Hosanna Matte Print

This painting illustrates the story of Palm Sunday, the day that marks Jesus’ monumental arrival in Jerusalem and the beginning of Holy Week, the last week of the Christian solemn season of Lent that precedes the arrival of Easter. Palm Sunday is celebrated by the blessing and distribution of palm branches, representing the palms that the crowd scattered in front of Christ as he rode into Jerusalem. Jesus’ entering the city on a donkey symbolizes arrival in peace rather than as a war-waging king arriving on a horse. This rendition was created for inclusion in the Book of the Gospels lectionary I illustrated for Liturgy Training Publications that was published in 2001. The book is now in its second printing.