Bishop James Ruggieri celebrated Palm Sunday Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland, marking the start of Holy Week, the most sacred time of the year. Reflecting on Christ’s Paschal Mystery, which we commemorate this week, the bishop said it is “very fitting that we call it a mystery because it is so mysterious how much and to what extent God loves us. That’s the reality and that’s the emphatic point that Holy Week makes.” Read more from the bishop’s Palm Sunday homily: https://portlanddiocese.org/news/bishop-ruggieri-celebrates-palm-sunday-2025