Pange, lingua, gloriosi proelium certaminis. This evening at Vespers we begin the very solemn celebration of Holy Week; starting with Palm Sunday. Even in this dank recollection of the death of Jesus the Christ, there is also a sense of joy. This is not because we know the rest of the story per se, but rather the mission and ministry of Jesus leads to the cross. Remember that Peter, after proclaiming Jesus to be the Messiah, is later admonished when he suggests that Jesus not go to Jerusalem. Jerusalem is where the work of Jesus really takes place.
Lately I have been inspired by John's reflection, "God so loved the world ... ." God has to be like this little child that is so madly in love with us that he cannot sit still. As proof of that we only need to look at the Incarnation. But because our Sin is do big, Gos needs to save us in a big way. So the Cross is God's 'amen; for us. It is God's unconditional yes.
Suffering and death are anathema to God in his divine plan. The Paschal Mystery frees us from Sin and Death, restoring us to new life in Christ. We begin to celebrate our salvation this week. It is also a time now to pray more, begin a fast, and prepare ourselves for the Easter celebration.
Trinitari gloria, cuius alma nos redemit atque servat gratia. Amen.
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