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Epistle Reading: Letter of St Paul to the Romans (11:13-24)

Gospel: Matthew 21:1-17New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSVCE)

Jesus’ Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem

21 When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, ² saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to me. ³ If anyone says anything to you, just say this, ‘The Lord needs them.’ And he will send them immediately.^[a]” ⁴ This took place to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet, saying,

⁶ The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them; ⁷ they brought the donkey and the colt, and put their cloaks on them, and he sat on them. ⁸ A very large crowd^[b] spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. ⁹ The crowds that went ahead of him and that followed were shouting,

¹⁰ When he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in turmoil, asking, “Who is this?” ¹¹ The crowds were saying, “This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee.”

Jesus Cleanses the Temple

¹² Then Jesus entered the temple^[c] and drove out all who were selling and buying in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves. ¹³ He said to them, “It is written,

¹⁴ The blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he cured them. ¹⁵ But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the amazing things that he did, and heard^[d] the children crying out in the temple, “Hosanna to the Son of David,” they became angry ¹⁶ and said to him, “Do you hear what these are saying?” Jesus said to them, “Yes; have you never read,

¹⁷ He left them, went out of the city to Bethany, and spent the night there.

Prayers & Meditation

Prayer:  Come, Holy Spirit, living in Mary, and rule over my heart, mind and soul and help me to be meek and humble of heart.

• Does the King of glory find a welcome entry in your heart and home?
• What is the significance of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem?
• Why did Jesus entered Jerusalem riding upon a donkey and not upon a horse?
• Do you give the Lord Jesus full reign in your heart and in your home?
• Do your walls echo with the praise of his glory?
• How are you purifying your heart to make it a clean place for God? Do you thirst for holiness?

“Lord Jesus, be the King of my life that it may reflect your meekness and humility that you may be honored as the King of glory”