Sunday, April 10, 2022 — Palm Sunday and the Passion of the Lord — For us, Christ has become obedient, unto death, and death on the cross. This is why God exalted him: he endowed him with the Name which is above every name — Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 23, 1-49

Jealousy, greed for power and cowardice are the main causes of Jesus' condemnation and death. On the one hand, his compatriots could not bear the truth of his divine nature that they were sickly jealous of it. For them, Jesus is nothing but the carpenter's son. On the other hand, Herod, fiercely attached to his status, felt threatened by Jesus' authority and influence over the people. And finally, Pilate, who knew full well his innocence, had cowardly handed him over in order to preserve his position.