Victory Through Suffering: Co-Redeemers with Mary at the Cross – Mar 28 – Homily – Fr Alan

 



 

Fr. Alan B. Maria Wharton gives the homily for Saturday of the Fifth Week of Lent (Mar 28, 2026), reflecting at the approach of Holy Week on the paradox of Christ’s victory: that new life and resurrection come through suffering, sacrifice, and death.

Contrasting Caiaphas’ self-serving plot with the Blessed Virgin Mary’s faithful assent, Father highlights Our Lady's active cooperation in redemption and calls all Christians to unite their own trials to Christ’s saving work.

Ezekiel 37:12-14 (USCCB) – Prophecy of restoration and unity – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/ezekiel/37?12
John 11:47-52 (USCCB) – Caiaphas prophesies Christ's death – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/john/11?47
CCC 494 – Mary's fiat enables salvation – http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/para/494.htm
CCC 964 – Mary parallels Christ's mission – http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/para/964.htm
CCC 968 – Mary as new Eve – http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/para/968.htm
CCC 971 – Mary mediates and intercedes – http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/para/971.htm
USCCB Palm Sunday – Enters Holy Week Passion – https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/liturgical-year/lent/palm-sunday-mass-of-the-lords-passion
Catholic Answers – Defines co-redemptrix doctrine – https://www.catholic.com/qa/what-does-co-redemptrix-mean

00:00 - Introduction to Holy Week
00:40 - The Christian Paradox of Suffering
01:25 - Ezekiel’s Messianic Prophecy
02:10 - The Cunning Plot of Caiaphas
03:04 - Contrast Between Caiaphas and Mary
04:24 - Understanding the Title Co-Redemptrix
06:02 - Our Call to Participate in Redemption
07:11 - Pilgrimage to the Foot of the Cross

Ave Maria!

Mass: Saturday 5th Week of Lent - Wkdy
Readings:  - http://usccb.org/bible/readings/032826.cfm
1st: Ezekiel 37:21-28
Resp: Jeremiah 31:10, 11-12, 13
Gsp: John 11:45-57

More on the Readings: https://airmaria.com/r?m=1770

Also on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76I3ptMqG90