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Isaiah
... The Lord GOD is my help ...
Psalm 22: My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?
Gospel of Matthew 26:14-27:66
The Passion of Jesus
Palm Sunday Mass Readings
Children's Liturgy of the Word
- handout for printing
Parish News
BULLETIN CORRECTION: The General Confession services are cancelled.
Parish members will receive a mailing this week. It offers ideas for celebrating Holy Week which we hope are helpful and the mailing also includes our usual envelope for the Easter collection. Your support now is very important!
Due to civil restrictions on the number of people who can gather at one time and public safety, we are not able to offer General Confession with General Absolution as announced earlier.
Palms will be blessed this Sunday, but will only be available later when we resume attending Mass as a community.
Holy Week at Home Experience
- family activities to celebrate Holy Week, go to the parish webpage
Father Josh interviews Chris Stoker
Bible Study: Palm Sunday
On the cross Jesus cried out in a loud voice:
“Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?”
which is Aramaic for
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
This is the first line from Psalm 22 - Jesus is praying on the cross!
The first 19 verses are a lament- Where are you God?
But in the last 12 verses, the tone changes to hope and trust in God.
The second to last verse proclaims:
And I will live for the LORD;
my descendants will serve you.
Judas Iscariot
Forming disciples to joyfully love and serve God and others.