Passion/Palm Sunday
Literally, hosanna means “I beg you to save!” or “please deliver us!”
1 O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
his steadfast love endures for ever!
2 Let
Israel say,
“His steadfast love endures for ever.”
19 Open
to me the gates of righteousness,
that I may enter through them
and give thanks to the LORD.
20 This
is the gate of the LORD;
the righteous shall enter through it.
21 I
thank you that you have answered me
and have become my salvation.
22 The
stone that the builders rejected
has become the chief cornerstone.
23 This
is the LORD’s doing;
it is marvelous in our eyes.
24 This
is the day that the LORD has made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.
25 Save
us, we beseech you, O LORD!
O LORD, we beseech you, give us success!
26 Blessed
is the one who comes in the name of the LORD.
We bless you from the house of the LORD.
27 The
LORD is God,
and he has given us light.
Bind the festal procession with branches,
up to the horns of the altar.
28 You
are my God, and I will give thanks to you;
you are my God, I will extol you.
29 O
give thanks to the LORD, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29
Remember … that the ashes that were on your forehead
are created from the burnt palms of last Palm Sunday.
New beginnings invariably come from old false things
that are allowed to die.
~ Richard Rohr
We have
committed the Golden Rule to memory;
let us now
commit it to life.
~ Edwin
Markham
Sondra, Carolyn, Kimra (I
added a smile to her face!)
Coffee Hour with church
members last Sunday
UCHealth - Highlands Ranch
Our speaker at Rotary
presented the "ins and outs" of building SoFi Stadium,
the new home in Los Angeles to both the LA Rams and the LA Chargers.
The stadium will also be the site of the 2022 LVI Super Bowl next February
and will host the main opening ceremony of the 2028 LVI Olympics.
Good Friday
The cross before us
Blocks out the rest of the world.
The lamb of God dies.
~ Lionel E.
Deimel
March 28, 2021 Sixth Sunday in Lent Year B
Palm
Sunday
Previous OPQs may be found at:
1When they
were approaching Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives,
he sent two of his disciples 2and said to them, “Go into the
village ahead of you, and immediately as you enter it, you will find tied there
a colt that has never been ridden; untie it and bring it. 3If anyone
says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ just say this, ‘The Lord needs it and
will send it back here immediately.’” 4They went away and found a colt tied
near a door, outside in the street. As they were untying it, 5some of the
bystanders said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?” 6They told
them what Jesus had said; and they allowed them to take it. 7Then they
brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it; and he sat on it. 8Many people
spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had
cut in the fields. 9Then those who went ahead and those who followed were
shouting,
“Hosanna!
Blessed
is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!
10 Blessed
is the coming kingdom of our ancestor David!
Hosanna
in the highest heaven!”
11Then he
entered Jerusalem and went into the temple; and when he had looked around at
everything, as it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.
Mark 11:1-11
Agnus Day, by James Wetzstein
The Way of the Cross
http://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/documents/ns_lit_doc_via-crucis_en.html
Stations of the Cross
https://catechismangel.com/2021/01/09/free-printable-stations-of-the-cross-posters/
Once again ...
The Cross, an animation
walk30a http://www.gieson.com/Library/projects/animations/walk/index.html
The Good News:
Jesus Christ died to pay for
all your wicked actions.
He was raised by God on the third day.
He was seen by more than 500 people after the resurrection.
40 days later, he ascended to heaven.
All who place their faith in
Jesus will become children of God.
Liturgy of the Palms:
Liturgy of the
Passion:
Liturgy of the Palms:
Mark 11:1-11, OR John 12:12-16
Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29
Liturgy of the Passion:
Isaiah 50:4-9a
Psalm 31:9-16
Philippians 2:5-11
Mark 14:1-15:47, OR Mark 15:1-39 (40-47)
Liturgy
of the Palms Readings:
Psalm
118:1-2, 19-29
1 O
give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
his steadfast love endures for ever!
2 Let
Israel say,
“His steadfast love
endures for ever.”
19 Open
to me the gates of righteousness,
that I may enter
through them
and give thanks to
the LORD.
20 This
is the gate of the LORD;
the righteous shall
enter through it.
21 I
thank you that you have answered me
and have become my
salvation.
22 The
stone that the builders rejected
has become the
chief cornerstone.
23 This
is the LORD’s doing;
it is marvelous in
our eyes.
24 This
is the day that the LORD has made;
let us rejoice and
be glad in it.
25 Save
us, we beseech you, O LORD!
O LORD, we beseech
you, give us success!
26 Blessed
is the one who comes in the name of the LORD.
We bless you from
the house of the LORD.
27 The
LORD is God,
and he has given us
light.
Bind the festal procession with branches,
up to the horns of
the altar.
28 You
are my God, and I will give thanks to you;
you are my God, I
will extol you.
29 O
give thanks to the LORD, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
1When they
were approaching Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives,
he sent two of his disciples 2and said to them, “Go into the
village ahead of you, and immediately as you enter it, you will find tied there
a colt that has never been ridden; untie it and bring it. 3If anyone
says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ just say this, ‘The Lord needs it and
will send it back here immediately.’” 4They went away and found a colt tied
near a door, outside in the street. As they were untying it, 5some of the
bystanders said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?” 6They told
them what Jesus had said; and they allowed them to take it. 7Then they
brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it; and he sat on it. 8Many people
spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had
cut in the fields. 9Then those who went ahead and those who followed were
shouting,
“Hosanna!
Blessed is the one
who comes in the name of the Lord!
10 Blessed
is the coming kingdom of our ancestor David!
Hosanna in the
highest heaven!”
11Then he
entered Jerusalem and went into the temple; and when he had looked around at
everything, as it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.
Or alternate Reading John 12:12-16
12The next day
the great crowd that had come to the festival heard that Jesus was coming to
Jerusalem. 13So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him,
shouting,
"Hosanna!
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the
Lord —
the King of
Israel!”
14Jesus found
a young donkey and sat on it; as it is written:
15 “Do
not be afraid, daughter of Zion.
Look, your king is coming,
sitting on a
donkey’s colt!”
16His
disciples did not understand these things at first; but when Jesus was
glorified, then they remembered that these things had been written of him and
had been done to him.
4 The
Lord GOD has given me
the tongue of a
teacher,
that I may know how to sustain
the weary with a
word.
Morning by morning he wakens —
wakens my ear
to listen as those
who are taught.
5 The
Lord GOD has opened my ear,
and I was not
rebellious,
I did not turn
backward.
6 I
gave my back to those who struck me,
and my cheeks to
those who pulled out the beard;
I did not hide my face
from insult and
spitting.
7 The
Lord GOD helps me;
therefore I have
not been disgraced;
therefore I have set my face like flint,
and I know that I
shall not be put to shame;
8 he
who vindicates me is near.
Who will contend with me?
Let us stand up
together.
Who are my adversaries?
Let them confront
me.
9a It
is the Lord GOD who helps me;
who will declare me
guilty?
9 Be
gracious to me, O LORD, for I am in distress;
my eye wastes away
from grief,
my soul and body
also.
10 For
my life is spent with sorrow,
and my years with
sighing;
my strength fails because of my misery,
and my bones waste
away.
11 I
am the scorn of all my adversaries,
a horror to my
neighbors,
an object of dread to my acquaintances;
those who see me in
the street flee from me.
12 I
have passed out of mind like one who is dead;
I have become like
a broken vessel.
ForI hear the whispering of many —
terror all around!
—
as they scheme together against me,
as they plot to
take my life.
14 But
I trust in you, O LORD;
I say, “You are my
God.”
15 My
times are in your hand;
deliver me from the
hand of my enemies and persecutors.
16 Let
your face shine upon your servant;
save me in your
steadfast love.
Second Reading Philippians 2:5-11
5Let the same
mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus,
6 who,
though he was in the form of God,
did not regard
equality with God
as something to be
exploited,
7 but
emptied himself,
taking the form of
a slave,
being born in human
likeness.
And being found in human form,
8 he
humbled himself
and became obedient
to the point of death —
even death on a
cross.
9 Therefore
God also highly exalted him
and gave him the
name
that is above every
name,
10 so
that at the name of Jesus
every knee should
bend,
in heaven and on
earth and under the earth,
11 and
every tongue should confess
that Jesus Christ
is Lord,
to the glory of God
the Father.
14:1It was two
days before the Passover and the festival of Unleavened Bread. The chief
priests and the scribes were looking for a way to arrest Jesus by stealth and
kill him; 2for they said, “Not during the festival, or there may be a riot
among the people.”
3While he was
at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at the table, a woman
came with an alabaster jar of very costly ointment of nard, and she broke open
the jar and poured the ointment on his head. 4But some
were there who said to one another in anger, “Why was the ointment wasted in
this way? 5For this ointment could have been sold for more than three
hundred denarii, and the money given to the poor.” And they scolded her. 6But Jesus
said, “Let her alone; why do you trouble her? She has performed a good service
for me. 7For you always have the poor with you, and you can show kindness
to them whenever you wish; but you will not always have me. 8She has done
what she could; she has anointed my body beforehand for its burial. 9Truly I tell
you, wherever the good news is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done
will be told in remembrance of her.”
10Then Judas
Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went to the chief priests in order to
betray him to them. 11When they heard it, they were greatly pleased, and promised to
give him money. So he began to look for an opportunity to betray him.
12On the first
day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb is sacrificed, his disciples
said to him, “Where do you want us to go and make the preparations for you to
eat the Passover?” 13So he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, “Go into the
city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you; follow him, 14and wherever
he enters, say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher asks, Where is my guest
room where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ 15He will show
you a large room upstairs, furnished and ready. Make preparations for us
there.” 16So the disciples set out and went to the city, and found
everything as he had told them; and they prepared the Passover meal.
17When it was
evening, he came with the twelve. 18And when they had taken their
places and were eating, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray
me, one who is eating with me.” 19They began to be distressed
and to say to him one after another, “Surely, not I?” 20He said to
them, “It is one of the twelve, one who is dipping bread into the bowl with me. 21For the Son
of Man goes as it is written of him, but woe to that one by whom the Son of Man
is betrayed! It would have been better for that one not to have been born.”
22While they
were eating, he took a loaf of bread, and after blessing it he broke it, gave
it to them, and said, “Take; this is my body.” 23Then he took
a cup, and after giving thanks he gave it to them, and all of them drank from
it. 24He said to them, “This is my blood of the covenant, which is
poured out for many. 25Truly I tell you, I will never again
drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the
kingdom of God.”
26When they
had sung the hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. 27And Jesus
said to them, “You will all become deserters; for it is written,
‘I will strike the shepherd,
and the sheep will
be scattered.’
28But after I
am raised up, I will go before you to Galilee.” 29Peter said
to him, “Even though all become deserters, I will not.” 30Jesus said
to him, “Truly I tell you, this day, this very night, before the cock crows
twice, you will deny me three times.” 31But he said vehemently, “Even
though I must die with you, I will not deny you.” And all of them said the
same.
32They went to
a place called Gethsemane; and he said to his disciples, “Sit here while I
pray.” 33He took with him Peter and James and John, and began to be
distressed and agitated. 34And he said to them, “I am deeply
grieved, even to death; remain here, and keep awake.” 35And going a
little farther, he threw himself on the ground and prayed that, if it were
possible, the hour might pass from him. 36He said,
“Abba, Father, for you all things are possible; remove this cup from me; yet,
not what I want, but what you want.” 37He came and found them
sleeping; and he said to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep? Could you not keep
awake one hour? 38Keep awake and pray that you may not come into the time of
trial; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” 39And again he
went away and prayed, saying the same words. 40And once
more he came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy; and they
did not know what to say to him. 41He came a third time and said
to them, “Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? Enough! The hour has
come; the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. 42Get up, let
us be going. See, my betrayer is at hand.”
43Immediately,
while he was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, arrived; and with him
there was a crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests, the scribes,
and the elders. 44Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will
kiss is the man; arrest him and lead him away under guard.” 45So when he
came, he went up to him at once and said, “Rabbi!” and kissed him. 46Then they
laid hands on him and arrested him. 47But one of those who stood
near drew his sword and struck the slave of the high priest, cutting off his
ear. 48Then Jesus said to them, “Have you come out with swords and
clubs to arrest me as though I were a bandit? 49Day after
day I was with you in the temple teaching, and you did not arrest me. But let
the scriptures be fulfilled.” 50All of them desert him and
fled.
51A certain
young man was following him, wearing nothing but a linen cloth. They caught
hold of him, 52but he left the linen cloth and ran off naked.
53They took
Jesus to the high priest; and all the chief priests, the elders, and the
scribes were assembled. 54Peter had followed him at a
distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest; and he was sitting with
the guards, warming himself at the fire. 55Now the
chief priests and the whole council were looking for testimony against Jesus to
put him to death; but they found none. 56For many gave false testimony
against him, and their testimony did not agree. 57Some stood
up and gave false testimony against him, saying, 58“We heard
him say, ‘I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days
I will build another, not made with hands.’” 59But even on
this point their testimony did not agree. 60Then the
high priest stood up before them and asked Jesus, “Have you no answer? What is
it that they testify against you?” 61But he was silent and did not
answer. Again the high priest asked him, “Are you the Messiah, the Son of the
Blessed One?” 62Jesus said, “I am; and
‘you will see the Son of Man
seated at the right hand of the Power,’
and ‘coming with the clouds of heaven.’”
63Then the
high priest tore his clothes and said, “Why do we still need witnesses? 64You have
heard his blasphemy! What is your decision?” All of them condemned him as
deserving death. 65Some began to spit on him, to blindfold him, and to strike him,
saying to him, “Prophesy!” The guards also took him over and beat him.
66While Peter
was below in the courtyard, one of the servant-girls of the high priest came
by. 67When she saw Peter warming himself, she stared at him and said,
“You also were with Jesus, the man from Nazareth.” 68But he
denied it, saying, “I do not know or understand what you are talking about.”
And he went out into the forecourt. Then the cock crowed. 69And the
servant-girl, on seeing him, began again to say to the bystanders, “This man is
one of them.” 70But again he denied it. Then after a little while the bystanders
again said to Peter, “Certainly you are one of them; for you are a
Galilean.” 71But he began to curse, and he swore an oath, “I do not know this
man you are talking about.” 72At that moment the cock
crowed for the second time. Then Peter remembered that Jesus had said to him,
“Before the cock crows twice, you will deny me three times.” And he broke down
and wept.
15:1As soon as
it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and
scribes and the whole council. They bound Jesus, led him away, and handed him
over to Pilate. 2Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” He answered
him, “You say so.” 3Then the chief priests accused him of many things. 4Pilate asked
him again, “Have you no answer? See how many charges they bring against
you.” 5But Jesus made no further reply, so that Pilate was amazed.
6Now at the
festival he used to release a prisoner for them, anyone for whom they
asked. 7Now a man called Barabbas was in prison with the rebels who had
committed murder during the insurrection. 8So the crowd
came and began to ask Pilate to do for them according to his custom. 9Then he
answered them, “Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?” 10For he
realized that it was out of jealousy that the chief priests had handed him
over. 11But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release
Barabbas for them instead. 12Pilate spoke to them again,
“Then what do you wish me to do with the man you call the King of the
Jews?” 13They shouted back, “Crucify him!” 14Pilate asked
them, “Why, what evil has he done?” But they shouted all the more, “Crucify
him!” 15So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas for
them; and after flogging Jesus, he handed him over to be crucified.
16Then the
soldiers led him into the courtyard of the palace (that is, the governor’s
headquarters); and they called together the whole cohort. 17And they
clothed him in a purple cloak; and after twisting some thorns into a crown,
they put it on him. 18And they began saluting him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 19They struck
his head with a reed, spat upon him, and knelt down in homage to him. 20After
mocking him, they stripped him of the purple cloak and put his own clothes on
him. Then they led him out to crucify him.
21They
compelled a passer-by, who was coming in from the country, to carry his cross;
it was Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus. 22Then they
brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means the place of a
skull). 23And they offered him wine mixed with myrrh; but he did not take
it. 24And they crucified him, and divided his clothes among them,
casting lots to decide what each should take.
25It was nine
o'clock in the morning when they crucified him. 26The
inscription of the charge against him read, “The King of the Jews.” 27And with him
they crucified two bandits, one on his right and one on his left. 29Those who
passed by derided him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who would
destroy the temple and build it in three days, 30save
yourself, and come down from the cross!” 31In the same
way the chief priests, along with the scribes, were also mocking him among
themselves and saying, “He saved others; he cannot save himself. 32Let the
Messiah, the King of Israel, come down from the cross now, so that we may see
and believe.” Those who were crucified with him also taunted him.
33When it was
noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. 34At three
o'clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?”
which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” 35When some of
the bystanders heard it, they said, “Listen, he is calling for Elijah.” 36And someone
ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to
drink, saying, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him
down.” 37Then Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last. 38And the
curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. 39Now when the
centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he
said, “Truly this man was God’s Son!
40There were
also women looking on from a distance; among them were Mary Magdalene, and Mary
the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome. 41These used
to follow him and provided for him when he was in Galilee; and there were many
other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem.
42When evening
had come, and since it was the day of Preparation, that is, the day before the
sabbath, 43Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the council, who was
also himself waiting expectantly for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate
and asked for the body of Jesus. 44Then Pilate wondered if he
were already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he had
been dead for some time. 45When he learned from the centurion
that he was dead, he granted the body to Joseph. 46Then Joseph
bought a linen cloth, and taking down the body, wrapped it in the linen cloth,
and laid it in a tomb that had been hewn out of the rock. He then rolled a
stone against the door of the tomb. 47Mary Magdalene and Mary the
mother of Joses saw where the body was laid.
Or alternate Gospel Mark 15:1-39
(40-47)
1As soon as
it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and
scribes and the whole council. They bound Jesus, led him away, and handed him
over to Pilate. 2Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” He answered
him, “You say so.” 3Then the chief priests accused him of many things. 4Pilate asked
him again, “Have you no answer? See how many charges they bring against
you.” 5But Jesus made no further reply, so that Pilate was amazed.
6Now at the
festival he used to release a prisoner for them, anyone for whom they
asked. 7Now a man called Barabbas was in prison with the rebels who had
committed murder during the insurrection. 8So the crowd
came and began to ask Pilate to do for them according to his custom. 9Then he
answered them, “Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?” 10For he
realized that it was out of jealousy that the chief priests had handed him
over. 11But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release
Barabbas for them instead. 12Pilate spoke to them again,
“Then what do you wish me to do with the man you call the King of the
Jews?” 13They shouted back, “Crucify him!” 14Pilate asked
them, “Why, what evil has he done?” But they shouted all the more, “Crucify
him!” 15So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released Barabbas for
them; and after flogging Jesus, he handed him over to be crucified.
16Then the
soldiers led him into the courtyard of the palace (that is, the governor’s
headquarters); and they called together the whole cohort. 17And they
clothed him in a purple cloak; and after twisting some thorns into a crown,
they put it on him. 18And they began saluting him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 19They struck
his head with a reed, spat upon him, and knelt down in homage to him. 20After
mocking him, they stripped him of the purple cloak and put his own clothes on
him. Then they led him out to crucify him.
21They
compelled a passer-by, who was coming in from the country, to carry his cross;
it was Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus. 22Then they
brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means the place of a
skull). 23And they offered him wine mixed with myrrh; but he did not take
it. 24And they crucified him, and divided his clothes among them,
casting lots to decide what each should take.
25It was nine
o'clock in the morning when they crucified him. 26The
inscription of the charge against him read, “The King of the Jews.” 27And with him
they crucified two bandits, one on his right and one on his left. 29Those who
passed by derided him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who would
destroy the temple and build it in three days, 30save
yourself, and come down from the cross!” 31In the same
way the chief priests, along with the scribes, were also mocking him among
themselves and saying, “He saved others; he cannot save himself. 32Let the
Messiah, the King of Israel, come down from the cross now, so that we may see
and believe.” Those who were crucified with him also taunted him.
33When it was
noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. 34At three
o'clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?”
which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” 35When some of
the bystanders heard it, they said, “Listen, he is calling for Elijah.” 36And someone
ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to
drink, saying, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him
down.” 37Then Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last. 38And the
curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. 39Now when the
centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he
said, “Truly this man was God’s Son!
40There were
also women looking on from a distance; among them were Mary Magdalene, and Mary
the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome. 41These used
to follow him and provided for him when he was in Galilee; and there were many
other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem.
42When evening
had come, and since it was the day of Preparation, that is, the day before the
sabbath, 43Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the council, who was
also himself waiting expectantly for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate
and asked for the body of Jesus. 44Then Pilate wondered if he
were already dead; and summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he had
been dead for some time. 45When he learned from the centurion
that he was dead, he granted the body to Joseph. 46Then Joseph
bought a linen cloth, and taking down the body, wrapped it in the linen cloth,
and laid it in a tomb that had been hewn out of the rock. He then rolled a
stone against the door of the tomb. 47Mary Magdalene and Mary the
mother of Joses saw where the body was laid.