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Study of the Readings

Joyce Ann Zimmerman, ed.

• Words, Phrases
• To the point
• Gospel at the (Palm) Procession
Our Experience

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The Word Embodied

John Kavanaugh, S. J.

...The liturgy of Passion Sunday is a collision of themes: glorious hosannas and somber omens...

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Historical Cultural Context

John J. Pilch

The passion story of Jesus is the oldest part of the Christian tradition to be preserved...

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Thoughts from the
Early Church


Edith Barnecut, O.S.B., ed.

Commentary: Gregory Palamas

Because of all he had done, the simple people believed in the Lord...

Commentary: Augustine

He knew the appointed hour for him to die...


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Preparing for Sunday

Larry
Gillick, S. J.


...The root meaning of the word “innocence” is not “guiltless,” but “no harm.” This is a prism through which we can watch Jesus while listening to the long narrative of the Passion...

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Scripture In Depth

Reginald H. Fuller

An analysis of the readings for this Sunday.

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