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‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’ Matthew 21:1-11

Today is Passion (Palm) Sunday! 🫏 To embrace the Cross on this day, to pass it from hand to hand, is a very eloquent gesture. It is like saying: Lord, we do not want to stay with you only at the time of the “Hosannas”, but with your help we want to accompany you on the way of the Cross as did Mary, your mother and ours, and the Apostle John. Yes, O Lord, because “You have the words of eternal life” (Jn 6:68), and we have believed that precisely your Cross is the word of life, of eternal life! According to the account of a fifth-century Spanish pilgrim to the Holy Land, Passion Sunday Mass was celebrated in Jerusalem at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. After this the people were invited to meet again in the afternoon at the Mount of Olives, in the Church of Eleona (the grotto of the Our Father). They then proceeded to the Church of the Ascension for a service consisting of hymns and antiphons, readings and prayers, where at five o’clock in the afternoon the Gospel of the palms was read and the procession set out for the city. The people responded to the antiphons with the acclamation, “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord,” as we say even today. Lord, you have satisfied our hunger with this eucharistic food. The death of your Son gives us hope and strengthens our faith. May his resurrection give us perseverance and lead us to salvation. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. ewtn.com/catholicism/re…

Sunrise at Stonehenge today (29th March) was at 6.49am, sunset is at 7.35pm ⛅️

Pope Leo XIV presides at Mass on Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion, and reflects on Jesus as the King of Peace who rejects war and refuses to listen to the prayers of those who wage war. vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2…

Gospel of the Day (Matthew 26,14-75.27,1-66) Jesus cried out again in a loud voice, and gave up his spirit. And behold, the veil of the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, rocks were split, tombs were opened, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised. vaticannews.va/en/word-of-the…

As the Church celebrates Palm Sunday, Jenny Kraska offers her thoughts on the day's liturgical readings, reflecting on the theme, "Palm branches & plot twists”. vaticannews.va/en/church/news…

Passion Sunday, or Palm Sunday as many people commonly know it, marks the beginning of Holy Week, the final Sunday of Lent – a day we commemorate the triumphant arrival of Christ into Jerusalem, just days before the crucifixion. cbcew.org.uk/palm-sunday/

Pope Leo XIV invites the Catholic community of Monaco to renew a faith capable of addressing secularism, promoting dignity, and proclaiming the Gospel with creativity and conviction. vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2…

Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on the souls in purgatory🙏🏻

Pope Leo XIV arrives in the Principality of Monaco by helicopter and is welcomed at the heliport by Prince Albert II, as he begins his one-day Apostolic Journey.

Hi everyone! I’m heading out to adoration later today… If you would like prayer, just drop a note or write “personal intention”. I’ll be praying a rosary for you while I’m there. God bless you all 🙏🏻

The Agony in the Garden

Mother Angelica passed into eternity. With a fiery faith in Divine Providence & huge obstacles, she spread the faith throughout the world through her media outlets. bit.ly/3I83gCr

Catholicism is not a version of Christianity. It is its foundation.

Fr. Roberto Pasolini, Preacher of the Papal Household, delivers his Lenten meditation and recalls the final stages of the earthly journey of St. Francis of Assisi, who learned “to accept his own fragility” and smallness. vaticannews.va/en/vatican-cit…

St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle

Stunning.

Gospel of the Day (John 10,31-42) The Jews picked up rocks to stone Jesus. Jesus answered them, "I have shown you many good works from my Father. For which of these are you trying to stone me?" The Jews answered him, "We are not stoning you for a good work but for blasphemy. You, a man, are making yourself God." vaticannews.va/en/word-of-the…

Marking the 50th anniversary of the publication of the book "Road of Hope" by Vietnamese Cardinal Francis Xavier Nguyễn Văn Thuận, Auxiliary Bishop Thanh Nguyen of Orange County, California, stressed that the cardinal's life remains an example of preaching "the Good News in a very loving and joyful and dedicated way", even in the midst of trials.

Responding to a recent report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) highlighting that the period 2015-2025 is the hottest 11 years on record, Bishop John Arnold, Lead Bishop for Environmental Issues for the Bishops’ Conference, said: “I was alarmed to see the recent World Meteorological Organization report suggesting that the climate is more out of balance than at any time in recorded history." cbcew.org.uk/bishop-arnold-…