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“He gazes on each one of us with love”: Archbishop Costelloe’s Palm Sunday and Chrism Mass messages call for renewal and courage
“He gazes on each one of us tonight – he looks deeply into our eyes and searches our hearts – and with love and hope he says to each of us, ‘Come, follow me, walk in my footsteps, do not be afraid, for I have called you by your name – you are mine.’” This was the message of Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB to the people of the Archdiocese of Perth across the first major liturgies of Holy Week 2025.
On Palm Sunday, recovering pope says to carry the cross with compassion
By Justin McLellan
Pope Francis greets the faithful as he makes a surprise appearance in St. Peter's Square at the end of Palm Sunday Mass at the Vatican on 13 April 2024. Photo: CNS/Vatican Media.
Carrying the cross means more than bearing personal suffering - it means stepping into the pain of others and walking beside them, Pope Francis wrote at the start of Holy Week.
"To carry th...
Archbishop Costelloe challenges faithful to contemplate what they are willing to offer God in return for Christs sacrifice
Speaking at Palm Sunday, 24 March, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB said that God’s ultimate act of love was manifested in the gift of Jesus Christ, who willingly sacrificed His life for humanity.
On Palm Sunday, Pope Francis prays people open hearts to God, quell all hatred
On a sunny and windy day, about 60,000 people attended the Mass on 24 March, which began with a solemn procession of hundreds of people carrying green palm branches followed by about 60 cardinals and bishops, carrying “palmurelli,” pale green palm branches that were woven and braided.
Perth comes together in solidarity to walk for refugees on Palm Sunday
As the Perth Palm Sunday 2023 theme and promotional flyer highlighted, guests gathered to ‘Walk for Peace… against the horrors of war and persecution that forces people to flee their homes’.
PALM SUNDAY: Christ is God with a human face, says Archbishop Costelloe
“We Catholics believe, that is, we know with the certainty of our faith, that in Jesus we have so much more than a really good man who lived a wonderful life and left us a remarkable legacy and a powerful teaching,” said Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, speaking on Palm Sunday, 2 April.
PALM SUNDAY & CHRISM MASS: In Jesus we see what a life lived with real integrity, faithfulness and constancy looks like, says Archbishop Costelloe
Archbishop Costelloe marked the beginning of Holy Week with two important celebrations, inviting the congregation to commit to an active search for communion with Christ.
The Palm Sunday Mass was livestreamed to YouTube and Facebook supported by captions and AUSLAN interpretation, with more than 500 viewers tuning in.
Victory is not raising a flag on pile of rubble, Pope Francis says
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service
Pope Francis greets the crowd after celebrating Palm Sunday Mass in St Peter's Square at the Vatican 10 April 2022. Photo: CNS/Paul Haring.
Jesus obeyed the most challenging of commandments: to love
one's enemies; and he invites humanity to do the same by breaking a vicious
cycle of evil, sorrow and hatred with love and forgiveness, Pope Francis said
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Francis: ‘Jesus takes on human suffering to draw even closer to people’
A Christian life should be filled with amazement – astonishment at the son of God suffering and dying for humanity and awe at realising how precious and loved people are in his eyes, Pope Francis said during Palm Sunday Mass for 2021.
PALM SUNDAY ’21: Perth Archbishop challenges faithful to walk with Christ through this week of suffering
Palm Sunday of Lent for 2021 has kick-started a multitude of Holy Week and Easter live-streamed services provided by the Catholic Archdiocese of Perth from St Mary’s Cathedral.
