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Religion News: Thursday March the 30th
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew. (Taken from The Catholic Youth Bible. NRSV Catholic Edition)
21: 1-11
When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethpage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her, untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, you just say this, “The Lord needs them.” And he will send them immediately.” This took place to fulfil what had been spoken through the prophet saying, Tell the daughter of Zion, “look, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of the donkey.”
The disciple went and did as Jesus had directed them; the brought the donkey and the colt, and put their cloaks on them, and he sat on them. “A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. The crowds that went ahead of him and that followed were shouting,
“Hosanna to the Son of David!
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!
Hosanna in the highest heaven.”
When he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in turmoil, asking, “Who is this?” The crowds were saying, “This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee.”
The Gospel of the Lord.
Palm Sunday is a pivotal day as Lent is done and now Holy Week begins. This is an extraordinary week, in every sense of the word. It is a week of high drama, of courage, betrayal, tragedy, sorrow, grief, triumph, joy ... choose an emotion - you'll probably find it somewhere in the events of Holy Week! So, take a deep breath and ready yourself to commemorate the greatest story of all time.
This holiest of weeks is a journey for all of us, not just a journey that was only for Jesus. Jesus invites us all to join him this week.
Some questions to discuss with your children leading into Holy Week.
Who are the people who love you?
What special things do they do for you?
Jesus suffered and died because he loved us.
How can we show God’s love to others?
Today is the beginning of a special week of celebrations.
How can we participate in Holy Week?
Easter Liturgy: A celebration of Holy Week
We continue to prepare for our Holy Week enactment, which, will be presented on the last day of Term One, Thursday 6th of April at 12:00 midday in the St Mary Mackillop Hall. This is an excellent way for our students to learn and reflect on Jesus’ journey from Palm Sunday to Easter Saturday. Everyone is invited to our presentation on April the 6th at 12:00 midday. Please come along and watch our amazing children.
Sacramental News
Sacrament of First Holy Communion will now be celebrated on Sunday the 21st of May at St. Mary’s Catholic Church at 11:00am.
Sacrament of Confirmation will be celebrated on Sunday the 23rd July at 11:00 am Mass. Bishop Greg Bennet will celebrate this special Sacrament with us and the Parishioners.
Kind Regards
Sue Benc