“Lent is the autumn of the spiritual life, when one should harvest the fruits and gather them for the whole year. Do everything, I beg you, to become rich in these precious treasures, which nothing can rob or destroy (Mt 6:20). Remember what I often say: As long as we try to observe two Lents at once, we will never observe even one properly. So let us observe this one as if it were our last, and then we will observe it well.” (St. Francis de Sales – Letter to Jane Frances de Chantal)
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Day 39: “On the way to Holy Week”
Today we take the final step on our Lenten journey before entering Holy Week. I warmly invite you to continue following us. We will be using the texts for Holy Week 2024. Individual passages will be explored in a more meditative way. You are also welcome to follow along via video on YouTube[1].
At the beginning of today’s Gospel (John 12:10–36), we already encounter Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, which we will reflect on more deeply tomorrow, on Palm Sunday.
For a brief time, everything in Jerusalem was as it should be. The people welcomed the true King of Israel and rushed to meet Him. This event revealed the truth, and one could see what Israel was meant to do for all humanity. It was not merely a human king but the heavenly King who came to earth to redeem His people. He enters the “city of the great King” (Mt 5:35), namely Jerusalem, chosen by God. What joy and what grace the Eternal Father bestows upon His people! He is coming—the One to whom all honor, praise, and glory are due (Rev 5:12).
And how does He enter? This King renounces all outward splendor and pomp to emphasize His significance and position before mankind. No, the heavenly King comes to the Daughter of Zion on the colt of a donkey, as foretold in Scripture (Zech 9:9). The cry of joy was never meant to fall silent, but to resound for all eternity: “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” (John 12:13).