Homily Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord. Year C. - Sunday, April 14, 2019
Luke 19: 28-40
Isaiah 50:4-7
Psalm 21:8-9, 17-20, 23-24. My God My God, why have you abandoned me.
Philippians 2:6-11
Luke 22:14-23:56
++++Please listen to my audio recordings of the readings, prayers and reflections for the Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord. Year C. - Sunday, April 14, 2019 by clicking this link here: https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/passion-palm-sunday-c-faith-hope-and-love/s-k8DO1 (EPISODE: 150)
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* humility, self-emptying service, and sacrifice vs pride and self-serving-self-interest
* service and leadership by becoming one with, joining in, not being above or beyond.
* Luke's passion account - Jesus healed and forgave, he submitted himself humbly, and suffered for this, and we carry on his name and his work of healing and forgiving.
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During this coming week, it would be wonderful to take the long version of Luke's Gospel and read through it prayerfully and reflectively. There is a lot of richness in this most important text.
Something really strikes me about Luke's Passion account that we have just listened to this weekend….
The enemies of Jesus are liars. They hated his message of love, forgiveness, and inclusion and spent all their time trying to trap Jesus and find something against him. In the end, they could find nothing wrong… so… did they give up? No, they just made up accusations… the things they accuse Jesus of in Luke's Gospel are lies…. Jesus was inciting revolt? No, he wasn't ! he was seeking to avoid it. Opposing payment to Caesar, no he didn't! He was rightfully claiming to be the Christ… but to say he was setting himself up as an earthly King to overthrow the earthly leader of this region.. was a distortion, to make Jesus appear like a criminal and a rebel… They were lying through their teeth to convict Jesus,.. but even Pilate, the arbiter of earthly law says… he is not guilty. Roman Law, the secular law of the land, had all the limitations of human law, but even this imperfect legal system found him NOT GUILTY.
When people bring Jesus to the Jewish King Herod, he is completely self-absorbed… he doesn't even listen to what they are saying… he just wants to meet Jesus and get him to do a miracle… it's a shocking sign of leadership that is out of touch, self-serving, and that doesn't even know what the issues are…. King Herod is deserving of the rebuff he receives, when, to his utter amazement, Our Lord replies to his question not one word! He says absolutely nothing in reply to Herod's questions.
Jesus came to forgive, include and welcome… and he is repaid in rejection, dishonesty, and hatred…. He showed the absolute depth of his love by sacrificing everything for us… and this has saved us. We give thanks for Jesus' life and saving death.. and we keep vigil this week as we enter the holiest week of the Church's year… A journey through suffering love… self-forgetting service of others ... true and inspiring leadership......A leadership of love, that goes through death to newness of life…
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References:
Fr Paul W. KellyImage: By Thoom stock illustration ID: 603513446. Shutterstock. Holy week - The passion of Jesus Christ with Entry into Jerusalem, Eucharist, washing of the feet, rooster and cross. Modern abstract textured digital illustration. - Illustration
+++Archive of homilies and reflections: http://homilycatholic.blogspot.com.au
To contact Fr. Paul, please email: paulwkelly68@gmail.com
To listen to my weekly homily audio podcast, please click this link here.
NB - It is often a week or so Ahead: https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/tracks
You are welcome to subscribe to Fr Paul's homily mail-out by sending an email to this address:paulkellyreflections+subscribe@googlegroups.com
Further information relating to the audio productions linked to this Blog:"Faith, Hope, and Love, A time of Christian worship and reflection" - Led by Rev Paul W. Kelly
Texts used in this programme are for the purposes of worship and prayer for listeners wherever you are.
Prayers and chants are taken from the English Translation of the Roman Missal, edition three, © 2010, The International Commission on English in the liturgy.
Scriptures are from the New Revised Standard Version: © 1989, by the national council of Churches of Christ, USA. , //adaptations to conform with Catholic liturgical norms, © 2009, by the same. [{selected psalms } - ***Psalm verses are (also) taken from "The Psalms: A New Translation" ©1963, The Grail (England), published by Collins.. **]
Prayers of the Faithful are adapted from Robert Borg's 1993 book " Together we pray". Published in Sydney Australia By E.J. Dwyer. (out of print).
For more details please visit http://homilycatholic.blogspot.com.au/
Contact us atpaulwkelly68@gmail.com
Production by Kelly Enterprises Resources.
May God bless and keep you.
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord. Year C.
(Sunday, April 14, 2019)
(EPISODE: 150 )
The Lord be with you.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Memorial Acclamation
When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, we proclaim your Death, O Lord, until you come again.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Preface of the Passion
Eucharistic Prayer II
Communion side. pwk: RH
++++Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord.
Isaiah 50:4-7
Psalm 21:8-9, 17-20, 23-24. My God My God, why have you abandoned me.
Philippians 2:6-11
Luke 22:14-23:56
++++Please listen to my audio recordings of the readings, prayers and reflections for the Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord. Year C. - Sunday, April 14, 2019 by clicking this link here: https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/passion-palm-sunday-c-faith-hope-and-love/s-k8DO1 (EPISODE: 150)
+++++
* humility, self-emptying service, and sacrifice vs pride and self-serving-self-interest
* service and leadership by becoming one with, joining in, not being above or beyond.
* Luke's passion account - Jesus healed and forgave, he submitted himself humbly, and suffered for this, and we carry on his name and his work of healing and forgiving.
++++
During this coming week, it would be wonderful to take the long version of Luke's Gospel and read through it prayerfully and reflectively. There is a lot of richness in this most important text.
Something really strikes me about Luke's Passion account that we have just listened to this weekend….
The enemies of Jesus are liars. They hated his message of love, forgiveness, and inclusion and spent all their time trying to trap Jesus and find something against him. In the end, they could find nothing wrong… so… did they give up? No, they just made up accusations… the things they accuse Jesus of in Luke's Gospel are lies…. Jesus was inciting revolt? No, he wasn't ! he was seeking to avoid it. Opposing payment to Caesar, no he didn't! He was rightfully claiming to be the Christ… but to say he was setting himself up as an earthly King to overthrow the earthly leader of this region.. was a distortion, to make Jesus appear like a criminal and a rebel… They were lying through their teeth to convict Jesus,.. but even Pilate, the arbiter of earthly law says… he is not guilty. Roman Law, the secular law of the land, had all the limitations of human law, but even this imperfect legal system found him NOT GUILTY.
When people bring Jesus to the Jewish King Herod, he is completely self-absorbed… he doesn't even listen to what they are saying… he just wants to meet Jesus and get him to do a miracle… it's a shocking sign of leadership that is out of touch, self-serving, and that doesn't even know what the issues are…. King Herod is deserving of the rebuff he receives, when, to his utter amazement, Our Lord replies to his question not one word! He says absolutely nothing in reply to Herod's questions.
Jesus came to forgive, include and welcome… and he is repaid in rejection, dishonesty, and hatred…. He showed the absolute depth of his love by sacrificing everything for us… and this has saved us. We give thanks for Jesus' life and saving death.. and we keep vigil this week as we enter the holiest week of the Church's year… A journey through suffering love… self-forgetting service of others ... true and inspiring leadership......A leadership of love, that goes through death to newness of life…
+++++
References:
Fr Paul W. KellyImage: By Thoom stock illustration ID: 603513446. Shutterstock. Holy week - The passion of Jesus Christ with Entry into Jerusalem, Eucharist, washing of the feet, rooster and cross. Modern abstract textured digital illustration. - Illustration
+++Archive of homilies and reflections: http://homilycatholic.blogspot.com.au
To contact Fr. Paul, please email: paulwkelly68@gmail.com
To listen to my weekly homily audio podcast, please click this link here.
NB - It is often a week or so Ahead: https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/tracks
You are welcome to subscribe to Fr Paul's homily mail-out by sending an email to this address:paulkellyreflections+subscribe@googlegroups.com
Further information relating to the audio productions linked to this Blog:"Faith, Hope, and Love, A time of Christian worship and reflection" - Led by Rev Paul W. Kelly
Texts used in this programme are for the purposes of worship and prayer for listeners wherever you are.
Prayers and chants are taken from the English Translation of the Roman Missal, edition three, © 2010, The International Commission on English in the liturgy.
Scriptures are from the New Revised Standard Version: © 1989, by the national council of Churches of Christ, USA. , //adaptations to conform with Catholic liturgical norms, © 2009, by the same. [{selected psalms } - ***Psalm verses are (also) taken from "The Psalms: A New Translation" ©1963, The Grail (England), published by Collins.. **]
Prayers of the Faithful are adapted from Robert Borg's 1993 book " Together we pray". Published in Sydney Australia By E.J. Dwyer. (out of print).
For more details please visit http://homilycatholic.blogspot.com.au/
Contact us atpaulwkelly68@gmail.com
Production by Kelly Enterprises Resources.
May God bless and keep you.
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord. Year C.
(Sunday, April 14, 2019)
(EPISODE: 150 )
The Lord be with you.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Memorial Acclamation
When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, we proclaim your Death, O Lord, until you come again.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Preface of the Passion
Eucharistic Prayer II
Communion side. pwk: RH
++++Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord.
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