First Reading
Isaiah 50:4-7
1. Name some people who have spoken on God’s behalf and
have “set their faces like flint” when confronted by
injustice. Are you restrained about standing up for
justice if it involves some discomfort for you? What
injustice do you feel strongly about? What can you do to
help make it right?
2. God opens your ears many times and in many
ways. Give some reasons why God would come to you
with messages “morning after morning.”
Second Reading
Philippians 2:6-11
1. Describe the “emptying in Jesus’ life. Go from his
birth to his death, as much as you are able. What is the
power of emptiness?
2. Is there anything in your life that helps you imitate
Jesus in being open and empty? On the other hand, are
there desires that make you regard equality with God as
something you should achieve?
Gospel
Mark 14:1-15:47
1. The woman was “wasting” expensive perfumed oil on
Jesus. Does this relate to God wasting his love on
humankind? How is the Eucharist a continuation of
Christ’s “self-wasting” on us? Does your busy schedule
allow time to “waste” on love?
2. Throughout his passion, who stayed and who didn’t
stay with Jesus? Which group would you have found
yourself with? Did Jesus feel abandoned by the one he
loved most, the Father? How terrible would such a loss
be for him? What does this suffering say to
you?
