tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7298787577952546660.post2622889599193182813..comments2023-07-29T03:40:13.751-04:00Comments on Peregrinations: Fr. Cleevely's Remarkable Funeral Homilyperegrinustohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15669515867797692879noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7298787577952546660.post-8911781536384621932016-09-28T22:05:44.445-04:002016-09-28T22:05:44.445-04:00I'm not sure I agree with Fr. Cleevely's a...I'm not sure I agree with Fr. Cleevely's assertion that Jesus was expressing abandonment on the cross when he spoke the words, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" Rather, it is much simpler than that. He was referring to Psalm 22 which starts with those words. Read the words of that psalm and the crucifixion Gospel narrative of St. Matthew. Jesus was simply showing people that he was indeed fulfilling prophesy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7298787577952546660.post-72875576669333996182016-09-26T17:27:36.890-04:002016-09-26T17:27:36.890-04:00So that's what I couldn't here in the sanc...So that's what I couldn't here in the sanctuary where I served this funeral mass! The depth of its meaning could never be discerned with the added strain of trying to listen in an acoustically challenged environment. A eulogy it is not but Fr. Cleevely has so cleverly and appropriately woven references to John Mays into this homily. RECQVIESCAT IN PACE.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08223000132167590852noreply@blogger.com