For forty days of Lent season we have been preparing, by works of charity and self-sacrifices, for the celebration of our Lord’s Paschal Mystery. Today we celebrate the Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion the first day of the Holy Week and Easter Celebration of 2019.
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 Eucharist with the procession or the solemn entrance before the Holy 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 our Salvation.
During this Holy Mass we will hear the Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ according to St. Luke with his concern of the poor in spirit, as a doctor with his medical details and special picture of Jesus as a man. We have to find ourselves in that story of salvation because our sinful attitude is the purpose of this event and our own role is very important in the whole economy of Salvation.
The Holy Mass which we now celebrate is the same Paschal Mystery of Jesus and ours therefore we need to be present on that event.
HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE
April 19: Good Friday         6:30 PM – The Stations of the CrossLiturgy of the Word And Adoration of the Holy Cross
April 19 : Easter Sunday     10:00 AM Holy Mass of Easter with Procession, Blessing of Food before the Mass
Holy Masses
April 14, 2019 – Palm Sunday
10:00 AM for + Kathleen Mary Kougl
April 21, 2019 – Easter Sunday
10:00 AM for all parishioners living or dead
Announcements
- On Easter Sunday April 21, after Resurrection Eucharist at 10:00 AM, we will have the Parish Luncheon, it is the Agape Meal. Every Parishioner with Family is invited. This is the Potluck Lunch everyone can bring something – please ask Ewa what to bring.
- Many Thanks to all people who cleaned the Hall and help prepare the Easter Food Sale.
- Great appreciation for your envolvment in the Event yesterday.
- If somebody wants to be a sponsor for the egg hunting prizes please let Fr. Andrew know of it. Thanks for that.
- On Great Tuesday April 16, Father will participate in Clergy Conference and in the Holy Mass of Chrism in Scranton, PA.
- 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.
- Please check the Blog of our web site: www.holycrosspncc.org
- If you were God, and you had some glorious task you wanted accomplished, who would you choose? Someone with manifest gifts? Or someone who is weak, humble and appears to have very few natural gifts? Surprisingly, God most often chooses the weak for the greatest tasks. This is one way through which He is able to manifest His almighty power (See Diary #464).
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