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PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD
	July 14, 2019

THE STORY OF OUR REDEMPTION

LA HISTORIA DE NUESTRA REDENCIÓN

We begin the final week of Lent with these familiar readings. This year, we hear the Passion from the Gospel of Luke. These readings for Palm Sunday and the Passion used to be read on successive Sundays. Now they are combined into a single feast, so that we may see the whole sweep of the glory and the suffering played out. Jesus accepts the adulation of the crowd, the foreshadowing of his glory in the Resurrection. He bids fare-well to his disciples in his last Passover, and forgives his tormentors as he dies on the cross. Later this week, we enter the Holy Triduum of Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday, when the whole story of our redemption will play out once again.
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Empezamos la última semana de Cuaresma con estas lecturas ya conocidas. Este año, el Domingo de Ramos escuchamos la narra- ción de la Pasión tomada del Evangelio de Lucas. Estas lecturas para el Domingo de Ramos y la Pasión solían leerse los domingos sucesivos. Ahora están combinadas en una sola celebración, para que así podamos ver toda la extensión de la gloria y el sufrimiento llevado a cabo. Jesús acepta la adulación de la gente, el anuncio de su gloria en la Resurrección. Él se despide de sus discípulos en su última pascua; y perdona a sus verdugos cuando muere en la cruz. Más adelante esta semana, entramos al Triduo Pascual de Jueves Santo, Viernes Santo y Sábado Santo, cuando toda la historia de nuestra redención se haga realidad.
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““The Lord GOD is my help, therefore I am not disgraced.”
— Isaiah 50:7a

“El Señor me ayuda, por eso no quedaré confundido.”
— Isaías 50:7a

PASTORS' MESSAGE

Dear Parishioners and Friends,

PALM SUNDAY is the final Sunday of Lent, the beginning of Holy Week, and commemorates the triumphant arrival of Christ in Jerusalem, days before He was crucified.

Palm Sunday is known as such because the faithful will often receive palm fronds which they use to participate in the reenactment of Christ’s arrival in Jerusalem. Palm branches are widely recognized symbol of peace and victory.

On this day we celebrate the first joy of the season, as we celebrate Our Lord’s Triumphant entrance into Jerusalem where He was welcomed by crowds worshipping Him and laying down palm leaves before Him. It also marks the beginning of Holy Week.

Although the procession with palms has an unforgettable grip on our imagination, the real emphasis of this day’s liturgy is contained in its name: The Sunday of the Lord’s Passion. The center of today’s liturgy is the solemn reading of the Passion (this year taken from the Gospel of Mark). Our community is to be transformed by its celebration of Easter, and so this week everything is made new.

TRIDUUM is the summit of the Liturgical Year —from the evening of Holy Thursday to the evening of Easter Sunday. Though chronologically three days, they are liturgically one day unfolding for us the unity of Christ’s Paschal Mystery.

The single celebration of the Triduum marks the end of the Lenten season, and leads to the Mass of the Resurrection of the Lord at the Easter Vigil.

The liturgical services that take place during the Triduum are:

Mass of the Lord’s Supper (Holy Thursday)
Good Friday of the Lord’s Supper
Mass of the Resurrection of the Lord (Holy Saturday)

EASTER is the celeb ration of Christ’s resurrection from the dead. It is celebrated on Sunday, and marks the end of Holy Week, the end of Lent, the last day of the Easter Triduum (Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday), and is the beginning of the Easter season of the liturgical year.

As we know from the Gospels, Jesus Christ rose from the dead on the third day following His crucifixion, which would be Sunday. His resurrection marks the triumph of good over evil, sin and death. It is the singular event which proves that those who trust in God and accept Christ will be raised from the dead.

You may ask: If Jesus Christ died on a Friday and rose again on the third day, is not the third day Monday? Why is the resurrection day on Sunday? The answer is that the concept of time of the old Jewish tradition is different from the present day concept of time. In the Gospel of John, Jesus said, “Are there not twelve hours in a day?...” (John 11:9). From the sunset on Friday to the sunrise on Saturday is Day 1. From the sunrise on Saturday to the sunset on Saturday is Day 2. From the sunset on Saturday to the sunrise on Sunday is Day 3 - Easter Sunday!

Fr. Manny Ediza

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