CORPUS CHRISTI / CORPUS DOMINI / MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST

A PRAYER THAT THE ANGEL TAUGHT TO THE THREE SHEPHERD CHILDREN AT FATIMA

- source: https://www.opusangelorum.org/English/Fatimaeucharist.html 

- note: this is a strong powerful prayer in times of spiritual attack, pray it 3x by heart

...When the Angel appeared to them at the Loca do Cabeço he was "holding a chalice in his hands, with a host above it from which some drops of blood were falling into the Sacred vessel." The Angel left the chalice and host suspended in the air, and prostrated himself upon the ground with the children and prayed the following prayer with them three times:

Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, I adore You profoundly, and I offer you the most precious Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ, present in all the tabernacles of the world, in reparation for the outrages, sacrileges and indifference with which He Himself is offended. And through the infinite merits of His most Sacred Heart and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I beg of You the conversion of poor sinners. Amen. 

The Angel then rose, and taking the host he gave it to Lucy, and to Jacinta and Francisco he gave the contents of the chalice, saying as he did so: "Take and drink the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, horribly outraged by ungrateful men. Repair their crimes and console your God." Then he prostrated himself once more with the children and repeated the prayer to the Most Holy Trinity three times, then disappeared.  ...

"EUCHARISTIC MIRACLE: LANCIANO, ITALY (8th century A.D.)" 

- source: http://www.therealpresence.org/eucharst/mir/lanciano.html 

- video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PJ8BORx1p8

- video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvL_GN2GdXE 

"3 EXTRAORDINARY MIRACLES OF THE EUCHARIST"

- source: http://www.miraclesofthechurch.com/2010/11/miracles-of-eucharist-eucharistic.html

"EUCHARISTIC MIRACLES OF THE WORLD" (by country) 

- source: http://www.therealpresence.org/eucharst/mir/engl_mir.htm

SACRED HEART OF JESUS

feast day (solemnity): 19 days after Pentecost (falls on a Friday)
June 12, 2015
June 3, 2016
June 23, 2017

about:
- Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (Latin: Sollemnitas Sacratissimi Cordis Iesu) is a solemnity in the liturgical calendar of the Roman Catholic Church)
- The earliest possible date is 29 May, as in 1818 and 2285. The latest possible date is 2 July, as in 1943 and 2038.
- Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus goes back at least to the 11th century, but through the 16th century, it remained a private devotion, often tied to devotion to the Five Wounds of Christ.
- It marked the spirituality of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux in the twelfth century and of Saint Bonaventure and St. Gertrude the Great in the thirteenth. The beginnings of a devotion toward the love of God as symbolized by the heart of Jesus are found even in the fathers of the Church, including Origen, Saint Ambrose, Saint Jerome, Saint Augustine of Hippo, Saint Hippolytus of Rome, Saint Irenaeus, Saint Justin Martyr and Saint Cyprian, who used in this regard John 7:37-39 and John 19:33-37
- HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS:
In approving the devotion to the Sacred Heart, the Church did not trust to the visions of St. Margaret Mary; she made abstraction of these and examined the worship in itself. Margaret Mary's visions could be false, but the devotion would not, on that account, be any less worthy or solid. However, the fact is that the devotion was propagated chiefly under the influence of the movement started at Paray-le-Monial; and prior to her beatification, Margaret Mary's visions were most critically examined by the Church, whose judgment in such cases does not involve her infallibility but implies only a human certainty sufficient to warrant consequent speech and action.
- HISTORY OF THE FEAST:
The first feast of the Sacred Heart was celebrated on August 31, 1670, in Rennes, France, through the efforts of Fr. Jean Eudes (1602-1680). From Rennes, the devotion spread, but it took the visions of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690) for the devotion to become universal.
In all of these visions, in which Jesus appeared to St. Margaret Mary, the Sacred Heart of Jesus played a central role. The "great apparition," which took place on June 16, 1675, during the octave of the Feast of Corpus Christi, is the source of the modern Feast of the Sacred Heart. In that vision, Christ asked St. Margaret Mary to request that the Feast of the Sacred Heart be celebrated on the Friday after the octave (or eighth day) of the Feast of Corpus Christi, in reparation for the ingratitude of men for the sacrifice that Christ had made for them.
The Sacred Heart of Jesus represents not simply His physical heart but His love for all mankind.
The devotion became quite popular after St. Margaret Mary's death in 1690, but, because the Church initially had doubts about the validity of St. Margaret Mary's visions, it wasn't until 1765 that the feast was celebrated officially in France. Almost 100 years later, in 1856, Pope Pius IX, at the request of the French bishops, extended the feast to the universal Church. It is celebrated on the day requested by our Lord - the Friday after the octave of Corpus Christi, or 19 days after Pentecost Sunday.


Promises of the Sacred Heart (made to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque):

1. I will give them all the graces necessary for their state of life.
2. I will give peace in their families.
3. I will console them in all their troubles.
4. I will be their refuge in life and especially in death.
5. I will abundantly bless all their undertakings.
6. Sinners shall find in my Heart the source and infinite ocean of mercy.
7. Tepid souls shall become fervent.
8. Fervent souls shall rise speedily to great perfection.
9. I will bless those places wherein the image of My Sacred Heart shall be exposed and venerated.
10. I will give to priests the power to touch the most hardened hearts.
11. Persons who propagate this devotion shall have their names eternally written in my Heart.
12. In the excess of the mercy of my Heart, I promise you that my all powerful love will grant to all those who will receive Communion on the First Fridays, for nine consecutive months, the grace of final repentance: they will not die in my displeasure, nor without receiving the sacraments; and my Heart will be their secure refuge in that last hour.

SCAPULAR OF THE SACRED HEART:
- The devotions to the Sacred Heart of Jesus also involve the Scapular of the Sacred Heart. Prior to the existence of a formal Roman Catholic devotional scapular, Margaret Mary Alacoque made and distributed badges bearing an image of the Heart of Jesus. In 1872 Pope Pius IX granted an indulgence for the badge.
- Following the claims by Estelle Faguette that the Virgin Mary had appeared to her in 1876 and requested a scapular of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a scapular of the proposed design was approved by the Congregation of Rites in 1900. It bears the representation of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on one side, and that of the Virgin Mary under the title of Mother of Mercy on the other side.

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AN ACT OF CONSECRATION TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS:
source: https://www.ewtn.com/Devotionals/prayers/sheart2.htm

I give myself and consecrate to the Sacred Heart of our Lord Jesus Christ, my person and my life, my actions, pains and sufferings, so that I may be unwilling to make use of any part of my being other than to honor, love and glorify the Sacred Heart. This is my unchanging purpose, namely, to be all His, and to do all things for the love of Him, at the same time renouncing with all my heart whatever is displeasing to Him. I therefore take You, O Sacred heart, to be the only object of my love, the guardian of my life, my assurance of salvation, the remedy of my weakness and inconstancy, the atonement for all the faults of my life and my sure refuge at the hour of death.

Be then, O Heart of goodness, my justification before God the Father, and turn away from me the strokes of his righteous anger. O Heart of love, I put all my confidence in You, for I fear everything from my own wickedness and frailty, but I hope for all things from Your goodness and bounty.

Remove from me all that can displease You or resist Your holy will; let your pure love imprint Your image so deeply upon my heart, that I shall never be able to forget You or to be separated from You.

May I obtain from all Your loving kindness the grace of having my name written in Your Heart, for in You I desire to place all my happiness and glory, living and dying in bondage to You. Amen.  
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EFFICACIOUS NOVENA TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS:
- St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
source: http://www.ewtn.com/Devotionals/heart/sh_novena.htm

I. O my Jesus, you have said: "Truly I say to you, ask and you will receive, seek and you will find, knock and it will be opened to you." Behold I knock, I seek and ask for the grace of...... (here name your request)
Our Father....Hail Mary....Glory Be to the Father....Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you.

II. O my Jesus, you have said: "Truly I say to you, if you ask anything of the Father in my name, he will give it to you." Behold, in your name, I ask the Father for the grace of.......(here name your request) Our Father...Hail Mary....Glory Be To the Father....Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you.

III. O my Jesus, you have said: "Truly I say to you, heaven and earth will pass away but my words will not pass away." Encouraged by your infallible words I now ask for the grace of.....(here name your request) Our Father....Hail Mary....Glory Be to the Father...Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you.

O Sacred Heart of Jesus, for whom it is impossible not to have compassion on the afflicted, have pity on us miserable sinners and grant us the grace which we ask of you, through the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, your tender Mother and ours.
Say the Hail, Holy Queen and add: St. Joseph, foster father of Jesus, pray for us.
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LITANY OF THE SACRED HEART:
source: http://www.ewtn.com/Devotionals/Litanies/sacred_heart.htm

In 1899 Pope Leo XIII approved this Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus for public use. This litany is actually a synthesis of several other litanies dating back to the 17th century. Father Croiset composed a litany in 1691 from which 17 invocations were used by Venerable Anne Madeleine Remuzat when she composed her litany in 1718 at Marseille. She joined an additional 10 invocations to those of Father Croiset, for a total of 27 invocations. Six more invocations written by Sister Madeleine Joly of Dijon in 1686 were added by the Sacred Congregation for Rites when it was approved for public use in 1899. This makes a total of 33 invocations, one for each year of life of our Lord Jesus Christ. A partial indulgence is attached to this litany.
Lord, have mercy Christ, have mercy Lord, have mercy Christ, hear us Christ, graciously hear us. God the Father of Heaven, God the Son, Redeemer of the world, God, the Holy Spirit, Holy Trinity, One God, Heart of Jesus, Son of the Eternal Father, Heart of Jesus, formed by the Holy Spirit in the womb of the Virgin Mother, Heart of Jesus, substantially united to the Word of God, Heart of Jesus, of Infinite Majesty, Heart of Jesus, Sacred Temple of God, Heart of Jesus, Tabernacle of the Most High, Heart of Jesus, House of God and Gate of Heaven, Heart of Jesus, burning furnace of charity, Heart of Jesus, abode of justice and love, Heart of Jesus, full of goodness and love, Heart of Jesus, abyss of all virtues, Heart of Jesus, most worthy of all praise, Heart of Jesus, king and center of all hearts, Heart of Jesus, in whom are all treasures of wisdom and knowledge, Heart of Jesus, in whom dwells the fullness of divinity, Heart of Jesus, in whom the Father was well pleased, Heart of Jesus, of whose fullness we have all received, Heart of Jesus, desire of the everlasting hills, Heart of Jesus, patient and most merciful, Heart of Jesus, enriching all who invoke Thee, Heart of Jesus, fountain of life and holiness, Heart of Jesus, propitiation for our sins, Heart of Jesus, loaded down with opprobrium, Heart of Jesus, bruised for our offenses, Heart of Jesus, obedient to death, Heart of Jesus, pierced with a lance, Heart of Jesus, source of all consolation, Heart of Jesus, our life and resurrection, Heart of Jesus, our peace and our reconciliation, Heart of Jesus, victim for our sins Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who trust in Thee, Heart of Jesus, hope of those who die in Thee, Heart of Jesus, delight of all the Saints, Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world, Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world, Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world, V. Jesus, meek and humble of heart.	Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us. have mercy on us. have mercy on us. have mercy on us. have mercy on us. have mercy on us. have mercy on us. have mercy on us. have mercy on us. have mercy on us. have mercy on us. have mercy on us. have mercy on us. have mercy on us. have mercy on us. have mercy on us. have mercy on us. have mercy on us. have mercy on us. have mercy on us. have mercy on us. have mercy on us. have mercy on us. have mercy on us. have mercy on us. have mercy on us. have mercy on us. have mercy on us. have mercy on us. have mercy on us. have mercy on us. have mercy on us. have mercy on us. have mercy on us. have mercy on us. have mercy on us. have mercy on us. have mercy on us. spare us, O Lord. graciously hear us, O Lord. have mercy on us, O Lord. R. Make our hearts like to Thine.
Let us pray; Almighty and eternal God, look upon the Heart of Thy most beloved Son and upon the praises and satisfaction which He offers Thee in the name of sinners; and to those who implore Thy mercy, in Thy great goodness, grant forgiveness in the name of the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who livest and reignest with Thee forever and ever. Amen.

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links/ sources:
- "Feast of the Sacred Heart" (Wikipedia):
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feast_of_the_Sacred_Heart
- "Feast of the Sacred Heart" (About- Catholicism):
   http://catholicism.about.com/od/holydaysandholidays/p/Sacred_Heart.htm
- "Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus" (Catholic Encyclopedia):
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07163a.htm
- "The Sacred Heart of Jesus" and "The Immaculate Heart of Mary" (prayers) (EWTN):
   http://www.ewtn.com/Devotionals/heart/heart1.htm

THE ASCENSION OF JESUS

feast day: May 17 (2015)

about:
- other names for the feast: Ascension of the Lord, Ascension of Christ, Ascension of Jesus, Ascension Day, Ascension Thursday
- is the Christian teaching found in the New Testament that the resurrected Jesus was taken up to Heaven in his resurrected body, in the presence of eleven of his apostles, occurring 40 days after the resurrection
- In the biblical narrative, an angel tells the watching disciples that Jesus' second coming will take place in the same manner as his ascension.
-  The canonical gospels include two brief descriptions of the ascension of Jesus in Luke 24:50-53 and Mark 16:19. A more detailed account of Jesus' bodily Ascension into the clouds is then given in the Acts of the Apostles 1:9-11
- The ascension of Jesus is professed in the Nicene Creed and in the Apostles' Creed. The ascension implies Jesus' humanity being taken into Heaven. The Feast of the Ascension, celebrated on the 40th day of Easter (always a Thursday), is one of the chief feasts of the Christian year. The feast dates back at least to the later 4th century, as is widely attested.
- The ascension is one of the five major milestones in the gospel narrative of the life of Jesus, the others being baptism, transfiguration, crucifixion, and resurrection.
- By the 6th century the iconography of the ascension in Christian art had been established and by the 9th century ascension scenes were being depicted on domes of churches. Many ascension scenes have two parts, an upper (Heavenly) part and a lower (earthly) part. The ascending Jesus is often shown blessing with his right hand - directed towards the earthly group below him and signifying that he is blessing the entire Church.


links/ sources:
- "Ascension of Jesus" (Wikipedia):
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascension_of_Jesus
- "SUMMA THEOLOGICA: The Ascension of Christ" (Catholic Encyclopedia):
   http://www.newadvent.org/summa/4057.htm
- "Feast of the Ascension" (Wikipedia):
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feast_of_the_Ascension
- "The Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ" (About Religion):
   http://catholicism.about.com/od/holydaysandholidays/p/Ascension.htm
- "The Ascension of Christ and His Glorified Existence" by Fr. William G. Most (EWTN):
   https://www.ewtn.com/faith/teachings/ascna1.htm
- "Ascension of Jesus - Bible Story Summary" (About Religion - Christianity):
   http://christianity.about.com/od/biblestorysummaries/a/Ascension-Of-Jesus.htm

JESUS: Good Shepherd

feast day: April 26, 2015

about:
- Fourth Sunday of Easter in the Catholic liturgical calendar; that is, the Sunday three weeks after Easter Sunday
-  The name derives from the gospel readings on this day, which are taken from the 10th chapter of John. In this reading Christ is described as the Good Shepherd who, by dying on the Cross, lays down his life for his sheep. In the Traditional (pre-1970) Latin Liturgy (see Tridentine Mass), this Mass is said on the Second Sunday after Easter, i.e., the Sunday after "Low Week" (the week after the Octave of Easter, beginning with Quasimodo or "Low" Sunday).
- In recent times the feast day has also become known as Vocations Sunday, a day on which prayers should be said for vocations to the priesthood and religious life.

links/sources:
- "Good Shepherd Sunday" (Wikipedia):
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Shepherd_Sunday
- "Fourth Sunday of Easter" (2015 readings) (USCCB):
   http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/042615.cfm

Jesus - Divine Mercy

feast day: April 12 (2015)

about:
- is a Christian devotion to the endless merciful love of God towards all people.
- The devotion is due to the apparitions of Jesus received by saint Faustina Kowalska (1905–1938), who is known as the Secretary of Mercy (Diary 965, 1160, 1605, 1693).
- Faustina Kowalska reported a number of apparitions, visions and conversations with Jesus which she wrote in her diary, later published as the book Diary: Divine Mercy in My Soul. The three main themes of the devotion are to ask for and obtain the mercy of God, to trust in Christ's abundant mercy, and finally to show mercy to others and act as a conduit for God's mercy towards them.
- There are five main forms of this devotion, to which Jesus has attached promises: the miraculous Divine Mercy image with the inscription Jesus, I trust in you; the Divine Mercy Sunday which gives the forgiveness of all sins and punishments; the powerful Chaplet of Divine Mercy appealing to the passion of Christ; the hour of mercy, that is 3 p.m., when Jesus died; and the spreading of the mercy to the whole humanity, as it is the preparation for the end of world.

prayer:
source: http://thedivinemercy.org/message/devotions/praythechaplet.php

HOW TO RECITE THE CHAPLET OF THE DIVINE MERCY
The Chaplet of Mercy is recited using ordinary rosary beads of five decades. The Chaplet is preceded by two opening prayers from the Diary of Saint Faustina and followed by a closing prayer.

1. Make the Sign of the Cross 
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
2. Optional Opening Prayers
You expired, Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth for souls, and the ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world. O Fount of Life, unfathomable Divine Mercy, envelop the whole world and empty Yourself out upon us.
(Repeat three times)
O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fountain of Mercy for us, I trust in You!

3. Our Father
Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, Amen.

4. Hail Mary
Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, Amen.

5. The Apostle's Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; He descended into hell; on the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; from there He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.

6. The Eternal Father
Eternal Father, I offer you the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your Dearly Beloved Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.

7. On the Ten Small Beads of Each Decade
For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

8. Repeat for the remaining decades
Saying the "Eternal Father" (6) on the "Our Father" bead and then 10 "For the sake of His sorrowful Passion" (7) on the following "Hail Mary" beads.

9. Conclude with Holy God (Repeat three times)
Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

10. Optional Closing Prayer
Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion — inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not despair nor become despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to Your holy will, which is Love and Mercy itself.


links:
- "Divine Mercy" (prayer) (The Divine Mercy):
   http://thedivinemercy.org/message/devotions/praythechaplet.php
- "Divine Mercy" (EWTN):
   http://www.ewtn.com/Devotionals/mercy/
- "Divine Mercy" (Wikipedia):
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_Mercy

EASTER VIGIL (2015)

 

links/sources:
- "Holy Saturday- At the Easter Vigil" (readings/responses 2015) (USCCB):
   http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/040415.cfm
- "Easter Vigil" (Wikipedia):
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Vigil
- missalette/etc


PART I = THE SERVICE OF THE LIGHT
BLESSING OF THE FIRE
PREPARATION OF THE EASTER CANDLE
PROCESSION
EASTER PROCLAMATION (EXSULTET)

PART II = THE LITURGY OF THE WORD
1st READING: Genesis 1: 1, 26-31a (or Genesis 1: 1 - 2: 2)
RES. PSALM: Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.

2nd READING: Genesis 22: 1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18 (or Genesis 22: 1-18)
RES. PSALM: You are my inheritance, O Lord. (or The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.)

3rd READING: Exodus 14: 15 - 15: 1
RES. PSALM: Let us sing to the Lord; he has covered himself in glory.

4th READING: Isaiah 54: 5-14
RES. PSALM: I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me.

5th READING: Isaiah 55: 1-11
RES. PSALM: You will draw water joyfully from the springs of salvation

6th READING: Baruch 3: 9-15, 32 - 4: 4
RES. PSALM: Lord, you have the words of everlasting life.

7th READING: Ezekiel 36: 16-17a, 18-28
RES. PSALM (when baptism is celebrated): Like a deer that longs for running streams, my soul longs for you, my God.
RES. PSALM (when baptism is not celebrated): You will draw water joyfully from the springs of salvation. (or Create a clean heart in me, O God.)

GLORIA
COLLECT
EPISTLE: Romans 6: 3-11
ALLELUIA and PSALM: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
GOSPEL: Mark 16: 1-7

*PART III = THE LITURGY OF BAPTISM
LITANY:
- Lord, have mercy.
- Christ, have mercy.
- Lord, have mercy.
- (Holy Mary, Mother of God...All holy men and women, Saints of God) Pray for us.
- (Lord, be merciful...By the outpouring of the Holy Spirit) Lord, deliver us, we pray.
- (Be merciful to us sinners...Jesus, Son of the living God) Lord, we ask you, hear our prayer.
- Christ, hear us.
- Christ, graciously hear us.

BLESSING OF BAPTISMAL WATER
RENEWAL OF BAPTISMAL PROMISES
PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL

*PART IV = THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
PRESENTATION OF THE GIFTS
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
PREFACE  OF EASTER I
SANCTUS
ACCLAMATION

THE COMMUNION RITE:
- THE LORD'S PRAYER
- INVITATION TO PEACE
- INVITATION TO COMMUNION
- PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

CONCLUDING RITE:
- SOLEMN BLESSING
- DISMISSAL

Good Friday (2015)

 

First Reading: Isaiah  52: 13 - 53: 12

Responsorial Psalm: Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.

Second Reading: Hebrews 4: 14-16;  5: 7-9

Verse before the Gospel:
Christ became obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
Because of this, God greatly exalted him and bestowed on him the name which is above every other name.

Gospel Reading: John  18: 1 - 19: 42


links/sources:
- "Good Friday" (Catholic Encyclopedia):
   http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06643a.htm
- "Good Friday"  (Wikipedia):
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Friday
- "Good Friday of the Lord's Passion"  (USCCB):
   http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/040315.cfm