Under the care of the Discalced Carmelite Friars
Dear Parishioners,
Today is a bittersweet celebration as we remember two important events in the life of Jesus: His triumphant entry into Jerusalem and the coming of His sorrowful Passion. Palm Sunday can be a reminder to us all of how quickly our lives can change. The man who rode into Jerusalem to the acclaim and celebration of the crowds, heralded as a King and Saviour one week, was a few days later dying on the cross; being jeered at and humiliated by the same people. A sobering example to us of how the world can often get things very wrong. I hope that this Lent has been all it should be: a time of letting go of our “world view” and focussing on the ways of heaven, where we, and our lives, are seen quite differently. Read more…