Palm Sunday. Today my parents and I watched the Mass on TV celebrated with Pope Francis. It was beautiful, of course. My dad commented on all of the crowds who were there in person from all over the world. The faith really does unite people. Regardless of what language you speak, the celebration of the Mass is the same and you know what is going on. One thing that touched me was the Psalms that were interspersed throughout. Although they were written hundreds of years before Jesus Christ was born, they described His suffering and death. When Jesus was alive, He said that He came to fulfill the prophecies. These are just some examples. Another thing that struck me was during Pope Francis’ homily. He was talking about how Jesus was passed back and forth to assorted people before he was sentenced to death. No one wanted to take responsibility for Him. The Pope said that he thought about all the marginalized and the poor and how no one wants to take responsibility for them. Jesus was there too – He understands and will be their companion if they allow Him to be. Another remark that moved me was, “Even at the height of His annihilation, Jesus reveals the true face of God, which is mercy.” Certainly God could have stepped in and wiped out everyone who had any part of killing His Son. But He did not. Instead Jesus showed forgiveness and love. This goes right along with the reading that my mom and I have been discussing. Funny.

I Found God today as I listened to His messages during the celebration of Mass.