In Holy Week we follow Christ from his triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, through his institution of the Eucharist and the priesthood on Holy Thursday, to his passion and death on Good Friday and his resurrection on Easter Sunday. If we follow him closely throughout our life we will not abandon him as did the apostles and we will rise to eternal life with him when we die. In this meditation we consider how we should:

• acknowledge our weakness and our possibility of denying Our Lord as did Peter
• attend Mass often and receive Holy Communion well in order to strengthen our love for Jesus
• stay awake in our prayer in order to draw ever closer to Christ
• follow Christ closely, not at a distance, avoiding lukewarmness
• avoid attachment to creature comforts and things in order to have our heart free to love God
• take up our cross daily and follow our Lord in his passion
• follow Christ closely throughout our life in order to rise with him to eternal life