{"id":35677,"date":"2019-04-08T13:42:30","date_gmt":"2019-04-08T11:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/?page_id=35677"},"modified":"2021-03-02T16:08:30","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T15:08:30","slug":"meditation-for-palm-sunday-14th-april-2019","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/en\/meditation-for-palm-sunday-14th-april-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Meditation for Palm Sunday, 14th April 2019."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"35677\" class=\"elementor elementor-35677 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f3320c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f3320c5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50bc72a3\" data-id=\"50bc72a3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50a8d6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"50a8d6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">Let us reflect on the Gospel read at the blessing of palms<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/bible\/luke\/19\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/St-Luc-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-21573\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/bible\/luke\/19\" target=\"_blank\">Luke <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/bible\/luke\/19\" target=\"_blank\">19:28-40<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18c11e1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18c11e1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As the Lord enters Jerusalem for the climax and completion of His earthly mission, He is very clear about the details which help to make the meaning clear \u2013 the disciples will find a colt tied up which they are to bring Him.\u00a0\u00a0 We may ponder on how Jesus knew these circumstances of His entry.\u00a0\u00a0 Indeed, we are entering a great mystery so there is no certainly about this, yet it was most likely revealed to Him in prayer, in a dream, or through linking recent events.\u00a0\u00a0 It is important that we think about this in order not to lose sight of His humanity.\u00a0\u00a0 Saint Bernadette would have known in a similar way that she had to go to the Grotto for the second apparition in spite of the protests of her mother.\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>As we follow the Lord, are we serious enough to take notice of the details to fulfill God\u2019s will perfectly and so that the meaning of events in our lives may be realised?<br \/>Do I bypass the details in my work situation out of laziness?\u00a0 Do I give enough attention to the details of the lives of those closest to me?\u00a0 Am I generally too busy and not prayerful enough to give attention to significant details in my life?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53370ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"53370ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"342\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Entry-cropped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-35685\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Entry-cropped.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Entry-cropped-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Entry-cropped-380x213.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d38dc48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d38dc48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As a consequence of Jesus giving attention to detail, the prophecy that He would enter the city on a colt is fulfilled.\u00a0\u00a0 The disciples clearly call Him\u00a0 Lord\u00a0 and yet He rides not in a charriot but on a donkey.\u00a0\u00a0 The disciples respond by giving HIm their clothes, a symbol of human dignity.\u00a0\u00a0 They praise Him for His mighty works, one of which is His humility being exercised right there and then.<br \/>When other sisters were being sent out for their various apostolates, Saint Bernadette had to remain in Nevers, doing little and livivng humbly.\u00a0\u00a0 What do Ineed to change in order to live more humbly?\u00a0 Could it be clothes and jewelery?\u00a0 Could it be genuinely accepting not being considered for promotion at work or even in the service of the Church?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e8f3771 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e8f3771\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Jesus responds positively to the crowds and even defends them against some Pharisees, less to be glorified by them than to show that He believes in and accepts the mission given Him by the Father.\u00a0\u00a0 Do we allow the success and achievements of our lives to lead to pride and the vain glory that accompanies it?\u00a0 Do my successes spur me on to believe more deeply and accept both my mission and cross as a disciple more wholeheartedly?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e83b93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"5e83b93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"188\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Sans-titre2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-33553\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Sans-titre2.jpg 188w, https:\/\/www.lourdes-france.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Sans-titre2-187x280.jpg 187w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Father Paul Anthony Horrocks<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">Chaplain at the Lourdes Sanctuary<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef80c6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" 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