Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
Two processions entered Jerusalem on a spring day in the year 30. One was a peasant procession, the other an imperial procession. From the east, Jesus rode a donkey down the Mount of Olives, cheered by his followers. Jesus was from the peasant village of Nazareth, his message was about the kingdom of God, and his followers came from the peasant class. On the opposite side of the city, from the west, Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Idumea, Judea and Samaria, entered Jerusalem at the head of a column of imperial cavalry and soldiers. Jesus’s procession proclaimed the kingdom of God; Pilate’s proclaimed the power of empire. The two processions embody the central conflict of the week that led to Jesus’s crucifixion. Jesus’s procession deliberately countered what was happening on the other side of the city. Pilate’s procession embodied the power, glory and violence of the empire that ruled the world. Jesus’s procession embodied an alternative vision, the Kingdom of God. the King, riding on a donkey, will banish war from the land – no more chariots, warhorses or bows. Commanding peace to the nations, Jesus will be a king of peace. It was the standard practice of the Roman governors of Judea to be in Jerusalem for the Jewish festivals to be in the city in case there was trouble. The mission of the troops with Pilate was to reinforce the Roman garrison permanently stationed in the Fortress Antonia, overlooking the Jewish Temple and its courts. No Wonder, the Roman governor realised how the peasant procession was a threat to his government and, hence, its leader should be exterminated.
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Recently Deceased
Marion Dooley (nee Doheny) late of Glenall, Borris-in-Ossory
interred in Derrinsallagh Cemetery on Thursday.
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Anniversaries next week-end 5th April 2026
Borris-in-Ossory Sunday Mass 11 a.m.
Rose, Molly and Jack Fahy and Bill Dunne
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Easter Offerings
EASTER offering Envelopes due next week-end 5th April Easter Sunday. One of the six collections for the financial upkeep of the Priest.
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Trocaire Boxes
Please return your Trocaire Boxes to the Church. GOOD FRIDAY is a Day of Fast and Abstinence.
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CHURCH SERVICES FOR HOLY WEEK in a separate post
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Eucharistic Ministers for Holy Week
Borris-in-Ossory
HOLY THURSDAY 7.30 p.m.
Gail Maher,
Margaret Breen,
Kay Dowling,
Mary Sheeran
GOOD FRIDAY 7.30 p.m.
Elizabeth Kilmartin,
Noreen Hanrahan,
Margaret Bourke
HOLY SATURDAY 7.30 p.m.
Noreen Hanrahan,
Sister Regina,
Eileen Sweeney,
Sheila Phelan
EASTER SUNDAY 11.00 a.m.
Margaret Bourke,
Mary Sheeran,
Carol Giles,
Pauline Gardiner
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Church Readers Holy Week
Borris-in-Ossory
HOLY THURSDAY 7.30 p.m. JulieKirwan
GOOD FRIDAY 7.30 p.m. Mark Kirwan/Amanda Quinlan
HOLY SATURDAY 7.30 p.m. Pauline Gardiner
EASTER SUNDAY 11.00 a.m. Sister Regina
Killasmeestia
EASTER SUNDAY 9.30 a.m. Helen Kavanagh
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Celebrating the Radical Easter Message of Liberation for Women
This Conference will be on 25TH April 2026
Pembroke Hotel, Patrick Street, Kilkenny.
Speaker: Dr Grainne Doherty. Times: 10 a.m. – 4.30 p.m.
Cost: 20 Euro (includes tea/coffee) pay on door.
Booking essential:
Contact Sara or Catherina 056/7722870
9.00 a.m. t0 4.30 p.m. Monday to Friday or
Email: regionaloffice@ssjg.ie before 17th April 2026.
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* CLOCKS GO FORWARD ONE HOUR THIS WEEKEND *
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