May the blood of the Irish martyrs serve to inspire the Church, so that the Irish clergy may once more fulfill their vocation to lead souls to God instead of away from Him, and may the underground Church continue to grow in size and fervor.
At the Eucharistic celebration, we return to this very question and it is God who awaits our response: a response of actions, gestures and decisions. Let us sincerely recognize that pride is the poison of human history from all time. However, for Jesus, Judas is still the long-awaited friend and lost son of the Father's heart.
Our colleagues at the Daily Compass, the English edition of the Italian website Nuova Bussola Quotidiana, have kindly allowed us to reprint some of Cardinal Comastri's reflections on the Passion of Our Lord.