Dear Parishioners:
The 5th
Sunday of Lent invites us to open our eyes to the power of Jesus to bring us to
a new way of life. The fullness of Life is
a share in the Resurrection of Jesus Himself.
God’s Mercy is at work in our world to draw out of sin and death into an
experience of true joy. “The Lord has done great things for us: we
are filled with joy!”
Next weekend will begin
Holy Week with the celebration of Passion Sunday, also known as Palm
Sunday. A procession at the start of
Mass and a reading of the Passion according to St. Luke will serve to usher in
the “high holy days” of our Catholic Faith.
It is important for us to set aside time to enter in. I invite you to make the effort to celebrate
the full reality of Holy Week and the Easter Triduum. Don’t let this be an ordinary week for you
and your family.
Come early to Palm
Sunday Mass and bring your children. We
will start in the cafeteria with the blessing of the palms and then the procession.
Consider joining the
whole Diocese of Columbus for the celebration of the Chrism Mass on Tuesday of
Holy Week at St. Joseph Cathedral. This
will be Bishop Robert Brennan’s first Chrism Mass with us, when all the oils
that are used in the celebration of the Sacraments are blessed and consecrated
for their sacred purpose.
Holy Thursday will
bring the Mass of the Lord’s Supper and the washing of feet to remind us of our
call to serve. Our Second Grade First
Communion Class will be an honor guard for the Eucharistic Procession as the
Mass closes. We will have time in the
Presence of our Lord for prayer and reflection following the process until
Midnight.
Good Friday we
experience the Lord’s Passion and Veneration of the Cross.
The Solemn Easter Vigil
on Holy Saturday will be the highlight of the Triduum. Easter Sunday Masses always welcome many
visitors.
Make your plans now to
give the Lord some of your best time next week in gratitude for the gift of
Salvation and new life.
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