I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof/Domestic Church sharing Jesus/Hosanna!

Pat and I together watching mass and homily... In the arms of my mother's chairs on this first Holy Week/Palm Sunday without her in this world!  I imagine that the veil has been removed for her and yet for us we are separated and unable to receive Jesus, Body and Blood... we beseech him to dwell in us still now and forever!

We are in the midst of a Palm Sunday and into Holy week like none other before.  Our home/family/domestic Church has become the place where we share Jesus in Word and making Spiritual Communion

 Setting up a sacred space with the old rugged cross which hung in a maple tree for years on our farm at the beginning and end of the Stations of the Cross Maria made when she came home after discerning 5 months in the Poor Clare Monastery. 

My time in prayer at church on Friday - I found the box of palms at the door, so we had palms for this most unusual Palm Sunday.  And the lilac leaves starting to put out leaves.

 My mother's icon brings my thoughts and prayers to her in heaven in everlasting life - keeping my eyes on heaven along with all those I have lost and yearn to meet and see someday!  I have had so much reassurance in the last almost 3 weeks from Jesus in His Word...leaving no doubt that the faith of my mother has brought her to eternal LIFE!

 My mother's first Holy Week in heaven - the veil has been removed for her and she sees Heaven filled with the True Hosannas for the King of heaven and earth!  LOVE!

Is there anything more beautiful than the words of St Paul to the Philippians from mass today?
Christ Jesus, though he was in the form of God,
did not regard equality with God
something to be grasped.
Rather, he emptied himself,
taking the form of a slave,
coming in human likeness;
and found human in appearance,
he humbled himself,
becoming obedient to the point of death,
even death on a cross.
Because of this, God greatly exalted him
and bestowed on him the name
which is above every name,
that at the name of Jesus
every knee should bend,
of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
and every tongue confess that
Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
Philippians 2:6-11

 Mom is having a Holy Week like no other