Today we enter the holiest and most solemn week of our faith. Palm Sunday draws us into a profound mystery: we begin with hosannas and end with the Passion. The same Jesus who is welcomed with palms as King enters Jerusalem knowing that the road ahead leads to suffering, betrayal, and the Cross. Yet He goes forward freely, moved by love alone.

The crowds waving palms remind us of our own hearts—how easily we can praise God in moments of joy yet struggle to remain faithful in moments of trial. But Jesus remains faithful even when we are not. He rides into Jerusalem not to receive earthly glory, but to reveal the depth of God’s mercy. In His Passion, we see a love that refuses to turn back, a love that embraces the Cross so that we may have life.

Palm Sunday invites us to walk with Christ—not from a distance, but closely, step by step, through the sacred days ahead. Each moment of Holy Week is a gift, a doorway into the mystery of our salvation.

This week, our parish gathers to enter this mystery together:

April 1 at 6 PM – Seder Meal, recalling the roots of the Passover and the story of God’s saving covenant.
April 2 at 7 PM – Holy Thursday, with the Washing of the Feet, reminding us that love expresses itself in humble service. Adoration until 10 pm.
April 3 – Good Friday, with Outdoor Stations of the Cross at 3 PM and Veneration of the Cross at 7 PM, where we behold the wood on which hung our salvation.
April 4 – Holy Saturday, with Easter Food Blessing and Easter Egg Hunt both at 10 AM, and the Easter Vigil at 8 PM, the night when darkness is shattered by the light of Christ’s Resurrection.

Let us enter this week with open hearts, allowing Christ’s Passion to transform us and His Resurrection to renew us. Wish you all a very Holy and Prayerful Week.

Let us Pray: Lord Jesus, as we follow You from palms to Passion, give us the grace to remain close to You. Strengthen our faith, deepen our love, and prepare
our hearts for the joy of Easter. Lead us through the Cross into the fullness of Your Resurrection. Amen.

Love and Prayers,

Fr. Charley