Brendan Hoban, in the Western People, writes about the absence of Holy Week Ceremonies this year.
"Church leaders are caught between their responsibility to give clear and appropriate guidance and the felt need of the people to celebrate the key events of the first Easter. But their (and our) moral responsibility is clear. The bottom line is that no compromise that might endanger health and life is acceptable."

Mary of Bethany offers Jesus a loving service that mirrors what he himself does for all of us...