{"id":113630,"date":"2015-03-23T19:52:22","date_gmt":"2015-03-23T18:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vincentians.com\/?p=113630"},"modified":"2016-07-11T19:52:59","modified_gmt":"2016-07-11T17:52:59","slug":"palm-sunday-jose-antonio-pagola-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/vincentians.com\/en\/palm-sunday-jose-antonio-pagola-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Palm Sunday (Jos\u00e9 Antonio Pagola)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The supreme gesture
\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Jesus did not discount the possibility of a violent end. He was not na\u00efve. He knew what he was risking as he kept insisting on the project of God\u2019s kingdom. One could not seek so radically a dignified life for the \u201cpoor\u201d and the \u201csinners\u201d without provoking the reaction of those who were not interested in any change.<\/p>\n

Jesus is certainly not suicidal. He is not looking for crucifixion. He never wanted suffering either for others or for himself. His whole life has been dedicated to combating suffering wherever he found it: in sickness, injustices, sin or despair. That is why he does not chase death, but he does not turn back either.<\/p>\n

He will keep welcoming sinners and the excluded, though such action may be irritating at the temple. If they end up condemning him, he will die as another delinquent and excluded person, but his death will confirm what his whole life has been about: complete trust in a God who does not exclude anyone from forgiveness.<\/p>\n

He will keep announcing God\u2019s love for the least, identifying himself with the poorest and most despised in the empire, no matter how much bothersome it may be in the surroundings close to the Roman governor. If one day they execute him condemned to the torture of the cross, a punishment reserved for slaves, he will die as a despicable slave also, but his death will forever seal his faithfulness to the God who is the defender of victims.<\/p>\n

Full of God\u2019s love, he will keep offering \u201csalvation\u201d to those who suffer evil and sickness: he will give \u201cwelcome\u201d to those who are excluded by society and\u00a0religion; he will give as gift God\u2019s gratuitous \u201cforgiveness\u201d to sinners and to people who are lost, those incapable of returning to his friendship. This saving attitude that inspires his whole life will likewise inspire his death.<\/p>\n

That is why the cross draws us Christians so much. We kiss the face of the Crucified One, we raise our eyes to him, we listen to his last words \u2026, because we see in his crucifixion the ultimate service Jesus gives to the Father\u2019s project as well the supreme gesture of God, who hands his Son over out of love for all humanity.<\/p>\n

It is inappropriate to turn Holy Week into folklore or tourist attraction. For Jesus\u2019 followers, the celebration of our Lord\u2019s passion and death means moving thanksgiving, joyful adoration of God\u2019s \u201cunbelievable\u201d love and an invitation to live, like Jesus, in solidarity with crucified peoples.<\/p>\n

March 29, 2015
\nPalm Sunday (B)
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