Holy Monday

It's the start of Holy Week. This week is full of preparations in the home and in the heart for the upcoming Easter Sunday. Most of my posts this week will be centered around Holy Week and what each day means and reflections. For us Catholics, it's the holiest time of the year.

On a food allergy note: The Husbands work is giving out Heavenly Hams this year to their employees. Not one to turn away free meat (without full investigation), it turns out that Heavenly Ham is in the process of making their hams completely gluten free. In the past they have used wheat in the glaze that is on the ham. NOT ALL HEAVENLY HAM LOCATIONS HAVE GLUTEN FREE HAMS. But some of them do. So if you are feeling lazy this year (like me) and want to just buy a ham instead of making one (which I usually do and it's actually very easy), check with your location to see if they have gone gluten free.

You can view their allergen statement here (we were told it's also free of eggs and tree nuts). For more ingredient information or to see if the ham at your local store has gone gluten free, please call your local store.

Monday of Holy Week

Then she dried his feet with her hair, and the house was filled with the ointment’s fragrance. (John 12:3)

Reflection.


Adoration

Jesus, my God, I adore You, here present in the Blessed Sacrament of the altar, where You wait day and night to be our comfort while we await Your unveiled presence in heaven. Jesus, my God, I adore You in all places where the Blessed Sacrament is reserved and where sins are committed against this Sacrament of Love. Jesus, my God, I adore You for all time, past, present and future, for every soul that ever was, is or shall be created. Jesus, my God, who for us has endured hunger and cold, labor and fatigue, I adore You. Jesus, my God, who for my sake has deigned to subject Yourself to the humiliation of temptation, to the perfidy and defection of friends, to the scorn of Your enemies, I adore You. Jesus, my God, who for us has endured the buffeting of Your passion, the scourging, the crowning with thorns, the heavy weight of the cross, I adore You.
Jesus, my God, who, for my salvation and that of all mankind, was cruelly nailed to the cross and hung there for three long hours in bitter agony, I adore You. Jesus, My God, who for love of us did institute this Blessed Sacrament and offer Yourself daily for the sins of men, I adore You. Jesus, my God, who in Holy Communion became the food of my soul, I adore You.
Jesus, for You I live. Jesus, for You I die. Jesus, I am Yours in life and death. Amen.


Lenten Fact
Hunting was for many ages considered as forbidden during Lent: the spirit of the holy season was too sacred to admit such exciting and noisy sport.


Lenten Action.

Let go of a long standing grudge. Practice real forgiveness after the example of Jesus.

Prayer

God of mercy, be close to your people. Watch over us who receive this sacrament of salvation, and keep us in your love. We ask this in the name of Jesus the Lord. Amen.

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