Palm Sunday falls on the
Sunday before Easter. The feast commemorates
Christ's
The Scripture readings of
this Sunday invite us to muster all the strength and faith that we possess to
courageously carry our heavy burdens just as Jesus himself bore the weight of the
cross for us and for our salvation. Jesus too felt the weight of the cross when
he set his face toward Jerusalem.
Today Pope Francis presided
over the Palm Sunday Liturgy in Rome. In
his homily he called on people not to ignore those experiencing great suffering
and solitude. "Today their numbers
are legion. Entire peoples are exploited and abandoned; the poor live on our
streets and we look the other way; migrants are no longer faces but numbers,
prisoners are disowned; people written off as problems," he said.
As we begin Holy Week let us
take time to reflect on the meaning of this week and let our hearts and minds
be filled with the certitude of Jesus extreme love for us.
A Holy Week Prayer
Christ Jesus, your love is made visible through the mystery
of your death and resurrection. Make us one
in you. Transform us into people of
mercy who reach out to embrace you in the suffering ones in our midst. We ask this, as people reconciled to God
through the blood of your cross. Amen.
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