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Catholic Charities USA
Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion
Readings of the Day
In the Palm Sunday readings, we experience the arrest, trial,
incarceration and execution of Jesus. Even though the story is told
through different Gospel lenses each year, the sequence and outcome
remains the same. We have let ourselves be lulled into the rhythm of
the story, forgetting this story continues to take place daily, in the
world around us. Someone gets arrested every 3 seconds in this
country. Trials take place without adequate representation. Abuse
takes place during incarceration. Innocent are convicted. Racial bias
exists in sentencing. Executions continue... What messages in this
Palm Sunday reading causes us to wake up and listen? Is this a
recounting of the judgement process we replicate in our country today?
Are we as Christians, collectively, called to advocate for change to
a system--toward the Gospel of forgiveness and restoration? There are
simple and impactful things you CAN do. Advocate for life for those
facing imminent execution in this country with just a few clicks,
through the Mercy in Action Project.
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easy way to appeal directly to governors and parole boards for
clemency in death penalty cases, which can result in stays of
executions, commutations to life without parole, or even exonerations.
In today’s readings Jesus explicitly asks his disciples to
sit with him in his hour of need. Two-million people are behind bars
and hundreds of thousands are released each year back into society and
who are in need today. Are you hearing this call? If not specifically
to those who are behind bars, what about all of those who are affected
by the daily occurrence of arrest, incarceration/detention, and
trials? Visit CatholicPrisonMinistries.org to find organizations and
ways you can seek help for those who are affected by incarceration or
how you can be an important part of ministering to them. Please help
the new Catholic Prison Ministries Coalition find those who are doing
this work and post them on the website-to grow this critical network
of assistance. Listen to the readings this year. Put yourself into
the readings this year. They are taking place around you. We are
all in need of transformation. The joy, forgiveness and restoration of
Easter resurrection awaits us all.
In the Palm Sunday readings, we experience the arrest, trial,
incarceration and execution of Jesus. Even though the story is
told through different Gospel lenses each year, the sequence and
outcome remain the same. We have let ourselves be lulled into the
rhythm of the story, forgetting it continues to take place daily in
the world around us. Someone gets arrested every three seconds in this
country. Trials are conducted without adequate
representation. Abuse takes place during incarceration. Innocent
persons are convicted. Racial bias exists in
sentencing. Executions continue.
What messages in this Palm Sunday reading cause us to wake up and
listen? Is this the recounting of the judgement process we replicate
in our country today? Are we as Christians,
collectively, called to advocate for change to a
system--toward the Gospel of forgiveness and
restoration?
There are simple and impactful things we CAN do. Advocate
for life for those facing imminent execution in this country with
just a few clicks, through the Mercy in Action Project. It is an
easy way to appeal directly to governors and parole boards for
clemency in death penalty cases, which can result in stays of
executions, commutations to life without parole, or even exonerations.
[link removed]
In today's readings Jesus explicitly asks his disciples to sit
with him in his hour of need. Two million people are behind
bars and hundreds of thousands are released each year back into
society, all of whom are in need today. And what about those
affected by the daily occurrence of arrest, incarceration/detention,
and trials? Are we hearing Jesus' call?
Visit the Catholic Prison Ministries Coalition, supported by Catholic
Charities USA, to find organizations and ways to help those
affected by incarceration or how you can be an important part of
ministering to them. Please help this new coalition find those
who are doing this work to grow this critical network of
assistance.
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Listen to the readings this year. Put yourself into the readings
this year. They are taking place around you.
We are all in need of transformation. The joy, forgiveness and
restoration of Easter resurrection awaits us all.
Karen Clifton was the founding Executive Director of the Catholic
Mobilizing Network (CMN) and currently serves on the CMN Board.
She is actively involved in the ongoing formation of the Catholic
Prison Ministry Coalition (CPMC). Karen is the Coordinator of
the Women's Team for the DC Ignatian Spirituality Project (ISP) for
retreats/ongoing accompaniment for those who have experienced
homelessness and are addressing their addictions. She is also a member
of their national board.
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