Homily for Palm Sunday

The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

The most horrifying words ever written.

The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ

The most consoling words ever proclaimed.

On Thursday

we will commemorate the institution

of the great gift of the Eucharist.

On Friday

the Passion will be proclaimed again.

All will lead up to the wild joy of the Easter Vigil.

But today we leave this chapel

weighed down by the echo of the words:

The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Will be at a monastery of cloistered nuns to celebrate the Triduum liturgies beginning Tuesday to Monday. Looking forward to the silence and solitude which can be as much as I wish until Sunday after Mass when I meet my sister for lunch.

The photo is from about 12 years ago in Taiwan. Had just arrived the previous day but despite jet lag, and it was fierce, I joined the parish to go to a day of recollection at an indigenous village to the south. Wandered around with camera during the picnic and shot. This was definitely a keeper.

Fr.Jack SJ, MD