Walking With Jesus

In Holy Week, we walk with Jesus through his Passion. Today, on Palm Sunday, we join the crowd of disciples who welcome the Lord as he enters Jerusalem. On Holy Thursday, we are present at the table of the Last Supper, and watch with Jesus in the garden, as he faces the horror of the death that awaits him. On Good Friday, we are witnesses to his condemnation, crucifixion and death. On Holy Saturday, we wait quietly, before sharing in the joy of the Resurrection on Easter night.

The Church’s liturgy invites us also to share in the emotions of the Passion. Jesus is betrayed by Judas and abandoned by all of his closest friends. The crowd who welcomed him with ‘Hosannas’ shout for his blood. On the Cross, he even feels forsaken by his Father. He dies, mocked and discredited. The Son of God empties himself completely for our sake. The more deeply we enter into the reality of Christ’s sufferings, the more we will understand the depth of God’s love for us, and the greater our joy in the Resurrection.

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