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    “What are you willing to give everything for?”
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    Dear Deacon Nguyen,

    How often have you felt like you have the weight of the world on your shoulders?

    If you’re like me, probably a thousand times a day!
    “‘Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me; still, not my will but yours be done.’”
    ~ Luke 22:42
    Our Lord literally and figuratively had the world’s weight on His shoulders. While the cross weighed about 300 pounds, our sin was a lot heavier. The unimaginable pain and suffering of being crucified; who would do that for us other than a most loving Savior? Which begs the question, what are we willing to give everything for? We must also be willing to take up our own cross. When we take the precious Body and Blood of our Lord, we join ourselves to His sacrifice. And that cup will not be taken from us if we are true followers. So, we don’t just accompany Jesus, we assume His journey of sacrifice as well.

    Dinh, as we go through Holy Week, we feel Christ’s journey on earth coming to an end. We’ve all had experiences that we knew weren’t headed where we wanted them to go. The only option is to embrace such journeys, approaching them with an agape type of love, as the Father has for us. “Jesus cried out in a loud voice, ‘Father, into your hands I commend my spirit’” (Luke 23:46) How much are we willing to do God’s will?
    Father Raymond J. Finch, M.M. Sincerely yours in Christ,
    Father Raymond J. Finch, M.M.
    Prayer for Palm Sunday
    Help us to follow You, Lord Jesus,
    on Your road to Calvary.
    Help us to pick up our cross
    by first putting down whatever
    keeps us from loving You
    and our brothers and sisters.

    May we accept the cross of
    opposition and distrust from those
    who do not believe in You.
    Help us, too, to help others
    carry their crosses in this life
    that they might also know
    Your love and mercy.

    May the Sign of the Cross
    be our constant reminder
    that love is greater than hate,
    sacrifice is better than comfort,
    and life is stronger than death.

    Amen.
    ~ Father Joseph R. Veneroso, M.M.
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