A prayer for Haiti from Catholic Relief Services

Let Us Pray

God of all creation, as we weep with our family in Haiti, console us.

In this time of crisis, open our eyes to look beyond the disaster
to see Christ in our brothers and sisters in Haiti, as Christ sees us.

Be with all creation; strengthen us in solidarity with those living and working in Haiti. All creation returns to you in mourning and your grace guides our efforts to feed the hungry, shelter the homeless, comfort the grieving and stand for justice.

With your mercy, sustain us at this time
as we continue to work for peace and justice.

Amen.

CatholicTV in HD

For the first time, CatholicTV^® will broadcast Holy Week services from The Cathedral of the Holy Cross in High-Definition. All the events from the Cathedral can be seen here at Your Catholic Broadband Network in HD with Digital Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound.

To watch the Great Vigil of Easter live on Saturday evening at 8:00 pm, please go to this special page: http://catholictv.com/HD-Holy-Week.aspx

The Schedule for The Sacred Triduum on CatholicTV:

+ Thursday, April 9: The Chrism Mass from Rome at 11 a.m.; Mass of the Lord’s Supper from Rome at 2:30 p.m.; and the Cathedral Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7:30 p.m. (HD)

+ Friday, April 10: The Cathedral Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion services at 3 p.m. (HD); Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion from Rome at 5 p.m.; and Way of the Cross with the Holy Father at 8 p.m.

+ Saturday, April 11: The Easter Vigil from Rome 4 p.m. and the Cathedral Easter Vigil at 8 p.m. (HD)

+ Sunday, April 12: Easter Mass from Notre Dame at 10 a.m. and Easter Mass from Rome Pope Benedict XVI at 11:30 a.m.

Daily Appeciation

The celebration of Thanksgiving in our country and with our families is an annual reminder of how grateful we really should be. Now that the holiday is past, this Monday morning gives us an opportunity to be grateful. This should be a daily practice for it is a practice of our Faith.

Personally speaking, I am not feeling that well. I came down with some brutal chest cold late last week and it really has a grip on me. However, this afternoon I am going to visit with a man in his 50's, the brother of a neighbor of mine. This man is in the last stages of a fight with cancer. He wants to talk about death and his funeral. So, as you can see, I have every reason to be grateful, even if I am physically dragging.

Apart from my health, my Faith, my priesthood, my family and friends I remain daily thankful for the chance to work at CatholicTV. We have a fantastic group of people who make this Catholic television station run 24 hours, every day. We have many generous priests who come in to celebrate the television Mass and not without personal sacrifice. We have good programs and a bright future. Best of all, I feel we represent and serve the average, good Catholic who is out there striving to be like Jesus Christ in the midst of daily living!

So, consider yourself quite fortunate today and make this a daily practice. God has been so good to you and me. Make gratitude to Almighty God the first prayer of your day, every day.

-Father Reed of CatholicTV.com