Homily for Good Friday, Celebration of the Passion of the Lord
April 18, 2025
St. Patrick Cathedral
Fort Worth, Texas
Isaiah 52:13-53:12
Psalm 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-16, 17, 25
Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9
John 18:1-19:42
Throughout the Gospel we see the Apostle Peter reluctant and resistant to accept the Cross of Jesus. When he makes his confession of faith in Jesus as the Christ and Son of God and is entrusted with the keys of heaven, he is immediately and sharply rebuked by Jesus for rejecting Jesus’ key revelation that He is to be rejected, suffer, and die.
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