On this Palm Sunday, Tony discusses the Gospel reading proclaimed in commemoration of Our Lord’s Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem at the beginning of Holy Week. As Tony explains, this most august event in Christ’s life teaches us the recognizing Jesus as Our Savior and King is the only way we can enter into Holy Week properly.
The Commemoration of the Lord’s Entrance into Jerusalem:
Gospel: Luke 19:28-40
Mass Readings:
First Reading: Isaiah 50:4-7
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24
Second Reading: Philippians 2:6-11
Gospel: Luke 22:14-23:56
Endnotes:
John 14:6
John 3:17
John 8:11b
John 8:11c
1 Samuel 8:16
Zechariah 9:9
John 18:33 & 37
John 18:36
Psalm 118:26a
Psalm 118:5
Psalm 118:13-14
Dr. Eric J. Harvey, Hallel: How Many Psalms?
Rabbi David Silber, Hallel at the Seder? How does Hallel Connect to Passover?
Exodus 12:1-20
John 1:29
Fr. Pablo T. Gadenz, The Gospel of Luke, 380 in The Catholic Commentary on Scripture Series.
Genesis 22:9
Luke 3:22
Genesis 22:2
Fr. Pablo T. Gadenz, The Gospel of Luke, 380.
Genesis 22:14
2 Corinthians 5:21
Matthew 27:28; Mark 15:27
John 18:40
Joseph Ratzinger, The Feast of Faith, 117.
Tim Gray, From Jewish Passover to Christian Eucharist: The Todah Sacrifice as Backdrop for the Last Supper, 80 in Scripture & The Mystery of the Mass.
Tony Crescio is the founder of FRESHImage Ministries. He holds an MTS from the University of Notre Dame and is currently a PhD candidate in Christian Theology at Saint Louis University. His research focuses on the intersection between moral and sacramental theology. His dissertation is entitled, Presencing the Divine: Augustine, the Eucharist and the Ethics of Exemplarity.
Tony’s academic publications can be found here.