The postings for this Sunday, to date, have ignored the Procession that normally is part of the beginning of our Palm Sunday Mass. The Gospel that precedes the Procession reminds us of the reason for all this: Gospel: Matthew 21:1-11 When they drew near to Jerusalemand came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives,Jesus sent […]
On Sunday we hear a few words from Isaiah, that begin to set the scene for the hearing the account of the Passion of Jesus, as told by Matthew. The verses chosen for the Lectionary serve that purpose well, evoking the suffering of the Lord, but especially and also his faithfulness and service of God […]
The Psalm to be sung at Mass on Sunday, in response to the first reading, anticipates some of the actions that accompanied the crucifixion of Jesus, and also sets us before us, in compact form, something of the enormous emotional journey of faith and self-abandonment and trust that the source psalm present. It is a […]
