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Dear Friends in Christ,
Our Seattle Mariners opened the season this past Thursday, and with making the playoffs last year, there is a buzz and excitement about their prospects this year. Although historically a fair-weather fan, I am rooting for the M’s and will probably attend a few games at T-Mobile Park.
Believe it or not, something far more significant happens this weekend. I refer to the beginning of Holy Week with the celebration of Palm Sunday and the Passion, of the Lord. Once again the church recalls how God always sends Jesus to save us from sin and fear, death, and despair. I like how St. Paul summarizes it in his magnificent hymn to Christ in Philippians 2:6-11:
Although he was in the form of God and equal with God, Jesus did not take advantage of this equality. Instead, he emptied himself by taking on the form of a servant, by becoming like other humans, and by having a human appearance. He humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, death on a cross. This is why God has given him an exceptional honor— the name honored above all other names— so that in the name of Jesus everyone in heaven, on earth, and in the world below will kneel and confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.
A blessed Holy Week to all! Please consider attending the special liturgies that make this week so powerful in shaping our Christian lives and witness!
Yours in the Lord,
Fr. William Heric, Pastor
