Palm Sunday 2026 Mattew chapter 21 & 27 Rev. Neli Miranda In Jesus’ time, the Passover celebration was central to Jewish life. Every year, devout Jewish pilgrims traveled from different regions across the country to Jerusalem to participate in various religious and social activities commemorating their liberation from Egypt, where their ancestors had been enslaved. Under the occupation of the Roman Empire, this feast of freedom also became a powerful symbol of resistance and hope. During Passover, Jerusalem received many people, offering a fertile opportunity for political activism that encouraged the people to seek a new deliverance. This was a tense time; some previo...
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Fifth Sunday in Lent 2026 Ezekiel 37, 1-14 & John 11, 1-45 Rev. Neli Miranda As we approach the climax of our Lenten path, the liturgy gifts us with a profound message of Life. Today, we hear the prophet Ezekiel proclaiming, “I will put my spirit within you, and you shall live…” With greater power, Jesus proclaims, “I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live…” In these readings, we experience an anticipation, a foretaste, of the glorious resurrection of Easter Sunday. During the sixth century BCE, the people of Israel—the kingdom of Judah—endured one of their deepest crises. Jerusalem and the temple had been destroyed, and the king and the people had been deported to Babylon. They were suffering the consequences of the wrong decisions of Judah's monarchy and its leadership, who ...