We are people of the Way, an ancient term for the first Christians which is found in the Acts of the Apostles.
Jesus showed us that way throughout his whole life on earth, but this way becomes particularly clear and calls to us most profoundly in the events of Holy Week, not only by Jesus’s words, however striking they are, but by his actions and what he suffered, beyond words.
Those events invite us to enter upon this way interiorly, through the words, actions and silences of the liturgy.
Through that liturgy we make a commitment of faith to know Jesus more clearly, as individuals, but also as pilgrims together.
We are drawn into ancient traditions of contemplating these events.
It is a way of humility in obedience and commitment to the Father
We begin with the Palm Sunday procession, to re-enact the journey of Jesus with his disciples and those who followed him from Bethany to Jerusalem (Mt 21:1-11).
We follow him as our king, but one riding on a donkey in humility and in obedience to the Father’s word through the prophet Zechariah (Zec 9:9).
As we proceed into the Mass the readings prepare us to focus on this obedience.
From the Third Servant Song of Second Isaiah (Is 50:4-7), we hear that the Servant has been given,
‘a disciple’s tongue…Each morning [the Lord] wakes me to hear, to listen like a disciple.’ Continue reading.
Source: ThinkingFaith
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