Small Group Sharing
Palm Sunday (A)
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Beginning of Glory
Have you lived up to your expectations of Lent? Why or why not?
SOURCE: Larry Broding | Word-Sunday
Our Sunday Readings – Study Guide
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SOURCE: Edrianne Ezell
Study Questions
- The 1st Reading from the prophet Isaiah describes the Suffering Servant of the Lord and how he is faithful to his call. How are we called to imitate this servant in both attentiveness to God’s word, and in bearing our share in the hardships of spreading the Gospel?
- In the 2nd Reading, we hear St. Paul quote and early Christian hymn in praise of the divinity of Christ. How cognizant on a daily basis are we that Jesus Christ, Our Lord and Savior, is both fully man and fully God? What is the implication of each of these truths for our daily lives?
- In the Gospel, to what town has Jesus come? Why (Mt 23:27; Mark 10:32-33; Luke 13:33)?
- Jesus comes on a donkey rather than a stallion. What does this portray (Zech 9:9-10)? Whatkind of king were the people expecting? How do their wishes compare with the reality of Jesus? How might that discrepancy account for the same crowd jeering and shouting later, “Crucify him!” (Mark 15:12-15)?
- What difference does it make to you that Jesus is a gentle king, and not like the one described in Matthew 20:25? How would you have reacted if you had been there to greet Jesus riding into town? Do you jump on political or religious bandwagons today? Why or why not? Does Jesus’ humility “work” for you? Why or why not?