Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Meditation for Holy Week~ Meditación para Semana Santa


As we embark on Holy Week, we joyfully commemorate Jesus’ triumphal entry into JerusalemThis marks the beginning of a transformative journey through the Passion and Resurrection of Jesus, a celebration filled with hope and renewal.

Holy Week: A Family Journey 

Preparation Days: Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday are also part of the Journey.

Consider your spring cleaning as a prayerful preparation for Easter, much like the way Jewish families prepare their homes for Passover.

As you clean and organize, set aside clothes, toys, or canned goods to donate to those in need.
Let every small act become an offering of love.

Holy Thursday
We remember the Last Supper, when Jesus humbly washed the feet of His disciples.
He shows us that love is expressed through service.
Today, we are invited to serve one another with the same humility.
Let us pray the Luminous Mysteries.

Good Friday
We commemorate the Passion, crucifixion, death, and burial of Jesus.
It is the most solemn day of the Church’s calendar.
Pause, reflect, and enter into this mystery of love and sacrifice.
Let us pray the Stations of the Cross.

Holy Saturday
A day of silence, darkness, and waiting.
Jesus rests in the tomb, and the world holds its breath in hope.
Use this day for quiet reflection and final preparations.
Spend time with the Word of God.

Easter Sunday
Rejoice! Christ is risen!
Celebrate the Resurrection at Mass with joyful hearts—
with the singing of the Gloria and Alleluias,
the renewal of baptismal promises,
the blessing with Easter water,
and the reception of the Eucharist.

Do not miss this beautiful and sacred celebration.

The time you dedicate to preparing your heart and your home during Holy Week
will make Easter Sunday a deeper and more meaningful joy for the whole family.  

Semana Santa: un viaje en familia

Al dar comienzo a la Semana Santa, conmemoramos con alegría la entrada triunfal de Jesús en Jerusalén. Este es el inicio de un camino transformador a través de la Pasión y la Resurrección de Jesús, una celebración llena de esperanza y renovación.

Preparación: lunes, martes y miércoles - Camino de silencio, oración, y reflexión:

Piensa en la limpieza de primavera como una preparación espiritual para la Pascua, tal como las familias judías preparan sus hogares para la Pascua.
Separa ropa, juguetes o alimentos enlatados para donar a quienes lo necesiten.
Que cada pequeño gesto sea una ofrenda de amor.

Jueves Santo

Recordamos la Última Cena, cuando Jesús lavó los pies de sus discípulos con humildad.
Nos enseña que el amor se expresa sirviendo a los demás.
Hoy, estamos llamados a servir con el mismo corazón.
Oremos los Misterios Luminosos.

Viernes Santo

Conmemoramos la Pasión, crucifixión, muerte y sepultura de Jesús.
Es el día más solemne del calendario litúrgico.
Haz una pausa, reflexiona y adéntrate en este misterio de amor y entrega.
Oremos el Vía Crucis.

Sábado Santo
Un día de silencio, oscuridad y espera.
Jesús permanece en el sepulcro, y el mundo aguarda con esperanza.
Dedica este día a la reflexión tranquila y los últimos preparativos.
Lee la Biblia y medita en la Palabra de Dios.

Domingo de Pascua
¡Alégrate! ¡Cristo ha resucitado!
Celebra la Resurrección en la Misa con el corazón lleno de alegría:
cantando el Gloria y los Aleluyas,
renovando las promesas bautismales,
recibiendo la bendición del agua de Pascua
y participando de la Eucaristía.

No te pierdas esta celebración tan hermosa y sagrada.

El tiempo que dediques a preparar tu corazón y tu hogar durante la Semana Santa
hará que el Domingo de Pascua sea un gozo más profundo y significativo para toda la familia.

¡Felices Pascuas!

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Monday, March 30, 2026

Easter Sunday- Domingo de Pascua


Easter Sunday

In our church, there is a tradition of blessing Easter baskets.  This has been shared by our Polish parishioners; it comes from the early medieval times, called "Święconka."


The Baskets can contain a sampling of Easter foods to be blessed on Holy Saturday for gatherings on Easter Sunday. In some countries, the food in the Polish Easter Basket is similar to the Jewish Passover Menu, but you can add additional items to the basket such as a good Easter Book.

 SUNRISE MASS a meaningful experience at our church St Elizabeth Ann Seton in Florida. 

John 20: 1-18 He is Risen! 

OCTAVE OF EASTER

Easter is not a day but a season of 50 days.   The octave (eight days) of high celebration beginning on Easter Sunday is followed by 42 more days of rejoicing concluding on Pentecost. 


Easter joy is one of the keys not only to our own happiness, but to the new evangelization.  I love the Easter greeting used in the Eastern Churches.

Let's celebrate the Resurrection!

“Christ is Risen.” … 

“He is Risen Indeed!”

Happy Easter!🌷

¡Felices Pascuas!

En nuestra iglesia existe una tradición de bendecir las canastas de Pascua.  Esta ha sido compartida por nuestros feligreses polacos, proviene del altomedieval llamado "Święconka". 

También celebramos la Pascua con la Misa del alba a las 6:00 am recordando el pasaje del evangelio Juan 20:1-18


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Received Crystal Apple, VCB Poetry 2015, Latino Book Awards 2016, Premio Verso Dorado 2022 

Holy Saturday ~ Sábado Santo

 

Holy Saturday 

This day commemorates the time of darkness and waiting when Jesus was in the tomb. It is also a day for final preparations before Easter. 

While touring the Old City of Jerusalem, we visited  the Chapel of Flagellation, the Chapel of Condemnation, and the Lithostrotos, the site of the Antonia Fortress where Julius Caesar resided at the time of Christ and where Jesus was condemned to death.

We meditated on the Sacred Scriptures - Luke 24:1-12 -and went to Jesus's burial place... Same place of His Glorious Resurrection.

This place is home to two of the holiest sites in Christianity – the site where Jesus was crucified, known as Calvary, and the tomb where Jesus was buried and then resurrected. -

SÁBADO SANTO

Este día conmemora el tiempo de oscuridad y espera cuando Jesús estuvo en el sepulcro. También es un día de preparativos finales antes de la Pascua.

La imagen nos muestra el lugar donde Jesús fue sepultado... Mismo lugar de su gloriosa Resurrección. Solemne lugar de recogimiento y oración. 

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Maritza Martínez Mejía
Mother, Theologian, Author, Educator and Translator

Read your World Board of Trustees and Member: FWA, Read to Me, Day! Ambassador 
ANLMI & Gremio Poético Colombiano 

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Received Crystal Apple 2006, VCB Poetry 2015, Latino Book Awards 2016 
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Good Friday ~ Viernes Santo

 

Good Friday 

Today, it is the only day of the year in which Catholic Mass is not celebrated. It's a day of fasting and  solemn prayer. We celebrate the liturgy of the Passion and Death of Our Lord, Jesus Christ.


Many Catholic Churches have a Stations of the Cross prayer service, as well as a Veneration of the Cross service. Let's meditate! - Luke 23:34-


This is the GOLGOTHA OR CALVARY: The
place where Jesus was crucified on the hilltop and is located in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem.

While touring the Old City of Jerusalem, we, first, visited  the Chapel of Flagellation, the Chapel of Condemnation, and the Lithostrotos, the site of the Antonia Fortress where Julius Caesar resided at the time of Christ and where Jesus was condemned to death. (Luke 23:13-25; John 19)


More about my Pilgrimage experience👉 http://luzdelmes.blogspot.com/2022/05/reflection-on-my-visit-to-israel.html?m=


         VIERNES SANTO 


Hoy es el único día del año en que no se celebra la misa católica. Es un día de ayuno y oración solemne. Celebramos la liturgia de la Pasión y Muerte de Nuestro Señor Jesucristo.


Se celebra con el viacrusis, la adoración a la Santa Cruz, y el Sermón de las Siete Palabras de Jesús antes de la Crucifixión. 


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Mother, Theologian, Author, Educator and Translator

Read your World Board of Trustees and Member: FWA, Read to Me, Day! Ambassador 
ANLMI & Gremio Poético Colombiano 

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Received Crystal Apple 2006, VCB Poetry 2015, Latino Book Awards 2016 
                   Premio Verso Dorado 2022 




Holy Thursday ~ Jueves Santo

 

Holy Thursday 

Maundy Thursday: 

This is the first day of the Easter Triduum, the most sacred days of the Catholic faith. It commemorates the night before Jesus died and the Last Supper celebrated by Jesus and his disciples.

In the Lord's Supper, He made some unexpected changes in the ritual of the Jewish Passover Meal. Today, we celebrate The Lord’s Supper, following Jesus' command, “Do this in remembrance of me. “ (Luke 22'19)

It was during the Last Supper that Jesus taught his disciples that the Eucharist is truly His Body and Blood. It is the origin of Christian life, providing the life-giving grace of Christ. 

“The Eucharist is the Source and Summit of the Christian life. “ (CCC, 1324) 

This collage shows "The Upper Room," traditionally identified as the place of Jesus' Last Supper and the original meeting place of the early Christian community.

In the 5th century AD, the church was referred to as "Zion, Mother of all Churches. *Source: https://www.holylandsite.com/the-upper-room

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                                JUEVES SANTO - ÚLTIMA CENA DEL SEÑOR


Es el primer día del Triduo Pascual, los días más sagrados de la fe católica. Conmemora la noche anterior a la muerte de Jesús y la Última Cena celebrada por Jesús y sus discípulos.

En la Cena del Señor, Él introdujo algunos cambios inesperados en el ritual de la comida pascual judía. Hoy celebramos la Cena del Señor, siguiendo el mandato de Jesús: "Haced esto en memoria mía. "(Lucas 22:19)

Fue durante la Última Cena cuando Jesús enseñó a sus discípulos que la Eucaristía es verdaderamente su Cuerpo y su Sangre. Es el origen de la vida cristiana, proporcionando la gracia vivificante de Cristo. 

"La Eucaristía es la Fuente y la Cumbre de la vida cristiana. "(CIC, 1324) "

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Maritza Martínez Mejía
Mother, Theologian, Author, Educator and Translator

Read your World Board of Trustees and Member: FWA, Read to Me, Day! Ambassador 
ANLMI & Gremio Poético Colombiano 

FREE Reading Activities visit: www.luzdelmes.com
Received Crystal Apple 2006, VCB Poetry 2015, Latino Book Awards 2016 
                   Premio Verso Dorado 2022