Happy Holy
Week! It is hard to believe that it is Palm Sunday already. As we begin Holy
Week we enter more fully into Christ’s Passion and Resurrection. Tomorrow in
the New York Archdiocese is Confession Monday. Priests will be available for
several hours to hear the confession of the faithful. It is an opportunity to
participate in the Sacrament of Reconciliation before Easter.
Today we
participated in the reading of the Passion story from the Gospel of Matthew. In
our prayer service we used the shorter version. We had four readers, and, in
several points, the entire gathering joined in from memory. It was a most
moving experience as those gathered shared their memory of the story.
As we move
through these days of Holy Week may we embrace God’s abundant love for us as we
follow Jesus to the cross and ultimately the resurrection on Easter morning. How
will I make this week special? How can I enter the story of Jesus’ passion in a
new way? How can I walk with Jesus in my daily life? May these days be filled
with peace and hope as we journey as people of faith.