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Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion A
April 9, 2017

Spirituality of the Readings

John Foley, SJ

The Man Who Would Be King

On the one hand Jesus had every right to be known as the very greatest human being ever born. In the desert temptations, Satan had tempted him to think this way. But on the other hand he “emptied himself, taking the form of a servant.”

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In Exile

Ron Rolheiser

The Passion of Jesus

Jesus gave us both his life and his death. Too often, however, we do not distinguish between the two, though we should: Jesus gave his life for us in one way, through his activity; he gave his death for us in another way, through his passivity, his passion.

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Glancing Thoughts

Eleonore Stump

The King on a Donkey

Christ, who is a son of David, is a righteous king; and his kingship is forever. Only, he makes his way into his kingdom riding on a donkey.

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The Perspective of Justice

Gerald Darring

Suffering

Today’s liturgy teaches us … to bear witness to God by following Christ’s example of suffering. We pray that the world “united with him in his suffering on the cross may share his resurrection and new life.”

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Discussion Questions

Anne Osdieck

Faithful Love

Jesus endured abandonment by the one he loved most, his Abba. He chose to experience all of humanity’s worst suffering. What does this tell us?

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A Poem to Sit With

J. Janda

Mother Teresa of Calcutta 

At Mass
Christ
is hidden

in bread

on the
street

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