Passion (Palm) Sunday

FOCAL POINT:

“Since Christ was a person who was poor both in fact and in spirit, our practice of evangelical poverty will be both external and internal.” (Con. 22)

Deceased:

Archbp. Joseph Weber, 1918, Chicago, USA
Fr. Joseph Prusinski, 1980, Chicago, USA
Br. Andrzej Gierczak, 1981, Rome, Italy
Fr. James Antosz, 1989, Du Bois, USA
Fr. Mario Troiani, 2002, Pescara, Italy

Birthdays:

Fr. Kazimierz Linkiewicz, 1929, Poland
Fr. Stanislaw Szklarczyk, 1977, Poland

1. That the Church may be renewed constantly and purified by penance.
2. For the conversion of sinner.
3. In thanksgiving for the passion of Christ, may his great gift to us not be forgotten.

FURTHER REFLECTION:

“Our emotions are an integral and essential part of our human nature. As such, they are good in enriching our lives, giving us a zest for life, warning us of danger, strengthening us in difficult times.” (Resurrection Formation, 67)