FATHER JIM'S JOTS - St. Elizabeth Church - Palm Sunday - April 13, 2025

 St. Elizabeth Church

Palm Sunday

April 13, 2025

FATHER JIM'S JOTS

Greetings!

Blessings on this Palm Sunday

"We adore you, oh Christ and we praise you; because by your Holy Cross, you have redeemed the World!"

We have now begun our HOLY WEEK.  This special week, my prayer for the parishioners and friends of Saint Elizabeth is to spend time together and participate in the Holy Triduum.  A few things to make note of is that there will be NO weekday Masses on Wednesday or Friday this week; there will be Stations of the Cross on Friday, 4/18/25, at 12 p.m.; there will be Confessions on Saturday, 4/19/25 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. and that there will only be ONE Sunday Mass on Easter Sunday (4/20/25) at 9 a.m.

On Monday all priests of the Catholic Diocese of Richmond are asked to attend the Chrism Mass at 6 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart.  All of the faithful are invited to attend as well.  Bishop Knestout will bless the new oils for the Sacraments of the Church used throughout the year.  The sacred oils are the Oils for the Sick, the Oil of the Catechumens (will be carried into church by Gorette Mukankaka and her family who will be baptized at the Easter Vigil on Saturday night at 8 p.m.) and the Oil of Sacred Chrism (will be carried into church by Dianna Hopkins and family who will receive the sacrament of Holy Eucharist and Confirmation.)  At Monday's Chrism Mass, the priests will also renew and declare our promises of obedience to the Bishop of Richmond.

We as a parish community and nation need this Holy Week to turn more closely to Christ and follow His example of loving God and our neighbor.

Prayers for a Blessed Holy Week,

Fr. Jim, Pastor

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