PASSIONTIDE April 6, 2025

The Fifth Sunday of Lent is often known as the "First Sunday in Passiontide", because now the "time of Our Lord's saving Passion is drawing closer".

     This week ahead takes on many of the characteristics of Holy Week, so as to help us to prepare for what the Church has always called "The Great Week".   In particular we see that the crosses and images of the saints are now veiled in purple until they will be revealed in the glory of our salvation at Easter.

     We look forward today to taking part in the mysteries of our salvation which begin next Sunday with Our Lord's triumphal entry to Jerusalem.

                                                                    ~ FR. PAUL DOBSON