nursia, shared the same religious interests and ideas. Both found religious communities within a few miles from each other. St. Scholastica established a religious community for women near Monte Cassino at Plombariola, which is in close proximity where her brother headed a monastery.

On her Sainthood, she became the patron saint of nuns, school, tests, books, reading, and convulsive children. Her name is also usually invoked against storms and rain.

Let her work be a guide for us to strive hard and become better people with Jesus as the center of our lives.