Holy Week | Palm Sunday - Fr. Chad E. JarnaginMay the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer. Amen. (Psalm 19:14) Today is the last Sunday of no “alleluias”… There’s a difference between Hosanna and Alleluia. Hallelujah is Hebrew (literally meaning praise Yahweh). Alleluia is Latin, derived from the Greek - Where Hosanna is an explanation used as “a plea to save us”… Saved in greek means “to be made well… given peace… rescued… restored.”Before we find or resurrect our Hallelujah again next Sunday, today, we say, Hosanna (our plea to be saved)… (where?) in the highest, blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord (blessed are they who come to be restored), Hosanna in the highest…Palm Sunday begins with triumph and praise, but it is short lived. The readings reflect the rising tension that surrounds Jesus. It culminates in the events that follow - his betrayal, trial and death.What began as cries to be saved soon turns to burying alleluias. What better outcome for those who see Jesus as a radical traitor to their faith, and a threat to their political security, that he should be killed in the brutal way reserved for the worst of criminals?The story doesn't end here… nor does it end there… this is not the end.Many of us may feel like this is the end: the end of the work, the end of our lifestyle… for many of us will never be the same.Psalm 31: 14But I trust in you, O Lord;    I say, “You are my God.”15 My times are in your hand;    deliver me from the hand of my enemies and persecutors.16 Let your face shine upon your servant;    save me in your steadfast love. This is not the end.

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