Friends, welcome to Word on Fire Catholic Ministries. Word on Fire is an

apostolate dedicated to the mission of evangelization using media both old and

new to share the faith on every continent and to facilitate an encounter with

Christ and His Church. The efforts of Word on Fire engage the culture and bring

the transformative power of God's Word where it is most needed. Today we invite

you to join Bishop Robert Barron as he preaches the gospel and shares the

warmth and light of Christ with each one of us. Peace be with you and a blessed

Palm Sunday to everybody. You know I want to focus today on that little gospel

that we read as the procession commences. You know on Palm Sunday we

process in with the Palm branches and just before that a gospel is proclaimed.

So usually I've preached on the the great passion readings that are given on

Palm Sunday but I was struck especially this year by that opening gospel. Many

years ago I saw the mass card of a young man who was about to be ordained to the

priesthood. On the front was a picture I don't remember but on the back was a

single line. You know I often have a little theme or a little motto on the back

of the card. This was a single line. The master has need of it. The master has

need of it. It's a line that can be found in the gospel that we proclaim at the

beginning of mass today before the procession with palms. And you know what the

setting is. It's Jesus instructions to the disciples whom he's sending in a

Jerusalem to prepare for his triumphal entry. They are told to untether a donkey and

if there's any protest from the owner is like stealing someone's car today. So

you're just taking the the animal. If the owner protests they are to say simply

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