Today the crowds clamored around Him, declaring as he entered Jerusalem "Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest."
Now, it is evening, and He has hidden Himself, for in his Eternal ear He already hears the Jews cry as one "We have a law; and according to the law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God."
Now we begin to await the end. For some, like the Jews, it will be a relief, for our penances will no longer trouble us, just as they thought themselves to be rid of Jesus. For others, it will be a new birth, when the converted life, wrought in contrition and penance, is put to the test, and we find if we can live up to the standard Our Lord has set up for us upon the Cross.
May we bring forth much fruit this Holy Week, that we may rejoice in the beginning of a life remade, and not merely in the end of the demands of Lent.
God love you!
