Easter Week 2026

 

The war in Iran was cited as the reason for Israel initially preventing the traditional Palm Sunday mass being celebrated in Jerusalem though  I believe the Israeli government eventually relented somewhat. 

In any event the above picture is of holy mass being celebrated on 2nd April 2026 at the church of the Holy Sepulchre.

Earlier, Psalm Sunday mass was celebrated at the Sacred Heart Church in Wimbledon and I attended  the first mass of Psalm Sunday which took place on the Saturday night. There was quite a crowd there and the lengthy passion scripture was read outside, near the main door before we entered the church for the long holy mass.

Iran has professed a wish to extinguish Israel, so the latter country's attacks on Iran are to some extent understandable. Those of the USA on the other hand are in my opinion,  not. I loathed the Iranian government's method of controlling its people  before the current attacks by the USA and Israel, by for example killing at least 30,000 of them for their protest riots. However even then the matter was for the Iranian people  not for foreigners to attempt to resolve.

President Trump's actions remind me of those of King Herod who attempted  unsuccessfully to kill the infant Jesus. Of course President Trump may be suffering from dementia or another kind of illness,and in any case, perhaps the words of the Apostle Luke in chapter 23 verse 34 of the New Testament apply:

Father forgive them for they know not what they do.