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Catholic Charities USA
Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion
Readings of the Day
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One technique of the practice of Lectio Divina is to reflect upon the
Word of God from the perspective of the participants of the story: the
disciples in the garden of Gethsemane, Peter in the courtyard of the
High Priest, Mary at the foot of the cross.
For me, on the day commemorating the beginning of the most impactful
week of Jesus's life, a previously unridden colt takes center
stage. Why? Because "the Master has need of
it."
What would it be like for you to hear the words, "the Master has
need of you"? Have you already heard them? If so,
who spoke them to you? A friend, a pastor, a person in need, a job
notice, a supervisor, a voice in your heart during prayer?
Today's other readings reveal a bit more about what it means to
be "needed" by the Master:
* Becoming a "suffering servant" who does not shield
his face from buffets and spitting;
* Identifying with the one who cries out, "My God, my God,
why have you abandoned me?"
* Practicing obedience to the point of death on the cross.
In the spring of 2006, the senior management of Catholic Charities USA
joined its Board of Directors to visit New Orleans, view the
devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, and support the staff who
were working on the recovery, even though they themselves had been
severely impacted. At one point we met with Archbishop Hughes on
the local seminary grounds. There was a statue of Jesus in the
garden there that had been toppled by the flood, leaving it without
its hands. During the clean-up, the statue was remounted in its
brokenness. The Archbishop used it to remind us that the work of
caring for those who had lost everything now belonged to us, because
Jesus has no hands but ours.
Will you answer the call despite the cost?
Jean Beil, who retired in 2020 from a Catholic Charities career of
over 30 years, now serves as the regional coordinator for Caritas
Internationalis.
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