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Today’s readings Sometimes, when I take a step back in preparing for our Palm Sunday Mass, my head spins a little bit. That’s because this is no ordinary celebration of Mass. We have two Gospel readings: one at the beginning … Continued
Today’s readings Palm Sunday is a Liturgy that can be a little puzzling. We start out on a seemingly triumphant note. Jesus enters Jerusalem, the Holy City, and the center of the Jewish religion; the city he has been journeying … Continued
Today’s readings Palm Sunday is, quite honestly, a feast with a bit of a split personality. We start out on a seemingly triumphant note. Jesus enters Jerusalem, the Holy City, and the center of the Jewish religion; the city he has … Continued
Today’s readings I think if we had to sum up the Liturgy today with a contemporary quip, it might be, “Well, that escalated quickly!” In the first Gospel we heard, during the blessing of the palms, Jesus triumphantly enters into Jerusalem … Continued
Today’s readings And so it begins. We who have been keeping Lent these forty days are coming to Lent’s fulfillment. We know it’s been a most interesting and, well, different Lent. I mean, that’s about the best we can say of it, right? I keep thinking … Continued
Today’s readings Palm Sunday is, quite honestly, a feast with a bit of a split personality. We start out on a seemingly triumphant note. Jesus enters Jerusalem, the Holy City, and the center of the Jewish religion; the city he has … Continued
Today’s readings Palm Sunday is, quite honestly, a feast with a bit of a split personality. We start out on a seemingly triumphant note. Jesus enters Jerusalem, the city of the center of the Jewish religion, the city he has … Continued
Today’s readings I’ve always felt that the celebration of Palm Sunday was a little strange. We start out on a seemingly triumphant note. Jesus enters Jerusalem, the city of the center of the Jewish religion, the city he has been … Continued
Today’s readings This is it. Today’s liturgy brings us to the place we’ve been journeying toward all during Lent. These past forty days have seen Jesus tangle with the established religion, all the while healing the sick and preaching repentance. … Continued
Today’s readings Today, and throughout this Holy Week, we have in our Liturgy a stark reminder that the hope that we have in the Resurrection was purchased at a great price. Our world today would prefer to ignore the cross. … Continued
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