The Quiet Before...

It is very hard to believe that it will be Palm Sunday in only a few days. . .let Holy Week begin! Although it is quieter here in Rome, it is just the calm before a busy week, although it is going to be a very different "busy" for me. I won't have the joy and privilege of presiding at the Holy Week liturgies at Holy Redeemer Parish (Jenison) as I have done for almost a decade. Yes, I am going to miss presiding at what are my favorite liturgies, but I am going to have the opportunity to celebrate all but Holy Thursday at St. Peter's Basilica. And I am slated to distribute the Eucharist at all of the liturgies I will be attending. What a privilege!

I will be praying for all of you this week, please pray for me!

Here is the official portrait of Pope Francis, with Swiss Guard pictures on either side (just because).