COMMENTARY

Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion

29 March 2026

Gospel: Mathew 21: 1–11

The Triumphal Entry: Jesus Deliberately Claimed to Be the Messiah

“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.”

Reading 1: Isaiah 50: 4–7

The Saviour’s Twofold Mission to the Weary

“I hid not my face from shame and spitting.”

Reading 2: Philippians 2: 6–11

Humbling One’s Self

"At the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth!"

: Passion Reading :  Mathew 26:14 – 27:66

Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion
"Hosanna to the Son of David!"