PALM SUNDAY OF THE LORD’S PASSION
INTRODUCTION:
In our first reading, we hear what the prophet Isaiah foretold about the suffering of Christ. When we listen to this reading we can imagine Christ surrounded by his enemies, insulted and beaten up by them. We see Christ standing in their midst like a rock, firm and strong.
AT THE PROCESSION WITH PALMS – GOSPEL MK 11:1-10
When Jesus and his disciples drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives,
he sent two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately on entering it, you will find a colt tethered on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone should say to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ reply, ‘The Master has need of it and will send it back here at once.'” So they went off and found a colt tethered at a gate outside on the street, and they untied it. Some of the bystanders said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?” They answered them just as Jesus had told them to, and they permitted them to do it. So they brought the colt to Jesus and put their cloaks over it. And he sat on it. Many people spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut from the fields. Those preceding him as well as those following kept crying out: “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that is to come! Hosanna in the highest!”
SEMINARIAN’S FUND
Please support the seminarian’s fund. R10 per parishioner per month will easily reach our target of R2400 per quarter. The collection box is on the pillar at the back of the church.
Quarter 1 is due on 31 March 2024.
CATECHISM CLASSES
Will resume on the 5 & 7 April 2024.
EASTER TRIDUUM
During Holy Week all masses will be @ Regina Pacis except on Easter Sunday.
28/03 Holy Thursday
18:30 Lord’s Supper, followed by adoration in silence until 21:00.
29/03 Good Friday
10:00 Way of the Cross @ RPP gardens.
15:00 Passion of the Lord, followed by adoration until 05:00 on Saturday. Please register. The list is in the porch if you would like to join. From 21:00 adoration will be led with prepared prayers.
Everyone is welcome to attend & cars will be able to park inside church premises for safety.
The whole night adoration will only be on Friday & NOT on Saturday (as was advertised in last week’s bulletin).
30/03 Holy Saturday
20:00 Easter Vigil
31/03 Easter Sunday
08:00 Mass @ RPP 10:00 Mass @ St Jude
HOLY WEEK
Eucharist Ministers, Sacristans and Readers, please check the roster for Holy Week and let the secretary know if you will NOT be available for duty. Thank you.
POPE’S PRAYER INTENTION FOR MARCH
For the new martyrs: We pray that those who risk their lives for the Gospel in various parts of the world inflame the Church with their courage and missionary enthusiasm.
SICK & ELDERLY
Please pray for the sick & elderly of the parish, family & friends especially: Fr John–Allen Green OFM, Nokuthula Kubheka, Penny Powell, Jean Smith, Dolly Bimbrish, Simon Zulu, Alvin Govender, Siva Naidoo, Mavis Makhubo, Noel Hoffman, Norman Brown, Anabela De Pontes and Benvinda Da Costa
MEN OF THE PARISH
Are holding an Easter raffle. The prize is an Easter Hamper. Draw will take place after Easter Sunday Mass. Please support this fundraiser.
