Dear brothers and sisters, I warmly invite you to join us this Holy Week as we walk together with Christ, from the joy of this Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, to the hope of the Resurrection. Let us gather as one parish family in prayer, reflection, and worship, allowing these sacred days to renew our hearts.

Palm Sunday always feels a bit like standing at a crossroads of emotions. We begin with palms in our hands, echoing the crowd that welcomed Jesus with joy. And yet, within minutes, we are listening to the Passion. The Church invites us to hold both joy and sorrow together, because that is where real love is found.

In Isaiah, we meet the Suffering Servant: “I have set my face like flint.” This is not passive resignation; it is resolute love. Jesus does not stumble into suffering, He walks into it, eyes open, heart steady. In Philippians, Saint Paul takes us even deeper: Christ “emptied himself.” The One who had everything chooses to become nothing, for us. This is not loss; this is love in its most radical form.

And then we hear the Passion narrative. Notice something striking: the same voices that cry “Hosanna” will soon cry “Crucify him.” Human loyalty can be fragile. If we are honest, we recognize ourselves there. Our faith can be sincere, but sometimes inconsistent, strong in moments, shaky in others. Yet Jesus remains steady.

Jesus remains faithful. Even when abandoned, betrayed, and denied, He continues to give and love. At the Last Supper, right in the shadow of betrayal. Knowing what lies ahead, He offers His Body and Blood.  He turns betrayal into gift, and suffering into communion. In other words, even as the world begins to reject Him, He gives Himself more completely. Every time we come to the altar, we do not simply remember Jesus, we receive the very self-giving love that carried Him to Calvary.

So, as we hold our palms today, we are making a quiet decision: not just to walk with Jesus in the procession, but to stay with Him through the Passion, and to recognize Him when He gives Himself to us in the breaking of the bread. Because the same Jesus who entered Jerusalem, now enters our lives and our hearts.

Your Priest,

Father Charles Enyinnia