Holy Week Tobar Mhuire 2012

Once again the forty days of Lent has swiftly led us to the highlight of the Liturgical Calendar..Holy Week.  I hope that you will be able to join us during the week. Go to the tab Holy Week at Tobar Mhuire for details.
I came across a thought from Richard Rohr which I would like to share with you as we head into this important time of renewal....

THE MYSTERY OF THE CROSS

Question of the day:
How can gazing upon the crucified God transform us?

This deep gazing upon the mystery of divine and human suffering is found in the prophet Zechariah in a very telling text that became a prophecy for the transformative power of the victims of history.

He calls Israel to “Look upon the pierced one and to mourn over him as for an only son,” and “weep for him as for a firstborn child,” and then “from that mourning” (five times repeated) will flow “a spirit of kindness and prayer” (12:10) and “a fountain of water” (13:1; 14:8).

I believe we are invited to gaze upon the image of the crucified to soften our hearts toward God, and to know that God’s heart has always been softened toward us, even and most especially in our suffering. This softens us toward ourselves and all others who suffer.

from Things Hidden: Scripture as Spirituality, p. 192