Triumphal entry into Jerusalem

thumb|Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem (Giotto, 1304 ca.) The triumphal entry into Jerusalem is a narrative in the four canonical Gospels describing the arrival of Jesus in Jerusalem a few days before his crucifixion. This event is celebrated each year by Christians on Palm Sunday. Quotes about So the disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them. They brought the donkey and the colt, laid their clothes on them, and set Him on them. And a very great multitude spread their clothes on the road; others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road. Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: “Hosanna to the Son of David! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’See Book of Psalms 118:25-26: "LORD, save us! LORD, grant us success! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you." (NKJV) Hosanna in the highest!” And when He had come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, “Who is this?” So the multitudes said, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee.” Gospel of Matthew 21:6-11 NKJV. As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.” This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet: “Say to Daughter Zion, ‘See, your king comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’See Book of Zechariah 9:9: "Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold,your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, Lowly and riding on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey." (NKJV) Gospel of Matthew 21:1-5 NKJV. He who has surrendered himself to it knows that the Way ends on the Cross — even when it is leading him through the jubilation of Gennesaret or the triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment. Dag Hammarskjöld, Markings (1964) L'ingresso di Gesù in Gerusalemme assume il significato dell'incontro di Gesù con quella che era per gli ebrei la città per eccellenza, quella che gli arabi chiamano ancora oggi la santa, la città della promessa e della speranza. Jesus' entry into Jerusalem takes on the significance of Jesus' encounter with what was for the Jews the city par excellence, the one that Arabs still call today the holy city, the city of promise and hope. Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini, Verso Gerusalemme, Feltrinelli Editore, 2004 (in Italian). References External links Category:Episodes of the life of Jesus