Saint Athanasius Lutheran Church

So chronologically, this reading today of Jesus entering Jerusalem belongs to Palm Sunday and the end of the Lenten season. But theologically, it is fitting for today, this First Sunday of a new Church Year; this First Sunday of Advent. For Advent isn't just about getting ready to remember Jesus' coming at Christmas, but more to get us ready for Jesus' coming again at the end of time. Christmas is part of that. Palm Sunday is part of that. But it is this First Sunday of Advent that brings it all together, so that you can await His second coming with confidence and joy.