Apr 17, 2025 | DAILY BREAD
Maundy Thursday
Readings Exodus 12:1-8,11-14; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
Maundy Thursday is not a mere ritual but a revolution, an eruption of divine love that overturns the logic of the world. In the upper room, Jesus does not simply share bread and wine; He gives His very Body and Blood, instituting the Eucharist as a radical act of deliverance, echoing the Exodus but now leading us from the slavery of sin into the freedom of grace. Like the Israelites, we are called to eat in haste, ready to move, for the Eucharist is food for exiles and pilgrims, not as comfort, but for courage. Courage to walk together with God and one another. At this unique table, God kneels before man, the Master becomes the servant, and power is redefined through humility and sacrifice. In commanding us to “Do this in memory of me,” Christ does not ask for repetition but imitation, a Church that lives the Mass as mission, where every Eucharist fuels a revolution of love against indifference, pride, and injustice. On this night, the altar becomes the front line of self-gift, the chalice and paten the platform where lives are transformed into offerings of love, and we, the Body of Christ, crucified with Him in the Cross, are summoned to follow the Lamb through the Red Sea of His Passion, not as spectators, but as members of His mystical Body in motion. Let’s reflect: What do I really learn from the Altar?
Don Giorgio
Apr 16, 2025 | DAILY BREAD
Wednesday of Holy Week
First reading Isaiah 50:4-9
On this Wednesday of Holy Week, the figure of the Servant of the Lord, as portrayed in Isaiah 50:4–9, invites us to contemplate not only the mission and sufferings of Christ, but also His profound innocence. Unlike the other Servant Songs that emphasize the burden and rejection He carries; this passage reveals the interior strength that comes from sinlessness. “The Lord is coming to my help; who will dare to condemn me?” — these words echo in the heart of the Passion, reminding us that Christ, though betrayed and condemned, stands guiltless before His accusers. His innocence is not a shield from suffering but a quiet source of strength and fidelity. He offers His back to the lashes and His face to the insults, not in weakness, but in serene trust. In the silence of this Holy Week, we are drawn to gaze upon the Lamb who bears no fault, and yet, for our sake, walks the path of unjust condemnation with unwavering love. Let’s reflect: How much I should be grateful to Jesus who is the Son of God and embraces the humiliation to save me?
Don Giorgio
Apr 15, 2025 | DAILY BREAD
Tuesday of Holy Week
First reading Isaiah 49:1-6
On Tuesday of Holy Week, the Church places before us the profound prophecy of Isaiah 49:1–6, in which the figure of the Servant of the Lord is revealed with ever greater clarity. This Servant is not only chosen from the womb and hidden in the shadow of God’s hand but also entrusted with a mission that transcends the boundaries of Israel. He is to be a light to the nations, a bearer of salvation to the ends of the earth. As we accompany Jesus on His final journey toward the Cross, we recognize in Him the true fulfillment of this prophetic vision. The mission of Jesus is marked by rejection, betrayal, and suffering. But Isaiah’s words unveil the deeper reality of these failures. The Servant’s apparent defeat is in fact the path to redemption and glory. Jesus, the eternal Word made flesh, embraces the weariness and discouragement so that He can transform them according to the plan of His Father. In His fidelity unto death, Jesus reveals the heart of the Father’s plan: that through the humiliation of the Cross, He would raise up a fallen world. These words of Isaiah invite us to know more the mission of Christ that the light of Christ shines most brightly through the wounds of love. Let’s reflect: How much am I aware about the profound nature of the path of Cross which Jesus embraced for my salvation?
Don Giorgio
Apr 14, 2025 | DAILY BREAD
Monday of Holy Week
First reading Isaiah 42:1-7
On this Monday of Holy Week, the reading from Isaiah 42:1–7 offers a powerful and intimate portrait of the Servant of the Lord, a prophecy that finds its fullest realization in Jesus Christ. As we begin this most sacred week, the Church invites us to pause and contemplate the depth of Christ’s mission. He is the son of God, upheld by the Father, filled with the Spirit, yet His coming is not marked by noise or triumphalism, but by a profound humility and tender strength. He does not crush the bruised reed nor extinguish the dimly burning wick; rather, He draws near to the broken, the weary, the forgotten, and breathes into them new life and hope. His justice is not vengeance but redemption, a justice rooted in mercy and truth. This image of the Servant reveals the essence of Jesus’ public ministry and His final journey toward the Cross: a love that never gives up, a faithfulness that does not falter, and a mission that transcends all boundaries and that which brings light to the nations, healing to the wounded, and freedom to those imprisoned by sin, despair, or fear. In these days of Holy Week, we are invited not only to admire but to enter into this mission of Jesus Christ allowing the Lord’s example to penetrate our hearts, to make space for His compassion in our actions, and to become, in Him, servants who reflect the same divine tenderness to a world still longing for light. Let’s reflect: Am I aware of the Servant of God mission of Jesus Christ?
Don Giorgio
Apr 13, 2025 | DAILY BREAD
Palm Sunday
Readings: Isaiah 50:4-7; Philippians 2:6-11.
On this Palm Sunday, we enter with Christ into the holy city of Jerusalem—not merely to witness His acclaim by the crowds, but to follow Him on the path of self-emptying love and redemptive suffering. The reading from the prophet Isaiah unveils the profound inner disposition of Jesus: the obedient Servant who listens to the voice of the Father, who does not rebel nor turn back in the face of affliction. He offers His back to those who strike Him, and His face to shame and spitting, not because He is powerless, but because He is perfectly humble and filled with unwavering trust in the One who sent Him. This is why His entrance into Jerusalem is truly triumphant—not for the palms and hosannas, but for His readiness to embrace the emptiness of suffering and death. St. Paul, in his letter to the Philippians, draws us even deeper into this mystery: the Son of God, though in the form of God, did not cling to His divine privileges, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, and humbled Himself to the point of death, even death on a cross. In this act of total humility and trust, He conquers death and is exalted by the Father. ‘Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!’ Because He is entering into Jerusalem totally humble but with unwavering trust in the Father to bring the definitive difference. Let’s reflect: Am I following the logic of Jesus in this commemoration of His triumphant Entrance into Jerusalem?
Don Giorgio
