Today we celebrate Passion Sunday which is the start of Passiontide. Through these weeks we are able to enter further into the mysteries of the Lord’s cross.
As our Preface states, “Who did establish the salvation of mankind on the tree of the Cross: that whence death came, thence also life might arise against, and that he, who overcame by the tree, by the tree also might overcome.”
Through the grasp of sin we reject the Lord who lays down His life upon the cross in order that we may redeemed. In our Gospel we were instructed, “They took up stones therefore to cast at Him; but Jesus hid Himself, and went out of the temple.” We join with this crowd when we sin for we join with them as we turn away from the Lord.
This instance was not the time of His Passion and so the Lord passes away from them. In that moment He becomes veiled from their sight. So too when we look around the Church we see that all sacred images have been veiled. These images are taken from our sight until they are restored at Easter. So too through sin we push these images from our sight as we banish all that is good and holy from our midst.
Thankfully, with the Lord we are able to rejoice in His Cross and Resurrection. It is these which have set us free from all that holds us captive. Where Christ is found there is hope for there is nothing which is greater than Christ.
As we move further into these most sacred of days I invite you to make use of the sacrament of confession. On Tuesday we will have eight priests here who will assist with the sacrament of confession starting at 6pm. It is through confession that we enter sinful to encounter the mercy of God which means that we are able to walk away from the sacrament made clean. In other words sight has returned to our eyes that have been left blind by sin.
May these last days of the Lenten season be fruitful for all of you. May this time assist you in drawing close to the Lord and removing from your midst all that separates your sight from Him. Very soon we will rejoice again at the Good News of the Lord’s Resurrection which will bring hope to our midst. As we prepare for this most sacred of times let us begin to live for Christ in order that we may be sent forth to praise Him through our thoughts, words, and deeds.
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