Lenten Season · Liturgy of the Palms · Year B
Mark 11:1-11 or John 12:12-16
The Triumphal Entry
March 21, 2027
Overview & Insights
“Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” (Mark 11:9)
The journey to Jerusalem has been the focus for some time (8:27–10:52), and Jesus now enters the final week of his life on earth. Passion week begins to unfold, and every event progressively uncovers his true messianic nature and the coming cross. Jesus confronts the world and its sin as the Son of David (10:47–48) and as David’s Lord (12:35–37).
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Commentary
Mark 11:1-11 Working Preacher
A commentary on Jesus' entry into Jerusalem and the crowd's shouts of Hosanna.
Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion, Cycle B Loyola Press · Sunday Connection
A Catholic reflection on the triumphal entry and the movement into Holy Week.
Mark 11 Enduring Word · David Guzik
A verse-by-verse evangelical commentary on the entry, the colt, and the crowds.
Classic commentaries on Mark 11 BibleHub
Aggregated classic commentaries on the triumphal entry verse by verse.
Background & Word Study
The Church Fathers
Questions preachers ask
Why is the Triumphal Entry an Advent reading?
Advent watches for the coming King, and Mark's account shows how he comes: not on a war-horse but on a borrowed colt, humble and lowly, welcomed with palms and Hosannas on the road to the cross.
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