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Palm Sunday of The Passion of the Lord - Jesus prepared to eat the Passover with his disciples on "the first day of Unleavened Bread" (Mt 26:17a). This meal
probably took place on the evening before the first day of Passover. During this time, Judas Iscariot, one of Jesus' own disciples, agreed to betray Jesus for the petty sum of "thirty pieces of silver" (v. 15), the compensation for a wounded slave (Ex 21:32). During the ritual of the feast, Jesus gave
his own body and blood to his disciples as food and drink. Then singing songs of praise (the Hallel Psalms 113-118), Jesus set out to the "Mount of Olives" (Mt 26:30) where death lay ahead. Though Peter affirmed his undying loyalty, Jesus declared that he would deny him three times before the cock crowed at dawn. In the garden of Gethsemane, meaning "olive-press," Jesus prayed alone in agony to accept the suffering and death that awaited him. Jesus was arrested and his followers deserted him. In the morning, the religious leaders conferred against Jesus, and handed him over to be tried by Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor. Jesus was mocked, beaten and led away to be executed between two criminals on Golgotha ("Place of a Skull" or "Calvary" in English). On the cross, Jesus felt abandoned by all, even by God. When the Roman Centurion witnessed Jesus’ death, he could not deny that "this man was God's Son!" (v. 54).
NOTE: Palm Sunday is the final Sunday of Lent, the beginning of Holy Week, and commemorates the triumphant arrival of Christ in Jerusalem, days before he was crucified. Palm branches have been used by all nations as an emblem of joy and victory over enemies. For Christians, they are a sign of Christ's victory over the sins of the world. Palms are distributed to parishioners who carry them in a ritual procession into church. From the blessed palms the ashes are procured for Ash Wednesday of the following year. The colours of the Mass on Palm Sunday are red and white, symbolizing our redemption in Christ's blood.
Sunday 5 April - Dominic, 47 is a former teacher and father of six from Papua New Guinea. In 2016, he became involved with the Caritas Australia’s Safe House and Family Anonymous programs and turned a difficult life and an unhappy relationship around. The program provides gender-based violence prevention training, counselling services and safe accommodation for women and children survivors of violence. Now a community trainer, he works with other men to help them to change their behaviour and build more harmonious family lives. Dominic and his wife, Christophylda say that their relationship has been transformed – and their family life is now harmonious, happy and safe. Please donate to Project Compassion 2020 to help support the Safe House project and help bring greater harmony to families in Papua New Guinea. Let’s Go Further, Together.
Benedetto colui che viene nel nome del Signore, Re d’Israele
Dai «Discorsi» di sant'Andrea di Creta, vescovo Venite, e saliamo insieme sul monte degli Ulivi, e andiamo incontro a Cristo che oggi ritorna da Betània e si avvicina spontaneamente alla venerabile e beata passione, per compiere il mistero della nostra salvezza. Viene di sua spontanea volontà verso Gerusalemme. E' disceso dal cielo, per farci salire con sé lassù «al di sopra di ogni principato e autorità, di ogni potenza e dominazione e di ogni altro nome che si possa nominare» (Ef 1, 21). Venne non per conquistare la gloria, non nello sfarzo e nella spettacolarità, «Non contenderà», dice, «né griderà, né si udrà sulle piazze la sua voce» (Mt 12, 19). Sarà mansueto e umile, ed entrerà con un vestito dimesso e in condizione di povertà. Corriamo anche noi insieme a colui che si affretta verso la passione, e imitiamo coloro che gli andarono incontro. Non però per stendere davanti a lui lungo il suo cammino rami d'olivo o di palme, tappeti o altre cose del genere, ma come per stendere in umile prostrazione e in profonda adorazione dinanzi ai suoi piedi le nostre persone. Accogliamo così il Verbo di Dio che si avanza e riceviamo in noi stessi quel Dio che nessun luogo può contenere. Egli, che è la mansuetudine stessa, gode i venire a noi mansueto. Sale, per così dire, sopra il crepuscolo del nostro orgoglio, o meglio entra nell'ombra della nostra infinita bassezza, si fa nostro intimo, diventa uno di noi per sollevarci e ricondurci a sé. Egli salì «verso oriente sopra i cieli dei cieli» (cfr. Sal 67, 34) cioè al culmine della gloria e del suo trionfo divino, come principio e anticipazione della nostra condizione futura. Tuttavia non abbandona il genere umano perché lo ama, perché vuole sublimare con sé la natura umana, innalzandola dalle bassezze della terra verso la gloria. Stendiamo, dunque, umilmente innanzi a Cristo noi stessi, piuttosto che le tuniche o i rami inanimati e le verdi fronde che rallegrano gli occhi solo per poche ore e sono destinate a perdere, con la linfa, anche il loro verde. Stendiamo noi stessi rivestiti della sua grazia, o meglio, di tutto lui stesso poiché quanti siamo stati battezzati in Cristo, ci siamo rivestiti di Cristo (cfr. Gal 3, 27) e prostriamoci ai suoi piedi come tuniche distese. Per il peccato eravamo prima rossi come scarlatto, poi in virtù del lavacro battesimale della salvezza, siamo arrivati al candore della lana per poter offrire al vincitore della morte non più semplici rami di palma, ma trofei di vittoria. Agitando i rami spirituali dell'anima, anche noi ogni giorno, assieme ai fanciulli, acclamiamo santamente: «Benedetto colui che viene nel nome del Signore, il re d'Israele».
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When I denied the Lord? PERSONAL REFLECTION
Lord Jesus, help me to be faithful to you as I carry my cross.
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SPECIAL LIVE STREAMING FOR PASCHAL TRIDUUM:
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