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為瑪利亞無玷聖心凱旋的勝利作奉獻準備 – 三十三天祈禱奉獻
33 Days Prayer Consecration Preparation for the Triumphant Victory of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

訊息：

「親愛的孩子們，我來是要以最特別的方式來召叫你們悔改。我邀請你們在我領報的慶日上奉獻給我的無玷聖心，讓我們這些平信徒也能以最可貴的方式來光榮我的聖子。是祂揀選了我的心先行顯露，讓人認識，而現在，祂亦邀請你們作同樣的事。到祂最初接觸人類血肉的地方去尋找祂吧，在這裏，祂的臨在變成了血，這血從我的心中流出，再注入母胎中。祂正在我的心中等待你們，就像祂成為血肉前的一刻那樣。

進入這庇護所吧，好讓我也把你們每一個人帶進我的母胎中，讓我成為你們的母親，而你們要作我最疼愛的兒女。我在我的無玷聖心中呼喚你們。」93-9-9

引導：

天主把保存、管理和分配天堂上的恩寵的責任交給了聖母瑪利亞，好讓祂的一切恩寵和禮物都經由聖母瑪利亞雙手分施。天主的聖寵、聖子的義德和聖神的恩賜，聖母瑪利亞願意賜予誰、什麼時候賜予、以什麼方式賜予，賜予多少，都由她決定。在自然界的定律中，孩子必須有一位父親，一位母親；天主屬性的方式，也是如此。天主的子女領受了祂作父親，便獲得這位童貞榮福瑪利亞作為母親。既然瑪利亞令耶穌形成了肉身——選民的君王，那組織選民的成員，自然也是她對天主的回應。誰若渴望與天主合而為一，也必須藉著聖寵來接受聖母瑪利亞作母親，她所擁有的聖寵是最圓滿的。藉著這方式，聖母瑪利亞把聖寵不斷傳送給天主的所有子女。

既然聖神是聖母瑪利亞的淨配，祂在合一之中偕同她、藉著她、並從她身上工作。祂最神聖的化工——耶穌基督，是降生成人的聖言。聖神以一種神聖而真實的方式，不斷在她內，並藉著她來組織選民。所以，正如孩子從母親身上吸取所需的一切，我們作為聖母的子女，也同樣從她身上吸取所有恩寵。

指示：

我們應在她無玷聖心內尋求護蔭，由此，我們進入她的母胎中，由她所生，進入同一樣的基督真光中；她照顧著我們，領我們進入這真光的中心，好令我們的成聖之路，在母性的溫柔保護下得到指示和帶引。在奉獻中，我們信賴她的無玷聖心，無論是缺乏安全感又或是軟弱，我們都交託給她。我們每天都應把自己的心呈獻給她，好讓她在我們遇到障礙時，可以引導我們，帶給我們喜樂。最後，我們必須棄絕自我，為侍奉她而徹底地交出自己，她便會把我們的一切事工，放在她的聖子腳下。所以，為了她的勝利，我們必須盡心盡力。當她的光榮受到攻擊時，我們必須保衛；我們必須維護她的權益，並要吸引所有靈魂接受她的護佑；有人侮辱她，我們要出言抨擊；薄獻了微力，除了要成為聖母聖心的所有外，不求回報。

默想：

啊，瑪利亞無玷之心！我把我那幼小的心靈交託給你。請教導它義德，並在它內塑造一個純潔、簡樸和帶著赤子之心的靈魂。親愛的母親，請賜我力量，好為妳的勝利作鬥士；絕不休息，絕不錯過一分鐘的祈禱時間。請妳的心把我收納，視這幼童的靈魂如同自己的孩子一樣，輕撫它、擁抱它。我的母親，請助我超脫自我。

「願你拉著我隨你奔跑！君王，願你引我進你的內室。」（歌1：4）
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EUROPE/ITALY – Chiara Lubich concludes her earthly life, dedicated to spreading universal brotherhood in efforts to unite the human family in Evangelical charity

Rome (Agenzia Fides) – “In a serene climate, of prayer and deep emotion, Chiara Lubich ended, at the age of 88, her earthly journey tonight, 14th March 2008, at 2 am in her home in Rocca di Papa (Rome), where she had returned last night upon her wish, following her hospitalization at Policlinico Gemelli.” With these words, an official release from Movimento dei Focolari announced this morning the death of its founder, Chiara Lubich. All day, yesterday, hundreds of people went to her room to pay her their last respects, then stopped in meditation in the adjoining chapel and stayed around the house. It was an uninterrupted and spontaneous procession. To some, Chiara even managed to nod, despite being so weak.
Chiara Lubich, born in Trent in 1920, started a movement of spiritual and social renewal the Focolare. During the Second World War among the poor in the city of Trent there began what Chiara herself calls, “a divine adventure”. Today the movement has millions of affiliated persons in 182 countries. It brings together not only Catholics but also other Christians of more than 350 different communions, as well as Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus and persons with not religious membership, all committed to live and spread universal brotherhood to help build up the unity of the human family. Concrete initiatives include “cittadelle di testimonianza”, project for economy of communion involving over 750 companies who devolve part of their profit to the poor, 1000 social works, particularly in developing countries, more than 12,000 adoptions at a distance.
Chiara Lubich wrote the Commentary, published by Agenzia Fides, on the Missionary Intention of the Holy Father for October 2002, which was: “That missionaries, whether priests, religious or laity, may have the courage to announce Jesus’ special love for the poor.” She wrote: “Love is the heart of the Gospel message. Christ himself demonstrated this with his words and works during his life on earth. This love is of a universal dimension which proposes as the law of life to all those who decide to follow Jesus: “Love your neighbour as yourself” (Mt 19,18; cf. Mt 22,39). Loving our neighbour, every neighbour, all those we meet on the path of life. “For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? (…) And if you salute only your brethren, what more are you doing than others?” (Mt 5,46-47)
This love is typically Christian: a love which makes no distinction, like the love of our heavenly Father who “makes the sun shine on all, good and bad, and the rain fall on all, good and bad”.
But undoubtedly, Jesus in his love for everyone, showed special love for the poor: he was concerned for all who suffered…
It is therefore particularly opportune to call attention to the place given to the poor in the life of Jesus. It is wonderful to underline that the poor were the first to receive his love and that the love we show to the needy will save us and allow us to share in the glory of the kingdom of heaven, as he himself promises when he speaks of the last judgement (cfr Mt 25, 31-40). We must proclaim Christ’s love for the poor. But for this proclamation to be effective every Christian must become poor…
This is the path that all Christians are called to walk, not only missionaries, priests and religious. The Holy Father calls all Christians to commit themselves to new Evangelisation (Novo Millennio Inuente 40), to proclaim with courage Christ’s love for the poor. In this way we will be an example and stimulus for the world – so lacerated by all forms of violence and discrimination – so that between rich and poor countries there may be a more equal distribution of goods to ensure justice and peace.” (SL) (Agenzia Fides 14/3/2008; righe 48, parole 635)

ITALY – ASIA
Chiara Lubich told me: God has great plans for the Chinese people
Angelo Lazzarotto (中文版)
Memories of the founder of the Focolare movement, in the words of a PIME missionary. The missionary impulse of the Work of Mary now counts two million members in more than 180 countries. These even include personalities from other religions. In spite of the apparent contradictions, the Love of God builds human history. The “Promised Land” of China.

Milan (AsiaNews) – The life of Chiara Lubich was without a doubt a “divine adventure”. It began as the unconditional response of a young Christian woman to the infinite Love that she had seen even amid the horrors of the last Great War, in the precarious air raid shelters in Trent.
Contemplating the unmatchable model of this total donation, Jesus crucified and abandoned, Chiara had discovered that, in spite of the apparent contradictions, it is the Love of God that builds human history through our free response of love. Her dedication on behalf of the most abandoned was the logical expression of this love and response, and she had felt the need to cry it aloud to all, with her life first and then with her words. She did not have plans of her own, but instead looked to the “score” written in heaven. And God opened the world to her.
Almost 60 years have gone by since I had the privilege of encountering this exceptional experience in Rome. As a young missionary priest, I was immediately struck by the contagious enthusiasm of those who, according to the ideal of Chiara, had found the full realisation of their Christian calling. As I left for Hong Kong a short time later, Chiara assured me that this mission was also hers.
After just a few years the movement also arrived in Asia, in the Philippines and Hong Kong. And she herself personally followed the growth of these seedlings of new Christian life through a number of visits.
The developments of the Work of Mary were one of the most significant expressions of the breath of renewal brought into the Church through Vatican Council II. The power of this impulse appeared in all its splendour with the experience of the hospital centre built by the members of Focolare in Fontem, in Cameroon, which gave new life to tribes heading toward extinction. And from this experience, under the guidance of Chiara, there emerged a new wave of missionary proclamation, starting from the foundation, from contagious mutual love.
In the more than 180 countries where the movement started by Chiara Lubich is present today, there are more than two million people actively involved. These are people at work not only on behalf of the Catholic Church, because the universal vocation is also constantly alive, which Chiara drew from the Gospel from the very beginning. It is significant that there are more than 350 non-Catholic churches and ecclesial communities that have welcomed and are living this evangelical experience.
And it is even more significant that Chiara was invited to share her Christian ideal in the most distinguished assemblies of the Jewish world, and also among the Muslims, the Buddhists, and the Hindus. So much so that today there are about 30,000 members of non-Christian religions who do not hesitate to identify themselves with the human and ethical ideas proposed by the Work of Mary (the official name of the Focolare movement).
My missionary vocation was strengthened by the experience of the Focolare. And there are not a few of my fellow religious, working in Asia and on other continents today, whose vocation was born from or reinforced by their contact and example.
The Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions, which was founded with a special vocation for evangelisation in Asia and Oceania, this year commemorates the 150th anniversary of its arrival on Chinese soil, in Hong Kong. I think that there is a good sign in the love that Chiara always expressed for China, which she referred to as the “Promised Land”. She repeated to me a number of times her conviction that God has great plans for the Chinese people. May her intercession now hasten the realisation of these plans.

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意大利 – 亞洲
盧嘉勒女士曾經對我說：天主對中國人民有著宏偉的計劃
(AsiaNews)
by Angelo Lazzarotto
宗座外方傳教會傳教士深切緬懷普世博愛運動團體創始人盧嘉勒女士。截止目前，普世博愛運動已經在世界一百八十多個國家和地區擁有了兩百多萬名成員。他們中，有許多其它宗教信仰團體的人士。儘管現世充滿了各種矛盾，但天主的愛構成了人類歷史。“許地”中國

米蘭（亞洲新聞）—毫無疑問，普世博愛運動團體創始人盧嘉勒女士的一生“充滿了神聖的傳奇”。這段傳奇，首先是從一名年輕的基督信徒將自己的全部奉獻給天主無限的愛開始的。第二次世界大戰可怕的歲月裡，她仍然在特蘭托省防空襲避難所中看到了天主彰顯的這種無限的愛。
在深刻默想無法比擬的被釘十字架上、被拋棄的耶穌那完全奉獻的榜樣時，儘管表面上存在種種矛盾，但盧嘉勒女士通過我們對愛的自由回答豁然領悟到了構成人類歷史的天主的愛。她迫切地感到應該向所有人大聲宣講耶穌——首先用生活的見證、然後用語言。她沒有任何計劃，僅專注地凝視天際中勾畫出的“標記”。天主為她敞開了世界的大門。
近六十年後的今天，我仍然不停地感謝天主讓在羅馬結識了這一傑出的事業。當時，我還是一名年輕的傳教士，但卻立即被盧嘉勒的理想深深地震撼了。她的理想，在其履行的基督信仰使命中完全實現了。不久，我前往香港，她向我保證，我在香港的傳教使命也是她的傳教事業。
短短幾年後，普世博愛運動廣泛傳播到了亞洲的菲律賓、香港。她本人親自伴隨這些新基督信仰生活種子的成長壯大，不斷走訪上述團體。
普世博愛運動是教會通過梵二大公會議所帶來的一股意義最為深遠的春風。這股春風，在喀麥隆建造的醫療中心中充分展示了其和煦的溫暖。按照盧嘉勒的指示，由此還掀起了一股巨大的傳教潮，從而蔓延開來了廣泛的彼此關愛。
今天，盧嘉勒開創的普世博愛運動分布在世界一百八十多個國家和地區，擁有兩百多萬名成員。他們不僅僅是積極致力於天主教會事業的人，因為，盧嘉勒最初從福音中汲取的普世性聖召始終充滿了活力。三百五十多個非天主教的教會和團體接受了這一福音經驗，便是最有說服力的證明。
更加重要的是，猶太教會、穆斯林、佛教和印度教團體，都曾經多次邀請盧嘉勒去分享她的基督信仰理想。今天，大約三萬多名非基督信徒毫不猶豫地向人們表明自己完全贊同普世博愛運動的人文和倫理道德理想。
普世博愛運動團體的經驗，激勵了我的傳教聖召。今天活躍在亞洲和其它大陸上的我的許多同會兄弟們的聖召，也得益於他們與普世博愛運動的接觸而誕生、或者得到了鞏固。
宗座外方傳教會具有面向亞洲和大洋洲傳教的特殊聖召，今年，宗座外方傳教會正在慶祝其踏上中國的土地，在香港傳教一百五十周年。我想，歷來將中國稱為“許地”的盧嘉勒對中國的愛，便是最好的祝願。她曾經多次向我表示，她堅信天主對中國人民有著宏偉的計劃。現在，願她的代禱能夠加速這一宏偉計劃的實現。

(Source: AsiaNews)

Sat. Mar 15, 2008 @6:30pm – Palm Sunday

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By Ivy

Dear friends,

Below is a message on Divine Mercy over Easter from my Medjugorje prayer group. Upon reading about St. Padre Pio, I found that Christ’s apparitions to him and those to Sister Faustina carry a consistent tone. The Diary of Sister Faustina can be found on Amazon, as well as in the link I’ve included below, and it’s a powerful and compelling read.

http://www.amazon.com/Diary-Faustina-Kowalska-market-version/dp/1596141107/ref=pd_sim_b_title_3

http://www.our.homewithgod.com/divinemercy/

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By Ana

On Good Friday, is the day to begin our Novena to the Divine Mercy. This Novena starts on Good Friday and ends on the Feast of Mercy which was instituted by Pope John Paul II. The Feast of Mercy is the Sunday after Easter, March 30th.

This is a Novena that is so important for all of us to do. Here’s some more on Divine Mercy. You can also find a lot of information on the EWTN website.

What is Divine Mercy?
The message and devotion to Jesus as The Divine Mercy is based on the writings of Saint Faustina Kowalska, an uneducated Polish nun who, in obedience to her spiritual director, wrote a diary of about 600 pages recording the revelations she received about God’s mercy. Even before her death in 1938, the devotion to The Divine Mercy had begun to spread.

In the 1930s, Saint Faustina received from the Lord a message of mercy that she was told to spread throughout the world. She was asked to become the apostle and secretary of God’s mercy, a model of how to be merciful to others, and an instrument for reemphasizing God’s plan of mercy for the world.

She wrote and suffered in secret, with only her spiritual director and some of her superiors aware that anything special was taking place in her life. After her death from tuberculosis in 1938, even her closest associates were amazed as they began to discover what great sufferings and deep mystical experiences had been given to this sister of theirs, who had always been so cheerful and humble. She had taken deeply into her heart God’s gospel command to “be merciful even as your heavenly Father is merciful” as well as her confessor’s directive that she should act in such a way that everyone who came in contact with her would go away joyful.

The message of mercy that Saint Faustina received is now being spread throughout the world; she was canonized by the Church on April 30, 2000; and her diary, Divine Mercy in My Soul, has become the handbook for devotion to The Divine Mercy. She would not have been surprised, for she had been told that the message of God’s mercy would spread through her writings for the great benefit of souls.

In a prophetic statement she had declared:
I feel certain that my mission will not come to an end upon my death, but will begin. O doubting souls, I will draw aside for you the veils of heaven to convince you of God’s goodness (Diary 281).

Divine Mercy Definitions

Divine Mercy Sunday
In His revelations to St. Faustina Kowalska, Jesus Christ asked that the first Sunday after Easter be established as Mercy Sunday, the “Feast of Divine Mercy,” when His graces will be available in an extraordinary way to all those who ask. Mercy Sunday is celebrated in thousands of Catholic parishes across the United States. It has already been accorded as a liturgical Feast Day of the Catholic Church in Poland.

The Marians of the Immaculate Conception spearheaded a petition drive, presented those signatures to the Holy Father, and requested that Mercy Sunday be declared an official feast day of the Church worldwide. On Sunday, April 30, 2000, Pope John Paul II formally announced that the Sunday after Easter would henceforth be known as “Divine Mercy Sunday.”

Divine Mercy Image
Jesus commissioned Saint Faustina to have an image painted of Him as He appeared to her in a vision: with red and pale rays coming from the area of His heart. The rays represent the blood and water which flowed from His pierced side on the cross. The image was to be signed: “Jesus, I trust in You!”

The Mercy Message
The message of mercy is that God loves us — all of us, no matter how great our sins. And He wants us to turn to Him so He can bless us. He wants us to recognize His mercy and let it flow through us to others. Thus, all will come to share in His joy. It’s as simple as
ABC:

Ask for His Mercy. God wants us to approach Him, repenting of our sins and asking for His

Mercy. Be Merciful. God wants us to receive His mercy and let if flow through us to others.

Completely Trust. God wants us to know that the graces of His mercy are dependent upon our trust.

Mar 15, 2008 – Feast day of Cardinal Zen

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AMERICA/CANADA – Bishops write Pastoral Letter to faithful: contemplate nature to discover the mystery of life and its Creator, use our goods in generous support of others

Ottawa (Agenzia Fides) – The Social Affairs Commission of the Canadian Bishops’ Conference has published a Pastoral Letter entitled, “Our Relationship with the Environment: The Need for Conversion.” As part of the United Nations’ International Year of Planet Earth, the Bishops have published a pastoral letter which calls for a collective consciousness to face critical environmental problems affecting the earth. The Bishops state that Canadians are not sufficiently conscious of the impoverished inheritance they are leaving for the generations to come.
In their letter, the Bishops open with a Biblical vision of creation, whose center is the human being. However, man has broken this harmony with nature and, as a consequence, harmony with all creatures. In this sense, they say, we should remember that the goods of the universe are meant for all and therefore, it is an injustice that some continue to accumulate an excessive amount of goods, while masses of people live in misery and without the bare minimum with which to survive on.
With this in mind, the Social Affairs Commission has launched this appeal in efforts to improve the current situation and reestablish this harmony with nature, above all for the good of future generations. The Bishops say that we need “to look at nature with new eyes. Instead of considering it primarily as a resource to be exploited, we will be more inclined to admire its beauty and grandeur. In its own way, nature will open us to the mystery of Life and its Creator.”
Consequently, the Bishops offer some suggestions, such as: “adjusting our way of life to the planet’s available resources”; freeing ourselves of an “obsession to possess and consume” and instead choosing “joyful austerity” or voluntary simplicity; making personal efforts in favour of the environment. The Bishops insist that “responsibility for restoring a healthy relationship with nature falls on each individual, who must re-examine his or her perceptions about possessions and personal comfort. This will demand greater solidarity and new forms of sharing among all Canadians.” (RG) (Agenzia Fides 13/3/2008; righe 26, parole 333)

ASIA/TAIWAN – Formation course for youth leaders of Ecclesial Base Communities

嘉義教區2008青年領袖成長研習營記實 – (中文版請參閱教友生活週刊)

Chia Yi (Agenzia Fides) – “A leader as sign and servant of Love”: this was the theme chosen by the Formation Committee in the Diocese of Chia Yi (Taiwan), for their youth leaders of Ecclesial Base Communities. According to Christian Life Weekly, the weekly bulletin of the Archdiocese of Tai Pei, the 3-day formation course organized by the Committee was attended by 116 high school students and 35 young adult members from the Committee and from among the Missionary Animation team. During the course, they discussed the course’s theme, in light of Sacred Scripture. The two main topics were: “being a leader that serves the community” and “Love and Mercy.” The new Bishop Thomas Chung presided the closing Mass and rite of missionary sending of the youth, inviting them to imitate Jesus. The President of the Missionary Committee, in speaking to the young people, reminded them of the importance of their interior growth, following the light of Christian teachings. (NZ) (Agenzia Fides 13/3/2008; righe 12, parole 158)

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy See Press Office released the following communique today: The Commission established by Pope Benedict XVI to study the most important questions concerning the life of the Church in China met in the Vatican from 10 to 12 March.

The meeting had as its theme the Letter which the Holy Father sent to Chinese Catholics on 27 May 2007. Participants first examined the reaction to the pontifical document both inside and outside China. They reflected on the theological principles that inspired the Letter in order to comprehend the future prospects they bring for the Catholic community in China. In concrete terms, in the light of the papal text consideration was given to certain important aspects regarding the Church’s mission as ‘instrument of salvation’ for the Chinese people: evangelisation in a world experiencing globalisation; the application, in China’s current situation, of the Vatican Council II doctrine on the nature and structure of the Church; forgiveness and reconciliation within the Catholic community; the requirements of truth and charity; the government of dioceses, which has great relevance for pastoral activity and for the formation of priests, seminarians, religious and lay faithful. In line with the indications expressed by the Pope in His Letter, the will for a respectful and constructive dialogue with the authorities was reiterated. Finally, and still in the light of the pontifical document, the participants exchanged information and experiences concerning the life and activity of the Church in China.

The meeting concluded with a meeting with the Holy Father. He listened to a brief report of the work accomplished over the three days and encouraged the participants to continue their commitment in favour of the Catholic community in China. He also mentioned the forthcoming event of 24 May, the Universal Day of Prayer for the Church in China. (SL) (Agenzia Fides 13/3/2008; righe 25, parole 303)

信仰生活互動坊、塔冷通心靈書舍

預告　　３月１６日 (主日)　基督苦難主日（聖枝主日）
讀經一　依50：4-7　　　讀經二　斐2：6-11 詠22
主日福音　　瑪26：14－27：66
隨後，那十二人中之一，名叫猶達斯依斯加略的，去見司祭長，說：「我把他交給你們，你們願意給我什麼？」他們約定給他三十塊銀錢。從此他便尋找機會，要把耶穌交出。
無酵節的第一天，門徒前來對耶穌說：「你願意我們在那裡，給你預備吃逾越節晚餐？」耶穌說：「你們進城去見某人，對他說：師傅說：我的時候近了，我要與我的門徒在你那裡舉行逾越節。」門徒就照耶穌吩咐他們的作了，預備了逾越節晚餐。到了晚上，耶穌與十二門徒坐席。他們正吃晚餐的時候，耶穌說：我實在告訴你們：你們中有一個人要出賣我。」他們非常憂悶，開始各自對祂說：「主，難道是我嗎？」耶穌回答說：「那同我一起把手蘸在盤子裡的人要出賣我。人子固然要按照指著他所記載的而去，但是出賣人子的那人卻是有禍的，那人若是沒有生，為他更好。 」那要出賣祂的猶達斯也開口問耶穌說：「辣彼，難道是我嗎？」耶穌對他說：「你說的是。」
他們正吃晚餐的時候，耶穌拿起餅來，祝福了，擘開遞給門徒說：「你們拿去吃吧！這是我的身體。」然後，又拿起杯來，祝謝了，遞給他們說：「你們都由其中喝吧！因為這是我的血，新約的血，為大眾傾流，以赦免罪過。我告訴你們：從今以後，我不再喝這葡萄汁了，直到在我父的國裡那一天，與你們同喝新酒。」
他們唱了聖詠，就出來往橄欖山去。那時，耶穌對他們說：「今夜你們都要為我的緣故跌倒，因為經上記載：『我要打擊牧人，羊群就要四散。』但是我復活後，要在你們以先到加利肋亞去。」伯多祿卻回答祂說：「既便眾人都為你的緣故跌倒，我決不會跌倒。」耶穌對他說：「我實在告訴你：今夜雞叫以前，你要三次不認我。」伯多祿對祂說：「即便我該你一起死，我也決不會不認你。」眾門徒也都這樣說了。
隨後，耶穌同他們來到一個名叫革責瑪尼的莊園裡，便對門徒說：「你們坐在這裡，等我到那邊去祈禱。」遂帶了伯多祿和載伯德的兩個兒子同去， 開始憂悶恐怖起來，遂對他們說：「我的心靈憂悶得要死，你們留在這裡同我一起醒寤吧！」祂稍微前行，就俯首至地祈禱說：「我父，若是可能，就讓這杯離開我吧！但不要照我，而要照你所願意的。」祂來到門徒那裡，見他們睡著了，便對伯多祿說：「你們竟不能同我醒寤一個時辰嗎？醒寤祈禱吧！免陷於誘惑；心神固然切願，但肉體卻軟弱。」祂第二次再去祈禱說：「我父！如果這杯不能離去，非要我喝不可，就成全你的意願吧！」祂又回來，見他們仍然睡著，因為他們的眼睛很是沈重。祂再離開他們，第三次去祈禱，又說了同樣的話。然後回到門徒那裡，對他們說：「你們睡下去吧！休息吧！看，時候到了，人子就要被交於罪人手裡。起來，我們去吧！看，那出賣我的已來近了。」
祂還在說話的時候，看！那十二人中之一的猶達斯來了；同他一起的，還有許多帶著刀劍棍棒的群眾，是由司祭長和民間的長老派來的。那出賣耶穌的給了他們一個暗號說：「我口親誰，誰就是，你們拿住祂。」猶達斯一來到耶穌跟前，就說：「辣彼，你好。」就口親了祂。耶穌卻對他說：「朋友，你來做的事，就做吧！」於是他們上前，向耶穌下手，拿住了祂。有同耶穌在一起的一個人，伸手拔出自己的劍，砍了大司祭的僕人一劍，削去了他的一個耳朵。耶穌遂對他說：「把你的劍放回原處；因為凡持劍的，必死在劍下。你想我不能要求我父，即刻給我調動十二軍以上的天使嗎？若這樣，怎能應驗經上所載應如此成就的事呢？」在那時，耶穌對群眾說：「你們帶著刀劍棍棒出來拿我，如同對付強盜。我天天坐在聖殿內施教，你們沒有拿我。」這一切都發生了，是為應驗先知所記載的。於是門徒都撇下祂逃跑了。
那些拿住耶穌的人，將耶穌帶到大司祭蓋法前；經師和長老已聚集在那裡。伯多祿遠遠跟著耶穌，直到大司祭的庭院，他也進到裡面，坐在差役中觀看結局。司祭長和全公議會尋找相反耶穌的假證據，要把祂處死。雖然有許多假見證出庭，但沒有找出什麼。最後有兩個人上前來，說：「這人曾經說過：我能拆毀天主的聖殿，在三天內我能把它重建起來。」大司祭就站起來，對祂說：「這些人作證反對你的事，你什麼也不回答嗎？」耶穌卻不出聲。於是大司祭對祂說：「我因生活的天主， 起誓命你告訴我們：你是不是默西亞，天主之子？」耶穌他說：「你說的是。並且，我告訴你們：從此你們將要看見人子坐在大能者的右邊，乘著天上的雲彩降來。」大司祭遂撕裂自己衣服說：「他說了褻瀆的話。何必還需要見證呢？你們剛才聽到了這褻瀆的話，你們以為該怎樣?」他們回答說：「他該死。」眾人遂即向祂臉上吐唾沬，用拳頭打祂；另有一些人也用巴掌打祂，說：「默西亞，你猜猜是誰打你？」
伯多祿在外面庭院裡坐著，有一個使女來到他跟前說：「你也是同那加利肋亞人耶穌一起的。」他當著眾人否認說：「我不知道妳的是什麼。」他出去到了門廊，另有一個使女看見他，就對那裡的人說：「這人是同那納匝肋人耶穌一起的。」他又發誓否認說：「我不認識這個人。」過了一會，站在那裡的人前來對伯多祿說：「的確，你也是他們中的一個，因為你的口音把你露出來了。」伯多祿就開始詛咒發誓說：「我不認識這個人。」立刻雞就叫了。伯多祿就想起耶穌所說的話來：「雞叫以前，你要三次不認我。」他一到了外面，就傷心痛哭起來。
了到早晨，眾司祭長和民間的長老就決議陷害耶穌，要把祂處死，遂把祂捆綁了，解送給總督比拉多。
這時，那出賣耶穌的猶達斯見祂已被判決，就後悔了，把那三十塊銀錢，退還給司祭長和長老說：「我出賣了無辜的血，犯了罪了！」他們卻說：「這與我們何干？是你自己的事！」於是他把那些銀錢扔在聖所裡，就退出來，上吊死了。司祭長拿了那銀錢說：「這是血價，不可放入獻儀箱內。」他們商議後，就用那銀錢買了陶工的田地，作為埋葬外鄉人用。為此，直到今日稱那塊地為「血田」。這就應驗了耶肋米亞先知所說的話：『他們拿了三十塊銀錢，即以色列子民為被賣的人所估定的價錢，用這錢買了陶工的那塊田，如上主所吩咐我的。』
耶穌站在總督面前，總督便審問祂說：「你是猶太人的君王嗎？」耶穌回答說：「你說的是。」當司祭長和長老控告祂時，祂什麼也不回答。於是比拉多對祂說：「你沒有聽見，他們提出多少證據告你嗎？」耶穌連一句話也沒有回答他，以至總督大為驚異。每逢節日，總督慣常給民眾釋放一個他們願意釋放的囚犯。那時，正有一個出名的囚犯，名叫巴辣巴。當他們聚集在一起時，比拉多對他們說：「你們願意我給你們釋放那一個？巴辣巴，或是那稱為默西亞的耶穌？」原來他知道，他們是由於嫉妒才把祂解送來的。比拉多正坐堂時，他的妻子差人到他跟前說：「你千萬不要干涉那義人的事，因為我為他，今天在夢中受了許多苦。司祭長和長老卻說服了民眾，叫他們要求巴拉巴，而除掉耶穌。總督又向他們發言說：「這兩個人中，你們願意我給你們釋放那一個？」他們說：「巴拉巴。」比拉多對他們說：「那麼，對於那稱為默西亞的耶穌我該怎麼辦？」眾人答說：「該釘他在十字架上。」總督問說：「他究竟做了什麼惡事？」他們越發喊說：「該釘他在十字架上。」比拉多見事毫無進展，反而更為混亂，就拿水，當著民眾洗手說：「對這義人的血，我是無罪的，你們自己負責吧？」全體百姓回答說：「他的血歸在我們和我們的子孫身上！」於是比拉多給他們釋放了巴拉巴；至於耶穌，把祂鞭打了以後，交給人釘在十字架上。
那時，總督的兵士把耶穌帶到總督府內，召集了全隊圍著祂，脫去了祂的衣服，給祂披上一件紫紅的外氅；又用荊棘編了一個茨冠，戴在祂頭上，拿一根蘆葦放在祂右手裡；然後跪在祂前，戲弄祂說：「猶太人的君王，萬歲！」隨後向祂吐唾沬，拿起蘆葦來敲祂的頭。
戲弄完了，就給祂脫去外氅，又給祂穿上祂自己的衣服，帶祂去釘在十字架上。他們出來時，遇見一個基勒乃人，名叫西滿，就強迫他背耶穌的十字架。到了一個名哥耳哥達的地方，即稱為「髑髏」的地方，他們就拿苦艾調和的酒給祂喝； 祂只嘗了嘗，卻不願意喝。他們把祂釘在十字架上以後，就拈鬮分了祂的衣服；然後坐在那看守祂。在祂的頭上安放了祂的罪狀牌，寫著說：「這是耶穌，猶太人的君王。」當時與祂一起被釘在十字架上的，還有兩個強盜：一個在右邊，一個在左邊。
路過的人都搖頭辱罵祂說：「你這拆毀聖殿而三日內重建起來的，救你自己吧！如果你是天主子，從十字架上下來吧！」司祭長和經師與長老們也同樣戲弄說：「他救了別人，卻救不了自己；他既是以色列君王：如今從十架上下來吧！我們就信他。他信賴天主，天主如喜歡他，如今就該救他，因為他說過：我是天主子。」同祂一起被釘在十字架上的強盜，也這樣譏誚祂。從第六時辰起，直到第九時辰，遍地都黑暗了。約莫第九時辰，耶穌大聲喊說：「厄里，厄里，肋瑪撒巴黑塔尼！」就是說：「我的天主， 我的天主，你為什麼捨棄了我？」站在那裡的人中，有幾個聽見了就說：「這人呼喚厄里亞呢！」他們中遂有一個立刻跑去，拿了海綿，浸滿醋，綁在蘆葦上，遞給祂喝。其餘的卻說：「等一等，我們看，是否厄里亞來救他！」
耶穌又大喊一聲，遂交付了靈魂。看，聖所的帳幔，從上到下分裂為二，大地震動，岩石崩裂，墳墓自開，許多長眠的聖者的身體復活了。在耶穌復活後，他們由墳墓出來，進入聖城，發顯給許多人。百夫長和同祂一起看守耶穌的人，一見地動和所發生的事，就非常害怕說：「這人真是天主子。」有許多婦女在那裡從遠處觀望，她們從加利肋亞就跟隨了耶穌為服事祂。其中有瑪利亞瑪達肋納，雅各伯和若瑟的母親瑪利亞與載伯德兒子的母親。
到了傍晚，來了一個阿黎瑪特雅的富人，名叫若瑟，他也是耶穌的門徒。這人去見比拉多請求耶穌的遺體，比拉多就下令交給他。若瑟領了耶穌的遺體，就用潔白的殮布將祂包好，安放在為自己於岩石間所鑿的新墓穴內；並把一塊大石頭滾到墓口，就走了。在那裡還有瑪利亞瑪達肋納和另外一個瑪利亞，對著墳墓坐著。
第二天， 即預備日以後的那天， 司祭長和法利塞人同來見比拉多說：「大人，我們記得那個騙子活著的時候曾說過：三天以後我要復活。為此，請你下令，把守墳墓直到第三天；怕他的門徒來了，把他偷去，而對百姓說：他從死人中復活了。那最後的騙局就比先前的更壞了！」比拉多對他們說：「你們可得一隊衛兵；你們去，照你們所知道的，好好看守。」他們就去，在石上加了封條，派駐衛兵把守墳墓。

默　想──Ø　這實在是一段多麼需要我們去反省的經文啊！我們是誰呢？是猶達斯？伯多祿？是最年輕的若望？是蓋法？比拉多？兵丁？巴拉巴？是司祭長？經師？群眾？強盜？是百夫長？瑪達肋納？其他婦女？富人若瑟？還是最後守衛墳墓的士兵？
Ø　每一個人對耶穌的死都有各自的感受，這也是一面鏡子，照出我們自己的內心。事實上，我真的感到悲痛嗎？
Ø 過了廿多年已領洗的復活節，我或許已麻木了，四旬期又已變成例行公事。所以，可能我們代入不了以上每一個人物中，因為他們或悲痛、或傷心、或驚恐、或悔恨、或憤怒、或慶幸、或放下心頭大石、或覺醒……
Ø 可能，我只是說可能，耶穌希望我們不會麻木，甚至乎是慶幸也好過麻木。

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