St. Joseph Parish

Thank you for visiting and welcome to St. Joseph Parish. We, the community of Saint Joseph Parish, a Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Family rooted in Christ, are committed to loving and serving one another by living, sharing, and celebrating our Faith. We hope that you find this website inviting and resourceful.
 

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                                                                Palm Sunday

Perhaps the liturgical expression of palm branches followed by shouts of crucifixion has something in common with our spiritual life. When are the moments we are ecstatic? When are our plan branch and singing moments? What causes those moments? Are we caught up with the crowd?
 
Are we praising the Messiah, or the things we want the Messiah to do? Are we caught up in the expectations, or ready to be a disciple, which literally means “to follow.”
 
It’s much easier to sing somebody’s praise when we think that person will live up to our expectations. But what happens when they do not? What happens when there is another path to follow?
 
The moments in our spiritual life when we cry, “Crucify him! Crucify him!” are not likely to be “high praise” moments. Crucifixions happen by our negligence and our selfishness. We crucify when we destroy, uproot, tear down, our otherwise extinguish life and that which is life-giving. 
 
And often we don’t realize it until it’s too late. But we believe in a God who brings life from death, even when we cause the death. And that is the ultimate paschal mystery.
 
God Bless your hearts!