Patriarchate, preaches to the feast of the Lord’s entry into Jerusalem
The entrance of our Lord Jesus Christ into Jerusalem is the feast of Light, the Bishop of the Archdiocese of Bucharest, Timothy Prahovean, told those present on the Choline of joy, on the Sunday of Flowers, urging him to receive the Savior in Jerusalem, who should always be open.
‘The feast of the Lord’s entry into Jerusalem is welcomed and with the urge to receive the Savior in Jerusalem of our hearts, which should always be open, but especially these days when we hear more about Jerusalem. Not only about a historical place, not only about the most famous fortress of today’s world, but about the place where the Savior shed his blood on the cross for us and our salvation, « said PS Timothy, in the sermon at the Holy Liturgy at the feast of the Lord’s entry into Jerusalem, officiated to the Summer altar.
The hierarch recalled that the Sunday feast ‘prefaces or opens the path of a deep meditation in the next week, the week of the Holy Patients of the Lord, when we also accompany him from the lives of Jerusalem, where he went to the redemption for the human race.
‘The feast of flowers, the feast of the Lord’s entry into Jerusalem, the feast of light as it was called and flowers, since the Romans, this holiday reminds us of what happened in Jerusalem six days before the death of the Savior Jesus Christ. (…) He came to make us all the sons of the Kingdom of God. And those who listen to his calling become sons of light. Because the Savior, as soon as he entered Jerusalem, being in the Temple, urged the disciples and all those who listened to him to walk as the sons of light, because he himself was the light, and the light illuminates those in the dark, to those in the dark, but who want to unite, and to unite.
The Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Greek-Catholic believers celebrate the Lord’s entry into Jerusalem-Floriile.
According to the tradition of the Church, the entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem is the only moment in his earthly life in which he accepted to be acclaimed as a emperor. This time, he prepares his entry alone, according to the prophecies of the Old Testament, to be recognized according to the law that it is the Messiah, the Savior of the world. The people welcomes Jesus with branches of finic and olive, shouting: ‘Osana! Well the one who comes in the name of the Lord is well spoken. Through these words, people felt that God Himself came into the world to bring her salvation. Entering as a emperor in Jerusalem, Jesus anticipates His near victory over death, as well as the victory of all humanity he carried.
By Flowers, people go to church to sanctify willow branches that they put on windows, doors or gates. In some parts of the country, the inhabitants of the villages warm with the willow branches over the middle. Faith says that this ritual defends them from diseases and makes them more robber. He also defends the house of evil and protects it from unpleasant events.
The willow branches that are divided into the church on the day of Flowers symbolize the finic branches with which the crowds encountered Jesus in Jerusalem.
With the Flower Day, the last week of the Passover Passover begins, called the Passover Week, in which the Christians are preparing to meet the great feast of the Resurrection of the Savior Jesus Christ, who is celebrated together by the Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Greek Catholic believers on April 20.
