HOLY WEEK

Next Sunday, 10^th April it is Palm Sunday, which marks the beginning of Holy Week. Holy Week is a very sacred time of the year, for it is during this week that we will commemorate and remember the last week of Jesus' life on this earth. The greatest focus of the week is the suffering and Resurrection of Jesus Christ and the events that led up to it.

All welcome to be part of the significant Liturgical events during Holy week:

Holy Thursday Mass: 6pm

Good Friday: 3pm

Easter Saturday Vigil: 6pm

Easter Sunday Mass: 10am

 Prayer

A Lenten Prayer By Mother Theresa

It Is Between You And God

People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered.

Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives.

Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies.

Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you.

Be honest and sincere anyway.

What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight.

Create anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous.

Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, will often be forgotten.

Do good anyway.

Give the best you have, and it will never be enough.

Give your best anyway.

In the final analysis, it is between you and God.

It was never between you and them anyway.

Amen

PALM SUNDAY

Throughout the world, faithful communities will gather next Sunday, 10^th April, to remember the significance of Jesus’ decision to return to Jerusalem. This was for Jesus, a deliberate choice to enter the Holy City, knowing that this would mark the beginning of His suffering, passion and ultimate death. Jesus surrenders with confidence to God’s never-failing love. In the life and death of Jesus we see the way God honoured and reverenced the trust and surrender of Jesus. God journeyed with him, strengthening, affirming, guiding and living in him. So, as we begin our journey through Holy Week let us be aware of the trust and surrender of Jesus into God’s unconditional love, and how that faith and reliance was met with such constant love as to give hope and bring about what was considered impossible. Let us remember also, that the story of Jesus does not end with the resurrection, rather it continues in our lives and is seen and felt when we make love present and possible, when we trust in the unconditional love of God and shape our lives in that hope.

Let us pray.

God of infinite love,

May we by our faithful remembrance of Jesus’ passion,

Be drawn ever more deeply into the mystery of your generous love. We make this prayer through Jesus your Son, who reigns as our eternal King.

Amen

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

The Sacrament of Reconciliation is a very special time in the lives of the children of our Parish. Throughout this term students in Year 3 have been preparing for this Sacrament with their parents by attending Sacramental meetings and parish masses. On Thursday 31^st March, these students received the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

Let us pray.

Dear God, we ask your blessing on the children who have recieved the Sacrament of Reconciliation. We asked your blessing too on their families.  We ask this prayer through your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord.

Amen