In your life
do you often ask these questions? Who will help me through in my life? Who will accompany me in my
journey to God? God Himself is the answer to these questions. We find
God’s answer in what we are celebrating today, the Palm Sunday or the Passion
Sunday. As Jesus entered Jerusalem in a
donkey, the people went running to meet Him as they shouted, “HOSANNA!” which means “we pray, save us!
When the people were shouting as He
entered Jerusalem, "We are happy
because God Himself." Ang Panginoon mismo ang nagbigay ng
kasagutan, “Ito ay ang araw na ito ng
Palm Sunday, also called Passion Sunday. Nadidiyan po ang sagot, noong sumigaw
ang mga HOSANNA which means, “hinihiling ko, iligtas mo ako.” Pray, save us!
Jesus entered Jerusalem and the people
joyfully met Him holding palm leaves,shook them as Jesus passed by. This same
scene is re-enacted every year, and we
did just that earlier.
During Palm Sunday we hear
the longest Gospel read to us. It tells us about the whole story of Christ’s suffering, His
passion, his death and his
resurrection. The days of the Holy Week
are very important days in all the days of the whole year because we celebrate liturgically the Paschal
Mystery; the passion, death, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.
If
we look at the life of our Lord Jesus, it was within that week where all these
events happened. That is why it is
called Holy Vatican II says, in order
for Jesus to fulfill His mission: to save and redeem
mankind , he offered his life .He gave
to God the most perfect glory and he was able to achieve for us the
Redemption which we proclaim, “By dying He destroyed our
death, by rising He restored our life.” Before his suffering and death , nobody
could enter the Kingdom of God. But after his Resurrection the doors of Heaven
opened and our life in God is
restored.