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What day of the week was it when Jesus entered Jerusalem? Was it Holy Thursday morning? |
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| Answer by David Gregson on 03-04-2003: | ||
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John 12:1 indicates that six days before Passover, Jesus was anointed by Mary (Martha's sister) at Bethany. Then the next day (five days before Passover) was His Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem (vs. 12). According to St. John, the Passover that year was on Saturday, the Sabbath (19:14&31). So it would seem the Triumphal Entry took place on Monday. But the Church has always celebrated it on Sunday, according to a custom derived in the early centuries from the Church at Jerusalem. The apparent discrepancy may be accounted for if we consider that the Entry may have taken place late in the day on Sunday (cf. Mark 11:11), and, on Jewish reckoning, the Passover would have begun Friday evening at sundown. So if the Triumphal Entry did take place on Sunday, it could be counted as five days from the Passover. |
