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Lenten Season · Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord: Procession of the Palms · Year C

Luke 19:28-40

The Triumphal Entry

April 9, 2028

Entry of Christ into Jerusalem, Pietro Lorenzetti
Entry of Christ into Jerusalem, Pietro Lorenzetti, c. 1320Lower Basilica of San Francesco, Assisi
A fresco in the lower church at Assisi. The crowd comes out of a city gate drawn as a real Tuscan town, and a child climbs a tree to see over the heads.It is the entry, painted by a Sienese who gave the onlookers the behaviour of a real crowd.Pietro LorenzettiA Sienese painter, brother of Ambrogio, who gave Sienese grace a new weight and probably died in the Black Death of 1348.Lower Basilica of San Francesco, AssisiThe lower church of the basilica built over Francis's tomb, frescoed by Cimabue, Giotto, Lorenzetti and Simone Martini.Lower Basilica of San Francesco, Assisi
Roman Lectionary
GospelLuke 19:28-40Lk 19:28-40

Overview & Insights

“Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!” (Luke 19:38)

Jesus sends two disciples ahead for a colt no one has ridden and descends the Mount of Olives as the whole crowd of disciples breaks into praise. When Pharisees tell him to silence them, Jesus answers that if the people were quiet the very stones would cry out.

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Commentary

Luke 19 CommentaryLk 19 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

Verse by verse commentary on the colt, the cloaks, and the crowd's Psalm 118 acclamation.

Luke 19:28 CommentariesLk 19:28 Commentaries BibleHub

Collects classic commentaries (Pulpit, Cambridge, Vincent) on the entry narrative in one place.

Luke 19 CommentaryLk 19 Commentary Precept Austin

Detailed inductive-study notes on the passage with cross references and word links.

Commentary on Luke 19:28-40Commentary on Lk 19:28-40 Working Preacher

Argues Jerusalem stands for all humanity and explores why Luke frames the entry as both royal and doomed.

Luke 19:28-40 CommentaryLk 19:28-40 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching

Notes that Luke omits palm branches and reads the colt as a deliberate rejection of a warhorse-messiah.

Background & Word Study

Luke 19:38 InterlinearLk 19:38 Interlinear BibleHub

Greek text and parsing for 'blessed,' 'king,' and 'peace' in the crowd's acclamation.

Luke OverviewLk Overview BibleProject

Whole-book video orienting the entry within Luke's larger travel-to-Jerusalem narrative.

The Church Fathers

Catena on Luke 19Catena on Lk 19 Catena

Patristic comments (Cyril of Alexandria, Bede, and others) on the entry into Jerusalem.

Sermons & Reflections

Lectionary Essay for Palm Sunday, Year C The Christian Century

A preaching-focused essay wrestling with the pivot from Palm Sunday joy to Holy Week's turn.

My Broken Hosanna Journey with Jesus

A personal, lyrical reflection on 'hosanna' as a desperate cry for rescue rather than a cheer.

Worship & Prayers

Palm Sunday, Year C (BCP) The Lectionary Page

Full Book of Common Prayer readings and collect set for the Liturgy of the Palms.

Podcast

Sermon Brainwave #657: Palm/Passion Sunday Working Preacher

Luther Seminary faculty talk through preaching options for the Palm procession Gospel.

Art & Music

Liturgy of the Palms, Year C: Art Vanderbilt

Public-domain artwork keyed specifically to this Sunday's Liturgy of the Palms texts.

Study Hub

Palm Sunday, Year C Textweek

Aggregated links to commentary, worship helps, and art for this Sunday's full lectionary.

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