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Understanding Palm Sunday: Jesus' Triumphant Entry into Jerusalem · HAVE FAITH LET IT BEGIN®

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  Good morning, and welcome to Palm Sunday, April 13th, 2025.
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  Here at Have Faith Let It Begin, we are often asked, why is Palm Sunday celebrated?
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  Palm Sunday celebrates Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem,
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  a week before his crucifixion.
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  It marks the beginning of the Holy Week. A period of reflection and preparation for Easter.
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  The event is a joyous and reception.
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  It's an event where Jesus receives from the crowds, waving palm branches,
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  and they recognizing him as their king.
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  The triumphant entry is detailed in the gospel.
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  It says how Jesus rode on a donkey into Jerusalem, fulfilling a prophecy in Zechariah 9, verse 9.
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  The donkey symbolizes humility and peace, contrasting with the image of a victorious king on a war horse.
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  Hosanna and palm branches. The crowds hailed Jesus with shouts of Hosanna,
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  Hosanna, a Hebrew word meaning save now or save us, we pray.
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  They also waved palm branches, a symbol of victory and triumph.
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  The triumph is in the ancient near the east.
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  What is Holy Week in reflection? Palm Sunday initiates Holy Week,
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  the week leading up to Easter.
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  During this week, Christians remember the final events of Jesus' life,
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  including his suffering, death, and eventually his resurrection.
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  And the significance of the palm, the palm branch is a significant symbol of
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  peace, triumph, and eternal life.
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  In many churches, palms are blessed and distributed to worshipers,
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  often taken home as a reminder of this day's events.
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  Modern celebrations will say that Palm Sunday services often include the blessing
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  of palms, A reading of the Passion, the account of Jesus' suffering and crucifixion,
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  and a procession symbolizing the triumph entry into Jerusalem.
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  So today, Half Faith Let It Begin would like to officially say Happy Palm Sunday.
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  Allow each and every one of us to know that Jesus is Lord.
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  Allow all of us to remember that he lives within us.
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  Heavenly Father, as we remember your triumphant entry into Jerusalem,
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  grant us grace, peace to follow you faithfully on the path of humility and suffering
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  and to share in your victory and resurrection.
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  May God be with every single one of you.
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  May we be found beside you, Lord, not just in praise, but also in the faithful
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  journey of your disciples.
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  Grant us faith to know that you and I love you.
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  Allow our partakers of your suffering and resurrections to be with you to remember and reflect.
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  May our hearts be turned towards you and may your love and grace fill your lives
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  and all of our lives as we remember your sacrifice for us.
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  Through this, Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, who lives and reigns with you
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  and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
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  Amen. May God be with you. May he lift his peace upon you. May he place his healing hands upon you.
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  And never forget. This is the day that the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.
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  Have faith. Let it begin. Amen. Happy Palim Sunday, everyone.
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  Thank you for listening to Have Faith, Let It Begin. We'll be back tomorrow.