As this week comes to a close we are entering Holy Week. Beginning with the vigil Masses tomorrow in the late afternoon through Sunday, we arrive at Palm Sunday. We hear of Jesus' arrival on a donkey with the shouts of Hosanna and the waving of palm branches only to fast forward to the reading of the Passion an he shouts turn to Crucify Him! Crucify Him!
By this time next week we will be in the middle of the sacred Triduum, those 3 days of remembering Jesus at the Last Supper, then his arrest, passion, crucifixion and burial, followed by that quiet day as Jesus is in the tomb, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday; the Sacred Triduum.
How was your last full week of Lent? How faithful have you been to your Lenten journey?
For me, this last full week of Lent brought varied opportunities, the most memorable of them being Wednesday night spent inside Rayburn Prison and proclaiming the Passion with the men. Always so spiritually enriching when visiting Rayburn. I also spent one evening this past week giving a tour of the church to 1st grade students, being very careful to explain the importance of everything in the church, especially the sanctuary, in terms 6 year old kids could understand. Another evening was just the opposite from an evening spent with little ones; adult faith formation focused on the Eucharist and those actions and words of Mass that give us the Real Presence of Jesus' Body & Blood.
Tonight we held our final Stations of the Cross, although next Friday night MHT will have the living Stations of the Cross. I'm looking forward to this as the entire presentation is conducted by our youth team members.
So tonight we should all be preparing, in a special way, for these important holy days that take us, eventually, to the Resurrection, which we celebrate with gusto this Easter, just a little over one short week away.
Be prepared!
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