Saturday, March 23, 2013

Passion (Palm) Sunday



"dicentes: 'Benedictus, qui venit rex in nomine Domini: pax in caelo, et gloria in excelsis.' Et quidam pharisaeorum de turbis dixerunt ad illum: 'Magister, increpa discipulos tuos.' Quibus ipse ait: "Dico vobis, quia si hi tacuerint, lapides clamabunt."

"They proclaimed: 'Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord. Peace in heaven and glory in the highest.' Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.” He said in reply, “I tell you, if they keep silent, the stones will cry out!” (Luke 19:38-40).

I'm not a huge Andrew Lloyd Webber fan, but I have always loved this from his Requiem:

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