Under the care of the Discalced Carmelite Friars
Dear Parishioners,
Here are some thoughts from Brendan Byrnje, SJ, on the distinctively Lukan approach to the Passion. First, the Gospel of the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. Jesus comes to Jerusalem (the ‘City of Peace’) but he brings it a peace that is different from that which prevails in a purely political sense. It is a peace grounded in God (‘heaven’) and God’s action, a peace that will meet with rejection from those whose interests it threatens. Read more…