Palm Sunday is 50: 4-7; PHIL 2:6-11; MT 26:14-27 (YEAR A)
And when Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in turmoil. ‘Who is this?’ people asked.” Matthew’s account of Palm Sunday describes the Jerusalem that greeted Jesus as a city in turmoil. Initially the crowds had welcomed him as the Son of David, a superficial enthusiasm that rapidly changed to “crucify him”.
They had wanted to know who this Jesus was. Was he a nationalistic messiah come to deliver Israel from the bondage of Rome, or was he something more? Jesus was to reveal his identity, not in words, but in deeds.
