{"id":4226,"date":"2021-04-01T12:49:28","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T16:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/archives\/?p=4226"},"modified":"2021-04-01T12:49:28","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T16:49:28","slug":"object-of-the-week-christs-triumphal-entry-to-jerusalem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/archives\/2021\/04\/object-of-the-week-christs-triumphal-entry-to-jerusalem\/","title":{"rendered":"Object of the Week: “Christ\u2019s Triumphal Entry to Jerusalem”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Image: \u201cChrist\u2019s Triumphal Entry to Jerusalem,\u201d from:
\nBible History, Containing the Most Remarkable Events of the Old and New Testaments
\n<\/em><\/strong>By Right Reverend Richard Gilmour, D.D., Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio.
\nNew York: Benzinger Brothers, 1894
\nCourtesy of Archives and Special Collections<\/p>\n

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HOLY WEEK 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

The final week before Easter – spanning Palm Sunday through Holy Saturday – is known as Holy Week, a time when Catholics gather to remember and participate in the Passion of Jesus Christ. The Passion is the final period of Christ\u2019s life in Jerusalem, commencing when he arrived in the city until He was crucified.[1]<\/a>\u00a0 Holy Week provides an opportunity to reflect upon Jesus\u2019 crucifixion, a sacrifice for all of humanity so that we might be redeemed through his suffering and death.[2]<\/a><\/p>\n

On Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week, Jesus entered the city of Jerusalem. In the image \u201cChrist\u2019s Triumphal Entry to Jerusalem\u201d above, we see Jesus\u2019 humble arrival into the city on the back of a donkey to observe Passover. According to the Gospel account, he was greeted by crowds of people who spread their cloaks and laid palm leaves in his path and proclaimed him the Son of David<\/a> (Matthew 21:5).[3]<\/a> The palm branch is an ancient symbol of victory, goodness and well-being and Jesus\u2019 followers welcomed him as their Messiah by waving palm branches and placing them on the ground along the route.[4]<\/a><\/p>\n

Holy Thursday celebrates the institution of the Eucharist as the true body and blood of Jesus Christ and the establishment of the sacrament of the\"Image<\/a> priesthood.\u00a0 During the Last Supper, Jesus offers himself as the Passover sacrifice, the sacrificial lamb, and teaches that every ordained priest is to follow the same sacrifice in the exact same way.\u00a0 The Holy Thursday Liturgy takes place at sundown, marking the end of Lent and the beginning of the sacred “Triduum,\u201d or three days of Holy Week – the three holiest days in the Catholic Church.[5]<\/a><\/p>\n

Jesus was arrested after the Passover Seder, or Last Supper, during which he gave his final sermon. According to the canonical gospels, his arrest took place in Gethsemane, a garden which scholars believe was an olive grove. Jesus was there with his disciples to pray after the seder when he was arrested by temple guards of the Sanhedrin, a council of elders appointed to preside over legal matters.[6]<\/a> Jesus\u2019 arrest was due to his teachings, which were opposed by the Romans.[7]<\/a> Christ\u2019s arrest, trial, conviction and crucifixion are associated with Good Friday – traditionally a day of sorrow, penance, and fasting.<\/p>\n

Holy Saturday, also called Easter Vigil, is the traditional end of Lent. It commemorates the day that\u00a0Jesus Christ’s body was entombed.\u00a0 This is the day before Easter, which celebrates Jesus\u2019 Resurrection, on the third day after his crucifixion.[8]<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Image<\/a>On Holy Saturday evening, a priest or deacon carries a Pascal Candle<\/a> in procession into a darkened church. A new fire, symbolizing our eternal life in Christ, is kindled to light the candle. The candle, representing Christ himself, is blessed by the priest.[9]<\/a><\/p>\n

The engraved images accompanying this post are from Bible History, Containing the Most Remarkable Events of the Old and New Testaments <\/em>published in 1894 by Benzinger Brothers of New York.\u00a0 This rare book is one of numerous antique volumes available for research in the Department of Archives and Special Collections.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Burial of Jesus\u201d or \u201cThe Entombment\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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[1]<\/a> https:\/\/www.saintpats.org\/parish\/holy-week\/<\/a>, <\/strong>accessed 3\/24\/2021.<\/p>\n

[2]<\/a> https:\/\/nwcatholic.org\/voices\/cal-christiansen\/why-did-jesus-have-to-die-on-the-cross<\/a>, accessed 3\/29\/2021.<\/p>\n

[3]<\/a> https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/story\/holy-week<\/a>, accessed 3\/29\/2021.<\/p>\n

[4]<\/a> https:\/\/www.learnreligions.com\/palm-branches-bible-story-summary-701202<\/a>, accessed 3\/24\/2021.<\/p>\n

[5]<\/a> https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/resources\/holy-week\/holy-thursday\/the-significance-of-holy-thursday<\/a>, accessed 3\/29\/2021.<\/p>\n

[6]<\/a> https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arrest_of_Jesus#:~:text=It%20occurred%20shortly%20after%20the,chief%20priests%20to%20arrest%20Jesus<\/a>, accessed 3\/29\/2021.<\/a><\/p>\n

[8]<\/a> https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/story\/holy-week<\/a>, accessed 3\/29\/2021.<\/p>\n

[9]<\/a> https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/resources\/holy-week\/holy-saturday\/the-paschal-candle<\/a>, accessed 3\/29\/2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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