The Gospel Message for April 5, 2020 is from Matthew.
“We hold palm branches today, recalling Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem, the holy city. It is a bittersweet remembrance because we know that no sooner had he celebrated the Passover meal with his disciples than he was arrested, tried, convicted, and put to death. But Jerusalem is more than the site of his crucifixion. It is also the site of his resurrection. Through his sacrifice we all hope to one day reach the eternal Jerusalem.” Source: Pastoral Patterns, Spring 2020
Matthew 21:1-11
When Jesus and the disciples 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 comes 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 crowds replied, “This is Jesus the prophet, from Nazareth in Galilee.
DAILY READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday Isa 42:1-7; John 12:1-11
Tuesday Isa 49:1-6; John 13:21-33, 36-38
Wednesday Isa 50:4-9a; Matt 26:14-25
Thursday Exo 12:1-8, 11-14; 1 Cor 11:23-26; John 13:1-15
Friday Isa 52:13—53:12; Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9; John 18:1—19:42
Saturday Gen 1:1−2:2; Gen 22:1-18; Exodus 14:15−15:1; Isaiah 54:5-14; Isaiah 55:1-11; Bar 3:9-15,32−4:4; Ezek 36:16-17a,18-28; Rom 6:3-11; Matt 28:1-10