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“Let us also do likewise, and let us sing hymns, and give up our garments to them that bear Him. For what should we deserve, when some clothe the ass on which He was set, and others strew the garments even under her feet; but we, seeing him naked, and not being even commanded to strip ourselves, but to spend of what is laid by, not even so are liberal? And when they indeed attend upon Him before and behind, but we, when He comes unto us, send Him away, and thrust Him off and insult Him.” St John Chrysostom #PalmSunday #Hosanna #toTheSonofDavid #Hosannainthehighest #BlessedisHe #WhoComesintheNameofTheLord #HolyWeek #Pascha #dailyreadings #coptic #orthodox

“Let us also do likewise, and let us sing hymns, and give up our garments to them that bear Him. …

“And I tell you”, He says, “you will not see me until you say, ‘Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord.‘” What does this mean? The Lord withdrew from Jerusalem and left as unworthy of his presence those who said, “Get away from here”. And after he had walked about Judea and saved many and performed miracles which no words can adequately describe, he returned again to Jerusalem. It was then that he sat upon a colt of a donkey, while vast multitudes and young children, holding up branches of palm trees, went before him, praising him and saying, “Hosanna to the Son of David. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord”. – Cyril of Alexandria . #BlessedIsHe #WhoComesInTheNameOfTheLord #Blessed #DailyReadings #CopticOrthodox #Luke #BlessedIsHe #Orthodox #Coptic #HosannaInTheHighest #Hosanna

“And I tell you”, He says, “you will not see me until you say, ‘Blessed is he that comes in …