VEILING THE CROSS

Sacrament of Healing and Grace
Be sure to come this Thursday, April 7 at 7:00 p.m., for confession and receive God’s healing grace…to set us free of our past and full of light for Easter. We will have 10 priests available.

Tradition of Veiling the Cross and Statues
The custom of veiling the Cross and statues from the 9th Century Germany is meant to ‘simplify’ the worship space to concentrate (internally) on the great essentials of Christ's work of Redemption. It originally represented the ‘veil’ between God and humanity that was present before Jesus’ Redeeming Crucifixion.

The intent of this tradition is to create a ‘spiritual hunger’ to see the face of our Savior, Jesus Christ, once again at Easter. The covering of the cross and other spiritual images makes the celebration of Easter much more significant. For Easter morning, the spiritual images and crucifixes are uncovered as symbols of Christ's presence and close proximity after his Resurrection.

Save the Date!
Be sure and clear your calendar for the Church’s Three High Holy Days: 

• April 14 Holy Thursday Mass at 7:00 p.m.
• April 15 Good Friday Stations of the Cross at 3:00 p.m.
• April 15 The Passion of the Lord at 7:00 p.m.
• April 16 Easter Vigil at 8:00 p.m.
• April 17 Easter Sunday Masses at 8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

God's Peace,
Fr. JIm Deiters