Entering the Holy Week

Entering the Holy Week

Christian B. Pajutan

Lenten Message

Dear Friends in faith,

Few more days to go, we will be entering the important scenes of God's great love, the Passion of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Holy Week. Are we prepared enough to enter this Holy Week?

As we enter the week that changes the world, I invite you to pause for a while and pray. Pray with faith, courage and hope. Remember that praying is one of the most important act that we can do as we prepare to Jesus' Resurrection. Before Jesus condemned unto death, He prayed on the garden of Getsemani and surrender Himself to the Father's will. Let us all surrender ourselves to God's will, especially in times of problems and challenges. Through praying, we trust God, we ask His guidance and we acknowledge that life is nothing without Him.

Entering the Holy Week

Second, start carrying your cross. Everyone of us were given our own cross. Having our cross motivates us to reach a particular goal, and carrying our own cross leads us to the finish line where we can find the heaven. Remember, the cross of Jesus shows a love which is unconditional, a love for you, for me and for us. Meaning to say, carrying our own cross is not all about our selves, but it is also about your brothers and sisters in Christ. In accordance of carrying your cross, you are also offering your life for others through apostolate and charity. Lent is a special moment of sacrifices, because through this sacrifices we are becoming in one of the sacrifices that Christ did, and the most important we become a part of Jesus life.

Lastly, continue the Holiness. Lent is all about bringing ourselves back to God's Home. To be in God's Home is all about a life of Holiness, a life of Godliness. Fasting, Abstinence and Alms giving taught us to have the unconditional love not just for the season of Lent but also unto the end of our existence here on earth. My dear friends, after Lent doesn't mean that our practice of doing good is finish, so we must continue those act of kindness and never get tired on being a holy one until we reach the Father's Kingdom.
Remember, when Jesus Ascended unto Heaven, His mission here on earth doesn't stop there, and it continues until today through our hands and hearts.

May we all realize the importance of this Holy Week. And may we prepare ourselves upon entering the Holy Week, the start of carrying the cross, the start of holiness and the start of being in one of Christ. Amen.

St. Augustine Parish Bay, Laguna - March 20, 2013