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Question: Where do Palm Sunday palms come from and where should they go Answer: The Palm Sunday celebration has ancient origins. Beginning the liturgy "outside" the church, we symbolically reenact Christ's entry into Jerusalem. The crowds in ancient Israel waved palm branches - a symbol of royalty - to welcome Jesus. These days, obtaining palms takes a lot of planning and coordination, as hundreds of thousands of churches worldwide need them on the same day! Many in the United States order palms from Florida, California, Texas, or Central America. Many companies stress the sustainability of their production and the just wages paid to their workers. The palms used on Palm Sunday are blessed at Mass. This means they shouldn't end up in the trash! Many people weave palms into crosses or families display them in their homes. If you do not plan on displaying your palms throughout the year, they should be burned, buried, or left at the church. In the final case, the palms are burned to provide the ashes for next year's Ash Wednesday service.  John T. Bodoh Sr., Grand Knight of Knights of Columbus Council # 2639 of Park Falls, presented a check for the sum of $381.65 to Kathy Rominske, Director of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church Religious Education. The money was a result of Volunteer donations from Council members. Calendar of EventsSAVE THE DATE: Totus Tuus is July 15-20 at St. Anthony’s 3-28 ~No Religious Ed or RCIA 4-2 ~Echoes of Faith: Prayer and Spirituality 4-4 ~~Religious Ed. classes meet ~RCIA 4-7 ~ 2nd grade 1st Communion Pretend Mass; school café; 8:15-noon 4-14 ~Practice for 1st Communion; 9:00 in church-Bring banner ~1st Communion Mass; 4:30pm 4-22 ~Confirmation Mass; 9:30am (Park Falls, Butternut, Glidden) Photons have mass?? I didn’t even know they were Catholic.
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We all fear losing that which is familiar. We fear dying. When our securities and familiarities are threatened, the anxiety of uncertainty can lead us into fear and despair. We have difficulty believing that new life comes from death. This is the basis of what it means to hope. There are no dead ends or final endings with God. Through his passion and death, Jesus opens up the possibility for new life and new beginnings for all believers. "Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit." As our journey of Lent hastens to an end, the mystery of Christ's passion and death come before us to teach us valuable lessons both for this life and the next. Calendar of Events3-19 ~Echoes of Faith: The Scriptures
3-21 ~Religious Ed. Classes Meet (Stations of the Cross 4:00pm grades K-5; 7:00pm, grades 6-11) ~RCIA 3-28 ~No Religious Ed or RCIA 4-2 ~Echoes of Faith: Prayer and Spirituality Sins are like credit cards- Enjoy now…Pay later Question: Who invented the Stations of the Cross? Answer: The first Stations of the Cross were walked by Jesus himself on the way to Calvary. Known as the "Via Dolorosa" ("The Way of Suffering") or the "Via Crucis" ("The Way of the Cross"), it was marked out from the earliest times and was a traditional walk for pilgrims who came to Jerusalem. The early Christians in Jerusalem would walk the same pathway that Jesus walked, pausing for reflection and prayer. Later, when Christians could not travel to the Holy Land, artistic depictions of "The Way of the Cross" were set up in churches, or outside and Christians would walk from station to station, reading the Gospel account of the Passion, or simply praying and reflecting on each event. While the content or place of each station had changed, the intention was to make a mini-pilgrimage and follow--literally--in the footsteps of Jesus. This devotion became better known in the Middle Ages, and the Franciscans are credited with its spread. Lent is a time when many people make the Stations and some churches present Passion plays or Living Stations. But anyone can pray the Stations at any time. It is a simple and personal reflection on the passion of Jesus and what it means to us. Calendar of Events 3-14 ~Religious Ed. classes meet; (Reconciliation at 4:00 for grades 2-5)
~7:00pm for grades 6-11 and the parish ~RCIA 3-19 ~Echoes of Faith: The Scriptures 3-21 ~Religious Ed. Classes Meet (Stations of the Cross 4:00pm grades K-5; 7:00pm, grades 6-11) ~RCIA 3-28 ~No Religious Ed or RCIA What if you woke up today with only the things that you thanked God for yesterday? How seriously do we take the Ten Commandments? Many today adopt a free spirit approach to life and resist conforming their thoughts and actions to established guidelines and principles. We all need direction. Those who travel realize how much easier journeys can be when equipped with the proper directions. The Ten Commandments are God's proper directions for us to assist us in living our lives as his children. We are given the example of Jesus, the living temple. Jesus allows us to share in his intimate relationship with his Father so that we can more quickly find our way to him. Guidelines and structure are important. Lent reminds us we are created in a certain way and are meant to live our lives in God. Calendar of Events3-5 ~Echoes of Faith: The Scriptures
3-7 ~ Religious Ed. classes meet; ~ No Confirmation class ~ RCIA 3-14 ~Religious Ed. classes meet; (Reconciliation at 4:00 for grades 2-5) ~7:00pm for grades 6-11 and the parish ~RCIA 3-19 ~Echoes of Faith: The Scriptures “If you absolutely must have the last word, how about making it ‘SORRY’?” ~God |
