April 13, 2014
The Entry into Jerusalem
A reading from the Gospel of Saint Matthew 21, 1 – 11:
When they drew near Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find an ass tethered, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them here to me. And if anyone should say anything to you, reply, ‘The master has need of them.’ Then he will send them at once.” This happened so that what had been spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled:
“Say to daughter Zion, ‘Behold, your king is coming to you,
meek and riding on an ass, and on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.'”
The disciples went and did as Jesus had ordered them. They brought the ass and the colt and laid their cloaks over them, and he sat upon them. The very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and strewed them on the road. The crowds preceding him and those following kept crying out and saying,
“Hosanna to the Son of David; blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord;
hosanna in the highest.”
And when he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was shaken and asked, “Who is this?” And the crowd replied, “This is Jesus the prophet, from Nazareth in Galilee.”
Today Sunday is Palm Sunday also called Passion Sunday. It is the beginning of Holy Week when Jesus was arrested, wiped, crowned with thorns and he carried His cross to Calvary and there He was nailed to the cross and died and on Sunday he was resurrected from the dead. This is the most Holy Week of the year. Let us take part in all the ceremonies of the week.
Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words, “I call you to follow Me every day My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters as you enter Holy Week. You cannot live Holy Week unless you are united to Me for I am the one who suffered and died on Good Friday during this week and on Sunday I rose from the dead. The Holy Week started with My solemn entrance into Jerusalem and I was sitting on an ass and the people placed their coats on the road where I passed. The people also held branches which they broke of the trees nearby and they sang the song, Hosanna in the highest. On that day many people accepted Me as the prophet who came to save His people.
I call on you all today to join in the festivity and sing as I am Jesus, your Savior, who is coming to you. I come to atone for your sins and to bring you all into My Kingdom. Believe in Me with all your heart and you will be blessed.”
Father Melvin