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Who was not there at the meeting of the Lord, when He solemnly, like a king, entered Jerusalem, and who did not then cry out: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” (Matthew 21:9). But only four days passed, and the same people, in the same language, shouted: “Crucify, crucify Him!” (Luke 23:21). Marvelous transformation! But why be surprised? Don’t we do the same thing when, after receiving St. The Mysteries of the Body and Blood of the Lord, as soon as we leave the church, we forget everything - both our reverence and God’s mercy towards us, and we continue to indulge in self-indulgent deeds, first small, and then large, and, perhaps, even before four days, although we do not shout to others: “Crucify!”, but we ourselves crucify the Lord within ourselves. And the Lord sees and endures all this! Glory to Your long-suffering, O Lord! You might be interested in: