There are times during Christ’s ministry when, seeing that the people wished to seize him and make him their king, he fled. But today, he accepts their acclamations and allows himself to be greeted royally. Why? Earlier, it was not yet time for Jesus’ kingdom, but this week, his reign begins. Today, the King of glory enters the holy city to be enthroned on the Cross; the children greet with branches the Lord who desires to rule and judge from the tree; the people celebrate the coronation of the Prince who, in six days’ time, will be crowned with blood and thorns.
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