Sign of the + Cross April 13th, in Holy Week 2022
Good morning. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ….
There is no sponsor today. So, this Mass is offered for peace in Eastern Europe and everywhere, for the deliverance of the oppressed, healing of the sick and wounded, and peace for the souls of the dead. We join Pope Francis in prayer and fasting in solidarity with the sick and those made to suffer by current conflicts and natural disasters all over the world.
Penitential Rite Brothers and sisters let us acknowledge our sins and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries. (Formula 3)
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HOMILY
When a pregnant woman enters into labour, it is a time of great distress for her and her loved ones. However, it is also a time of great hope, for a new life is about to leave its place of incubation – where it has been growing and developing for 9 months – to enter into the light of day, into this great, big, beautiful world. At the last supper, Jesus said: “When a woman is in labor, she has pain, because her hour has come. But when her child is born, she no longer remembers the anguish because of the joy of having brought a human being into the world. So, you have pain now; but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.”
This is why Jesus approached his coming passion with fear and trembling, but also with peace and serenity and deep confidence in the will and the love of his Father in heaven. Jesus now invites us to walk with Him in his passion, death and resurrection beginning tomorrow.
As Pope Francis reflected in his inspiring homily this Palm and Passion Sunday, we are amazed to see how – even in the throes of his excruciating suffering on the Cross – Jesus turned away from awareness of Himself in order to give his compassionate attention to others. His first words were to forgive and to excuse his executioners: “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.” When a child is born, the head must come first for it to live and not die. It is the same with all of us who make up the body of Christ. Jesus, our Head, suffered his passion first and then rose from the dead. So now must we, the rest of his Body, follow Him by accepting to enter into our own passion and eventual death. We accept to enter into God’s time.
This is what we do at every single Holy Mass. We approach God our Father and offer our lives in trust. “O my Jesus, I trust in You. Immaculate Mother Mary, pray for us. St. Joseph, pray for us. We give praise to You, O God, the Father, + the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.”
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Prayer after Communion Announcement
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Mother Mary, pray for us. Saint Joseph, pray for us. Blessing and Dismissal
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I'm ever eager to learn from others, correct myself, and be converted to the Good News, the "ways of the Lord". Thank you for your comments, observations, or suggestions. God bless you and your family. Fr. Gilles