For five weeks of Lent we have been preparing, by works of charity and self-sacrifice, for the celebration of our Lord’s paschal mystery – the passage from the death to life.
Today we celebrate the Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion first step into this Mystery.
On this day the Church celebrates Christ’s entrance into Jerusalem to accomplish his Paschal Mystery. Accordingly, the memorial of this event is included in every Mass with the procession or the solemn entrance before the Mass.
By Palm Sunday we praise our Lord Jesus Christ, we call him Holy Son of David and King of Israel. We give him the worship of God to make Him equal with God Creator for his work of Salvation.
During the Mass we will hear the Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ. We have to find ourselves in that history of salvation because our life is the purpose of this event and our role is very important in the whole economy of Salvation.
The Holy Mass which we now celebrate is the Paschal Mystery of Jesus and we participate in it here and now. We have to believe in this truth because by it we are saved.
HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE
April 14: Good Friday         6:30 PM – The Stations of the Cross and Liturgy of the Word And Adoration of the Holy Cross
April 16: Easter Sunday      10:00 AM – Blessing of Food Baskets; Holy Mass of Easter with Procession
Holy Masses
April 9, 2017 – Palm Sunday
10:00 AM for +Chester Figiel from John Figiel
April 16, 2017– Easter Sunday
10:00 AM for all Parishioners living or dead
Announcements
- The Easter Luncheon will be on Sun. Apr. 16. Please remember of it and provide for it some dishes – this is the Luncheon in the form of Potluck. Please inform Ewa what you like to prepare.
- The Stations of the Cross – the devotion which is a very good reminder of the last moments of Jesus Christ on earth. It will take place on Good Friday 6:30PM.
- As the members of our Church we are responsible for our future and we will pray and look for new active members of our Community of Holy Cross in Baltimore, MD.
- Please check the Blog of our web site: www.holycrosspncc.org
- If somebody wants to be a sponsor for the egg hunting prizes please let Fr. Andrew know of it. Thanks for that.
- On Tuesday April 11, Father will participate in Clergy Conference and in the Holy Mass of Chrism in Scranton, PA.
- Philadelphia Seniorate meeting – Saturday April 22, 2017 in Reading, PA
- The 17th Annual Katyn Remembrance – Sunday Apr. 30, 2017 at 1:00PM – Ceremonies at the National Katyn Memorial – Baltimore Inner Harbor East 600 block of President St. (at Aliceanna St.).