Hosanna! Hosanna! Crucify Him! Crucify Him!

Hosanna!  Hosanna! 

Crucify him!  Crucify him!

Palm Sunday always makes me wonder:                                                   

How the crowds could be shouting, 

‘Hosanna!  Hosanna!’ one minute,

and, ‘Crucify him! Crucify him!’  five days later?  

How is it that a politician who attends mass every day (Hosanna!)                                        

gets caught embezzling from the city coffers? (Crucify him!) 

How is it that parents present a baby to be baptized one month (Hosanna!)

and drive home drunk the next? (Crucify him!)

This week invites us to examine our consciences. 

As Holy Week approaches, we walk with Jesus as he heads toward Calvary.

How many nails have we pounded into the cross?

Every time we neglected to respect the dignity of every human being.

Every time we have closed our eyes to injustice.

Every time we have borne false witness.

Every time. Another nail.

 Crucify him!