Gospel for April 2 2023 – Matthew 26: 14 – 27: 66
Gospel Reflections for April 2 2023
Follow me!
On this Palm Sunday when you come to Mass you will receive palms to wave just as the people in the Gospel waved palms and celebrated the arrival of Jesus into Jerusalem.
This account of His very last days always recalls the very first days of His ministry, when He walked along the shore of the Sea of Galilee and called His first disciples together.
He began His invitation with two simple words, and they remain today the entire summary of what it means to be Catholic. These two words encompass everything you need to know about your faith and how to live it well.
Jesus looks at each person directly in the eye and simply says, “Follow me.” …What else do you need to know? That is the whole summary of our faith. In every moment of your life, at home, work, or school, you must seek only to follow the example and teachings of Our Lord.
As the crowd physically followed Jesus into Jerusalem that first Palm Sunday, decide to literally follow Him all this week as well, by joining with Our Lord in our Holy Week services.
Follow Him on Holy Thursday at 7pm and celebrate the Last Supper He shared with His disciples. He knew you would need His presence within you after He was gone so He left His Eucharistic presence to encourage and guide you with His love for you each and every week.
Follow Him on Good Friday at Stations of the Cross at Noon and the Good Friday Passion Liturgy at 3pm, and the special youth and young-adult led Reflections on the Passion of the Lord with Dramatization at 6:30pm. You can see just how much suffering He would endure out of love for you. You can ponder His amazing words from the Cross even as He is being crucified as He asks God to “Forgive them, for they know not what they do.”
Finally, and most important of all, follow Him on Easter Sunday, when you can celebrate His resurrection …and the total victory of the way of Christ over death and all suffering when He rose from the dead.
No other person in history has ever risen from the dead so the life of Our Lord is worth taking seriously. That is best done by actually walking in His footsteps. You can do so in the services this Holy Week.
His way always works for true and lasting happiness for those who always follow Him!
God Bless!
Fr. Dave
I will follow Jesus this coming Week from beginning to Resurrection. Praising Him through it
all..
Follow me is such a profound summary of our faith.
A great reminder of the Holy Week Services for us to get involved in, Fr. Dave!
Jesus is the same, yesterday, today and forever, showing His passionate love for
us, and asking nothing from us, except to experience His Presence on a deeper level
in a lasting relationship with Him.
Well said!
Dear Father Dave,
Thank you for your insightful reflection for our Palm Sunday remembrance.
May your week be grace filled!
God bless.
Kathleen
May God bless you as well!
Dear Father Dave, We will follow Jesus always with much love!!!!A most Blessed Easter to you for you follow our precious Jesus beautifully!!! With much loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! Loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, Franca and Dick
Thank you!