Padre Gervan Menezes - 29 de mar (en español)

St. Philip Catholic Church: Today we begin this Mass with joy. Let's our palms in our hands, singing Hosanna, walking with the crowd, welcoming Jesus in Jerusalem. It feels like a victory The king has arrived. But in matter of minutes, within the same liturgy, the tone changes. Las mismas voces que gritaban a Osana se convierten en las voces que gritan, crucifícalo. El Domingo de Ramos reúne estas dos realidades, gloria y sufrimiento, alabanza y rechazo, triunfo y cruz. La multidão de Jerusalén is as far away from us as we might think. We received Jesus when fulfilled His expectations. received Jesus when He fulfilled His expectations. A political messiah, a maker of miracles, someone who would make life easier. But when Jesus did fit of their plans. When they of suffering, of sacrifice, of the cross, they left. Y si somos honestos, podemos vernos en esta multitud. Decimos, Osana, cuando la vida va bien. Seguimos a Cristo cuando es conveniente. Pero cuando el disciplado se vuelve consoco. Cuando el perdón es difícil. When faith is a sacrifice, we take a step back. On Sunday of Ramos, we asked difficult question. Do follow Jesus only in of glory or also on the way to the cavalry? The first reading of the prophet Isaiah speaks of a powerful ⁓ No hi a la traición, no resiste a la humillación y no evita la cruz. Mas Ben se abraza, livre, deliberada y amorosamente. Este es el misterio del Domingo de Ramos. Aquel a quien alabamos como rey reina desde no desde un trono, sino desde la cruz. And if remember, we had Christmas here, the time of Christmas. Christmas takes us to the cross. Christ's takes us directly to the sanctification of the cross. Saint Paul tells us in Philippians, He took off from himself, being obedient to the death and death of the Jesus shows us the true meaning of power. It is domination, but surrender yourself. It is not control, but abandonment. It is not pride, but humility. And this becomes the model of Christian life. To follow Christ means to be by ourselves. To serve others and to love even when it is difficult. Hoy no es solo algo que recordamos, es algo en que nos encontramos este camino de la Semana Santa. La Semana Santa no es una historia que observamos desde lejos, es un camino que recorremos con Cristo. Así que la pregunta se vuelve muy personal. ¿Dónde estoy yo en esta historia de la pasión? Soy el que alaba, pero no persevera. Soy el que traiciona en pequeñas cosas. Soy el que hume cuando las cosas se ponen difíciles. Hoy estoy dispuesto a permanecer con Cristo. Permanecer con Él en el huerto. Permanecer ante Pilato. Permanecer con Él al pie de la cruz. Osana doesn't just mean praise, it also means save us. Today we not only with words, but also with our lives. Lord, save us from our constancy, from our fear of the cross, from loving you only when it easy. Mientras sostiene tu palmas hoy, recuerda, no es solo un signo de victoria, es tambien un signo de conocer y que nos conduce a la cruz. Esta semana, no solo agite las palmas, pero recorre el camino. Camine con Cristo desde el cenaculo hasta Gethsemane to the Calvary and finally to the sepulchre. Because only those who walk with him in his passion will share his resurrection. Osana in the heights.