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9 Apr 2017

Preaching the News for the Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord, Cycle A

Syrian war turns toxic | Quote of the week | Fact of the week

SUNDAY SUMMARY

Matthew 21:1-11  Jesus receives a hero’s welcome in the city where he will be put to death.

Isaiah 50:4-7  The prophet speaks words of hope, but receives brutality and shame.

Psalm 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24 (2a)  The faithful one is abused and abandoned, yet remains sure of divine rescue.

Philippians 2:6-11  For his obedience and humility, Jesus is exalted as Lord of all.

Matthew 26:14—27:66  Jesus is betrayed, denied, mocked and abandoned by those who could not hear him.

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Syrian war turns toxic

As his disciples rushed to defend him from arrest in Palm Sunday’s gospel of the Passion of the Lord, Jesus warns them that, “All who take the sword will perish by the sword.” History has borne out the truth of the statement, and Syria’s agonizing civil war is no exception.

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Quote of the week

“I saw a lot of victims. The hospital was filled with them. There were a lot of unconscious people.  I tried to help the women, children and old men . . . . and then the hospital was attacked three times.”

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Fact of the week

Over 98 percent of the world’s population lives within territories where the Chemical Weapons Convention has become the law of the land.

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