Bulletins

March 29, 2015

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The Masses that begin with an extended greeting usually occasion some acknowledgement of and further instruction about the common life we Christians have been living in relative secret throughout the week but have an opportunity to celebrate publicly with each other. Holy Week begins and ends with two such moments.

The greeting before Palm Sunday Mass:

Dear brethren, Since the beginning of Lent until now
We have prepared our hearts by penance and charitable works.
Today we gather together to herald with the whole Church the
beginning of the celebration of our Lord’s Paschal Mystery,
That is to say, of His Passion and Resurrection.
For it was to accomplish this mystery
that He entered His own city of Jerusalem.
Therefore, with all faith and devotion, let us commemorate
the Lord’s entry into the city for our salvation,
following in his footstep, so that,
being made by His grace partakers of the Cross,
we may have a share also in His Resurrection and in His life.

The greeting before the Easter Vigil:

Dear brethren,
On this most sacred night,
In which our Lord Jesus Christ passed over from death to life,
The Church calls upon her sons and daughters
Scattered throughout the world,
To come together to watch and pray,
If we keep the memorial
Of the Lord’s paschal solemnity in this way,
Listening to His word and celebrating His mysteries,
Then we shall have the sure hope of sharing His triumph
over death and living with Him in God.

During these next most holy days, I encourage you to pray. Pray every day on your own. Pray every day with your loved ones. Pray every day and open your heart to God. Jesus taught us to turn to His Father with our every need. Talk to Him and be still with Him.

Pray also just to be with Jesus. Prayerfully read through the Sacred Scriptures as they afford you the opportunity to walk with Him and listen to Him and cry over Him. Pray also to offer Him comfort and a lessening of His suffering.

Then this week will certainly live up to its name.

God bless you.

Fr. Christopher J. Pollard