Luke 19:37-44 (Gospel)
- 37
- Then, as He was now drawing near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen,
- 38
- saying: “‘Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the LORD!’ Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
- 39
- And some of the Pharisees called to Him from the crowd, “Teacher, rebuke Your disciples.”
- 40
- But He answered and said to them, “I tell you that if these should keep silent, the stones would immediately cry out.”
- 41
- Now as He drew near, He saw the city and wept over it,
- 42
- saying, “If you had known, even you, especially in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.
- 43
- For days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment around you, surround you and close you in on every side,
- 44
- and level you, and your children within you, to the ground; and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not know the time of your visitation.”