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Today is 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭

We commemorate today the entrance of Jesus to Jerusalem. Today is a special Sunday at mass, having two gospel readings. I have decided to place the passion narrative here, since it is every Sunday that we have the Holy Gospels or the Acts of the Apostles.

Let us begin today's Daily

In the name of the Father, ✠
and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit,
𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗻.

God our loving Father,
grant us the grace
to hear what we ought to hear,
to see what we ought to see,
that we might do what we ought to do,
in Jesus' name we pray.
Amen.

𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲'𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 is 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁 according to the Holy Gospel of Saint 𝐋𝖚𝐤𝖊 22:14-23:56
New American Bible (Revised Edition) (NABRE)

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿. 14 When the hour came, he took his place at table with the apostles. 15 He said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer, 16 for, I tell you, I shall not eat it [again] until there is fulfillment in the kingdom of God.” 17 Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and said, “Take this and share it among yourselves; 18 for I tell you [that] from this time on I shall not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.” 19 Then he took the bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which will be given for you; do this in memory of me.” 20 And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which will be shed for you.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗱. 21 “And yet behold, the hand of the one who is to betray me is with me on the table; 22 for the Son of Man indeed goes as it has been determined; but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed.” 23 And they began to debate among themselves who among them would do such a deed.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀. 24 Then an argument broke out among them about which of them should be regarded as the greatest. 25 He said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them and those in authority over them are addressed as ‘Benefactors’; 26 but among you it shall not be so. Rather, let the greatest among you be as the youngest, and the leader as the servant. 27 For who is greater: the one seated at table or the one who serves? Is it not the one seated at table? I am among you as the one who serves. 28 It is you who have stood by me in my trials; 29 and I confer a kingdom on you, just as my Father has conferred one on me, 30 that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom; and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗱. 31 “Simon, Simon, behold Satan has demanded to sift all of you like wheat, 32 but I have prayed that your own faith may not fail; and once you have turned back, you must strengthen your brothers.” 33 He said to him, “Lord, I am prepared to go to prison and to die with you.” 34 But he replied, “I tell you, Peter, before the cock crows this day, you will deny three times that you know me.”

𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀. 35 He said to them, “When I sent you forth without a money bag or a sack or sandals, were you in need of anything?” “No, nothing,” they replied. 36 He said to them, “But now one who has a money bag should take it, and likewise a sack, and one who does not have a sword should sell his cloak and buy one. 37 For I tell you that this scripture must be fulfilled in me, namely, ‘He was counted among the wicked’; and indeed what is written about me is coming to fulfillment.” 38 Then they said, “Lord, look, there are two swords here.” But he replied, “It is enough!”

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻. 39 Then going out he went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him. 40 When he arrived at the place he said to them, “Pray that you may not undergo the test.” 41 After withdrawing about a stone’s throw from them and kneeling, he prayed, 42 saying, “Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me; still, not my will but yours be done.” [43 And to strengthen him an angel from heaven appeared to him. 44 He was in such agony and he prayed so fervently that his sweat became like drops of blood falling on the ground.] 45 When he rose from prayer and returned to his disciples, he found them sleeping from grief. 46 He said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you may not undergo the test.”

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀. 47 While he was still speaking, a crowd approached and in front was one of the Twelve, a man named Judas. He went up to Jesus to kiss him. 48 Jesus said to him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?” 49 His disciples realized what was about to happen, and they asked, “Lord, shall we strike with a sword?” 50 And one of them struck the high priest’s servant and cut off his right ear. 51 But Jesus said in reply, “Stop, no more of this!” Then he touched the servant’s ear and healed him. 52 And Jesus said to the chief priests and temple guards and elders who had come for him, “Have you come out as against a robber, with swords and clubs? 53 Day after day I was with you in the temple area, and you did not seize me; but this is your hour, the time for the power of darkness.”

𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀. 54 After arresting him they led him away and took him into the house of the high priest; Peter was following at a distance. 55 They lit a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat around it, and Peter sat down with them. 56 When a maid saw him seated in the light, she looked intently at him and said, “This man too was with him.” 57 But he denied it saying, “Woman, I do not know him.” 58 A short while later someone else saw him and said, “You too are one of them”; but Peter answered, “My friend, I am not.” 59 About an hour later, still another insisted, “Assuredly, this man too was with him, for he also is a Galilean.” 60 But Peter said, “My friend, I do not know what you are talking about.” Just as he was saying this, the cock crowed, 61 and the Lord turned and looked at Peter; and Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said to him, “Before the cock crows today, you will deny me three times.” 62 He went out and began to weep bitterly. 63 The men who held Jesus in custody were ridiculing and beating him. 64 They blindfolded him and questioned him, saying, “Prophesy! Who is it that struck you?” 65 And they reviled him in saying many other things against him.

𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗵𝗲𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗻. 66 When day came the council of elders of the people met, both chief priests and scribes, and they brought him before their Sanhedrin. 67 They said, “If you are the Messiah, tell us,” but he replied to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe, 68 and if I question, you will not respond. 69 But from this time on the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.” 70 They all asked, “Are you then the Son of God?” He replied to them, “You say that I am.” 71 Then they said, “What further need have we for testimony? We have heard it from his own mouth.”

CHAPTER 23

𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲. 1 Then the whole assembly of them arose and brought him before Pilate. 2 They brought charges against him, saying, “We found this man misleading our people; he opposes the payment of taxes to Caesar and maintains that he is the Messiah, a king.” 3 Pilate asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” He said to him in reply, “You say so.” 4 Pilate then addressed the chief priests and the crowds, “I find this man not guilty.” 5 But they were adamant and said, “He is inciting the people with his teaching throughout all Judea, from Galilee where he began even to here.”

𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗱. 6 On hearing this Pilate asked if the man was a Galilean; 7 and upon learning that he was under Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod who was in Jerusalem at that time. 8 Herod was very glad to see Jesus; he had been wanting to see him for a long time, for he had heard about him and had been hoping to see him perform some sign. 9 He questioned him at length, but he gave him no answer. 10 The chief priests and scribes, meanwhile, stood by accusing him harshly. 11 [Even] Herod and his soldiers treated him contemptuously and mocked him, and after clothing him in resplendent garb, he sent him back to Pilate. 12 Herod and Pilate became friends that very day, even though they had been enemies formerly. 13 Pilate then summoned the chief priests, the rulers, and the people 14 and said to them, “You brought this man to me and accused him of inciting the people to revolt. I have conducted my investigation in your presence and have not found this man guilty of the charges you have brought against him, 15 nor did Herod, for he sent him back to us. So no capital crime has been committed by him. 16 Therefore I shall have him flogged and then release him.” [17 He was obliged to release one prisoner for them at the festival,]

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵. 18 But all together they shouted out, “Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us.” 19 (Now Barabbas had been imprisoned for a rebellion that had taken place in the city and for murder.) 20 Again Pilate addressed them, still wishing to release Jesus, 21 but they continued their shouting, “Crucify him! Crucify him!” 22 Pilate addressed them a third time, “What evil has this man done? I found him guilty of no capital crime. Therefore I shall have him flogged and then release him.” 23 With loud shouts, however, they persisted in calling for his crucifixion, and their voices prevailed. 24 The verdict of Pilate was that their demand should be granted. 25 So he released the man who had been imprisoned for rebellion and murder, for whom they asked, and he handed Jesus over to them to deal with as they wished.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀. 26 As they led him away they took hold of a certain Simon, a Cyrenian, who was coming in from the country; and after laying the cross on him, they made him carry it behind Jesus. 27 A large crowd of people followed Jesus, including many women who mourned and lamented him. 28 Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep instead for yourselves and for your children, 29 for indeed, the days are coming when people will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed.’ 30 At that time people will say to the mountains, ‘Fall upon us!’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us!’ 31 for if these things are done when the wood is green what will happen when it is dry?” 32 Now two others, both criminals, were led away with him to be executed.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝘅𝗶𝗼𝗻. 33 When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him and the criminals there, one on his right, the other on his left. 34 [Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, they know not what they do.”] They divided his garments by casting lots. 35 The people stood by and watched; the rulers, meanwhile, sneered at him and said, “He saved others, let him save himself if he is the chosen one, the Messiah of God.” 36 Even the soldiers jeered at him. As they approached to offer him wine 37 they called out, “If you are King of the Jews, save yourself.” 38 Above him there was an inscription that read, “This is the King of the Jews.”

39 Now one of the criminals hanging there reviled Jesus, saying, “Are you not the Messiah? Save yourself and us.” 40 The other, however, rebuking him, said in reply, “Have you no fear of God, for you are subject to the same condemnation? 41 And indeed, we have been condemned justly, for the sentence we received corresponds to our crimes, but this man has done nothing criminal.” 42 Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” 43 He replied to him, “Amen, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀. 44 It was now about noon and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon 45 because of an eclipse of the sun. Then the veil of the temple was torn down the middle. 46 Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commend my spirit”; and when he had said this he breathed his last.

𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵

47 The centurion who witnessed what had happened glorified God and said, “This man was innocent[v] beyond doubt.” 48 When all the people who had gathered for this spectacle saw what had happened, they returned home beating their breasts; 49 but all his acquaintances stood at a distance, including the women who had followed him from Galilee and saw these events.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀. 50 Now there was a virtuous and righteous man named Joseph who, though he was a member of the council, 51 had not consented to their plan of action. He came from the Jewish town of Arimathea and was awaiting the kingdom of God. 52 He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. 53 After he had taken the body down, he wrapped it in a linen cloth and laid him in a rock-hewn tomb in which no one had yet been buried. 54 It was the day of preparation, and the sabbath was about to begin. 55 The women who had come from Galilee with him followed behind, and when they had seen the tomb and the way in which his body was laid in it, 56 they returned and prepared spices and perfumed oils. Then they rested on the sabbath according to the commandment.

𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep instead for yourselves and for your children

Weirdly enough, lent is my favourite season, much more than Christmas or Easter. Maybe I'm biased in the colour violet, and the traditions and celebrations are something I liked since I was in elementary. But as I started the Daily, and the Liturgy of the Hours, my understanding of my faith became deeper and intimate in a way.

I am a student, yes, a high school student, and I also can't believe to have written in this way everyday. Yesterday I forgot to write, sorry, and today, being the holiest week of the year, I wouldn't want to miss out the chance.

Now I want to ask, did anyone try to skip the reading today? It really is long, the narrative is long. When we had mass online, I kinda spaced out on some parts. There are parts that are repeated at every year in mass. I know it is wrong, and I'm not saying that you should do it too. But the length of the reading is nothing, compared to the suffering of Jesus.

We can understand how time lengthens when we are in pain? Be it pain that isn't as grave as the Passion of Christ. We should imagine, historians and scholars said that the real life passion of Christ started around last supper, that is 5pm, to 3pm of the next day. We can't imagine how long that felt for Jesus. He was exhausted and didn't have the time to sleep because of anxiety.

Now as the Gospel was also read in mass today, I was also thinking about Jesus. Of course being God, he knew what will happen and how painful it would be. Being man and experiencing it in person, is harder. Today we envision the Good Friday, of the man who is God, knowing He has the power to stop the pain, embraced pain until his death. That is the man we celebrate every day in the mass. That is what happens every time in the Liturgy of the Eucharist.

My opinion of having Lent as my favourite season, reminds me the suffering Jesus, the forgiveness of our sins, the resurrection of the dead, and the fulfillment of the promise of God through the ultimate sacrifice no holocaust can serve. This also gave me a personal reflection, does thinking about Jesus' death, and enjoying it make me bad? Or worse, an antichrist? HAHAHAH My thoughts can be extreme. But His suffering and death brings joy to me in a not sadistic way. I think about the effects, the fruits of the suffering.

Jesus in his Humanity, embraced us; we who are alive today, our ancestors who have died before us, and our children and the future generation. In the humility of God, he went down to the lowest level of creation, the sinful man. We man are the lowest of all creation because of our sin. We are the lowest in creation because through our first parents (Adam and Eve) we have sinned.

Many theologians have said this, Jesus and his mother Mary are the new Adam and Eve. Our humanity and dignity as humans are restored through them. Why? Jesus was God, of course. He knew evil and did no sin. He obeyed everything under the law for sinners BUT NOT sinned. The law, as Saint Paul had written, is a law for sinners. And by human curiosity about the statutes, we have the tendency to try it and regret. Through Jesus, he gave us a new law, a law of loving. And curiosity will not get ahead of us, since love fulfills and expands the law.

And Mary who was full of grace that sin cannot touch her and a strong will resisting temptation. Their obedience, their love and charity, their shared sorrow, their humility, their being in this world showed the greatness of humanity. The Virgin Mary was obedient, her faith and piety to the Father granted her the greatest honour of being the Mother of God. She was the one prophesised by Isaiah: "A virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel."

Their character lifted what our sinfulness lowered. Mary, though sorrowful in the passion, rejoice in the resurrection. Jesus; though beaten, spat on, flogged, kicked, crucified, impaled; Your resurrection gave us hope, and we are glad. A famous versicle is that, "He who had no sin was made sin for us." Our sinfulness is nothing compared to the glory of the resurrection, and the wonderful sacrifice of Jesus.

But we shouldn't be complacent, rather, we should always strive to not sin. Let us remember what Jesus said to the women of Jerusalem, «do not weep for me; weep instead for yourselves and for your children» Because on that original Good Friday, we are in paradise. We are worthy of heaven, through Jesus Christ's death. Our sinfulness is destroyed, don't let it be brought back. We are freed from the slavery of sin. We are love, as God our creator is Love.

And a final note I would like to point out. Though Jesus' foster father died somewhere in time, his presence is always recurring. Though at this time, he is not the same Joseph, as they met somewhere while Jesus was opening the gates of heaven in His death. «Now there was a virtuous and righteous man named Joseph» that had the honour to bury Him in his own grave. These parallels are beautiful, seeing how God's creativeness in human salvation.

𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫: Today, in a special way, let us remember the entrance of Jesus as he entered Jerusalem. Each verse of the psalm can be recited alternately, or if alone just once. The first antiphon on the first psalm is said only at start and end of the psalm. The antiphons (in italic) is said together.

With joyful and sorrowful hearts, 𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐲.

Psalm 94(95)
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘴, 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴,
𝘸𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥, 𝘤𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨:
𝘏𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘵.

Come, ring out our joy to the Lord;
hail the God who saves us.
Let us come before him, giving thanks,
with songs let us hail the Lord.

A mighty God is the Lord,
a great king above all gods.
In his hand are the depths of the earth;
the heights of the mountains are his.
To him belongs the sea, for he made it
and the dry land shaped by his hands.

Come in; let us bow and bend low;
let us kneel before the God who made us:
for he is our God and we
the people who belong to his pasture,
the flock that is led by his hand.

O that today you would listen to his voice!
‘Harden not your hearts as at Meribah,
as on that day at Massah in the desert
when your fathers put me to the test;
when they tried me, though they saw my work.

For forty years I was wearied of these people
and I said: “Their hearts are astray,
these people do not know my ways.”
Then I took an oath in my anger:
“Never shall they enter my rest.”’

℣. Christ became obedient for us unto death.
℟. Even unto death on the cross.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘴, 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴,
𝘸𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥, 𝘤𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨:
𝘏𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘵.

Psalm 23(24)

Hosanna to the Son of David;
blessed is he who comes
in the name of the Lord,
the King of Israel.
Hosanna in the highest.

𝘏𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥;
𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴
𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥,
𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘭.
𝘏𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘵.

The Lord’s is the earth and its fullness,
the world, and those who dwell in it.
It is he who set it on the seas;
on the rivers he made it firm.

𝘏𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥;
𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴
𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥,
𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘭.
𝘏𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘵.

Who shall climb the mountain of the Lord?
The clean of hands and pure of heart,
whose soul is not set on vain things,
who has not sworn deceitful words.

𝘏𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥;
𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴
𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥,
𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘭.
𝘏𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘵.

Blessings from the Lord shall he receive,
and right reward from the God who saves him.
Such are the men who seek him,
who seek the face of the God of Jacob.

𝘏𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥;
𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴
𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥,
𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘭.
𝘏𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘵.

O gates, lift high your heads,
grow higher, ancient doors.
Let him enter, the king of glory!

𝘏𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥;
𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴
𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥,
𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘭.
𝘏𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘵.

Who is this king of glory?
The Lord, the mighty, the valiant,
the Lord, the valiant in war.
𝘏𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥;

𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴
𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥,
𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘭.
𝘏𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘵.

O gates, lift high your heads;
grow higher, ancient doors.
Let him enter, the king of glory!

𝘏𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥;
𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴
𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥,
𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘭.

𝘏𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘵.
Who is this king of glory?
He, the Lord of hosts,
he is the king of glory.

𝘏𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥;
𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴
𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥,
𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘭.
𝘏𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘵.

℣. Christ became obedient for us unto death.
℟. Even unto death on the cross.

𝘏𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘥;
𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴
𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥,
𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘴𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘭.
𝘏𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘵.

Increase the faith of those who place their hope in you, O Lord,
and graciously hear the prayers of those who call on you,
that we, who today hold high these branches
to hail Christ in his triumph,
may bear fruit for you by good works accomplished in him.
Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗻.

℣. Let us go forth in peace.
℟. In the name of Christ. Amen.

In the name of the Father, ✠
and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit,
𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗻.

℟. Thanks be to God!

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