Palm Sunday (or Sha’anin Sunday)
Here’s a quick piece of information for those who don’t know:
Palm Sunday, also known as Sha’anin Sunday, is the day when Jesus Christ entered Jerusalem (also called “Ur-Shalim,” meaning “City of Peace”), coming from the towns where He had been preaching the Kingdom of God. He began His ministry in Nazareth—hence the name “Jesus of Nazareth,” because after returning from Egypt as a child, He and His family lived there.

On that day, when Jesus approached Jerusalem, He was deeply moved and wept over the city. He prophesied its fate, saying:
“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing. Therefore, not one stone will be left upon another; all will be thrown down.”
This prophecy came to pass when the city was invaded by the Romans under Titus in 70 AD, after the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus.

When Jesus entered the city, many of the Jewish people believed He was the Messiah who would deliver them from Roman rule. They greeted Him with joy, waving palm branches and olive branches, and shouted:
“Hosanna in the highest! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!”

This event was prophesied about 600 years before the birth of Christ in the Book of Isaiah in the Old Testament:
“Behold, O Jerusalem, your King comes to you riding on a colt, the foal of a donkey.”
That’s why Jesus instructed His disciples to bring a donkey, and He rode it into Jerusalem.

When He entered the Temple (Solomon’s Temple, which was later destroyed by the Romans), He found people trading and exchanging money inside. He made a whip of cords, overturned the tables of the money changers, and drove out all who were buying and selling in the temple. He said:
“My house shall be called a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves.”

Wishing you all a blessed Palm Sunday!