Monday of Holy Week!

We began our time of preparation over the weekend with the celebration of Palm Sunday. Now, we take these next days before the Easter Triduum to prepare ourselves to celebrate the events that led to our salvation. In the gospel today,
John 12:1-11, everything is being set for what is to come. Jesus goes to the home of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. Mary anoints the Lord's feet with perfumed oil and dries them with her hair. However, Judas voices his objection to this saying that the oil could have been sold and the money given to the poor. Of course, Judas did not care about the poor, but he was stealing from the contributions. Jesus tells him to leave her alone because she is doing a very important thing, preparing him for his burial. Here we see Jesus being prepared for what is to happen to him. We need to be preparing ourselves for what is to come. Let us take the time at the beginning of this week to pray, to spend with spiritual reading, and if you still need to, go to the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Let us truly be prepared to celebrate these days with mind and heart renewed. Have a blessed day!!!