Category: Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion

CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: Saint Andrew of Crete: “[‘Hosanna! Blessed is He Who Comes in the Name of the Lord, the King of Israel!’]; Sermon for Palm Sunday; PG 97, 1002” – DailyGospel.org

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Cross Atop Rocky Cliff

“Have courage, daughter of Zion, do not be afraid. ‘Behold, your king comes to you, humble and mounted on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden’ (Zec 9:9). He is coming who is everywhere present and pervades all things; he is coming to achieve in you his work of universal salvation. He is coming ‘who came to call

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “See What the End Shall Be – Palm Sunday”- Archdiocese of Washington/Msgr. Charles Pope

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Jesus Carries the Cross, adapted from image at loc.gov

“… As we read the Passion we must understand that this is not merely an account of the behavior of people long gone, this is a portrait of you and me; we do these things. …”

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CATHOLIC MUSIC VIDEO: “O Sacred Head Surrounded”

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Jesus Carries the Cross, adapted from image at loc.gov

O Sacred Head, surrounded by crown of piercing thorn! O Bleeding Head, so wounded, reviled and put to scorn! Our sins have marred the glory of Thy Most Holy Face, yet Angel Hosts adore thee and tremble as they gaze [lyrics continue below video] I see thy strength and vigor all fading in the strife, and death with cruel rigor,

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CATHOLIC MUSIC VIDEO: “All Glory Laud and Honor”

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Interior of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University oif Notre Dame, Copyright Steven C. Welsh

“All Glory Laud and Honor,” by Saint Theodulph ca. 9th century, translated by John Mason Neale, 1851, sung at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame. All glory, laud, and honor to you, Redeemer, King, to whom the lips of children made sweet hosannas ring. You are the King of Israel and David’s royal Son,

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “Sermon for Palm Sunday”/”Blessed is he who comes in the Name of the Lord” – Blessed Guerric of Igny (c.1080-1157), Cistercian abbot

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“… If we consider today’s procession and the Passion together, we see Jesus sublime and glorious on one hand,  and humiliated and suffering on the other. For in the procession he receives royal honors and in the Passion he is mortified as a criminal. … Lord Jesus, whether your face be glorious or humiliated, we always see wisdom shining in it.

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “Homily of Saint John Paul II, Palm Sunday, 28 March 1999”

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Saint Pope John Paul II file photo, adapted from image at archives.gov

“… Yes! #Jesus #Christ is Lord! He is the Lord of time and history, the Redeemer and the Saviour of man. Blessed be he who comes in the name of the Lord! #Hosanna! …”

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “See What the End Shall Be – Palm Sunday” – Archdiocese of Washington/ Msgr. Charles Pope

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Cross Atop Rocky Cliff

“… The usual villains (the Temple leaders, Judas, and the recruited crowd shouting, ‘Crucify him!’) are unambiguously wicked and display their sinfulness openly; but there are others involved whose struggles and neglectfulness, though more subtle, are no less real. It is in examining these figures that we can learn a great deal about ourselves. Although we may not openly shout,

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CATHOLIC FAITHLINK: “HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI: CELEBRATION OF PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF OUR LORD 2011”

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View of St. Peter's Basilica at Vatican from River

“… We are on pilgrimage with the Lord to the heights. We are striving for pure hearts and clean hands, we are seeking truth, we are seeking the face of God. Let us show the Lord that we desire to be righteous, and let us ask him: Draw us upwards! Make us pure! Grant that the words which we sang

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