Dear Brother Knights,
During this upcoming Holy Week, we reflect on all that the Lord does to entice us to receive his love. Jesus endured the mockery and embarrassment of those around him. He had a faux crown made of thorns beaten into his head, and a sarcastic sign on his cross that read “Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews.”
Jesus suffered the physical anguish of the Scourging at the Pillar and painful death of crucifixion, a death sentence that was usually reserved for the worst of criminals. Still perhaps greater than this physical torment was the emotional distress that Jesus felt knowing that his dear friends had betrayed him; and also, the sins of all of us in the future. Christ’s selfless love is abundantly clear to us.
The resurrection of Jesus changes everything. All that takes place in the life, teachings and work of Christ make sense because of the resurrection. Otherwise, Jesus would be a good philosopher who said great things, but with the same depressing, desperation in the end—no eternal life. But the resurrection changes everything. It changes us. It allows us to be God’s dwelling place forever.
May God bless you and your families with many graces in this Holy Week and much rejoicing in the resurrection as we celebrate Easter.
Sincerely in Christ,
Father Nicholas Kipper
