(This homily is a shorter one than normal, because of the reading of the Passion that preceded it.)
Palm Sunday is our entrance into Holy Week, and as such the readings, prayers, and songs serve as a "prelude" or a summary to what we will celebrate in detail this week. As we celebrate the Institution of the Eucharist, the passion and death of Jesus, and the Resurrection, we do so not as spectators or historians; we are faithful followers of Jesus Christ. As we read in the 2nd Letter to Timothy, "If we die with him, we will live with him" (2 Tim 2:11).
Five words to carry us through Holy Week -- and the rest of our lives: We know how this ends.
