The Obligation of Gratitude
Passion Sunday 2025
In the Epistle for this Mass, St. Paul makes reference to the sacrifices and ceremonies of the Hebrew Day of Atonement and how they prefigured the sacrifice of Our Lord. The Redemption of the human race was the fulfillment and consummation of all the sacrifices of the Old Law. Passiontide is not only a time of deep sorrow but also a time of profound gratitude for the gifts we have been given. The very fact of our existence should be enough to inspire a lifetime of gratitude, but when considering the humiliation and suffering which the Son of God endured out of love for us, our thanksgiving should know no bounds. It is only through the Mass and our union with the prayer of God the Son to His Father that we can give sufficient thanks for the inestimable gifts we have received.
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