Blessing the Palm Crosses
At the session prior to Palm Sunday Liz brought little palm crosses to the Atrium. The children held them up while, complete with Lenten stole, Liz blessed them.
Taking up our cross
Palm Sunday raises at least two important spiritual questions for Christians: What does it mean to be like Jesus? And what does it mean to take up our crosses, just like he did?
First, you don't need to go looking for your cross. Life gives them to you. Whether it's an illness or a tough family relationship or trouble in school or problems on the job. The real cross is the one that you don't want.
The Rev. James Martin SJ writes a Meditation for Palm Sunday on Huffington Post. Read more