Palm Sunday
On
Sunday, five days before the Passover of the Law, the Lord came from
Bethany to Jerusalem. Sending two of His disciples to bring Him a foal
of an ass, He sat thereon and entered into the city. When the multitude
there heard that Jesus was coming, they straightway took up the branches
of palm trees in their hands, and went forth to meet Him. Others spread
their garments on the ground, and yet others cut branches from the
trees and strewed them in the way that Jesus was to pass; and all of
them together, especially the children, went before and after Him,
crying out: "Hosanna: Blessed is He that cometh in the Name of the Lord,
the King of Israel" (John 12:13). This is the radiant and glorious
festival of our Lord's entry into Jerusalem that we celebrate today.
The
branches of the palm trees symbolize Christ's victory over the devil
and death. The word Hosanna means "Save, I pray," or "Save, now." The
foal of an ass, and Jesus' sitting thereon, and the fact that this
animal was untamed and considered unclean according to the Law,
signified the former uncleanness and wildness of the nations, and their
subjection thereafter to the holy Law of the Gospel.
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