{"id":1543,"date":"2020-04-04T17:04:42","date_gmt":"2020-04-04T16:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forworld.redemptor.pl\/?p=1543"},"modified":"2020-04-04T17:04:42","modified_gmt":"2020-04-04T16:04:42","slug":"palm-sunday-of-the-lords-passion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forworld.redemptor.pl\/en\/palm-sunday-of-the-lords-passion\/","title":{"rendered":"Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gospel \u2013 Matthew
\n(<\/strong>Mt 26:14\u201427:66; 27:11-54)<\/h1>\n

One of the Twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot,
\nwent to the chief priests and said,
\n\u201cWhat are you willing to give me
\nif I hand him over to you?\u201d
\nThey paid him thirty pieces of silver,
\nand from that time on he looked for an opportunity
\nto hand him over.<\/h4>\n

On the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread,
\nthe disciples approached Jesus and said,
\n\u201cWhere do you want us to prepare
\nfor you to eat the Passover?\u201d
\nHe said,
\n\u201cGo into the city to a certain man and tell him,
\n\u2018The teacher says, \u201cMy appointed time draws near;
\nin your house I shall celebrate the Passover with my disciples.\u201d\u2019\u201d
\nThe disciples then did as Jesus had ordered,
\nand prepared the Passover.<\/h4>\n

When it was evening,
\nhe reclined at table with the Twelve.
\nAnd while they were eating, he said,
\n\u201cAmen, I say to you, one of you will betray me.\u201d
\nDeeply distressed at this,
\nthey began to say to him one after another,
\n\u201cSurely it is not I, Lord?\u201d
\nHe said in reply,
\n\u201cHe who has dipped his hand into the dish with me
\nis the one who will betray me.
\nThe Son of Man indeed goes, as it is written of him,
\nbut woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed.
\nIt would be better for that man if he had never been born.\u201d
\nThen Judas, his betrayer, said in reply,
\n\u201cSurely it is not I, Rabbi?\u201d
\nHe answered, \u201cYou have said so.\u201d<\/h4>\n

While they were eating,
\nJesus took bread, said the blessing,
\nbroke it, and giving it to his disciples said,
\n\u201cTake and eat; this is my body.\u201d
\nThen he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying,
\n\u201cDrink from it, all of you,
\nfor this is my blood of the covenant,
\nwhich will be shed on behalf of many
\nfor the forgiveness of sins.
\nI tell you, from now on I shall not drink this fruit of the vine
\nuntil the day when I drink it with you new
\nin the kingdom of my Father.\u201d
\nThen, after singing a hymn,
\nthey went out to the Mount of Olives.<\/h4>\n

Then Jesus said to them,
\n\u201cThis night all of you will have your faith in me shaken,
\nfor it is written:
\nI will strike the shepherd,
\nand the sheep of the flock will be dispersed;<\/em>
\nbut after I have been raised up,
\nI shall go before you to Galilee.\u201d
\nPeter said to him in reply,
\n\u201cThough all may have their faith in you shaken,
\nmine will never be.\u201d
\nJesus said to him,
\n\u201cAmen, I say to you,
\nthis very night before the cock crows,
\nyou will deny me three times.\u201d
\nPeter said to him,
\n\u201cEven though I should have to die with you,
\nI will not deny you.\u201d
\nAnd all the disciples spoke likewise.<\/h4>\n

Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane,
\nand he said to his disciples,
\n\u201cSit here while I go over there and pray.\u201d
\nHe took along Peter and the two sons of Zebedee,
\nand began to feel sorrow and distress.
\nThen he said to them,
\n\u201cMy soul is sorrowful even to death.
\nRemain here and keep watch with me.\u201d
\nHe advanced a little and fell prostrate in prayer, saying,
\n\u201cMy Father, if it is possible,
\nlet this cup pass from me;
\nyet, not as I will, but as you will.\u201d
\nWhen he returned to his disciples he found them asleep.
\nHe said to Peter,
\n\u201cSo you could not keep watch with me for one hour?
\nWatch and pray that you may not undergo the test.
\nThe spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.\u201d
\nWithdrawing a second time, he prayed again,
\n\u201cMy Father, if it is not possible that this cup pass
\nwithout my drinking it, your will be done!\u201d
\nThen he returned once more and found them asleep,
\nfor they could not keep their eyes open.
\nHe left them and withdrew again and prayed a third time,
\nsaying the same thing again.
\nThen he returned to his disciples and said to them,
\n\u201cAre you still sleeping and taking your rest?
\nBehold, the hour is at hand
\nwhen the Son of Man is to be handed over to sinners.
\nGet up, let us go.
\nLook, my betrayer is at hand.\u201d<\/h4>\n

While he was still speaking,
\nJudas, one of the Twelve, arrived,
\naccompanied by a large crowd, with swords and clubs,
\nwho had come from the chief priests and the elders
\nof the people.
\nHis betrayer had arranged a sign with them, saying,
\n\u201cThe man I shall kiss is the one; arrest him.\u201d
\nImmediately he went over to Jesus and said,
\n\u201cHail, Rabbi!\u201d and he kissed him.
\nJesus answered him,
\n\u201cFriend, do what you have come for.\u201d
\nThen stepping forward they laid hands on Jesus and arrested him.
\nAnd behold, one of those who accompanied Jesus
\nput his hand to his sword, drew it,
\nand struck the high priest\u2019s servant, cutting off his ear.
\nThen Jesus said to him,
\n\u201cPut your sword back into its sheath,
\nfor all who take the sword will perish by the sword.
\nDo you think that I cannot call upon my Father
\nand he will not provide me at this moment
\nwith more than twelve legions of angels?
\nBut then how would the Scriptures be fulfilled
\nwhich say that it must come to pass in this way?\u201d
\nAt that hour Jesus said to the crowds,
\n\u201cHave you come out as against a robber,
\nwith swords and clubs to seize me?
\nDay after day I sat teaching in the temple area,
\nyet you did not arrest me.
\nBut all this has come to pass
\nthat the writings of the prophets may be fulfilled.\u201d
\nThen all the disciples left him and fled.<\/h4>\n

Those who had arrested Jesus led him away
\nto Caiaphas the high priest,
\nwhere the scribes and the elders were assembled.
\nPeter was following him at a distance
\nas far as the high priest\u2019s courtyard,
\nand going inside he sat down with the servants
\nto see the outcome.
\nThe chief priests and the entire Sanhedrin
\nkept trying to obtain false testimony against Jesus
\nin order to put him to death,
\nbut they found none,
\nthough many false witnesses came forward.
\nFinally two came forward who stated,
\n\u201cThis man said, \u2018I can destroy the temple of God
\nand within three days rebuild it.\u2019\u201d
\nThe high priest rose and addressed him,
\n\u201cHave you no answer?
\nWhat are these men testifying against you?\u201d
\nBut Jesus was silent.
\nThen the high priest said to him,
\n\u201cI order you to tell us under oath before the living God
\nwhether you are the Christ, the Son of God.\u201d
\nJesus said to him in reply,
\n\u201cYou have said so.
\nBut I tell you:
\nFrom now on you will see \u2018the Son of Man
\nseated at the right hand of the Power\u2019
\nand \u2018coming on the clouds of heaven.\u2019\u201d
\nThen the high priest tore his robes and said,
\n\u201cHe has blasphemed!
\nWhat further need have we of witnesses?
\nYou have now heard the blasphemy;
\nwhat is your opinion?\u201d
\nThey said in reply,
\n\u201cHe deserves to die!\u201d
\nThen they spat in his face and struck him,
\nwhile some slapped him, saying,
\n\u201cProphesy for us, Christ: who is it that struck you?\u201d
\nNow Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard.
\nOne of the maids came over to him and said,
\n\u201cYou too were with Jesus the Galilean.\u201d
\nBut he denied it in front of everyone, saying,
\n\u201cI do not know what you are talking about!\u201d
\nAs he went out to the gate, another girl saw him
\nand said to those who were there,
\n\u201cThis man was with Jesus the Nazorean.\u201d
\nAgain he denied it with an oath,
\n\u201cI do not know the man!\u201d
\nA little later the bystanders came over and said to Peter,
\n\u201cSurely you too are one of them;
\neven your speech gives you away.\u201d
\nAt that he began to curse and to swear,
\n\u201cI do not know the man.\u201d
\nAnd immediately a cock crowed.
\nThen Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken:
\n\u201cBefore the cock crows you will deny me three times.\u201d
\nHe went out and began to weep bitterly.<\/h4>\n

When it was morning,
\nall the chief priests and the elders of the people
\ntook counsel against Jesus to put him to death.
\nThey bound him, led him away,
\nand handed him over to Pilate, the governor.<\/h4>\n

Then Judas, his betrayer, seeing that Jesus had been condemned,
\ndeeply regretted what he had done.
\nHe returned the thirty pieces of silver
\nto the chief priests and elders, saying,
\n\u201cI have sinned in betraying innocent blood.\u201d
\nThey said,
\n\u201cWhat is that to us?
\nLook to it yourself.\u201d
\nFlinging the money into the temple,
\nhe departed and went off and hanged himself.
\nThe chief priests gathered up the money, but said,
\n\u201cIt is not lawful to deposit this in the temple treasury,
\nfor it is the price of blood.\u201d
\nAfter consultation, they used it to buy the potter\u2019s field
\nas a burial place for foreigners.
\nThat is why that field even today is called the Field of Blood.
\nThen was fulfilled what had been said through Jeremiah
\nthe prophet,
\nAnd they took the thirty pieces of silver,
\nthe value of a man with a price on his head,
\na price set by some of the Israelites,
\nand they paid it out for the potter\u2019s field
\njust as the Lord had commanded me.<\/em><\/h4>\n

Now Jesus stood before the governor, and he questioned him,
\n\u201cAre you the king of the Jews?\u201d
\nJesus said, \u201cYou say so.\u201d
\nAnd when he was accused by the chief priests and elders,
\nhe made no answer.
\nThen Pilate said to him,
\n\u201cDo you not hear how many things they are testifying against you?\u201d
\nBut he did not answer him one word,
\nso that the governor was greatly amazed.<\/h4>\n

Now on the occasion of the feast
\nthe governor was accustomed to release to the crowd
\none prisoner whom they wished.
\nAnd at that time they had a notorious prisoner called Barabbas.
\nSo when they had assembled, Pilate said to them,
\n\u201cWhich one do you want me to release to you,
\nBarabbas, or Jesus called Christ?\u201d
\nFor he knew that it was out of envy
\nthat they had handed him over.
\nWhile he was still seated on the bench,
\nhis wife sent him a message,
\n\u201cHave nothing to do with that righteous man.
\nI suffered much in a dream today because of him.\u201d
\nThe chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds
\nto ask for Barabbas but to destroy Jesus.
\nThe governor said to them in reply,
\n\u201cWhich of the two do you want me to release to you?\u201d
\nThey answered, ABarabbas!\u201d
\nPilate said to them,
\n\u201cThen what shall I do with Jesus called Christ?\u201d
\nThey all said,
\n\u201cLet him be crucified!\u201d
\nBut he said,
\n\u201cWhy? What evil has he done?\u201d
\nThey only shouted the louder,
\n\u201cLet him be crucified!\u201d
\nWhen Pilate saw that he was not succeeding at all,
\nbut that a riot was breaking out instead,
\nhe took water and washed his hands in the sight of the crowd,
\nsaying, \u201cI am innocent of this man\u2019s blood.
\nLook to it yourselves.\u201d
\nAnd the whole people said in reply,
\n\u201cHis blood be upon us and upon our children.\u201d
\nThen he released Barabbas to them,
\nbut after he had Jesus scourged,
\nhe handed him over to be crucified.<\/h4>\n

Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus inside the praetorium
\nand gathered the whole cohort around him.
\nThey stripped off his clothes
\nand threw a scarlet military cloak about him.
\nWeaving a crown out of thorns, they placed it on his head,
\nand a reed in his right hand.
\nAnd kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying,
\n\u201cHail, King of the Jews!\u201d
\nThey spat upon him and took the reed
\nand kept striking him on the head.
\nAnd when they had mocked him,
\nthey stripped him of the cloak,
\ndressed him in his own clothes,
\nand led him off to crucify him.<\/h4>\n

As they were going out, they met a Cyrenian named Simon;
\nthis man they pressed into service
\nto carry his cross.<\/h4>\n

And when they came to a place called Golgotha
\n\u00ac\u2014which means Place of the Skull \u2014,
\nthey gave Jesus wine to drink mixed with gall.
\nBut when he had tasted it, he refused to drink.
\nAfter they had crucified him,
\nthey divided his garments by casting lots;
\nthen they sat down and kept watch over him there.
\nAnd they placed over his head the written charge against him:
\nThis is Jesus, the King of the Jews.
\nTwo revolutionaries were crucified with him,
\none on his right and the other on his left.
\nThose passing by reviled him, shaking their heads and saying,
\n\u201cYou who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
\nsave yourself, if you are the Son of God,
\nand come down from the cross!\u201d
\nLikewise the chief priests with the scribes and elders mocked him and said,
\n\u201cHe saved others; he cannot save himself.
\nSo he is the king of Israel!
\nLet him come down from the cross now,
\nand we will believe in him.
\nHe trusted in God;
\nlet him deliver him now if he wants him.
\nFor he said, \u2018I am the Son of God.\u2019\u201d
\nThe revolutionaries who were crucified with him
\nalso kept abusing him in the same way.<\/h4>\n

From noon onward, darkness came over the whole land
\nuntil three in the afternoon.
\nAnd about three o\u2019clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice,
\n\u201cEli, Eli, lema sabachthani?\u201d<\/em>
\nwhich means, \u201cMy God, my God, why have you forsaken me?\u201d
\nSome of the bystanders who heard it said,
\n\u201cThis one is calling for Elijah.\u201d
\nImmediately one of them ran to get a sponge;
\nhe soaked it in wine, and putting it on a reed,
\ngave it to him to drink.
\nBut the rest said,
\n\u201cWait, let us see if Elijah comes to save him.\u201d
\nBut Jesus cried out again in a loud voice,
\nand gave up his spirit.<\/h4>\n

And behold, the veil of the sanctuary
\nwas torn in two from top to bottom.
\nThe earth quaked, rocks were split, tombs were opened,
\nand the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised.
\nAnd coming forth from their tombs after his resurrection,
\nthey entered the holy city and appeared to many.
\nThe centurion and the men with him who were keeping watch over Jesus
\nfeared greatly when they saw the earthquake
\nand all that was happening, and they said,
\n\u201cATruly, this was the Son of God!\u201d
\nThere were many women there, looking on from a distance,
\nwho had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him.
\nAmong them were Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph,
\nand the mother of the sons of Zebedee.<\/h4>\n

When it was evening,
\nthere came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph,
\nwho was himself a disciple of Jesus.
\nHe went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus;
\nthen Pilate ordered it to be handed over.
\nTaking the body, Joseph wrapped it in clean linen
\nand laid it in his new tomb that he had hewn in the rock.
\nThen he rolled a huge stone across the entrance to the tomb
\nand departed.
\nBut Mary Magdalene and the other Mary
\nremained sitting there, facing the tomb.<\/h4>\n

The next day, the one following the day of preparation,
\nthe chief priests and the Pharisees
\ngathered before Pilate and said,
\n\u201cSir, we remember that this impostor while still alive said,
\n\u2018After three days I will be raised up.\u2019
\nGive orders, then, that the grave be secured until the third day,
\nlest his disciples come and steal him and say to the people,
\n\u2018He has been raised from the dead.\u2019
\nThis last imposture would be worse than the first.\u201d
\nPilate said to them,
\n\u201cThe guard is yours;
\ngo, secure it as best you can.\u201d
\nSo they went and secured the tomb
\nby fixing a seal to the stone and setting the guard.<\/h4>\n

or<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Jesus stood before the governor, Pontius Pilate, who questioned him,
\n\u201cAre you the king of the Jews?\u201d
\nJesus said, \u201cYou say so.\u201d
\nAnd when he was accused by the chief priests and elders,
\nhe made no answer.
\nThen Pilate said to him,
\n\u201cDo you not hear how many things they are testifying against you?\u201d
\nBut he did not answer him one word,
\nso that the governor was greatly amazed.<\/h4>\n

Now on the occasion of the feast
\nthe governor was accustomed to release to the crowd
\none prisoner whom they wished.
\nAnd at that time they had a notorious prisoner called Barabbas.
\nSo when they had assembled, Pilate said to them,
\n\u201cWhich one do you want me to release to you,
\nBarabbas, or Jesus called Christ?\u201d
\nFor he knew that it was out of envy
\nthat they had handed him over.
\nWhile he was still seated on the bench,
\nhis wife sent him a message,
\n\u201cHave nothing to do with that righteous man.
\nI suffered much in a dream today because of him.\u201d
\nThe chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds
\nto ask for Barabbas but to destroy Jesus.
\nThe governor said to them in reply,
\n\u201cWhich of the two do you want me to release to you?\u201d
\nThey answered, ABarabbas!\u201d
\nPilate said to them,
\n\u201cThen what shall I do with Jesus called Christ?\u201d
\nThey all said,
\n\u201cLet him be crucified!\u201d
\nBut he said,
\n\u201cWhy? What evil has he done?\u201d
\nThey only shouted the louder,
\n\u201cLet him be crucified!\u201d
\nWhen Pilate saw that he was not succeeding at all,
\nbut that a riot was breaking out instead,
\nhe took water and washed his hands in the sight of the crowd,
\nsaying, \u201cI am innocent of this man\u2019s blood.
\nLook to it yourselves.\u201d
\nAnd the whole people said in reply,
\n\u201cHis blood be upon us and upon our children.\u201d
\nThen he released Barabbas to them,
\nbut after he had Jesus scourged,
\nhe handed him over to be crucified.<\/h4>\n

Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus inside the praetorium
\nand gathered the whole cohort around him.
\nThey stripped off his clothes
\nand threw a scarlet military cloak about him.
\nWeaving a crown out of thorns, they placed it on his head,
\nand a reed in his right hand.
\nAnd kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying,
\n\u201cHail, King of the Jews!\u201d
\nThey spat upon him and took the reed
\nand kept striking him on the head.
\nAnd when they had mocked him,
\nthey stripped him of the cloak,
\ndressed him in his own clothes,
\nand led him off to crucify him.<\/h4>\n

As they were going out, they met a Cyrenian named Simon;
\nthis man they pressed into service
\nto carry his cross.<\/h4>\n

And when they came to a place called Golgotha
\n\u2014 which means Place of the Skull \u2014,
\nthey gave Jesus wine to drink mixed with gall.
\nBut when he had tasted it, he refused to drink.
\nAfter they had crucified him,
\nthey divided his garments by casting lots;
\nthen they sat down and kept watch over him there.
\nAnd they placed over his head the written charge against him:
\nThis is Jesus, the King of the Jews.
\nTwo revolutionaries were crucified with him,
\none on his right and the other on his left.
\nThose passing by reviled him, shaking their heads and saying,
\n\u201cYou who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
\nsave yourself, if you are the Son of God,
\nand come down from the cross!\u201d
\nLikewise the chief priests with the scribes and elders mocked him and said,
\n\u201cHe saved others; he cannot save himself.
\nSo he is the king of Israel!
\nLet him come down from the cross now,
\nand we will believe in him.
\nHe trusted in God;
\nlet him deliver him now if he wants him.
\nFor he said, \u2018I am the Son of God.\u2019\u201d
\nThe revolutionaries who were crucified with him
\nalso kept abusing him in the same way.<\/h4>\n

From noon onward, darkness came over the whole land
\nuntil three in the afternoon.
\nAnd about three o\u2019clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice,
\n\u201cEli, Eli, lema sabachthani?\u201d<\/em>
\nwhich means, \u201cMy God, my God, why have you forsaken me?\u201d
\nSome of the bystanders who heard it said,
\n\u201cThis one is calling for Elijah.\u201d
\nImmediately one of them ran to get a sponge;
\nhe soaked it in wine, and putting it on a reed,
\ngave it to him to drink.
\nBut the rest said,
\n\u2018Wait, let us see if Elijah comes to save him.\u201d
\nBut Jesus cried out again in a loud voice,
\nand gave up his spirit.<\/h4>\n

And behold, the veil of the sanctuary
\nwas torn in two from top to bottom.
\nThe earth quaked, rocks were split, tombs were opened,
\nand the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised.
\nAnd coming forth from their tombs after his resurrection,
\nthey entered the holy city and appeared to many.
\nThe centurion and the men with him who were keeping watch over Jesus
\nfeared greatly when they saw the earthquake
\nand all that was happening, and they said,
\n\u201cTruly, this was the Son of God!\u201d<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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