Sunday, 13 April 2025
Palm Sunday
Questions for the Week:
FIRST READING: ISAIAH 50:4-7
Isaiah bears witness as one who did not lose his faith despite persecution and ridicule. Can you discuss a time when your faith was put to the test?
SECOND READING: PHILIPPIANS 2:6-11
Paul teaches the Philippians that Jesus was humble and obedient to God even to the point of death by crucifixion. Why do you think humility and obedience are important virtues in following Jesus?
GOSPEL: LUKE 22:14-23:56
In his passion narrative, Luke is the only evangelist to highlight that both Pilate and Herod (Antipas) find Jesus innocent of the charges against him. Is there a friend or co-worker you could help this week who is being treated unfairly?
©LPi
A Word from Fr Danny:
Why do we celebrate the Suffering and Crucifixion of Christ twice during Holy Week – firstly on Palm Sunday, and then on Good Friday? Perhaps it is so we share in Christ’s Passion throughout the week , and because the Mass and the Cross represent the same event.
Our role is to be moved by these earth‑shattering events, not merely as observers but as Christians, that is, ones who follow Christ. In our prayers, we could ask: “How can we emulate Your life this week?” The Gospel’s account of Christ’s last words, “Father, into Your hands I commend my spirit,” offers a way forward. Do we truly desire to follow Him by surrendering our spirits to the Father? While we cannot die with Christ, we can unite with Him by engaging in the unique liturgies and practices of Holy Week.
Please continue to pray for our elect, who will be received into the Church at the Easter Vigil.
- Fr Danny
Stay with me. Remain here with me. Watch and pray.
As challenging as it is, walking with Christ during Holy Week is a core part of our discipleship. It is an act of love and friendship with Christ—a gift of staying present with Him during the most difficult and unsettling part of His journey. We do this because He has asked us to remain near Him, awake and alert. It is the offering of ourselves, the truest gift we have to give.
Over the next week, you are invited to engage with our interactive Holy Week Display in the foyer. Sit with Jesus at the Last Supper. Feel the weight of the Cross. Taste the bitterness of the vinegar He was given to drink.
PARISH NEWS & EVENTS
Here’s what's happening
Sunday, 13 April: Palm Sunday
5pm Saturday Vigil Mass, Tūrangi | 9am Mass, Taupō
Sacrament of Penance
8.30am | Chapel | Taupō
Divine Mercy
3pm | Taupō
Monday, 14 April
Mass
7pm | Taupō
Tuesday, 15 April
Mass
9am | Church | Taupō
Chrism Mass
12noon | Cathedral | Hamilton
Wednesday, 16 April
Ave Connect | Rosary
11.30am | Church | Tūrangi
Mass | Tūrangi
12pm | Church | Tūrangi
Fair-Weather Gardeners
12pm - 3pm | Taupō
Ave Connect | Rosary
7.00pm | Chapel | Taupō
Foundations | RCIA Reflection
7.30pm | Café | Taupō
Thursday, 17 April | Holy Thursday
Mass of the Lord’s Supper | Taupo
7pm | Church | Taupō
Friday, 18 April | Good Friday
Stations of the Cross | Tūrangi
11am | Tūrangi
Celebration of the Passion of Our Lord
3pm | Church | Taupō
Saturday, 19 April | Holy Saturday
Easter Vigil
7pm | Church | Taupō
Sunday, 20 April | Easter Sunday
Sacrament of Penance
8.30am | Chapel | Taupō
Mass
9am | Church | Taupō
Mass
12noon | Church | Tūrangi
Divine Mercy
3pm | Taupō
Monday, 21 April
Mass
7pm | Taupō
Tuesday, 22 April
Mass
9am | Church | Taupō
Wednesday, 23 April
Ave Connect | Rosary
11.30am | Church | Tūrangi
Mass | Tūrangi
12pm | Church | Tūrangi
Fair-Weather Gardeners
12pm - 3pm | Taupō
Ave Connect | Rosary
7pm | Chapel | Taupō
Foundations | RCIA
7.30pm | Café | Taupō
Thursday, 24 April
Mass
9am | Chuch | Taupō
Friday, 25 April | ANZAC Day
Mass
12pm | Church | Taupō
Divine Mercy
3pm | Taupō
Saturday, 26 April
Mass
9am | Church | Taupō
Sacrament of Penance
9.30am | Taupō
Vigil Mass | Divine Mercy Sunday
5pm | Church | Tūrangi
Ministers for Sunday, 13 April
Palm Sunday
Taupō
Tūrangi
THIS WEEK….
Don’t our gardens look beautiful?! If you’re keen to lend a hand on a casual basis, to pull a few weeds, come along on a Wednesday anytime between 12noon and 3pm and join some of our gardening team.
COMING UP…
RETREATS
Retreats
Tyburn Monastery, Ngakuru &
Cluny Retreat Centre, Tauranga
DIOCESAN NEWS & EVENTS
PILGRIMAGE TO MEDJUGORJE
Do you feel called to respond to the invitation of Our Lady Queen of Peace to be with her in Medjugorje? Millions of pilgrims have responded and have experienced an extraordinary, grace-filled pilgrimage. Join Mir Pilgrimages and chaplain Fr Joy Thottamkara on a group pilgrimage departing 22 May 2025 for 10 fulfilling days and nights experiencing 'Medjugorje In-Depth'. See your parish noticeboard or call Patricia Parsons on 027 421 9064.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS & EVENTS
Ahead of the 2025 Jubilee, Pope Francis has inaugurated a Year of Prayer.
Click the image to explore the Diocese of Hamilton Year of Prayer Resources
Click the image above to go to the Jubilee Year website.