A Little Book For Holy Week

Many Catholics seek a little something “extra” to do for Holy Week that will help them admire and learn from Our’s Passion. This section is an online recreation of Fr. Richard Clarke, SJ’s A little book for Holy Week : meditations and readings from Palm Sunday to Easter; with two visits to the Blessed Sacrament on the altar of repose, published in 1915 by the Catholic Truth Society of London.

PREFACE

All good Catholics are desirous to spend Holy Week well, and many have leisure during it to undertake some special devotion in honor of our Lord’s Sacred Passion.

The following pages are intended to promote their pious endeavors, by suggesting suitable thoughts for their consideration. The Meditations and Readings are intended either for use at home or during the various services in the Church. The Meditations, for instance, may be made during Mass, and the Readings during Tenebras. Two Visits to the Blessed Sacrament by St. Alphonsus are inserted on Holy Thursday, to be made before the Altar of Repose.

CONTENTS

Palm Sunday

Meditation: The Dignity of the Passion

Spiritual Reading — On the Love of the Saints for the Passion

Monday in Holy Week

Meditation: The Advantages of Meditating on the Passion

Spiritual Reading — The Agony in the Garden

Tuesday in Holy Week

Meditation: The Beauty of the Passion

Spiritual Reading — On the Beauty of Christ in His Passion

Wednesday in Holy Week

Meditation: The Charity of the Passion

Spiritual Reading — Mary’s grief at meeting Jesus

Maundy Thursday

Meditation: The Patience of the Passion

Spiritual Reading — The Scourging

Visits to the Sepulchre

Visit I

Visit II

Good Friday

Meditation: The Attractiveness of the Passion

Spiritual Reading — The Glory of the Passion before God

Holy Saturday

Meditation: The Obedience of the Passion

Spiritual Reading — The taking down from the Cross

Easter Sunday

The Fruits of the Passion

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